about two generations before her, settling in Canada and thence drifting over
into the United States, settling in Ohio.
George Purdy met and married Rhoda Christina Wallace,
his life's helpmate, in Brooklyn, where Rhoda was visiting a sister,
having gone to that city from her home in Cleveland, Ohio. In October,
1889, they came to South Dakota and settled in Brookings.
about two generations before her, settling in Canada and thence drifting over
into the United States, settling in Ohio.
George Purdy met and married Rhoda Christina Wallace,
his life's helpmate, in Brooklyn, where Rhoda was visiting a sister,
having gone to that city from her home in Cleveland, Ohio. In October,
1889, they came to South Dakota and settled in Brookings.