- John M. & Belle Graybeal (514 KB)
My paternal grandparents, John M. and Belle (Isabella Collins) Graybeal, in Raymore, MO, in about 1885. See their biography in 'Related Links' below.
- Frank W. Edgbert in 1865 (89 KB)
My maternal great-grandfather, Pvt. Frank W. Edgbert, 91st and 28th Illinois Regiments, in dress uniform at the end of the Civil War in 1865. Frank served in the Honor Guard at Abraham Lincoln's funeral in Springfield, IL. See his obituary in 'Related Links' below.
- Ulrick and Rachel Julson (516 KB)
Ulrick and Rachel (Boe) Julson, my maternal great-grandparents, in about 1890. Immigrants from Norway aboard the brig "Statsraad Vogt" which left Bergen on May 5, 1848 and arrived in New York City on July 3, 1848. In Norway their names were Ulrick Juelson Hoverud and Ragnild Seversdatter Boe.
- Sever and Olive Julson (654 KB)
Sever and Olive (Edgbert) Julson, my maternal grandparents, in December, 1898.
- Almira Watson Edgbert (129 KB)
Almira (or Elmira) Watson Edgbert, mother of my maternal great-grandfather, Frank W. Edgbert, in about 1885.
- John B. Graybeal (701 KB)
John Burrell Graybeal, my father, in about 1895.
- Ken and Gretchen's Wedding Photo (358 KB)
Ken and Gretchen Graybeal were married in Seattle in November, 1968
- Frank W. and Delia Edgbert and Family (197 KB)
Frank W. and Delia (Sharp) Edgbert, my maternal great-grandparents, and their family in photo taken at Arcadia, WA, in early 1897, possibly on the occasion of the funeral of his mother, Almira. My grandfather, Sever Julson, is shown at left next to my grandmother, Olive Edgbert Julson (wearing hat), shortly before my mother, Doretta, was born. Back row: Irene, Nellie, Charles, Albert. Middle row: Sever and Olive, Frank and Delia (holding Florence), Pearl. In front: Clara (little girl in white)
- John B. Graybeal (166 KB)
John Burrell Graybeal, my father, in about 1900.
- John M. Graybeal, 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (240 KB)
My grandfather, Cpl. John M. Graybeal, in Nashville, TN, at the end of the Civil War in 1865. Youngest man in his Company D. He was involved in some of the hardest campaigning in eastern Tennessee during 1862 until October 20 of 1863 when he was captured at Philadelphia (TN). He was exchanged after six winter months in Belle Isle Prison at Richmond, VA (very nearly died there) and later served under General Sherman during the long campaign to Atlanta in 1864. His final actions were in late 1864 during the bloody battle of Franklin, TN, and the destruction of Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee in the decisive battle of Nashville, TN. See his biography in 'Related Links' below. Also see the diary of fellow prisoner of war, Zelotes Musgrave (who was captured and imprisoned with Graybeal), and letters of fellow Company D soldier, DH Blair, in 'Related Links' below.
- Gretchen Utke on top of Mt Rainier in 1968 (639 KB)
Gretchen Utke on top of Mt Rainier (14,411 ft) the same weekend Ken and Gretchen first met in June of 1968. See related photo of Ken the same time. We married five months later. Mts Hood and Jefferson in left background and Mt St Helens in right background. There were six members in our climbing party. At the time of the climb Gretchen was teaching girls' PE at a junior high school in Seattle.
- Ulrick and Rachel Julson (539 KB)
My maternal great-grandparents, Ulrick and Rachel (Boe) Julson, in about 1870. Immigrants from Norway in 1848 as newlyweds. She is holding their family bible which was printed in 1850 in Norwegian. In 1974 I copied the center-leaf pages of the bible on which he had written their and their children's names and dates of birth. Currently the bible is in the possession of Lyle E Julson of Grand Meadow, MN.
- Wedding Photo of John M. and Isabella Graybeal (256 KB)
Picture taken in October, 1867, with Mr. & Mrs. Woodie Owens, who witnessed their wedding, standing behind them. The men served together in the Civil War.
- Ken Graybeal on top of Mt Rainier in 1968 (555 KB)
Ken Graybeal on top of Mt Rainier (14,411 ft) on the same weekend he and Gretchen Utke first met in June of 1968. See related photo of Gretchen the same time. We married five months later. Mt St Helens in the background. There were six members in our climbing party of which Ken was the leader. The party was composed of two CPAs, two medical doctors, Gretchen and the daughter of one of the doctors.
- John B Graybeal and Siblings in 1945 (119 KB)
Some Graybeal siblings in 1945. From left, Curtis Graybeal, Emma (Margaret Emily) Graybeal Sibley, John B Graybeal (my father) and Lola Graybeal Peck
- Kenneth Graybeal, US Navy, in 1953 (67 KB)
Kenneth Graybeal, US Navy, Sonarman 2nd Class, serving aboard destroyer, USS Murray (DDE576), in 1953 during the Korean War
- Ken and Gretchen Graybeal on Mt Rainier in 1993 (162 KB)
In 1993 we hiked half way up Mt Rainier to Camp Muir, the climbers' high camp at 10,000 feet, to commemorate meeting each other on a climb to the summit 25 years before. Ken was the leader of that 1968 climb. Our wedding was five months later. In 1994 Ken summited the mountain again for his sixth and last time; he was 63.
- FBI Special Agent Kenneth A Graybeal (288 KB)
Special agent in FBI from 1970 through 1978 with duty stations at Quantico (VA), Washington (DC), Los Angeles, Denver and Seattle. Primary emphasis was White Collar Crime investigations.
- Gretchen Utke Climbing in the Cascade Mountains (184 KB)
Gretchen Utke on top of Mt Fernow (9,249 ft) in July, 1968. She became my wife four months later.
- Frank & Delia Edgbert Move to Washington Territory (596 KB)
In 1889 Frank and Delia Edgbert moved their family to Washington Territory from Indiana. One of their daughters tells what life was like for them then.
- John B. and Doretta Graybeal (503 KB)
My parents, John Burrell and Doretta (Julson) Graybeal, at the time of their marriage in 1921. He was 46 and she was 23.
- Our Family in 1993 (633 KB)
Ken and Gretchen (Utke) Graybeal with daughters Sheri and Susie in 1993 on the occasion of our 25th wedding anniversary.
- Grandchildren in 2003 (70 KB)
Our grandchildren in 2003. Left to right: Shannon Treat, Amanda Burns and Kaden Treat
- Sever and Olive Julson and Family (783 KB)
Sever and Olive (Edgbert) Julson and family in 1917. Left to right are: Sibyl and Doretta (my mother) in back, twins Shirley and Mabel flanking their parents, Delia (who celebrated her 102nd birthday on November 10, 2003) and Samuel in front.
- Olive Edgbert As A Teenager (24 KB)
My maternal grandmother, Olive Edgbert, as a teenager in the early 1890's.
- Daughter Sheri's Family in 2011 (682 KB)
Matt and Sheri Treat and sons, Shannon and Kaden, in 2011 in the San Juan Islands of WA state
- Wedding Photo of Frank W. & Delia Edgbert (115 KB)
Frank W. and Delia (Sharp) Edgbert wedding photo in September, 1875. My maternal great-grandparents.
- Our Extended Family in 2003 (88 KB)
Our Extended Family in 2003. Left to right: Top row, Matt Treat and Marc Burns; Third row, daughters Sheri Treat and Susie Burns; Second row, Gretchen and Ken Graybeal; Front row, grandchildren Amanda Burns, Kaden Treat and Shannon Treat.
- The First Julson Family Picnic (682 KB)
The first Julson Family picnic was held in 1937 at our place in Buckley (WA) and has been held annually ever since, over 70 years and still counting. Back row (L-R):John B Graybeal, Doretta Julson Graybeal, Shirley Julson Linton, Sibyl Julson Brady, Mabel Julson Rettig, Loris Rettig, Sam Julson, Delia Julson Johnston (holding Jim). Middle row: Ken Graybeal, Donna Brady (behind Ken), Joe Rettig, Shirley Ann Linton, Shirley Johnston, Barbara Johnston, Dick Graybeal. Kneeling in front: Lloyd Brady, Bob Brady, Jack Graybeal.
- Matt and Sheri Treat on Mt. Rainier (80 KB)
In July of 2005 daughter Sheri and her husband, Matt Treat, summited Mt. Rainier, 14,411 ft. Picture taken in the crater on top of the mountain. They repeated the climb two years later in June of 2007.
- Fletcher W. Edgbert (250 KB)
Fletcher William Edgbert, father of my maternal great-grandfather Frank W. Edgbert, in about 1860. Minister.
- Sever Elias Julson (293 KB)
Tintype photo of my maternal grandfather Sever Julson as teenager in about 1875-80. See his obituary in 'Related Links' below.
- Daughter Susie's Family in 2007 (81 KB)
Daughter Susie with her husband, Marc Burns, and their daughter, Amanda, in 2007
- John M. & Belle Graybeal 50th Anniversary (83 KB)
John M. and Belle (Isabella) Graybeal, my paternal grandparents, at their 50th wedding anniversary in 1917 in Raymore (MO) with six of their children, from the left: Curtis, Mary Lucinda (Lou), Emily (Emma), Ella, Lola and Orville.
- John M and Isabella (Belle) Graybeal (293 KB)
My paternal grandparents, John M and Isabella (Belle) Graybeal in about 1900. Their final resting place is in the Raymore (MO) cemetery.
- John B. Graybeal And Sons (109 KB)
John Burrell Graybeal, center, with his four sons in 1946; from the left: Dick, Tom, Jack and Ken. The only time all five were together.
- Our Extended Family in 2008 (170 KB)
Adults, from left: Sheri and Matt Treat, Gretchen and Ken Graybeal, Susie and Marc Burns.
Children, from left: Kaden Treat, Shannon Treat, Amanda Burns.
- Rachel Julson and Her Daughters in 1902 (187 KB)
My great grandmother, Rachel Julson, with her daughters, Esther Thompson and Anna Boe, in mourning due to the death of her husband and their father, Ulrick, in July, 1902. Rachel died three months later. Ulrick and Rachel are buried in the Bear Creek Lutheran Church cemetery north of Grand Meadow (MN).
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