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Family History of  JOHN F. FRIEND  and His Spouses,  CAROLINE E. STORY & IDA M. STRAUB  This is the family history record of John F. Friend and his two wives, Caroline E. Story and Ida M. Struab, and his thirteen children. This recrod is brought to you by Matthew D. Friend, and is cited by various online sources. Hope to bring more of these pages to connect with this family.  John's Family History Record Husband:                     John F. Friend   6 Birth:                         27 Feb 1841, Jackson Twp., near Raanoke, Huntington, Indiana, USA  1   Death:                          26 May 1911, Angora, Morrill, Nebraska, USA    1 Burial:                     ...

WHAT HAPPENED, JOHN FRIEND The Case of His Short-Lived Marriage to Caroline E. Story John F. Friend had been married twice, however, his first marriage could hardly be much of one since he barely had a family with his first wife, Caroline. Yes! I know it seems rather cruel to think in such a way considering today when two people gets married suddenly, then two or three, maybe, weeks later gets divorce? But as a family historian I try to look in with objective’s eyes, and it’s not often easy to view it in that way, especially when time periods differ from one century to another. Unless one of these individuals wrote their feelings down. We’ll never know for certain how things went then. How am I supposed to view this? Like I said through an objective’s eyes. After the Civil War, John Friend and his family moved to various locations within Adair County, Missouri. There were no reasons behind the move, other than, creating opportunities for some of those in the family, even more so than ...