This is Sandra Upshaw again. Anna Belle Rawston is "Annabel Rawdon." Her daughter is the Voncielle (now Voncielle Frazier of Scottsdale, AZ) on the list of names on the quilt squares. The difference in the spelling of Anna Belle comes from the obituary of Paul Rawdon. Tom and Annabel Rawdon were living in Stroud, OK. They lived in Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico. They eventually settled east of Datil, NM, on the Rawdon Ranch. The children attended school on the St. Augustine Plains and in Magdalena. In addition to Paul and Voncielle, there were two other sons named Pete and Don.
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SandraJane
This is Sandra Upshaw again. (See post #120) I spoke with my mother about your 12 unidentified quilt squares. She told me that Gaine Lou West did indeed homestead on the St. Augustine Plains in New Mexico at the same time my mother's family was living there. Her daughter, Joyce, was my mother's age, and they were friends. The Wests lived about 1.25 mi. east of my grandparent's homestead. The other children were Drew and Wanda Lou. Mr. West was named "Pleas" (pronounced "Plez" and the spelling is unsure). The Wests left the Plains before the other families did, and these quilt pieces were given to them as a remembrance. When the Wests left, they moved to Odessa, TX. Myrtle McNeal was an old maid school teacher who taught my mother for 7 years. I can check on the spelling later, but my mother said that Anna Belle's last name was Rowdon. (I have to contact my uncle for the spelling because Paul Rowdon was his good friend. Paul died within the last two years.) Mother believes that Mrs. J. C. Key's husband's name was John. It's just like the pieces of a puzzle finally coming together with this information.