International Year of the Potato

The year 2008 has been declared by the United Nations "International Year of the Potato". Here in Golden B.C. Canada there is a new variety. Rande's Golden Gem is the name of the new potato my husband Eugene Rande and his family have the growing rights for the next seventeen years. The family has stated a company called "Kicking Horse Spud Company Ltd". On this site in my favourites is their web site you can read all about the history how to contact them if you have any questions, and some picture's. Hope that you will take a peek.

THE JONES SIDE

This is a picture of Benjamin Jones he is my 4Th great grandfather he was born sometime in the 1700's in Wales. He came to American with his wife Rachel and their household staff, sometime in the late 1790's. According to my ancestors he moved to New Hampshire or Vermont before the Revaluation. Then in 1791 he moved to Pennsylvania, Union Co there he bought 160 acres at the foot of Jones Mountain on the east slope. He also owned a tavern where he served George Washington as a guest. Benjamin and Rachel had seven children Benjamin, Rachel, Catherine, John, Martha, Mary and David, Benjamin died at 107 years old.


From there David Jones was my 3rd great grandfather David was born 13 Mar 1793 in Pennsylvania. David married Elizabeth Hutchison; do not know want happened to Elizabeth. He then married Mary Ann Housel about 1818 in Union Co, Pennsylvania. David and Mary Ann had thirteen children. John, Caroline, Sarah, Amanda Margaret, Abel, Benjamin John, Mary, Rachel, Caroline Catheran, Malachia, Jacob Martin, David, and Isaiah. David died at Summit Co, Ohio. 26 Feb 1877. Mary Ann died 04 Feb 1840 in Summit Co, Ohio also. I have found allot of information on Ancestry.com on Abel Jones

From there Jacob Martin Jones my 2ND great grandfather Jacob was born at Miffinberg, West Buffalo Twp. Union Co. Pennsylvania. Sometime after his birth the family all moved to Summit, Ohio. There he married Rachel Caroline Hutchison the 23 Sep 1866 at Summit, Ohio. Together they had ten children William, John, a Boy. a Girl, William Hutchson, Arminta May, Clark Everet, John Hulin, Luella Verena, Beulah Burnis, Rachel Caroline Died 23 Sep 1866 Summit, Ohio. Jacob moved to Elkhart, Indiana and there he died 31 Mar 1910.

John Hulin my Great grandfather was born 14 Nov 1874 at Barberton, Ohio. He married Henerietta Sophia Maria Dibbert 15 Oct 1902. at Dundee, Michigan. Henerietta went by the name Etta she was born 27 Jun 1879 at Bonehill, Dundee, Michigan. John and Etta had four children Lymon Everet, twins (Laurell Almeda & Lyle Almond) and Lucile Elizabeth.

Lymon Everet was my grandfather he was born 17 Sep 1903, in Elkhart, Indiana, married Lila Vinette Peterson 8 May 1934 in Freesoil Michigan, Lila was born 28 Apr 1914 at Ludington, Michigan Lymon And Lila had five children Luther Everet, Lynnette Gloria, Lauria Ottolyn, Lorne Ernes, And Lorilee Ann, My grandfather Lymon played a very important role in my life I really looked up to him he was a Pastor for the Lutheran church all of his life He died 08 May 1983 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Lila Jones died 15 Jan 1988 in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Luther Everet Jones was my father Born 15 Aug 1935. in Free Soil, Michigan, He married Rita Cecelia Heitman, 26 Jul 1957, at Kelowna, B.C. my grandfather married them. Rita was born in Pincher Creek, Alberta, on 5 April 1936. Their children Louise Rita, Lisa Rose, Lorraine Roberta. Linda Ruth and a brother Luther Roland. Rita died 16 May 2000 in Golden B.C. Luther died 30 Nov 2005 in Calgary Alberta.