After Howell died, Ethel married Howell Auval Gray.
When land opened up in NM, Auval, Ethel, her mother, Lena Kirkland homesteaded a place near Deming, NM. The law required each person to live on the land he claimed, so they built a house so that each bedroom was on a different quarter-section thereby allowing them to claim more land. After Auval's death, Ethel lived alone and drove her car until shortly before her death.
After Howell died, Ethel married Howell Auval Gray.
When land opened up in NM, Auval, Ethel, her mother, Lena Kirkland homesteaded a place near Deming, NM. The law required each person to live on the land he claimed, so they built a house so that each bedroom was on a different quarter-section thereby allowing them to claim more land. After Auval's death, Ethel lived alone and drove her car until shortly before her death.
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