Brief History of Jane Carol Marshall (pre- DUFFY)

Jane with two of her brothers

Jane on her graduation day from Butte High School

Jane was a baton twirler. All the baton twirlers, dancers, and band pose for a picture at Butte High.

Another prom of Janes'

Jane with her brother Joe. This picture was in his wallet up to the day he died, he loved his Janie.

Jane with her family

One of Jane's promsJane's sophmore picture




Jane's junior year picture

Jane's senior picture

Jane Carol Marshall was the youngest in her family consisting of four boys and three girls. The children were as follows Joseph (Joe) her half brother, Jack, Lois her sister, Phillip (Barney), Helen, and Robert (Bob). Jane was born September 22^nd, 1935 to her parents Margret (Mimi) and Joseph Marshall. When she was born she lived in a little house in Butte, Montana.

As her family tried to survive through the depression they lived in a tent for a summer while Jane was 3. The tent was in the woods 30 miles outside of Butte. Jane remembered her older brothers Jack and Barney chasing her around with dead mice. To this day she is afraid of mice. She also remembers when she was living out in those tents she had a little silver spoon in which one day she discovered wasn’t there anymore. Her mother told her that the packrats got it. After the summer they moved into a house, they were renting in Butte. When they got there a mice had gotten into one of the luggage pieces and her and her mom stood on top of a chest of drawers until someone came and got rid of it.

One of her memories of her sister Lois was; in butte it would get incredibly cold so she would have to wear long stockings. Every night Lois would have to clean them for Jane because Jane was too young. The whole time while Lois cleaned, Lois would complain.

She remembers well the worries and heartache of World War II. Her eldest brother Joe was in the army. Jane was always closest to Joe. Every time Joe would write home he would say give a kiss to Janie for me. Joe was the only one who called her Janie, to everyone else, it was just Jane. Three of her four brothers served during that time. She often shares the memory of when the telegraph came to tell of the injury to her favorite brother Joe. He was later awarded the Purple Heart.

Something’s that she always remembered about her mom was that she taught her how to pray. Her mother Mimi also talked to her about having faith and that she can do anything she can set her mind to. Her mother was also an amazing baker. Every birthday of Jane’s her mom would make her a chocolate cake and it would have sea foam icing. Her mom also made the most delicious homemade noodles that were just real thin. Her mom also made a chocolate cake with a fudge frosting. Her mother was a practicing Christian Scientist and also of Unity.

Jane’s relationship with her dad was different then that with her mom. Her mom tended to be colder, and never told Jane that she loved her. Jane’s Dad, Joseph, was the opposite whenever he had a chance he told Jane that he loved her. Her Dad treated her very well. She remembers everyday her dad would pick her up from school and ask if she needed any shoes and if she did he would give her money and her mom and she would go shopping. Jane’s father was a really skinny man. Her dad was also a very heavy smoker and she can remember going to her grandma’s house and sitting out in the car with her dad while he had a smoke and she would get so sick to her stomach from the smell.

Jane’s mom and dad would always be fighting they never got along, and her mom was always kicking her dad out of the house. Growing up Janie would always go to church by herself. Her parents would just drop her off and she would go to the Grace Methodist Church in Butte.

Jane’s most embarrassing moment was when a sophomore in high school she was caring a ton of books and she tripped going down the stairs. Jane fell all the way down the stairs and her books went everywhere, not a single person helped her.

Throughout her young life her family lived in six different houses. It wasn’t until after her father died in 1960 that one of her brothers helped her mom put a down payment on a house.

Jane was well liked and a person of integrity as she grew up. This would prepare her to become a loving wife and devoted mother.

Meet The Family- Nicole

Nicole with Grandma and Grandpa Duffy at church (i believe this was the day that Nicole's older sister got baptized)
Baby Nicole with Grandma Duffy

Grandpa and Grandma Duffy with Megan (Nicole's older sister) , Ryan (Nicole's cousin), and Nicole.

Nicole Graduating from BYU- Idaho in Elementary Education

THE BASICS:
Name: Nicole Rachel Cope
Maiden Name: Duffy

Born: October 27, 1986

Parents: Don and Heather Duffy

Siblings: Megan, Bradley, Brian, Shawn, and Carmen
Schooling: Cour' de Lane High School, Brigham Young University- Idaho, Degree in Elementary Education

Husband: Nathan Cope

Children: Annie Nicole Cope

Current Job: Mom.
How is she related to me?
She is my mom's brother's daughter, my cousin.
The Details:

Nicole was born to Don and Heather on October 1986 in Kent, Washington. She had an older sister Megan. They only lived in the Seattle area in Kent for a few years and then they moved to a house in Coeur d' Alene Idaho. She was raised in Coeur d' Alene where 3 more younger brothers and one little sister joined Megan and Nicole in later years.

Nicole met her husband Nathan in Coeur d' Alene in the home ward in Sun Beams. They didn't start dating until her Sophomore year where she went on her first date with Nathan. They started dating more exclusively her Junior year and his Senior year. But the romance was put on hold a few years later when Nathan went on his mission for two years.

Nicole then attended to BYU- Idaho going into elementary education. Which she had decided to be a teacher her senior year of High School. She learned a lot while going to college and gained some great girlfriends. She dated and enjoyed life. Before she knew it Nathan was home and in not time at all she knew things were going to workout with him. Two months after Nathan got home they were engaged and 7 months later they were sealed for eternity in the Spokane Temple on December 29, 2007. She graduated from BYU- Idaho with her teaching degree a few months later. Her and Nathan both felt it was time for them to start their family. April 17, 2009 Annie Nicole Cope was born. Now Nicole is a stay at home mom, while Nathan works and goes to school.

Nicole is such a cute mom. She spoils Annie rotten and enjoys every minute of it. I get to see Nicole and Annie frequently throughout the week as we go on walks or the occasional jog. She has been such a good friend to me and appreciate her very much. She is a great example!

Nicole and Nathan Sealed for Eternity in the Spokane Temple December 2007






Nicole and her daughter Annie

Nicole and her family: Nathan, Nicole, and Annie.

At Megan (Nicole's older sister) wedding. 2005

Nicole and her cousin Amy Jenkins

Nicole and her dad and sister Carmen.

Nicole and Nathan! I always thought this picture was absolutely gorgeous!!!

Meet The Family- Grandma Judy

Grandma and I at my High School Graduation
Left to Right: Grandma, Dad, Mom, Me at Gram's grave sight.


At Grandma Simmons 85th Birthday
Clockwise Left to Right: Dad, mom, me, Grandma, Grandma Simmons

Judy with her grandchildren: Left to right: Jessica, Brittany. Emily (Me), and Ryan.

THE BASICS:

Name: Judth Ann Parke

Maiden Name: Simmons

Born: July 9th, 1941 in Oregon

Parents: Verna and Sammuel Simmons

Siblings: Ned Simmons and Bob Simmons

Schooling: Needy Elementry School, Malolah School, Malolah High School, Libarian Certificate in Elementry, Nursing School.

Children: Jeffrey and Greg

Grandchildren: Ryan, Jessica, Emily, and Brittany

Current Job: Retired.

How is she related to me?

She is my Dad's mom, my grandmother

The Details:

Grandma Judy was born to my Great Grandparents Sam and Verna Simmons. Her younger brother Ned is only 18 months younger then her. She has said that they did not always get along because when she was wanting to play doll house, Ned was wanting to make it into a War Zone. She was born in an old farm house in Malolah Oregon. She went to Malolah Highschool her first year and then moved to Corvalis, Oregon. There she met Gary Guptill. She was only 14 and he 18. She actually met Gary's mother first. Judy's younger brother and Gary's younger brother would sail down the river in boats. And since Judy's mother worked it was her job to get younger brother. Hazel (Gary's mom) liked Judy and thought she would do some good for her 18 year old son who would rather work then go to school. They went on their first date to the movies. Gary was the first boy she had ever dated. On July 11th just 3 days after her 17th birthday she married Gary at a Justice of Peace. She got pregnant on her honeymoon. And found herself ver alone since her husband was over seas working in the military. At first she did not even know she was pregnant. But she did keep on getting sick. So her mom took her to the Doctor and she was about 3 months along. Judy was scared out of her mind. You werent alowed to be married and attend school let alone be pregnant. But they hid the pregnancy and marriage as long as she could until she was showing to much. The day she went into labor she had no idea she suddenly felt so energized she made cookies went on a long walk then suddenly it happened at 8 pm she went into labor. It was around the same time Ned her 16 year old brother got his drivers liscense. So Ned drove her and her mother to the hospital. She says it was one of the wildest rides she had ever been on. Her son was born Jeffery Collins Guptill. Gary didnt come home until Jeff was about six weeks old. A few year later she had her son Greg. When Greg was born she had evrything set up perfect. They were liing in a nice little house and she had the Nursery all set up. Gary's mother Hazel Marie came and took care of Jeff. Apparently while Judy was in the hospital Jeff misbehaved very badley. Hazel was determined to get her 3 year old son off the bottle. Jeff did NOT like this idea. Pretty soon he took it out on her by knocking her glasses into the toilet. Needless to say Grandma Guptill gladley gave Jeff back to Judy when she came home.

Soon she found herself home with two children, but as time went on she got a few offers for work. At one point as working as the PTA mother the principal came up to her. He asked is if she would help him set up the first program from Handicaped children in Oregon. So she did. She and two other male teachers ran a classroom of 30 Handicaped children and started the first ever Special Education Program in Oregon. The 30 kids racged from ages 1st grade to 16. After the class was established she decided to work in the Library. She got her certificate in Library Science by taking classes at night. Her Gary and the children moved to Domascus and into a 5 acre lot. She worked as a librarian there as well. They offered her as a job to work as librarian over 2 schools. She decided that was just too much. So instead she raised a U- PICK marian berry farm on her 5 acres and got money from that. During that time Gary decided that he was going to leave the family. Judy began her struggle as a single mom. She worked her way through everything as a secretary at a couple different hospitals. She eventually got her Nursing degree doing full time school and work. The hospital she worked for payed for her schooling! Today she is retired and is enjoying life! She is very active in her home ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She has been through so much in her life, and has always been an example of strength to me. She knows the impotance of education almost better then anyone I know. She is a very hard worker. At the moment she is living in a cute little house in Vancouver that she has a beautiful garden on. She loves her Grandchildren. She is a very caring person is willing to help! She has been an amzing help to her ward! I love her so much. I know she has testimoney. SHe says the thing that has always kept her coming back to the chuch is her testimony of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. She is such a wonderful example to me!

Meet The Family- Ryan

The Basics
Name: Ryan Jeffery Guptill
Born: April 11th, 1986 in Seattle, WA
Parents: Jeffrey and Susan Guptill

Siblings: Emily Marie Guptill
Schooling: Lockwood Elementary, Northshore Jr. High, Inglemoor High School, Brigham Young University- Idaho.
Major: Sociology

Minor: Pre- Law Cluster

Mission: Toronto, Canada Jan '05- Jan '07

Current Job: Sandwich Maker in the Cafe McKay at the Library at BYU- Idaho.

Ryan was born to Jeff and Susan and was the first grandson on both sides of the family. He was known through out his childhood for his imagination. When just little he stood at the top of the stairs and resided the lines from Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty and as he was yelling them out in his theatrical performance he fell down the stairs, and broke his arm. He is also famously known in our family for his musical stylings at around age 12 to Starlight Express at the Judy Bloom music summer camp. He has always been a good one on the stage and also basketball, and who can forget his Huskies (Football and Basketball). He is always known as the Happy Guy who everyone wants to be around.

At the moment he is at Byu-Idaho but he plans on furthering his education and becoming a lawyer. So he is just facing the BYU- Idaho dating battle grounds and enjoying that. He is living with Six Dudes and is grateful that this semester he has his own room!

Ryan is my brother, and one of my favorite people. He is always willing to help anyone who wants or needs it. He is such an amazing person. I know I can always count on him. He has been a best friend of mine since day one. I think the only time we really don't get along is when we have to share a car :).

Ryan on his mission in Toronto Canada with one of his companions Elder Dice. Mission; Jan '05-Jan '07

Ryan right in front of MTC just before he left for 2 years for his mission. Standing with mom and dad. January 2005.

Ryan and I. Trip to Hawaii April '08.

Halloween. Possibly 1994 or 1995. Ryan was the Phantom of the Opera.

Working at the Cafe McKay in the Library at BYU- Idaho.

Ryan and I Disneyland/ California 1989?






Ryan and I at Solona Beach April 2009.

Meet The Family

Okay so this is just an introduction to something new I will be doing on this blog. It is called "Meet The Family". Once a week I will be picking someone form my immediate or extended family and write a little thing about them. The first official entry will be next week. So who knows it could be you :).

Grandma and Grandpa Duffy- How they met... the beginging of an over 50 year marriage.

Celebration of 50th with me Ryan and Grandma's sister Aunt Helen (far right in pink)

Family Picture 1976 left to right: Tim, Jane, Carol Ann, Don (dad), Susan, Don

Grandma on her wedding Day

Jane and her dad Joesph Byron Marshall

Coming out of the church some of there first steps as Don and Jane Duffy

Grandma and Grandpa on there wedding day

A relationship that has lasted over 50 years!
It all began at Butte High School in Montana, where a baton twirler took notice to the Butte High Football Star. Don Duffy heard that Jane Marshall was interested. They did not know each other, so the rugged football star and the little baton twirler went on a blind date. Jane liked him even more as that date went on. Don clearly liked her as well as he got to know her more and more throughout the date. Don knew that this brunette beauty had something special about her so they went to their first dance together. The dance was called a “Mixer”. They were held after the football games at night. Jane wore something her mom made her it was a navy skirt with a little red vest. Don and Jane danced with each other the entire evening. Their interest in each other deepened. Since then Donald and Jane Duffy have been married for over fifty years now. Their early infatuation led into a loving relationship that has brought many blessings into their lives and into the lives of others. But where were they before their first date, and after?
Donald Edward Duffy was the youngest of a large family in a single mom home; his father left the family when he was still in a high chair. The Duffy family lived in the house connected to the town bar where the floors were dirt. His mother had to completely raise a family of seven boys and one girl on her own. They grew all their own vegetables and fruit so they could survive. Don’s brother Doe, closest in age to him, died just after returning home from serving his country at the age of about 20. While driving late at night he went off a cliff and died instantly. The hard work, heartache and close knit family of his youth would prepare Don for the family he would raise with Jane.
Jane Carol Marshall was also the youngest in her family consisting of four boys and three girls. As her family tried to survive through the depression they lived in a tent for a year while Jane was a young toddler. She remembers well the worries and heartache of World War II. Three of her four brothers served during that time. She often shares the memory of when the telegraph came to tell of the injury to her favorite brother Joe. He was later awarded the Purple Heart. She was well liked and a person of integrity as she grew up. This would prepare to become a loving wife and devoted mother.
While attending Butte High School, Jane was a baton twirler and Don kept himself busy playing football and baseball. Both had enjoyed dating other interested suitors before taking interest in each other. Jane once dated a young man that had told her if she was not in love with him that he would jump off the highest mountain in Butte, Montana. While dating John Coleman he loved to shower her with gifts. Once he gave her an orchid, this was a very big deal; she was the envy of all the ladies at Butte High. She also dated the star of the Basketball team, but he was just a little too hyper and a little too fast for her taste. Then one day during their Junior year something about Don caught Jane’s eye. She felt as though she would like to get to know him better. She spread the news through the frenzy of the grape vine that she would like to go out with him.
Don and Jane dated throughout their Junior and Senior year. After the blind date and their first dance, they went to both the Junior and Senior Prom together and many more “Mixers”. Their interest in each other continued, and their relationship blossomed. They had break ups but they were never very long and they always found themselves getting back together. As their Senior year was coming to an end, Don got a scholarship to the University of Wyoming to play football. After graduating he went to college in Wyoming while taking advantage of the scholarship. Jane stayed in Butte and worked for the Montana Power Company.
Don returned from Wyoming after one semester. He decided to go into the Army instead. Jane continued working at the Montana Power Company. The whole time Don was out in the Army, Jane wrote him constantly. In a sense, after Don’s absence in Wyoming and the Army they fell in love all over again through letters. When he returned from the Army they knew it was time for them to get married, they were ready.
The night that Don and Jane got engaged, is Jane’s most cherished memory of their courtship. It was Christmas Eve and they both got dressed up for the occasion. Jane remembers exactly what she wore. She bought a new white sweater and a skirt along with some gold clip on earrings for the special occasion. After Don picked her up from her house, he took Jane to the finest restaurant in Butte, Montana. The restaurant was called “Lydia’s”, and it is still there today. After enjoying a delicious meal they drove way up into the mountains in which they could see the breath taking views of Butte. There up in the mountains Don presented Jane with a diamond ring which had cost him 275 dollars and asked her to marry him. She immediately said “Yes!” Excited to begin their new life together they left the mountains and made their way to tell their family the happy news.
They were married, in a chapel just down the road from where they lived. It was a beautiful wedding in which all of Jane’s sisters were the bridesmaids and Don’s brother was his best man. Jane loves the pictures of her Dad taking her down the aisle of the chapel and all of the memories of the day. It was a beautiful ceremony.
After being married, Don and Jane moved to North Carolina where Don was stationed. Jane was not a big fan of North Carolina. She never could get used to the heat and Southern culture. A few months later Jane became pregnant with their first born. Their first born child was a girl, named Susan Lynn Duffy. She was born in July of 1956. They were very happy to have a little girl. After serving in the Army, Don went back to school at the University of Montana. Don received a degree in education and math. While attending school they had two sons. After Don graduated they found themselves in Seattle, Washington.
Shortly after moving to Seattle their marriage began to suffer. They would go to many dinner parties and enjoy themselves, but it really seemed they were missing something in their lives. Jane just couldn’t put her finger on it until they became friends with a couple. Don was struggling with his weight and found himself looking through the yellow pages to find someone who could help. Don came across the name of Dr. Smart. After going to Doctor Smart, Don and Jane became friends with him and his wife. This couple was different from other friends they had been associated with; they didn’t drink, or swear and seemed devoted to their family. Jane came to find out that they were Mormons or “LDS”. After finding this out they looked into the religion more, and found themselves taking the discussions from the missionaries. Soon Don and Jane became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They both agree that it was the decision to join the church that saved their marriage. Through the gospel their marriage and family have flourished. In a way it was like starting a new marriage the day they became members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Today Don and Jane Duffy have been married for over 50 years. Because of the choices that they made of getting married, and then later joining the church, they have raised four children, sent out two sons and one daughter on missions. Don and Jane have sent out four grandsons on missions and now two of their granddaughters are married in the temple and they are both expecting their first great-grandchildren. All of their children and grandchildren have stayed active and raised their families in the Gospel. If Jane would not have taken notice of Don in her Junior year of high school, then I wouldn’t be here today. Don and Jane are my grandparents, and their oldest daughter Susan is my mother. I am so grateful that these High School Sweethearts decided to start a family, I love them very much.

Its just the begining

Picture: The Duffy Clan in the Early 90's Well I have started looking for names, and it has been slow in coming. Thankfully the Duffy side some has been done. And have found out some interesting facts about my ancestery. I have ancestors from Romania???? Thats right! I was looing at the records of Zachman (Grandpa Duffy's mother side) and going a bit back they come from Austria and Romania!
Now the Guptill side... not much going on... still working on my great grandparents and there brother and sisters. Recently my dad and I went to the temple and did some. It was an incredible experience! Finding names and dates on that side is not easy. But with the Lord's help it will happen!