tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577629432136202004.post2028085855017909777..comments2024-02-20T12:05:46.986-08:00Comments on Owyhee Mountain Fiddle Shop: Some Idaho Fiddling History: Ike CrosbyKen Pollardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04383200437838068815noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577629432136202004.post-59599975852693251462017-11-16T13:39:11.695-08:002017-11-16T13:39:11.695-08:00More info from Jan --
>> I found info on ...More info from Jan -- <br /><br />>> I found info on Ike, the fiddler who wrote that letter. His name was Rollin Fayette "Ike" Crosby, born 1897 in Clay County, Iowa, died 1991. Was in Service station and restaurant business in Jordan Valley and Nevada. He and his wife, Mary (Maymie) owned the Jordan Valley gas station. That's where he is buried. A niece mentions him in an autobiography (book) called "Chokie Memories". Said he was a big guy so go involved in "stopping" fights (maybe at dances? She didn't mention music.) Sounds like he could have been a story teller. He married Maymie, a widow with 3 daughters, in Vale in 1922. They never had any children. His younger brother, Donald, (only a few years younger) eventually married Maymie's oldest daughter, Mildred. They lived in Caldwell. Maybe that's why he was there when I met him. Other 2 girls still lived in Jordan Valley.<br /><br /><br />Wow, what you can find on internet.... <<Ken Pollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383200437838068815noreply@blogger.com