George Albert “Dick” Stevensin his Drayman Uniform

A Drayman was a driver of a dray, low, flat-bed wagon and was used to delivery

off all kinds of goods. Grandpa Dick delivered goods from the Railroad depot to

all over St. Edward, Nebraska

George Albert “Dick” Stevens with his Drayman Wagon

picking up dry goods at the Railroad Freight Depot in St. Edward,

Nebraska.

The two Dray horse’s were Kitty and Nellie. The Dog’s name was

Major.

L-R: Alonzo Smith, Mary Jane (Stevens) Smith, Vincent Ferguson Stevens and Almyra Pearl (Mann) Stevens. Alonzo and Vincent were both members of Company A, 13 th Iowa Infantry Volunteers

during the Civil War and Members of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Alonzo lost his right arm during the Battle of Shiloh or Pittsburgh Landing. Vincent was known as “Limber Jim” during his time at the Confederate Andersonville Prison Camp (1864-1865). This photo was taken around 1900

in Linn County, Iowa.

L-R: Sarah (Whitlatch) Stevens and her Husband Amos Scott Stevens. This

photo would be around the early 1880’s in Boone County, Nebraska

L-R: Isaac Stevens, a Hartman or Reeves grandson and Elise (Haines) StevensI believe this photo was taken up in

Humboldt County, Iowa

Josiah S. Hartman and his wife Hulda Jane (Stevens) Hartman.

Hulda was the sister of Amos Scott and Vincent F. Stevens

Mary Jane (Stevens) Mann then Mrs. Alonzo Smith. Abt 1862

Kenneth Stevens with two of his horses on the Nance Farm – abt 1940’s

Kenneth and Corporal (Technical) Forest (Fid) Stevens, abt 1943. Photo

taken at Grandma Dick Stevens Home in St. Edward, Nebraska

U.S. Army Corporal (Technical) Forest (Fid) Stevens, abt 1943. Photo

taken at Grandma Dick Stevens Home in St. Edward, Nebraska

Mrs. Edith (Condreay) Cruise and Mrs. Clarisa (Cruise) Stevens out at the Guy Cruise Farm place

southwest of St. Edward.

I believe this is William Henry Cruise, father of Guy Leroy Cruise. Don’t know where the

photo was taken

L-R: Uncle Carl Brown, Uncle Dick Cruise, Aunt Henrietta Cruise, Aunt Ida Cruise, Aunt Beck

Brown and William Cruise Sr. Date: July 31, 1929