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Toston, Gertrude
Gertrude Toston was born May 09, 1947 in Galveston, Texas, and grew up in Austin, Texas. Her parents moved to Seattle, Washington, to provide more opportunities for their children but ended up separating. Toston’s mother brought the children to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1960 to have the support of her sister while she divorced. Her sister's husband, Reverend Coleman, was the pastor of Second Baptist Church, and the family became very involved in church activities.
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Walker, Gwendolyn K.
Gwendolyn K. Walker was born August 11, 1956 in Houston, Texas. She arrived in North Las Vegas, Nevada in 1962 as a five-year-old with her parents, two brothers, and her cousins. The Walker family at first moved to a rented house on D Street, and she attended Kit Carson Elementary School for first grade. Her mother enrolled in nursing school, so she sent Walker back to Delhi, Louisiana, to be raised by her grandmother. In Delhi, she picked cotton with her aunt while she was in the second grade.
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Whitmore, Roxton, 1889-1976
Roxton Whitmore was born February 13, 1889 in Overton. Nevada, then part of Lincoln County, to Eva and Brighman Whitmore. He grew up in the area and married his wife Adella Gentry in St. Thomas on July 3, 1910. Whitmore worked as a rancher and butcher and as a magnesite miner. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and they had several children, all born in St. Thomas. He served as the last postmaster of St. Thomas before the city was flooded. He died in Overton on May 1, 1976 and was buried at the St. Thomas Cemetery.
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