Polly Bemis (1853-1933) ~ by Ronnie

Ronnie

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thank you very much!!! ^^

10 years ago

Kanansai

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Gosh your dolls are great!!!! Adore!

10 years ago

silver_kitten

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She looks amazing! Good job on shading and hair!

10 years ago

Falak

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Beautiful job here!

10 years ago

Ronnie

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Together, Charlie and Polly Bemis filed a mining claim, becoming among the first pioneers to settle along the Salmon River. Even today this house is not accessible by road. Boats are a common means of access. Although the couple had no children (Bemis was 40 when they married), she was noted for her concern for children. They also were known to garden and care for a number of animals, including horses and a cougar. After their death their cabin became a museum.

10 years ago

Ronnie

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On August 13, 1894, she married Charles Bemis, and the couple moved from Warren (Idaho) to a site 17 miles north by trail at a spot that came to be called both Bemis Point and Polly Place. It was a marriage of convenience as Bemis needed to establish legal residency in the USA and Charlie Bemis needed someone to take care of him. Bemis's struggle for legal permanent residency went to the courts in Moscow, Idaho and her residency was finally granted on August 10, 1896.

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Ronnie

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Polly Bemis was born in rural northern China. As a child she was sold by her father for two much needed bags of seed. Bemis was then smuggled into the United States in 1872 and sold as a slave in San Francisco. Later she was taken to Idaho and sold to a wealthy chinese man. How Bemis gained her freedom from her Chinese owner is uncertain. According to academic Priscilla Wegars, her Chinese owner helped her gain her freedom.

10 years ago