My grandmother Katherine Creighton was a first cousin of Ida Preston and Estelle Kemp (nées Creighton). Although Ida died before I was born, I remember Estelle very well. In answer to a few of your questions (I can't see the posts as I write, so I am working from memory):
My grandmother and her cousins were all the grandchildren of James Creighton II and Agnes Oliver of Nova Scotia. There were 30 grandchildren (19 girls, 11 boys). Sixteen of the 19 girls wound up either born in or immigrating to California, mainly Alameda and San Francisco.They were virtually the only ones of their extensive Creighton cousins to do so. Ida Bell Reid (Preston) was the oldest of her entire generation. I have many pictures of her. She was born and raised in the Boston area (principally Newton) where her father farmed. Please see attached.
Estelle (born Stella) married Herbert Kemp. Yes, they adopted their son Gordon on a trip back to Nova Scotia. I believe he was at least 8 at the time. The story was that Estelle went into the orphanage, expecting to find an infant, and this little boy ran up and threw his arms around her...
Estelle was a dear person and I am sorry to learn that Gordon and his son's lives were not as successful as might be hoped.
This is my extended family and I will be happy to answer any further questions you may have. --Katherine
PS: attached notes are just that :NOTES. Pls ask if things are not clear!
