Our Stories
The first families settled in Valley Junction in 1893. Today, there are second, third, fourth and fifth generation descendants call Valley Junction home. These are their stories.
Listed are the surnames of known families that originated in Valley Junction.*
Listed are the surnames of known families that originated in Valley Junction.*
Jazzin in the Junction 2026
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Tonelli Family
The Tonelli Family StoryOn October 12, 1903, our Great-Grandfather, Emilio Tonelli, a farmer from Modena, Italy (northern Italy), arrived via …
Rodriguez Family
The Rodriguez FamilyAdrian Jose Rodriguez, came to the United States from Guanajuato, Mexico, in 1909, when he was just 14…
McNerney Family Story
The McNerney FamilyMy father, Dr. Joseph Richard McNerney, was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. He moved to West…
Garrett Family
The Garrett Family StoryIt began with Harold Trumbo and Hertense Trumbo Peterson, our grandfather and grandmother who had four boys…
The Frith Family
The Frith Family StoryThe Frith family\'s story is woven into one of America\'s greatest journeys—the Great Migration. Like thousands of…
The Junction Speaks 2026
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Painovich Family
The Painovich Family Story: Serbian Family Eli and Sophia Bogic Painovich The Serbian Empire emerged from the Medieval Serbian Kingdom,…
Leon-Negrete Family
The Leon-Negrete FamilyThe Leon family has deep roots in Valley Junction, tracing back over a century to León, Guanajuato, Mexico.…
Lula Jones and Lawrence Jones (Bell) Family
The Jones, Bell, and Rhodes Family Story: Life Behind the White Picket Fence In the late 1930s, Lula and Lawrence…
*Don’t see your family name?
Please send us your story of how you connect to the Historic Valley Junction Neighborhood to [email protected].
Feel free to include pictures to help tell the story.
Aguiniga
Ames
Anderson
Argumedo
Beveridge
Bishop
Bissette
Bohanna
Bouma
Bright
Brody
Brown
Brownwell
Burch
Campbell
Canada
Carlins
Carlsom
Carper
Carmody
Carter
Chandler
Close
Clark
Commodore
Connors
Constance
Cox
Cooper
Crawford
Dale
Davis
Dixon
Dryer
Duncan
Edwards
Elliott
Engler
Eppright
Fidler
Fisher
Fox
Frank
Freeman
Gamble
Garcia
Garcia
Garner
Gilmore
Glenn
Gomez
Grant
Grgurich
Griffin
Gustafson
Hagen
Haltom
Hankins
Harlow
Harris
Herndon
Hill
Hodges
Hodson
Howelton
Hughes
Hull
Indelacato
Jackson
James
Jamison
Johnson
Kamerling
Kane
Killings
King
Kinny
Kirkman
Kramer
Kranovich
Lewis
Lloyd
Long
Longcar
Love
Lovelady
Luther
Lyman
Maher
Manferdini
Martin
McGinn
Meza
Miller
Mitchell
Moore
Morelock
Moreno
Morris
Muhm
Newman
Oglesbee
Oldham
Page
Parker
Peeler
Perez
Perkins
Plascencia
Plecas
Pryor
Radocovich
Ramirez
Reames
Reddens
Reed
Relay
Renteria
Rhiner
Rhodes
Salazar
Scott
Septer
Septer Colman
Shelley
Sherwood
Shineflew
Shoafstall
Sorenson
Spain
Stamatelos
Stewart
Stoddard
Stonich
Swanson
Swink
Torres
Trachel
Trumbo
Turner
Tuttle
Tyler
Underwood
Valdez
VanPatten
Vasquez
Wardlow
Warren
Watson
Webber
Williams
Woody
Young
… learn more about the families of Valley Junction!
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