A Clayton Native. Bill Sebright and his family.
A few glimpses into the life of the Sebrights, with a few relatives and in-laws. The Sebrights moved from Loon Lake to Clayton in 1946.
Iva and Red in front of the barn that was on the Macklin place when the Sebrights moved there in April of 1948. The picture was taken in August of 1966.
Nathan, Gavin, Anni, Bill and Garrett taken on November 18, 2007.
The Sebright house, January of 1969, winter of the biggest snow since the winter of 1949-50.
Irene Nilsson, (Anni Sebright's Mom), Tootsie Johnson (Irene's sister), and Tootsie's daughter Betty Jean Wolf, June of 1957.
Red Sebright on his Caterpiller RD-4 summer of 68. Bought used, "the old Cat" moved a lot of snow and cleared a lot of acres for fields.
Chet Sebright Jr., U. S. Army, December 2, 1962. Chet spent 2 years in Germany, coming home a Staff Sergeant. He graduated from EWU on the GI Bill.
December, 1973
Garden and barn, August of 1973.
THE GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME
Bill Sebright and Anni Nilsson in their engagement picture in 1964.
Bill Sebright with Anni is next to him and Anne Bruner is on the left. The Columbia River is in the background.
Many artists paint God's scenery, many paint man's, but here is a perfect painting blending both. A recent painting by Anni Sebright, wife of Bill. It's titled, "A COLORADO MINE."
First day of school, September, 1952. Chet was in the eighth grade, Bill, second, and John sixth. In front is Copper. He may have been part bird dog. One day came came up from the creek with a beautiful Mallard duck in his mouth. It wasn't injured at all. Red Sebright told him to drop it, he did, and it flew away!
Red, Bill, Chet, and John Sebright coming home from Sunday School, January 1958.
yIn 1948 Red Sebright's sister Esther and family visited Clayton all the was from East Berlin, Pennsylvania. Back row- Red, Beet (Lute's wife), Esther, Lute Jacobs (Red's nephew), Bob Jacobs (Esther's husband). Middle row- John and Chet Sebright. Front- Bill Sebright.
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Chet, John, and Bill in the back row, Iva and Red in the front.
Sebright barn, December 1973.
Bill's Buck, Bucky in the velvet 6/20/10
Red pictured in the summer of 1939 with hired hand Vigo Skov sitting in background. Baldy and Babe were their tractor until 1948 when a Case VAO was purchased from Grove Implement Company in Deer Park. This picture was taken on the farm between Loon Lake and Springdale. Sebrights didn't move to Clayton until 1946 when they moved to the white brick house at the corner of Railroad Avenue and Whittier Road.
Chet, Bill, and John Sebright, winter of 1948, the first year living on the old Macklin place.
WW I along the Arizona-Mexican border was fought a bit differently. In the 7th Cavalry you had to curry, feed, and water your horse. You had to give them some attention and maybe a lump of sugar. Today you must take good care of your Humvee with not much need for pampering. They don't nicker at you either. Here Red Sebright and his buddy putting out the wash.
Anni, Red, and Bill Sebright, October, 1973.
Ike Reynolds and his Model A Ford, "Lil" Dinosaur, September of 1962. Ike and Bill started first grade together at Clayton in 1951. They went to school together for 12 years. They are still close friends today.
Red and Iva Sebright, in 1938, while living in Montana.
This rock is located in the Sebright woods. It's always been a meeting place for the different generations. It's been named Tombstone Rock. One cloudy day back in 1953 Red Sebright and friend Carl "Happy" Macheel took a walk out to Tombstone Rock. Happy and his wife Gerry were like Godparents to the Sebright boys. Red and Happy met back when they both worked on road construction. Everyone at home was waiting for the 2 to come home for dinner. A thick fog settled in. They didn't show and didn't show. The two finally showed up just about dusk. They had gotten lost, the fog didn't help any. They were hungry but happy. We didn't know until later that a different kind of fog had set in. Happy had taken a pint of whiskey with him. Red and Happy came home, but the bottle was never found.
This is the oil painting Anni Sebright did of the Sebright barn that is pictured above.
CHESTER “RED” SEBRIGHT served in the Cavalry during the First World War. He was stationed on the Arizona-Mexican border. The Seventh Cavalry spent their time making sure Poncho Villa and his bunch didn’t raid across the border.
Put a feisty, rambunctious young man on a mount of equal caliber and you most likely will be afforded a very desirable result.
Red Sebright, a Mohlor Barber College graduate, is cutting Bill's hair. Charlie the family parakeet is giving helpful tips.
Dressed in their Sunday best headed to Sunday School at Clayton Community Church, spring, 1959. It may have been when Cliff Truman came out from Whitworth College to work with the youth. All knew he was a wonderful guy. John, Chet, Red, and little Billie in front. Red would drop the boys off and go to Carl and Ray's to visit while they boys were at Sunday School. Iva would have some well deserved alone time. She worked the whole time "the boys" were gone.
Red and Iva (Crews) Sebright on their wedding day, March 27, 1937. They were married in the Methodist Parsonage at Metolious, Oregon. The picture was taken by Iva's Dad, William H. (Ole) Crews. He was also at the wedding as a witness.
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