Character Files
This List of Given Names was developed during writing "The Homeplace Revisited." The intent was not to duplicate a Given Name in The Homeplace Series. This reference is be useful for the 20th Century stories primarily. Some of the family stories here do relate back to the 19th Century stories (see Historical Families).
Given names list - alpha
Note: NLN = No Last Name
Ashley Kirk - daughter of Brian and Jennifer (Bevins) Kirk - 1999
Beth (Young) McDonald - deceased
Beverly (Bevins) (Gates) Threshold
Brady McClellan - Mgr, Oak Springs Motel - 1999
Brian Kirk - son of Don - a lawyer
Bruce Randolph - 1999 - son of Ethel McDonald "Randolph"
C.P. Ogden - son of Christopher and Nicole (Evans) Odgen - b. Oct 15, 1997
Callie - patient of Karen in Tucson, first novel only
Charles Medford - State Senator
Charlotte (Crane) McDonald - deceased
Clarice McCauley, Rev. - Minister, First United Methodist Church
Cletus - neighbor and farm worker at stables - see an excerpt of Bart and Cletus at work
Danny Urich - Manager of McDonalds in 1987 - in MBTHP; wife is Jill
Dick Nixon - Editor and Publisher of the Oak Springs Enterprise, 1987
Doc Evans - veterinarian, father of Jack, Grandfather of Nicole
Don Kirk - lawyer at the Ogden Law Firm
Donnie Bevins - first year student at OCC in 1987; deceased in 1996; son of Bart and Diane Bevins; brother of Jennifer Bevins
Douglas Johnson - lawyer with Ogden Law Firm
Edith Brown - Carter Ogden's secretary
Emily Winslow - dau. of Matt & Susie
Faith Gates - daughter of Scott and Rachel (Nixon) Gates - b. 1 Oct 1998
Frank Bevins - deceased
Gary Jensen - owner of four-plex where Doug Johnson lived in 1987 - in MBTHP - again in 3 Threats
George Chambers - outside trustee
Grover and Hedda Inman - parents of Travis - Oak Springs Realty
Harry Flanders - banker - outside trustee
Heather Gates - dau. of Paul and Beverly
Ivy Grapes - friend of Peter's - in Oregon - introduced in "Christmas at the Homeplace"
Jack Evans - insurance agent; father of Nicole; son of Doc
Jacob Howell - city manager; married Lisa Flanders in 1990, Thomas Howell is their son, a 4-year-old in Jan 1997
Jason Winslow - deceased before 1996
Jaxine Hagen - Asst Mgr Oak Springs Motel - 1999
Jeremy Bevins - son of Peter
Jerry Sullivan - purchased the Livestock Auction from Lyle Cunningham in 1997
Jessica James - daughter of Erin (Winslow) and Mark James - born Feb 1997, in Texas
Jill Urich - wife of Danny - in MBTHP, 1987
Joan - secretary in law firm
Joe McDonald - deceased
Jonathan Offutt - younger brother of Rhoda - Oak Creek Outfitters founder
Josh - ISP technician team leader
Judy Watson - Librarian as the Public Library - introduced in Fall 1987 in MBTHP, as friend of Penny Nixon
Julie Barnes - Activities Director, Big Thunder Lodge
Kayla Inman - daughter of Travis and Laura
Keith Bevins - son of Jeremy, grandson of Peter - Mars resident in 2049 (http://hubpages.com/literature/2049-on-Mars-Episode-2-Dispute-Resolution-Unit-2)
Laura (Evans) Inman - sister of Nicole; dau of Jack and Mona
Lisa Flanders-Howell - daughter of Harry Flanders; married Jacob Howell, City Manager, in 1990; Thomas Howell is their son, a 4-year-old in Jan 1997
Lyle Cunningham - outside trustee
Mark James - husband of Erin Winslow
Matt Winslow - oldest son of Jason and Karen (Bevins) Winslow
Mildred (McDonald) Bevins - deceased
Mike Gardiner - road construction engineer
Mona (Cunningham) Evans - mother of Nicole; dau. of Lyle; wife of Jack
Neil Harms - intergenerational consultant
Nicole Evans - grand-daughter of Doc Evans in 1996 - worked at Big Thunder Lodge - married Christopher Ogden in Oct 1996
Norma (Hartman) Kirk - deceased - wife of Don, mother of Brian
Owen Olsen - deceased
Paul Gates - first husband of Beverly Bevins
Penny Nixon - Part-time reporter for the Oak Springs Enterprise in 1987
Rachel Nixon - Scott's girl friend; writer for Oak Springs Enterprise in 1996
Rhoda Offutt - retired teacher in 1987 - in MBTHP - she appears again, in a larger role, in "Christmas at the Homeplace"
Richard Nixon - Editor of Oak Springs Enterprise, took over from is father, Raymond Nixon, in 1976.
Richard Stone - husband of Melanie Ogden
Ronny Cox - with Dept of Natural Resources
Sandra Cooper - Social Worker - in Oregon - introduced in "Christmas at the Homeplace"
Scott Gates - son of Paul and Beverly
Sean - caterer for Karen
Sheila Gates - dau. of Paul and his first wife
Steve Ingalls - director of training at the college
Susan 'Susie' (Norris) Winslow - Mrs. Matt
Thomas Howell, 4-year-old son of Jacob Howell, City Manager, and Lisa Flanders-Howell, Vice President of Oak Springs Bank, in Jan 1997
Tom - ISP technician team leader
Trace Watkins - partner of Gary Jensen in Jensen and Watkins Construction - 3 Threats
Travis Inman - husband of Laura, Nicole's sister
Tyler Winslow - son of Matt & Susie
Virginia Hollingsworth - outside trustee
Wes Thomas - deceased friend
William McDonald - deceased
Winston T. Threshold, III - 'WInnie' - current husband of Beverly on Fall 1996 - he died in the late fall of 1998
Zach Inman - son of Travis and Laura
From "Back to the Homeplace"
Maggie Jennings - at North Side Cafe in 1987
Family Animals
Chase - Christopher's dog in 1996
Maggie - Cletus' mother's horse, Nicole's favorite in 1996
Marilyn - Diane's horse in 1987
Shadow - Christopher's horse in 1996