by R. James Erway, Sr., an Autobiography, provision of copy from Erway noted by Janette Merriman, Southern Oregon Historical Society Curator of Collections, May 2, 1996
lived in Fall Creek. Ruth Schliecker was Fall Creek school teacher 1931-33 Ralph and Juanita Erway married August 31, 1918 (photo included). COPCO 1 dam on Klamath River, creating Copco Lake; power house below and forebay for COPCO 2 formed by smaller diversion dam. logger friends of father = Roy and Vera Hartwell, son Clinton became a friend. father hunted with Mick (and Ethel) Helsley; brother Stanton became Judge SK Helsley and Ralph appreciated getting to drop his father's name when needing to get out of a very "ticklish" situation. father died at 35 years of age.
father married Juanita Rude, who remarried in 1936, having 2 more children. the 4 Erway children: Norma married & adopted a girl. Irma married and adopted a girl. Mildred married, had a son and daughter (died just before her 55th birthday)... Robert James Erway married Evely M. Langston, raied 3 daughters and a son. retired from US Forest Service.