EASTWOOD, C. L. “JACK” AND IVA “PEGGY”

Clifford L. Eastwood was born near Ken-esaw, Nebraska, February 2, 1905 to William John and Ida Mae (Gorsuch) Eastwood, he had seven brothers and two sisters. The family moved to Logan County, in 1918. In 1919 he helped his dad build a 32 x 30 sod house for the family to live in, and he also helped several other families build their sod homes.

His grandfather, John Gorsuch was Cap-tain of a wagon train that traveled from Kenesaw to Cherry County in the early 1890's to take up homesteads north of what is now Mullen, Nebraska.

He would tell about all the ranchers picking up cow chips for fuel. Later on they could get coal so it was used for all their cooking and heating needs.

He received all his education in a one room sod school house.

On October 2, 1926 Jack married Iva Louise Clark, daughter of Frank and Vida Irene (Laub) Clark of Central City, Nebras-ka, she had two sisters and two brothers, who are all deceased now.

Peggy attended a rural school, Nebraska Central and Chadron State College and was teaching school when Jack met her.

Jack and Iva had one son, Gerald William of Seattle Washington; and one daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Jacquelyn) Shull of Palmer, Nebraska. They also took into their home two other children and put them both through high school.

They owned and operated a ranch north-east of Mullen. Jack also carried mail on a Star Route for twelve years in the Sandhills. They milked cows and sold the milk to the local dairy in Mullen.

They moved to a farm north of Central City in 1952 where he fed cattle, farmed; and had a dairy herd.

Jack was always a lover of good horses and moved several down with him to do part of the farm work. He enjoyed his saddle horses and had broke many of them to ride. When he retired he bought some ponies and parade animals and has taken part in many parades around the country and county with his teams and covered wagon.

Peggy, passed away June 5, 1978 and Jack, passed away March 27, 1984. Surviving them are their two children, five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, who had given them a lot of enjoyment.