[ErnBatavia]

I think the name was originally Aurness or some such.

Childhood memory just came back.....Peter owned a motel in Palm Springs in the early 1950's when I was under ten years old; the parents had taken us kids there for a weekend, and we were all splashing in the pool. My older brother dunked me and I bounded back out of the water and yelled, "You nigger!" (no idea where that came from!).

The parents were so embarrassed they checked us out that afternoon and took us straight home.

Sigh.....that's my lone claim to a Peter Graves headshake.

[John P Vickery IV]

My 6th cousins 2xr. ‘’’Peter Duesler Aurness’’’ aka Peter Graves https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Aurness-2 ,

Brother: ‘’’James King Aurness’’’ aka Jim Arness / James Arness / Marshal Matt Dillon https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Aurness-1