Jane Stickle

[2][3] The couple lived in Shaftsbury throughout their marriage, and with Jane's brother, Erasatus Blakely, owned several farms and tracts of land.

Research continues on the relationship between Erastus and Walter, but it appears that they were breeding and racing horses.

When Erastus died in 1878, Jane and Walter defaulted on the mortgages of their various properties, lost everything and became wards of the Town.

[4] In October of 1863, the Bennington Banner reported that Stickle had won a prize of $2 for "a very extra quilt" at the county agricultural fair.

[7][4] Many books, kits, software, and patterns exist to aid quilters in their Dear Jane projects.