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Favorite Find: Elvie in Newspapers
Favorite Find: Elvie in Newspapers
Last year, while writing the stories of my paternal grandmother’s family, I discovered that newspapers held the story of her
Photo: Rae & Jimmy Hankins
About Rae Full Name: Rachel LeshBirth: 16 June 1903, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, WashingtonDeath: 9 May 1967, San Diego County,
Family Stories: Elmer Dennis Hopkins & Emma Ewers Taylor
Family Stories: Elmer Dennis Hopkins and Emma Ewers Taylor
The latest edition of Family Stories is about my maternal grandparents, Elmer Dennis Hopkins and Emma Ewers Taylor. I'm the
Photo: John Taylor & his Fiddle
Photo: John Taylor & His Fiddle
About John Full Name: John Cook TaylorBirth: 25 December 1863, Rockcastle County, KentuckyDeath: 7 September 1953, Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County,
Happy New Year - 2022
Happy New Year: Genealogy Plans for 2022
Here we are at the beginning of another year and again hoping and praying that the new year will see
Photo: Lula, Emma, Edna, & Cindy Hopkins
Photo: Lula, Emma, Edna, & Cindy Hopkins
About Lula Full Name: Lula Mae HopkinsBirth: 26 November 1904, Brodhead, Rockcastle County, KentuckyDeath: 18 October 1989, Tampa, Hillsborough County,
Photo-Four McCauley Sisters
Photo: Four McCauley Sisters
About Lois Full Name: Lois Marie McCauleyBirth: 27 July 1918, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, KentuckyDeath: 1 March 2006, Greenville, Muhlenberg County,
Photo: Jimmy, Garah, & Dick Hankins
About Jimmy Full Name: James Bailey HankinsBirth: 27 March 1901, Dalton, Hopkins County, KentuckyDeath: 26 November 1974, Carlsbad, San Diego

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