Welcome Baptist Church Cemetery Cullman County, Alabama Mollie Hester Feb. 15, 1863 – Aug. 10, 1932 J. T. Bennett Feb. 7, 1831 – Mar. 15, 1910 John T. Bennett was born in South Carolina, the son of Lewis and Teresa (maiden name unknown) Bennett. He married Martha Gamble, and they had 9 children. Mollie Hester […]
Archives for November 2010
Surname Saturday – Petty
John R. Petty and Margaret E. Thomas John R. Petty was born about 1836 in Tennessee. The exact location and the name of his parents are not proven but his father was possibly the John Petty who lived in Bradley County, Tennessee in 1860 and 1870. Margaret E. Thomas was born about 1836 in Georgia. […]
Wordless Wednesday – Elmer & Emma Visit Bill
Elmer and Emma Hopkins visiting her brother, Bill Taylor, in Kansas Elmer Dennis Hopkins Emma Ewers Taylor William Robert Taylor
Tombstone Tuesday – Lillie Lanier and James H. Dixon
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia Section 17, Lot 319 Lillie Lanier Dixon Dec. 25, 1893 – Jan. 23, 1987 James H. Dixon New York, PFC 327 BN Tank Corps World War I March 9, 1892 – Oct. 13, 1951 Lillie was the daughter of Joseph Smith Lanier and Nancy Jane Bennett and was born […]
Surname Saturday – Wolfenbarger
Stephen Wolfenbarger and Eliza Hopkins Let me start by saying I have absolutely no proof that Stephen Wolfenbarger was the father of Eliza Hopkins’ children but that’s the family story. I do know for sure is that the story doesn’t exactly match what can be proven. The story passed down through the family is that […]
The Long Lost Relative
There may not be one in absolutely every family but certainly many families have a long lost relative, especially if you go back a few generations. William Robert Taylor was a long lost relative through no fault of his own. Bill spent many years of his life not even knowing that he was lost to […]
Wordless Wednesday – Vashti and Liz
Vashti McCauley Wells and Elizabeth “Liz” McCauley Carver Liz died 7 years ago on 20 Nov 2003. Photo courtesy of Bettie Gamblin Hendricks
Tombstone Tuesday – Hettie Lanier McRae
Salem Cemetery Salem, Lee County, Alabama Hettie Lanier McRae May 29, 1878 – Oct. 31, 1944 Hettie Eugenia Lanier was the daughter of Joseph Smith Lanier and Nancy Jane Bennett. She married Virgil Slocum White on 27 Nov 1898 in Monroe County, Mississippi. They had 7 children and were divorced between 1910 and 1920. Hettie […]
Surname Saturday – Hankins
Albert Elvie Hankins and Isabella Jane Goodloe Albert Elvie Hankins was born about 1838 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. He was the oldest son and second child of the 10 children born to Houston G. Hankins and Mary Weeks. Isabella Jane “Janie” Goodloe was born on 27 Jan 1838 in Hopkins County. She was the oldest […]
Veterans Day 2010
In honor of Veterans Day, my favorite Veteran David Hankins McCauley 12 Jul 1926 – 16 Jun 2000 US Navy 20 Jan 1944 – 22 Apr 1946
