Saturday, August 30, 2008

Aunt Bea's Genealogical Pages

Aunt Bea's Genealogical Pages
pLEASE NOTE: Sutton information is not validated and correct, per correct historical research[ Sutton postings are to be disregarded]

Aunt Bea's Genealogical Pages

Aunt Bea's Genealogical Pages: "Tall Tales & True Stories

The Williams Family History





Photo 4 Back L/R: William Hiram (Bill), James Amos, Oscar Lee Mannon; 2nd Row: Cora Belle, George Emanuel, Rolland Thomas, Minnie Alice, Francis Alice (Raines), Mary Ann;Front Row L/W: Harriet Lou, Martha May, Charity Ellen. Three more children were added to this family by 1909: Florence Manerva, Robert Ernest, and Lee Edward.





The Early Beginnings of The Williams Family
Research, notes, and photos by Joyce (Williams) Miles
Compilation and editing by Lois (Williams) Gates
Excerpts and pictures from �History of the Williams Family� used here with permission of author
Click here to Order�The Williams Family History�

The family name of �Williams� came about as a gradual development of spoken language over a period of years. The name William is an English-sounding name�because it was actually derived from in and around that region many centuries ago. When an -s is added at the end, it most often indicates Welsh ancestry; putting -son after it designates Irish descent. Thus, Williams is more likely to be Welsh than Williamson. The name Williams is an English surname the Welsh claimed as a family name.

The original Williams ancestors were Celts. They tended to be light-skinned, fair-haired peopl"

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Vanguard News Network » Blog Archive » Interview with Eustis Mullins

Vanguard News Network » Blog Archive » Interview with Eustis Mullins

Gmail - Rootsweb Review, 12 March 2008, Vol.11, No. 11 - mlgentry@gmail.com

Gmail - Rootsweb Review, 12 March 2008, Vol.11, No. 11 - mlgentry@gmail.com: "My grandfather, Henry Ladd Stickney (1871-1948), is the soldier on the far right. He was stationed at Camp Greenleaf in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1917, during World War I. While there he visited Lookout Mountain and Umbrella Rock, shown in this photo.

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Friday, February 22, 2008

Dead Mens Bones

Dead Mens Bones

Sometimes, dead mens bones rise up to speak
Rattling the halls of justice
and urgently pointing to the pages of time
and history
Forever reaching out, needing his or her story to be told
In the night when questions go unanswered
and historys truths need to be told
Some life stories go unclaimed, and unproclaimed
Until a time that one picks up the torch of time
and once again, dead men''s bones speak

--M.L. Gentry


2 22 2008

Sunday, February 17, 2008

SOS, Missouri - State Archives: Mary Alice Hansen Postcard Collection

SOS, Missouri - State Archives: Mary Alice Hansen Postcard Collection: "'Wish You Were Here:' Postcards from Missouri

The postcard originated in 1869 in Europe as a cheap means of brief communications between friends and family and the trend quickly became popular in America. These initial cards were very plain until 1898, when the United States Post Office no longer had a monopoly on this form of letter writing. Once it relinquished some control over the format, publishers proliferated and small illustrations were widely used on the front of the cards.

In 1907, the U. S. Post Office permitted the use of the divided back card, allowing the message and mailing address to appear on one side, thereby making it possible for the entire front of the card to be used for imagery. Since then, millions of color postcards have been traded by collectors. These view cards documented people, places, and events all over America. Printing processes continued to improve and there has proved no end to card subject matter. Today, postcard collecting has its own name, “deltiology,” and is the nation’s third most popular hobby outside of coin and stamp collecting.

Mary Alice Hansen was a Minnesota deltiologist who extensively traveled Missouri. Her nephew, David Quick, donated 209 color and black and white postcards his"

Missouri Civil War | Civil War in Missouri | MO Civil War History

Missouri Civil War | Civil War in Missouri | MO Civil War History: "The story of how Missouri became embroiled in the Civil War conflict and why.
Missouri Civil War History in the Arcadia Valley Region & Black River Recreation Area"