When I was nine, Tinker came into our lives. Tinker was a cocker-beagle mix. She was about the size of…
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52 Ancestors Week 14 – Phillip Martin: Farmer, Preacher and POW
Phillip MARTIN, my 2nd great-grandfather, was born 30 March 1831 to Joel E. MARTIN and Sarah GILL MARTIN. He was…
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52 Ancestors Week 9 – Finding John and Mary Davis
In short order, our little entourage (myself, Joyce, Katie, Tommy, Agnes and Agnes’ son Bobby) were piling into the van….
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52 Ancestors Week 7 – Goldie, the grandmother I never knew
My dad’s mother, Goldie Isabel Price Heiser, was born in August 1893 to Montgomery Price (1859-1947) and Sarah Rebecca Pyles…
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Talented Tuesday – Florrie Thomas Martin
My grandma, Florrie Thomas Martin, was a multi-talented lady. She spread herself around to…
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Florrie and the Cure for the Itch
What do you remember from when you were 3 or 4 years old? Something unusual I’d guess. When I…
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