Lester TERRY was born in 1903 in South Carolina, likely Richland County. He was the 7th of eleven children born…
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Laura and Amy Thomas: spinster sisters
Jessie “Jess” THOMAS (1843-1932) and his wife, Mary Ann DAVIS THOMAS (1840-1919), had eight children, mostly daughters. Jess was a…
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Lula Martin: bullet or typhoid?
Lula Devere MARTIN is my 2nd cousin, twice removed. She was the daughter of Hack MARTIN (1851-1932) and Charlotte HARRISON…
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Billy Thomas, Jr.: into the pool with you
This month’s Genealogy Blog Party is a pool party where we get to toss a difficult ancestor into the pool….
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The murder of Tom Lee
Henry Thomas (Tom) LEE was born 14 August 1882 to Hosie LEE (1848-1936) and Mary Jane BRAZELL LEE (1849-?). He…
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Tom Lee: an accidental death
Thomas Earl LEE, Sr. was the third of nine children born to George Belton LEE (1871-1948) and Alma LYBRAND LEE…
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