As a tribute to Veterans today, I compiled a list of ancestors who served that I have blogged about. This…
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The murder of Thomas Wescott, part 2
This is part 2 of The Murder of Thomas Wescott. Read part 1 here Suicide ruled out At first,…
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Ella Grant: the last tragedy & the first
For the last four weeks I’ve written about the tragic young deaths of the Gardner family – Benny in 1920,…
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Mattie Gardner: she didn’t die in a car accident
Mattie Mae GARDNER was the last of the seven children born to John GARDNER (1854-1935) and Ella GRANT GARDNER (1864-1918)….
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Walker Gardner: WW1 veteran and young father
Henry Walker GARDNER was born in March 1895 in South Carolina. He was the sixth of seven children born to John…
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Baxter Gardner: struck by lightning
Baxter Tillman GARDNER was the son of Bennie GARDNER (1888-1920) and Jessie PATRICK GARDNER BYRD (1892-1967). Baxter was the middle…
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