To commemorate my visit to Chesterfield County, South Carolina last weekend, I am writing about an ancestor who lived his…
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52 Ancestors Week 40 – Wilford Thomas, Another Early Death
Wilford Myrle THOMAS was born 20 May 1891, the second child of Jeremiah Daniel THOMAS (1858-1946) and Margaret Ann GRANT…
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52 Ancestors Week 36 – Thornwell Grant, war casualty
Henry Thornwell Grant, who went by Thornwell, was born 26 Mar 1890 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. His parents were…
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52 Ancestors Week 34 – B.H. Hatcher, Officer Down
Burdine H. HATCHER, known as B.H., was the son of Rev. Simeon J. HATCHER (1828-1894) and Mary Jane GRANT HATCHER…
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52 Ancestors Week 33 – Ed Grant, Statesman
Edmund Griffin GRANT, who went by Ed, was the son of Jesse Lee GRANT (1873-1931) AND Mattie Lee PEELE GRANT…
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My turn as the storyteller
Last Friday I blogged about the Griffin family and how beauty came from the ashes of tragedy. Today, I stood…
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