George Marcus Barrett

 

George Marcus Barrett

Born 1874 Dyer County Tennessee

Died 1947 Choctaw County, Oklahoma

Son of John Franklin & Ulysis Hopper Barrett

Married Della Herndon

One child- Ulysia Barrett Layne 

My great grand uncle

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Simon Peter Sumner

 

Simon Peter Sumner

Born: 1835 Illinois

Died: Between 1869-1870 Drew County Arkansas

Married: Elmira Denton 10/18/1854 Drew County Arkansas

(Daughter of Shipman & Sarah Shumake Denton)


2 Greats Grandfather

Buster- Moss Marriage Certificate

 

Samuel Woods Buster (son of  John & Jane Beattie Buster) & 

Jane Moss (Daughter of James & Sarah Virginia Madden Moss)

2 greats grandparents

Arkansas Territory

Hempstead County

October 11, 1832

Ezekial & Martha Gilbert Fitzhugh

 

Ezekial Harrison (1847 Dyer County Tennessee -1935 Hot Spring County Arkansas) & 

Martha Mariah Gilbert Fitzhugh(1841 Limestone County Alabama-1928 Hot Spring County Arkansas) 

My 2 greats grandparents 

Grandma Sutton

Lela Barrett Sutton 

Random Memories of my grandmother~ (reblog from 2013)

Every summer... shelling purple hull peas, .ice cold sweet tea, watermelons, wood floors, green linoleum dining table, well water, face powder.

She wore roll- up stockings to just below her knee, and always wore dresses until after my grandpa passed. Then she started wearing pants every now and then.

If a bad storm was coming, she would part the clouds with an ax put in the ground out in the garden to split the clouds and keep her home safe.  (I never actually saw her do this, but was told she did.)  She also had a hidey hole, but I did not like that place due to my deep seated fear of spiders, red wasps and snakes.

She had chickens and hogs and I imagine they did not have names, because they were breakfast, lunch and dinner.  (I swear she is choking a chicken in this picture, but I can't really tell) My grandpa also had cattle.

She made homemade biscuits every day. The flour was kept in a bowl with a towel over it under the cabinet.  She hollowed out  the flour, poured milk into the hole, then rotated her hand around and around until a biscuit was formed.  She then placed the biscuit in an old black pan, and patted it in the middle with the back of her fingers, the poured a bit of melted butter over that.  Grease (lard) was involved, but I don't remember when she put it in) 

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#52 ancestors - longevity- my grandmother was born in 1909 and passed away in 2000, almost 91 years old.
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Four Generations ~ Nichols, Albey, Sutton

This is one of my favorite photos- taken in 1958, almost 60 years ago.   The baby is me, and to the right is my sweet mom-  I miss her so much! 

Standing is my granny- my mom's mom, Esther Adaline Nichols Albey, and holding me is Sara Adaline Fitzhugh Nichols, my great grandmother, who passed about one year later. 

There is a little more about the Nichols/Albey families posted on my other blog  located here and here

Week 2 prompt for 52 ancestors is "Favorite Photo"

Barrett & Bowers

Franklin Edward Bowers

(birth name: Burton Harper)

Born:  May 22, 1911 

Died:  March 22, 1997, Kirby, Pike County Arkansas 

married: 

July 4, 1942 

Howard County Arkansas 

to: 

Lillie Mae Barrett 

Born: July 22, 1913 Howard County Arkansas 

Died:  December 24, 2002 Pike County Arkansas 

My great aunt & uncle

Strolling Central Avenue