Tag Archives: Wordless Wednesday
DANNER Siblings ~ Wordless Wednesday
Eunice May DANNER (1907-1996) was my adopted father’s mother. She is on the far right of this picture. Elsie and Fred were a couple of her siblings and Harold was Elsie’s husband.
Barbara BELL WHISENHUNT ~ Wordless Wednesday
Barbara BELL WHISENHUNT ~ Wordless Wednesday Continue reading
John Stephen Holland and Margaret Ella Cullender and Family ~ Wordless Wednesday
Family portrait taken in 1905. Front Row (L to R): Lela Bethel, Lucy Jewel, John Stephen, Daniel Booker, Margaret Ella, and William Sampson. Back Row (L to R): Jesse Clyde, Charlie Clarence, and Susan Avo John Stephen Holland and Margaret … Continue reading
Herbert Woodrow Tanner and Clara Odell Holland ~ Wordless Wednesday
Herbert Woodrow TANNER and Clara Odell HOLLAND were my paternal grandparents whom I discovered in 2018 at the age of 50. I had to take DNA tests through Ancestry and 23andMe to discover who my biological father was and these … Continue reading
Charles Oscar and Mary Irene Porter ~ Wordless Wednesday
I discovered both of these pictures recently. What treasures! Charles Oscar PORTER (April 2, 1884 – April 19, 1946) and Mary Irene Saphronia Jasmine SMITH (July 4, 1890 – June 25, 1947) were the parents of Ruby Irene PORTER (March … Continue reading
Captain William Smith
Captain William Smith was an important Revolutionary War Veteran. He was instrumental in keeping the British from advancing further in the area, but at a significant loss of men. It was 1500 to 300 and was a trick, but they … Continue reading
William WATMOUGH ~ Wordless Wednesday
William WATMOUGH (1875 – 1933) was the father of Harold Davison WATMOUGH (September 30, 1901 – August 9, 1970), who was the father of Bernice Ann WATMOUGH PARKER (March 27, 1929 – March 21, 2012), who was my mother-in-love. ♥ … Continue reading
Moses and Polly Porter with Their Children ~ Wordless Wednesday
Moses Franklin and Mary Ann “Polly” ROSENBERGER PORTER and their children. Edward T. Porter wrote, “The family in Oxford, Kansas ca. 1895. Note the flowers! I saw this house when I went there. It was then a pig farm, and … Continue reading
Benjamin Franklin Wurtz ~ Wordless Wednesday
OK… So, this is more like Minimal Words Wednesday. I couldn’t help myself. Benjamin (or Benjamen) Franklin WURTZ (1880-1975) was my second-great-grandfather on my maternal grandfather’s side. He was the father of Ethel Helen WURTZ (1906-2000) who raised and became … Continue reading
Digging For Ancestors 