There is an old cemetery near Jonesville, SC called Flat Rock Cemetery. It was recently on the news that someone had stolen some of the Confederate Honor Crosses from the graves there. The Gault family have most of the graves in this small cemetery and they requested help from the local SCV camp (Sons of Confederate Veterans). They were able to have them re-placed and they hed a re-dedication ceremony today. Stan and I went. Stan is a member of the Spartanburg camp, the Adam Washington Ballenger Camp #68. We met some friends down there. Several local camps participated and re-enactors came from as far as Rock Hill, SC to be part of the Honor Guard.

Flat Rock Methodist Episcopal Church South (aka Methodist Episcopal Church South), 998 Eisontown Road, Jonesville, Union, South Carolina, United States

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The Water Ceremony where the living soldiers share the water in a canteen and then they take the canteen to the graves of their comrades and pour water at the grave. It was moving.





SCV Camp #1451 Gen. States Rights Gist Camp, Bogansville, SC Camp Commander Mark Sanders





SCV Camp #68 Adam Washington Ballanger Camp Spartanburg, SC Camp Commander Randy McGuinn




SC Division Commander Mark Simpson






Flutists playing the Bonnie Blue Flag


















3 volley honor salute







Playing taps

Elijah T. Fowler was born 8/1/1830 in Union County, SC to Thomas Gilliam Fowler (aka Thomas Gillman Fowler) and Susannah Hames (aka Susan Hames). He was the 6th of 12 children. He married Mary Moseley (aka Mary Mosley, Mary Mosely). Mary Moseley was born 1/1834 in SC. She was the daughter of Daniel Moseley and Biddy Unknown (aka Beadie Unknown, Bedie Unknown). Daniel Moseley was born about 1814 in SC and Biddy Moseley was born about 1820 in SC. Beadie Moseley died between 1870-1880. She was in the 1870 U.S. Census but was not in the 1880 U.S. Census and Daniel was living alone and listed as a widower. Daniel died between 1880-1900.

Lige T. Fowler and Mary Moseley had 3 children:

1) Josephine Gassaway Fowler (aka Josie Fowler, Josie G. Fowler) (DOB 2/22/1861 in Union County, SC; DOD 11/28/1953). She married Dr. Thomas Jefferson Lee (DOB 10/19/1860 in Union County, SC; DOD 9/6/1917 in Rocky, Washita County, OK). They are both buried at Lone Star Cemetery, E1260 Road, Rocky, Washita County, OK.

2) Susan Elizabeth Fowler (aka Bettie Fowler) (DOB about 1864 in Union County, SC; DOD ? in ? ) married ? . I couldn't find any further information after the 1880 U.S. Census.

3) Fannie Fowler (DOB about 1867 in Union County, SC; DOD between 1900-1910 in Spartanburg County, SC) married Isaac C. Emory (aka Ike C. Emory) (DOB 2/15/1851 in Spartanburg County, SC; DOD 1/24/1928 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC). Isaac Emory is buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church, 3119 Highway 56, Pauline, Spartanburg County, SC.

1850 U.S. Census of Union County,  South Carolina; Roll   M432_859; Page:  88A; Image:  427, Lines 25-33, "Thomas Fowler, Sr."
Thomas Fowler, Sr., 53 yrs old (DOB 1797), M(ale), W(hite), Planter, $2,016 Real Estate Value, Born in SC
Susan Fowler, 44 yrs old (DOB 1806), F, W, Born in SC
Charles Fowler, 21 yrs old (DOB 1829), M, W, Overseer, Born in SC
Elijah Fowler, 19 yrs old (DOB 1831), M, W, Student, Born in SC
Frances Fowler, 15 yrs old (DOB 1835), F, W, Born in SC
Thomas Fowler, 13 yrs old (DOB 1837), M, W, Born in SC
Adeline Fowler, 8 yrs old (DOB 1842), F, W, Born in SC
Joseph Fowler, 4 yrs old (DOB 1846), M, W, Born in SC
Sally Fowler, 28 yrs old (DOB 1822), F, W, Born in SC

1860 U.S. Census of Jonesville, Union County,  South Carolina; Roll   M653_1227; Page:  253; Image:  519; Family History Library Film:  805227, Lines 8-16, "Thomas Fowler" and "Elijah Fowler"
Thomas Fowler, 60 yrs old (DOB 1800), M(ale), W(hite), Farmer, $2,000 Real Estate Value, $12,000 Personal Estate Value, Born in SC
Susan Fowler, 48 yrs old (DOB 1812), F, W, Born in SC
Gileman Fowler (sic, looks like Gillman Fowler but Ancestry.com has him indexed as "Gileman Fowler"), 38 yrs old (DOB 1822), F (sic ?), W, Tax Collector, Born in SC
Thomas Fowler, 22 yrs old (DOB 1838), M, W, Farm Laborer, Born in SC
Joseph Fowler, 16 yrs old (DOB 1844), M, W, Farm Laborer, Born in SC
Addiline Fowler (sic, should be Adeline Fowler), 17 yrs old, F, W, Born in SC
Elijah Fowler, 28 yrs old (DOB 1832), M, W, Farmer, $0 Real Estate Value, $400 Personal Estate Value, Born in SC
Mary Fowler, 22 yrs old (DOB 1838), F, W, Born in SC
William St. John, 25 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, Born in SC



E.T. Fowler served in the Confederate cause during the War of Northern Aggression
C.S.A. Co. F., 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers)

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: E. T. Fowler
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: South Carolina
Regiment Name: 6 South Carolina Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers)
Company: F
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Alternate Name: E. F./Fowler
Film Number: M381 roll 11

American Civil War Soldiers
Name: E Fowler
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: South Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.Enlisted in Company F, 6th Cavalry Regiment South Carolina
Sources: 425

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Name: E Fowler
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: South Carolina
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private. Enlisted in Company G, 1st Regulars Infantry Regiment South Carolina. Sources: 425

U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers
Name: E F Fowler
Birth Date: abt 1830
Age: 32
Enlistment Date: 1862
Military Unit: Sixth Cavalry C-F

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: E. F. Fowler
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: South Carolina
Regiment Name: 6 South Carolina Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry (Aiken's Partisan Rangers) (1st Partisan Rangers)
Company: F
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M381 roll 11




1870 U.S. Census of Draytonville,  Union County,  South Carolina; Roll   M593_1510; Page:  369B; Image:  94; Family History Library Film:  553009, Lines 14-18, "Elijah Fowler" living next door to Gassaway Fowler and Ellis Fowler
Elijah Fowler, Head, 40 yrs old (DOB 1830), M(ale), W(hite), Farmer, $3,000 Real Estate Value, $100 Personal Estate Value, Born in SC
Mary Fowler, 34 yrs old (DOB 1836), F, W, Born in SC
Gassaway Fowler, 9 yrs old (DOB 1861), F, W, Born in SC
Susan Fowler, 6 yrs old (DOB 1864), F, W, Born in SC
Fanny Fowler, 3 yrs old (DOB 1867), F, W, Born in SC
Gassaway Fowler, Head, 45 yrs old (DOB 1825), M(ale), W(hite), Farmer, $0 Real Estate Value, $75 Personal Estate Value, Born in SC
Eddora Fowler (sic), Wife, 26 yrs old (DOB 1844), F, W, Born in SC
Mary Fowler, Daughter, 12 yrs old (DOB 1858), F, W, Born in SC
Fanny Fowler, Daughter, 11 yrs old (DOB 1859), F, W, Born in SC
Thomas Fowler, Son, 10 yrs old (DOB 1860), M, W, Born in SC
Lila Fowler (sic), Daughter, 8 yrs old (DOB 1862), F, W, Born in SC
Francis Fowler, Son, 7 yrs old (DOB 1863), M, W, Born in SC
Pink Fowler, Son, 4 yrs old (DOB 1866), M, W, Born in SC
William Fowler, Son, 2 yrs old (DOB 1868), M, W, Born in SC
Ellis Fowler, Head, 60 yrs old (DOB 1810), M(ale), W(hite), Works on Farm, Born in SC
Jane Fowler, 45 yrs old (DOB 1825), F, W, Born in SC
Julia Fowler, 25 yrs old (DOB 1845), F, W, Born in SC
Nancy Fowler, 16 yrs old (DOB 1854), F, W, Born in SC
Purches Fowler (sic), 12 yrs old (DOB 1858), F, W, Born in SC
Lotty Fowler, 9 yrs old (DOB 1861), F, W, Born in SC


1880 U.S. Census of Braytonville (sic),  Union County,  South Carolina; Roll   1242; Family History Film: 1255242; Page: 473C; Enumeration District: 153, Lines 36-39, "E. T. Fowler"
E.T. Fowler, W(hite), M(ale), 49 yrs old (DOB 1831), Head, Married, Farmer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Mary Fowler, W, F, 45 yrs old (DOB 1835), Wife, Married, Keeping House, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Josie Fowler, W, F, 19 yrs old (DOB 1861), Daughter, Single, At School, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Bettie Fowler, W, F, 17 yrs old (DOB 1863), Daughter, Single, At School, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Fannie Fowler, W, F, 12 yrs old (DOB 1868), Daughter, Single, At School, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC


1880 Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, ED 150, Pg 12, E.T. Fowler
1 E.T. Fowler, Farmer, 65 Improved Acres, 35 Acres in Vineyards, Nurseries, Orchards, 150 Acres Woodlands, 50 Acres Other, $3500 Cash Value of Farm, $100 Cash Value of Implements and Machinery, $500 Cash Value of Livestock, 150, 300, -, 750, -,-,-,-,-, 3, 5, 2, 3, 12, 3, -, 2, -,-,-, 278, -, 2, -,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-, 8, 14, -, 70, -,-,-,-,-,-, 30, 500, 30, 200, -,-,-,-, 15, 6, -,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-,-


1900 U.S. Census of Township 4, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1849; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1241849, Lines 82-90, "Thomas J. Lell" (sic, Thomas Jefferson Lee)
Thomas J. Lell, Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born Oct, 1860, 39 yrs old Married 14 yrs (DOM 1886), Born in NC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC, Farmer, Can read and write, Rents farm
Josie Lell (sic), Wife, W, F, Born Feb, 1869, 31 yrs old, Married 14 yrs, 3 children with 3 still living, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Can read and write
Mary Lell, Daughter, W, F, Born Jun, 1888, 11 yrs old, Single, Born in AL, Father born in NC, Mother born in SC
Joshua Lell, Son, W, M, Born Jan, 1892, 8 yrs old, Born in I.T. (Indian Territory), Father born in NC, Mother born in SC
Thomas Lell Jr., Son, W, M, Born Oct, 1897, 3 yrs old, Born in SC, Father born in NC, Mother born in SC
Edward T. Fonder (sic, Elijah T. Fowler), Father-in-law, W, M, Born Aug, 1828, 71 yrs old, Married 41 yrs (DOM 1869), Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, No occupation, Can read and write
Mary Fonder, Mother-in-law, W, F, Born Jan, 1834, 66 yrs old, Married 41 yrs, 10 children with 3 still living, Born in AR (sic ?), Both parents born in AR (sic ?), Farm laborer, Can read and write
Thomas C. Prise, Boarder, W, M, Born Jan, 1878, 23 yrs old, Single, Born in AR, Both parents born in AR, Farm laborer, Can read and write
Mat A. Ward, Boarder, W, M, Born Jan, 1878, 23 yrs old, Single, Born in AR, Both parents born in AR, Farm laborer, Can read and write

Elijah T. and Mary Moseley Fowler must have died between 1900-1910 because they are not found in the 1910 U.S. Census. They must have died in Oklahoma but I didn't find them in FindAGrave.com nor does Oklahoma have their death records with Ancestry.com so I couldn't say when they died or where they are buried.


1) Josephine Gassaway Fowler (aka Josie Fowler, Josie G. Fowler) (DOB 2/22/1861 in Union County, SC; DOD 11/28/1953). She married Dr. Thomas Jefferson Lee (DOB 10/19/1860 in Union County, SC; DOD 9/6/1917 in Rocky, Washita County, OK). They are both buried at Lone Star Cemetery, E1260 Road, Rocky, Washita County, OK.

They had 3 children:
A) Mary Virginia Lee (DOB 6/1888 in Alabama). I was able to follow her all the way through the 1940 U.S. Census but I couldn't find her for sure after that. She lived with her mother.

1900 U.S. Census of Township 4, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1849; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1241849, Lines 82-90, "Thomas J. Lell" (sic, Thomas Jefferson Lee)
Thomas J. Lell, Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born Oct, 1860, 39 yrs old Married 14 yrs (DOM 1886), Born in NC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC, Farmer, Can read and write, Rents farm
Josie Lell (sic), Wife, W, F, Born Feb, 1869, 31 yrs old, Married 14 yrs, 3 children with 3 still living, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Can read and write
Mary Lell, Daughter, W, F, Born Jun, 1888, 11 yrs old, Single, Born in AL, Father born in NC, Mother born in SC
Joshua Lell, Son, W, M, Born Jan, 1892, 8 yrs old, Born in I.T. (Indian Territory), Father born in NC, Mother born in SC
Thomas Lell Jr., Son, W, M, Born Oct, 1897, 3 yrs old, Born in SC, Father born in NC, Mother born in SC
Edward T. Fonder (sic, Elijah T. Fowler), Father-in-law, W, M, Born Aug, 1828, 71 yrs old, Married 41 yrs (DOM 1869), Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, No occupation, Can read and write
Mary Fonder, Mother-in-law, W, F, Born Jan, 1834, 66 yrs old, Married 41 yrs, 10 children with 3 still living, Born in AR (sic ?), Both parents born in AR (sic ?), Farm laborer, Can read and write
Thomas C. Prise, Boarder, W, M, Born Jan, 1878, 23 yrs old, Single, Born in AR, Both parents born in AR, Farm laborer, Can read and write
Mat A. Ward, Boarder, W, M, Born Jan, 1878, 23 yrs old, Single, Born in AR, Both parents born in AR, Farm laborer, Can read and write

1910 U.S. Census of Rainy, Washita County, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1277; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 0264; FHL microfilm: 1375290, Lines 46-50, "Thomas J. Lee" (Wonder why they got their place of births all wrong?)
Thomas J. Lee, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 49 yrs old (DOB 1861), 1st marriage, Married 24 yrs (DOM 1886), Born in GA (sic ?), Both parents born in GA (sic ?), Physician general practise, Can read and write, Owns home free of mortgage
Josephine Lee, Wife, F, W, 48 yrs old (DOB 1862), 1st marriage, Married 24 yrs, 5 children with 3 still living, Born in AL (sic ?), Father born in WV (sic ?), Mother born in USA, Can read and write
Mary Lee, Daughter, F, W, 22 yrs old (DOB 1888), Single, Born in AL, Father born in GA, Mother born in AL, Can read and write, Attends school
Joshua Lee, Son, M, W, 18 yrs old (DOB 1892), Single, Born in AL, Father born in GA, Mother born in AL, Can read and write, Attends school
Thomas J. Lee, Son, M, W, 12 yrs old (DOB 1898), Born in AL, Father born in GA, Mother born in AL, Attends school

1920 U.S. Census of Oklahoma City Ward 4, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1475; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 157; Image: 204, Lines 90-92, "Clarence F. Jackson", Mary Lee is lodging with this couple.
Clarence F. Jackson, Head, Head, Rents home, M(ale), W(hite), 39 yrs old, Married, Can read and write, Born in KY, Both parents born in KY, Butcher at grocery store
Minnie Jackson, Wife, F, W, 30 yrs old, Married, Can read and write, Born in KY, Both parents born in KY, Saleslady department store
Mary N. Lee, Lodger, F, W, 31 yrs old (DOB 1889), Single, Can read and write, Born in AL, Father born in NC, Mother born in SC, Missionary worker for state of OK

1930 U.S. Census of Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; Roll: 2242; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0179; Image: 567.0; FHL microfilm: 2341976, Lines 79-83, "Josie F. Lee"
Josie F. Lee, Head, Rents home for $70, F(emale), W(hite), 70 yrs old (DOB 1860), Widowed, Can read and write, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, No occupation
Mary V. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 39 yrs old (DOB 1891), Single, Can read and write, Born in AL, Father born in NC, Mother born in SC, Stenographer for Baptist SS Board
Mary A. Biby, Boarder, F, W, 39 yrs old (DOB 1891), Single, Can read and write, Born in IL, Both parents born in IL, Training Sunday School teacher
Ruth Bell, Boarder, Boarder, F, W, 30 yrs old (DOB 1900), Single, Can read and write, Born in NY, Both parents born in NY, Education director YMCA
Ethel McConnell, Boarder, F, W, 25 yrs old (DOB 1905), Single, Can read and write, Born in AL, Both parents born in AL, Christian Educator Baptist Sunday School

1940 U.S. Census of Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3975; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 99-148, Lines 69-70, "Josie F. Lee"
Josie F. Lee, Rents for $55, Head, F(emale), W(hite), 80 yrs old (DOB 1860), Widowed, Attended school thru 6th grade, Born in SC, Lived in same place in 1935, No occupation
Mary Virginia Lee, Daughter, F, W, 51 yrs old (DOB 1889), Single, Attended college 5 yrs, Born in AL, Lived in same place in 1935, Secretary Sunday School Board

Her mother died in 1953 and is buried beside her husband in Washita County, OK. I don't know where Mary Virginia Lee lived or died. I did find a Mary Virginia Lee buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, 7600 Old Taft Road, Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States and it says "Unknown" birth date and she died in 1941. I don't know if this is her or not.



B) Joshua Bryan Lee (aka Josh B. Lee, Josh Lee) (DOB 1/23/1892 in Childersburg, Talladega County, AL; DOD 8/7/1967 in Norman, Cleveland County, OK) married Louise Gerlach (DOB 12/17/1896 in AL; DOD 12/6/1977 in Norman, Cleveland County, OK). They are both buried in the IOOF Cemetery (Independent Order Of Odd Fellows Cemetery), 1913 North Porter Avenue, Norman, Cleveland County, OK. They had 2 children: Mary Louise Lee who married Donald Raymond Symcox and Robert J. Lee.

Wikipedia
Born in Childersburg, Alabama, Joshua B. Lee moved with his parents to Pauls Valley, Oklahoma (which was then Indian Territory), and then to Kiowa County, near Hobart, in 1901. He attended the public schools of Hobart and Rocky, Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Baptist University at Shawnee. He was a teacher in the public schools of Rocky from 1911 to 1913 and was a coach of athletics and teacher of public speaking at the Oklahoma Baptist University, 1913–1915; he graduated from the University of Oklahoma at Norman in 1917, and received a graduate degree in political science from Columbia University in 1924, and a law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University (Tennessee) in 1925. He was initiated into the Mu Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity in 1917.

During the First World War, Joshua Lee served overseas as a private in the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Infantry, Thirty-fourth Division, in 1917 and 1918. From 1919 to 1934, he was head of the public speaking department of the University of Oklahoma, and was also an author and lecturer. "HOW TO HOLD AN AUDIENCE WITHOUT A ROPE" and "THE BATTLE OF COGNAC" were his most noted titles. "THE BATTLE OF COGNAC" was first published in October 1919 by "Harlow Publishing Corporation". It was republished as a hard cover in 1948 by Harlow Publishing Corporation with three more rhymes included. Besides the rhymes there is enough commentary to illuminate the circumstances in which the rhymes were written. The 1948 version was ill-trimmed and the pages were not separated in twenty four instances. It is made up of soldier rhymes, with no effort to make them poems. Josh called them "the jottings of a doughboy."

One sample of his authentic jottings is this passage contributed by a man reporting for help at sick call. “Are you sick, soldier?” And the trooper says, “No sir, I ain't sick, but I feels powful unnecessary down around my mess kit.”

Illustrations for the book were contributed by Ruth Monro Augar—from sketches she did during The First World War while serving as an El Paso Herald reporter—from scenes observed on the Texas border, near Fort Bliss.

During the latter part of the war Josh Lee joined the entertainment troop and soon became a favorite of battle-sick doughboys. He knew how they felt because he had been there, slogging through the same mud.

By 1948 Josh Lee owned and operated a ranch in western Oklahoma and a farm near Norman. His reputation in the neighborhood was that of just an all around good guy. He had a pond on his farm near Norman.

Left in his personal papers were pictures of himself and FDR, about 100 copies of his “Cognac” book with the covers intact, and the pages still unopened. There were several recordings of material gleaned from his course in public speaking. There was also a picture of a painting of an early MacArthur, as well as pictures of himself at various functions.

There were three duffel bags full of correspondence and clippings of his public career that made the news. He and Will Rogers were close friends at one time. “Josh Lee never met a man he didn't like either,” said Leroy Bridges, the Director of Outreach Political Communication Center, Department of Communication, at the University of Oklahoma. He is a treasure trove of information on the subject of Josh Lee and the times and people of the times.

From 1919 to 1934, Josh Lee was head of the public speaking department of the University of Oklahoma, and was also an author and lecturer; he owned and operated a ranch in western Oklahoma and a farm near Norman.

He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth Congress (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1937) and was not a candidate for renomination in 1936; he was then elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from January 3, 1937, to January 3, 1943. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942, and was a member of the Civil Aeronautics Board from 1943 to 1955. He returned to Norman and practiced law; he died there in 1967 and was interred in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery.



LEE, JOSHUA BRYAN (1892-1967)

Once called "a city feller with a hick name,""Josh" Lee, who served Oklahoma as both a senator and a representative in Congress, was born in Childersburg, Talladega County, Alabama, on January 23, 1892, the son of Dr. Thomas Jefferson and Josie Fowler Lee. He was christened Joshua but later acquired the middle name of Bryan after William Jennings Bryan. The family moved toPauls Valley, Indian Territory, when he was three and later to near Hobart in 1901. Shortly after statehood they relocated to near Rocky. The younger Lee attended public schools in the last two towns.

He attended Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) and the University of Oklahoma (OU), receiving a bachelor's degree from the latter in 1917. He supported himself as a teacher in the public schools of Rocky (1911-13) and a coach of athletics and teacher of public speaking at OBU (1913-15). In 1916 he won the national collegiate oratorical championship. In 1924 he received a master's degree in political science from Columbia University and in 1925 an LL.B. degree from Cumberland University of Tennessee. Lee was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1917. During World War I he served fourteen months in France as a private in the 135th Infantry, Thirty-fourth (Sandstorm) Division.

Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he went to OU, where he became head of the public speaking department. He held this position until 1934, when he first ran for the U.S. Congress. His students included Carl Albert and Mike Monroney. Lee was a widely known lecturer and speaker and the author of such books as Soldier Rhymes (1919), Public Speaking (1924), The Battle of Cognac, and Other Soldier Rhymes (Oklahoma City: Harlow Publishing Corp., 1948) and How to Hold an Audience Without a Rope(Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., 1947). The New York Times called him a "silver-tongued, slick-haired Demosthenes from Oklahoma," and both that newspaper and Time magazine considered him Oklahoma's second-best public speaker, after Will Rogers.

Lee married Louise Gerlach of Woodward, Oklahoma, on January 17, 1923. He and his wife had two children, Robert Joshua and Mary Louise.
Near Norman he bought and operated a farm. He also owned and ran a ranch in western Oklahoma.

In 1934 the voters of Oklahoma's Fifth District elected Lee as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served only one term, from January 3, 1935, to January 3, 1937. In 1935 on the House floor, he delivered a eulogy honoring humorist Will Rogers.

In 1936 he ran against and beat incumbent Sen. Thomas P. Gore in the Democratic primary and won the senatorial contest in the general election that year. Gore was unpopular with voters for not supporting Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal. Lee, on the other hand, supported the administration. He also had a strong campaign organization staffed by former students called "Rover Boys," which included Alfred P. Murrah, Luther Bohanon, and Eugene Rice Duncan.

The new senator held his seat in the upper legislative body from January 3, 1937, to January 3, 1943. He served on the following Senate standing committees: Commerce, Education and Labor, Irrigation and Reclamation, Military Affairs, and Public Lands and Surveys. He was also on the Special Conservation and Utilization of Aquatic Life Committee. While he was on Commerce, the committee considered legislation that created the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), and Lee held a seat on the subcommittee studying aviation. He gained attention in the late 1930s when he sponsored a bill to draft wealth as well as men in the event of war. In 1939 he was elected secretary of the majority caucus and became a member of the Senate Democratic steering committee. In 1940 he was a leading advocate in the Roosevelt third-term movement, and he was considered a potential vice-presidential candidate. In 1941 the president appointed him chair of the U.S. delegation to the Pan-American Highway Congress in Mexico City. Before the United States entered World War II, Lee supported preparedness and aid for the Allies. In 1942 he chaired a military affairs subcommittee that held hearings on air cargo.

The senator won the Democratic primary handily in 1942 but failed in his bid for reelection. His opponent was Ed Moore, a lifelong Democrat turned Republican who conducted a vigorous, well-financed campaign. Moore took advantage of the public's waning support for the New Deal and its concern over early losses in the war. Lee remained in Washington, D.C., through the fall to press a legislative amendment banning alcoholic beverages from army and navy bases. Beer forces moved to the Moore camp. The senator returned to Oklahoma just ten days before the November election, too late to secure a victory.

On February 8, 1943, the president appointed Lee to an unexpired term on the CAB. He was later appointed for two full terms. In this capacity he urged development of municipal aviation operations, participated in international air conferences, and negotiated air agreements with other countries. In 1949 he served as the board's chair. He retired on December 31, 1955.

Upon retirement, Lee returned to Oklahoma. He lived at and ran his farm near Norman, where he carried out his ideas on conservation. He also practiced law with the Oklahoma City firm of Bohanon, Barefoot and Lee. Josh Lee died in Norman on August 10, 1967. He was interred in the IOOF Cemetery there.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1996 (Arlington, Va.: CQ Staff Directories, 1997). Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City), 11 August 1967. Gaston Litton, History of Oklahoma at the Golden Anniversary of Statehood, Vol. 1 (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1957). New York Times, 11 August 1967. National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. 53 (New York: James T. White and Company, 1971). James R. Scales and Danney Goble,Oklahoma Politics: A History (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1982). Time, 18 August 1967.
Todd J. Kosmerick
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Biographical Sketch of the Creator of the Collection
Oklahoma University
Josh Lee was born in 1892 in Childersburg, Alabama, and moved with his family to southern Oklahoma when he was three years old. He was educated in Baptist schools and graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1917, where as a senior he won the National Oratorical Council prize. The next autumn, Lee joined the University of Oklahoma as an instructor in public speaking. He received the MA degree in political science from Columbia University in 1925, and an LLB degree from Cumberland Law School in Tennessee in 1926.

A Democrat, Lee represented Oklahoma's Fifth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1935-1937. In 1936, he was elected to the U.S. Senate. As a congressman, Lee served on the Civil Service, Education, Pensions, and World War Veterans' Legislation Committees. As a senator, he served on the Commerce, Education and Labor, Irrigation and Reclamation, Military Affairs, and Public Lands and Surveys Committees.

Lee was a strong supporter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal. Surprisingly in 1942, Lee was defeated in his Senate reelection bid by Edward H. Moore, an anti-New Deal Democrat, who had been nominated by the Republican Party. Lee had aroused the ire of beer forces with a proposed rider to a bill lowering the draft to prevent the sales of intoxicating liquor in the area of army camps. The beer forces campaigned for Moore, but the "drys" did not march for Lee. In 1943, President Roosevelt appointed Lee to an unexpired term on the Civil Aeronautics Board. He later served two additional six-year terms. In 1955, Lee returned to Norman, Oklahoma, to practice law. He died in Norman on August 10, 1967.

The collection is organized into five series: speaking engagements and speeches; official correspondence; personal correspondence; resource material; and scrapbooks.

The speaking engagements and speeches series covers the years 1916-1966 and includes undated speeches as well. Because the audiences of the speaking engagements were so diverse-from high school commencement exercises to the chambers of Congress-the topics of the speeches are varied.
Aviation is the focus of the official correspondence series (1925-1967). Topics include aeronautical law, safety standards, and employment. This series also has information on politics and job appointments. The personal correspondence series (1914-1972) includes materials relating to Josh Lee's business and family life. There is also correspondence with political figures, such as Carl Albert and Claude Pepper.

The resource material series (1911-1967) contains magazine articles written by or about Lee; Civil Aeronautics Board cases and additional correspondence; biographical information; campaign material; clippings; newsletters; pamphlets; programs; and miscellaneous items. The scrapbook series (1933-1965) has correspondence, information on Lee's Senate years, his defeat for reelection to the Senate in 1942, the Civil Aeronautics Board, speaking engagements, clippings, magazine articles, and other miscellaneous material. Some of the scrapbooks include clippings from the Congressional Record.


1930 U.S. Census of Lahoma Avenue, Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma; Roll: 1898; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0019; Image: 378.0; FHL microfilm: 2341632, Lines 57-59, "Josh B. Lee"
Josh B. Lee, Head, Owns home valued at $7500, M(ale), W(hite), 38 yrs old (DOB 1892), Married at age 31 yrs old (DOM 1923), Can read and write, Born in AL, Father born in GA (sic ?), Mother born in NC (sic ?), Professor at University of OK
Louise G. Lee, Wife, F, W, 33 yrs old (DOB 1897), Married at age 24 yrs old, Can read and write, Born in AL, Father born in IL, Mother born in CO
Robert J. Lee, Son, M, W, 5 yrs old (DOB 1925), Born in OK, Both parents born in AL

1940 U.S. Census of Lahoma Ave, Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3284; Page: 67B; Enumeration District: 14-20B, Lines 71-75, "Joshua B. Lee"
Joshua B. Lee, Head, Owns home valued at $6500, M(ale), W(hite), 47 yrs old (DOB 1893), Married, Attended college 5 yrs, Born in AL, Lived in same place in 1935, State Senator
Louise G. Lee, Wife, F, W, 43 yrs old (DOB 1897), Married, Attended college 4 yrs, Born in OK, Lived in same place in 1935
Robert J. Lee, Son, M, W, 15 yrs old (DOB 1925), Single, Attends school, Attended high school 1 yr, Born in OK, Lived in same place in 1935
Mary Louise Lee, Daughter, F, W, 8 yrs old (DOB 1932), Single, Attends school, Attended school thru 2nd grade, Born in OK, Lived in same place in 1935
Lois June Sawyer, Housekeeper, F, W, 19 yrs old, Divorced, Attended high school 4 yrs, Born in OK, Lived in same place in 1935, Housekeeper private family.


C) Thomas Joseph Lee (DOB 10/16/1896 in Pauls Valley, Garvin County, OK; DOD 1935 in Clinton, Custer County, OK) married Opal Corbin Sights (DOB 6/29/1900 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK; DOD 6/1/1998 in Clinton, Custer County, OK). I don't know if they had children as Thomas J. Lee died in 1935. They are both buried at Clinton City Cemetery, 415 West Gary Boulevard, Clinton, Custer County, OK.

1930 U.S. Census of Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma; Roll: 1901; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0014; Image: 915.0; FHL microfilm: 2341635, Lines 73-84, "James Moore"
James Moore, Head, Rents for $22, M(ale), W(hite), 21 yrs old, Married at age 19 yrs old, Born in OK, Both parents born in TX, Tractor driver
Martha Moore, Wife, F, W, 24 yrs old, Married at 22 yrs old, Born in TX, Father born in AL, Mother born in TX
John M. Rogers, Roomer, M, W, 22 yrs old, Single, Born in TX, Both parents born in TX, Bookkeeper light and power co
Parks E. Buntley, Roomer, M, W, 30 yrs old, Single, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Bookkeeper motor service
Roy Newman, Roomer, M, W, 40 yrs old, Divorced, Married at age 26 yrs old, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Salesman garage
Richard T. Moore, Roomer, M, W, 35 yrs old, Single, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Salesman Auto
Edgar B. Lewis, Roomer, M, W, 52 yrs old, Divorced, Married at age 23 yrs old, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Salesman Hardware
Marvin Holcombe, Roomer, M, W, 40 yrs old, Single, Born in TX, Both parents born in AL, Auditor Pacific Utilities
Thomas J. Lee, Son-in-law, M, W, 34 yrs old (DOB 1896), Married at age 28 yrs old (DOM 1924), Can read and write, Born in OK, Both parents born in TN, Civil Engineer Oil Refining
Opal E. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 30 yrs old (DOB 1900), Married at age 23 yrs old, Can read and write, Born in OK, Father born in MO, Mother born in IN
Albert Fern, Roomer, M, W, 27 yrs old, Single, Born in OK, Father born in KY, Mother born in AR, Teacher public school
Dona Morgan, Wife, F, W, 30 yrs old, Married at age 23 yrs old, Born in MO, Both parents born in MO

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Cleveland; Roll: 1851697, Serial #189, Order #27, Thomas Joseph Lee, DOB 10/15/1896Thomas Joseph Lee412 Ch*** (illegible) Ave, Norman, Cleveland County, OKDOB 10/15/1896 in Pauls Valley, Cleveland County, OKEmployer: Southwestern Bell Telephone, Norman, OKNearest Relative: Josie Fowler Lee, 412 Ch***(illegible), Norman, Cleveland County, OK35-3-9-B
Brown hair, Brown eyes
Signed by him 6/5/1918

New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Year: 1931; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715; Microfilm Roll: 5067; Line: 17; Page Number: 84, Thomas J. Lee
Name: Thomas J Lee
Arrival Date: 2 Nov 1931
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1896
Birth Location: Oklahoma
Birth Location Other: Pauls Valley
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: London, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: American Banker

New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Opal Corbin Lee
Arrival Date: 2 Nov 1931
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1900
Birth Location: Oklahoma
Birth Location Other: Clinton
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: London, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: American Banker
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Thomas Joseph Lee
Birth: 1896
Death: 1935
Burial: Clinton Cemetery, Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma, USA
Created by: Stacileann
Record added: Sep 23, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 76971631

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Opal C. Sights Lee
Birth: Jun. 29, 1900
Death: Jun. 1, 1998
Note: m. Thomas
Burial: Clinton Cemetery, Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot: 4-L73
Created by: Dolores Colwell Willis &...
Record added: Feb 15, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 85015929

Social Security Death Index
Name: Opal C. Lee
SSN: 525-80-****
Last Residence: 73601  Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
Born: 29 Jun 1900
Died: 26 May 1998
State (Year) SSN issued: New Mexico (1953)

Some of the family went to see our niece, Jenny, and her family up in Illinois back last fall. They went to a Pumpkin Patch one day and took the children. They had a good time. Here is my digital scrapbook page of that day.

The boys (our great nephews) enjoyed their first snow this Fall in Illinoise. Here is the digital scrapbook page I did of them playing in it.

Our great nephew, Brett, playing in the snow. Here is the digital scrapbook page I made with his photo.

We had another grandniece come into the world on 1/30/2014. Here is Brooke's first digital scrapbook page.

Our nephew, Luke, has a red beard and someone found this cute knitted hat with attached beard for his baby boy, Will. Such a cute photo. Here is my digital scrapbook page of Will with the beard and hat.

Here is a photo of our nephew, Luke, when he was the same age as his son, Will. We keep talking about how much they look alike and you can sure see it in comparing these photos. Here is the digital scrapbook page I added their photos to. I did not create this page but used a quickpage for it.

My sister-in-law, Kathi, did some babysitting for our nephew, Luke. She took care of Will and Savannah. They had a good time and Kathi got this funny picture. I wanted to make the page funny, cartoon like. I hope I did it with this digital scrapbook page I created.

If you enjoy wine, then you have seen wine corks. There is evidently an argument for traditionalists who prefer real cork above the new style of wine corks, recycled wine corks. Either way, you can accumulate a lot of corks and there should be a way to repurpose the wine corks. I found some ideas by doing a Google image search. It always astounds me how crafty and smart people are. I saw corks used as wall coverings and backsplashes, bulletin boards, floor coverings, etc. And you don't have to use the full cylinder, but you can cut them in half lengthwise or cut into disks. Here are a few photos I found to give you some ideas.



Corks float so they would be good for boat keys.













Make your own small stamps.



A trivet

Charles Ellis Fowler was born 10/3/1828 in South Carolina to Thomas Gilliam Fowler (aka Thomas Gillman Fowler) (DOB 12/27/1798 in Union County, SC; DOD 2/6/1880 in Union County, SC) and Susannah Hames (aka Susan Hames) (DOB About 1804 in SC; DOD 9/22/1863 in Union County, SC).

1850 U.S. Census of Union County,  South Carolina; Roll   M432_859; Page:  88A; Image:  427, Lines 25-33, "Thomas Fowler, Sr."
Thomas Fowler, Sr., 53 yrs old (DOB 1797), M(ale), W(hite), Planter, $2,016 Real Estate Value, Born in SC
Susan Fowler, 44 yrs old (DOB 1806), F, W, Born in SC
Charles Fowler, 21 yrs old (DOB 1829), M, W, Overseer, Born in SC
Elijah Fowler, 19 yrs old (DOB 1831), M, W, Student, Born in SC
Frances Fowler, 15 yrs old (DOB 1835), F, W, Born in SC
Thomas Fowler, 13 yrs old (DOB 1837), M, W, Born in SC
Adeline Fowler, 8 yrs old (DOB 1842), F, W, Born in SC
Joseph Fowler, 4 yrs old (DOB 1846), M, W, Born in SC
Sally Fowler, 28 yrs old (DOB 1822), F, W, Born in SC


Charles E. Fowler married Mary Margaret White about 1850 in Union County, SC. Mary Margaret White was born 4/23/1836 in Union County, SC to William Wylie White and Sophia Gault.

Charles Fowler and Mary Margaret White had 13 children together:

1) Emma Abigail Fowler (DOB 4/4/1854 in Union County, SC; DOD 10/15/1922 in Union County, SC) married William Giles Coleman (DOB 1/15/1849 in Union County, SC; DOD 12/13/1926 in Union County, SC). They had 12 children: Charles J. Coleman, Hiram Coleman, Joseph Coleman, Mary Coleman, Elizabeth Coleman, James Thomas Coleman, Sallie Coleman, Smith Coleman, David Giles Coleman, Lela Coleman, Margaret Coleman, Lettie Coleman

2) Foster C. Fowler (DOB 7/31/1856 in Union County, SC; DOD 11/4/1919 in Union County, SC) married Nannie Carter (DOB 1860-1870 in Union County, SC; DOD About 1953 in SC). They had 9 children: Clayton Edwin Fowler, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Fowler, Viola Fowler, Vandine Charlie Fowler, Albert Edward Fowler, Ernest Boyd Fowler, Thomas "Tommy" Fowler, Russell Franklin Fowler, Virgie Carrie Fowler

3) Anna Kansas Fowler (DOB 5/15/1858 in Union County, SC; DOD 2/22/1930 in Union County, SC) married Asbury Wilton McWhirter (DOB 1/4/1848 in Union County, SC; DOD 9/4/1917 in Union County, SC). They had 7 children: Henry O. McWhirter, James Marian McWhirter, Addie Benard McWhirter, Albert Malcolm McWhirter, Madge McWhirter, Lemon McWhirter, Lucille McWhirter

4) Clara Elizabeth Fowler (DOB 7/18/1858 in Union County, SC; DOD 5/12/1900 in Union County, SC) married John Thomas Landy Scott (DOB About 1856 in Union County, SC; DOD 2/26/1908 in Union County, SC). The had 8 children: Minnie Scott, Arthur Boyd Scott, Robert Wilson Scott, Lula Scott, Charles Maxwell Scott, Morris Monroe Scott, Mildred Scott, Florence Mae Scott

5) Lola M. Fowler (DOB 1/25/1861 in Union County, SC; DOD 3/16/1892 in Union County, SC)

6) Robert James Fowler (DOB 2/14/1866 in Union County, SC; DOD 5/26/1957 in Jefferson County, AL) married Minnie L. Broyles (DOB 1/16/1881 in AL; DOD 6/9/1972 in Jefferson County, AL). They had 3 children: Ruby Fowler, Jewel Ozell Fowler, Robert James Fowler

7) William Darby Fowler (DOB 11/6/1867 in Union County, SC; DOD 6/30/1951 in Bartow County, GA) married Effie Gertrude Cox (DOB 3/12/1867 in Bartow County GA; DOD 12/8/1926 in Bartow County, GA). They had 2 children: Vera Fowler and Era Fowler

8) Joseph "Joe" Elliot Fowler (DOB 5/14/1869 in Union County, SC; DOD 9/30/1957 in Union County, SC) married Minnie Evelenna Hart (DOB 6/23/1880 in Union County, SC; DOD 3/22/1913 in Union County, SC). They had 4 children: Roy Jennings Fowler, Toby or T.B. Fowler, Margaret Fowler, Joseph Ray Fowler

9) Coleman Carlisle Fowler (DOB 3/4/1871 in Union County, SC; DOD 6/13/1955 in Union County, SC) married Nancy "Nannie" Pacolet Carter (DOB 9/24/1876 in Union County, SC; DOD 6/5/1962 in Union County, SC). They had 7 children: Delphia Fowler, Marie Fowler, Martha Lee Fowler, Florence Fowler, Colleen Fowler, Carlisle E. Fowler, Dorothy Fowler

10) George M. Fowler (DOB 3/29/1873 in Union County, SC; DOD 9/24/1929 in Monticello, Shelton, Fairfield County, SC) married Sarah Elizabeth "Bessie" Carter (DOB 4/11/1875 in SC; DOD 5/17/1864 in SC). They had 5 children: Oscar Roscoe Fowler, William Winfield Fowler, Charles "Charlie" Fowler, Frank Fowler, Lillian Fowler

11) Susan S. Fowler (DOB 11/25/1874 in Union County, SC; DOD 9/1/1940 in Union County, SC) married ? Boyd.

12) Florence C. Fowler (DOB 12/4/1876 in Union County, SC; DOD 7/2/1902 in Union County, SC) married J.E. Johnson.

13) Charles C. Fowler (DOB 1/4/1878 in Union County, SC; DOD 9/16/1890 in Union County, SC)

1860 U.S. Census of Union County, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1227; Page: 259; Image: 532; Family History Library Film: 805227, Lines 1-6, "Charles Fowles" (sic, Charles Fowler)
Charles Fowles, 31 yrs old (DOB 1829), M(ale), W(hite), Farmer, $1000 Real Estate, $200 Personal Estate Value, Born in SC
Margaret Fowles, 24 yrs old (DOB 1836), F, W, Born in SC
Era Fowles (sic), 6 yrs old (DOB 1854), Born in SC
Foster Fowles (sic, Foster Fowler), 4 yrs old (DOB 1856), Born in SC
Ama Fowles (sic, Anna Foster), 2 yrs old (DOB 1858), Born in SC
Clara Fowles (sic, Clara Fowler), 1 yr old (DOB 1859), Born in SC

1870 U.S. Census of Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1510; Page: 471A; Image: 297; Family History Library Film: 553009, Lines 1-3, "Wm B. Hames", Lines 1-3, "S.A. Gallman", Lines 6-15, "Charlie Fowler", Lines 16-19, "Sallie Fowler", Lines 25-28, "Knight Fowler"
Wm. B. Hames, 72 yrs old (DOB 1798), M(ale), W(hite), Farmer, $1250 Real Estate Value, $650 Personal Estate Value, Born in SC, Cannot read or write
Ann Hames, 50 yrs old (DOB 1820), F, W, Born in SC, Cannot read or write
William Hames, 12 yrs old (DOB 1858), M, W, Born in SC, Attends school
S.A. Gallman, 22 yrs old (DOB 1848), F(emale), W(hite), Keeping house, Born in SC, Cannot read or write
Thomas Fowler, 73 yrs old (DOB 1797), M, W, Farmer, Born in SC
Charles Fowler, 40 yrs old (DOB 1830), M(ale), W(hite), Farmer, Born in SC, Cannot read or write
Margaret Fowler, 37 yrs old (DOB 1833), F, W, Keeping house, Born in SC, Cannot read or write
Emma Fowler, 21 yrs old (DOB 1849), F, W, No occupation, Born in SC, Cannot read or write
Foster Fowler, 15 yrs old (DOB 1855), M, W, No occupation, Born in SC, Cannot read or write
Anna Fowler, 13 yrs old (DOB 1857), F, W, At Home, Born in SC
Clara Fowler, 12 yrs old (DOB 1858), F, W, At Home, Born in SC
Lulu Fowler, 9 yrs old (DOB 1861), F, W, At Home, Born in SC
Robert Fowler, 7 yrs old (DOB 1863), M, W, At Home, Born in SC
Darby Fowler, 4 yrs old (DOB 1866), M, W, At Home, Born in SC
Jos Fowler (sic, Joseph Fowler), 2 yrs old (DOB 1868), M, W, At Home, Born in SC
Sallie Fowler, 37 yrs old (DOB 1833), F(emale), W(hite), Keeping house, Born in SC, Cannot read or write
C.C. Page, 18 yrs old (DOB 1852), F, W, No occupation, Born in SC, Cannot read or write
Charley Orr, 2 yrs old (DOB 1868), M, W, No occupation, Born in SC
George Benner, 37 yrs old (DOB 1833), M, W, Blacksmith, Born in SC, Cannot read or write
Wright Miller and family (Black)
Knight Fowler, 25 yrs old, M(ale), B(lack), Farm Laborer, Born in SC
Susan Fowler, 23 yrs old, F, B, Farm Laborer, Born in SC
William Fowler, 4 yrs old, M, B, Born in SC
Joseph Fowler, 2 yrs old, M, B, Born in SC
Samuel Hunt and family (Black)
Siah Wright and family (Black)
John Armstrong and family (Black)

1880 U.S. Census of  Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina; Roll: 1242; Family History Film: 1255242; Page: 563D; Enumeration District: 157, Lines 4-8, "Rebecca Fowler", Lines 39-44, Line 19, "William Fowler", "Polly Fowler", Lines 45-50 next page Lines 1-6, "Charles E. Fowler"
Rebecca Fowler, W(hite), F(emale), 34 yrs old (DOB 1846), Mother, Widowed, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Cannot read or write
Alpha Fowler, W, F, 11 yrs old (DOB 1869), Daughter, Single, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Bettie Fowler, W, F, 10 yrs old (DOB 1870), Daughter, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Salina Fowler, W, F, 69 yrs old (DOB 1811), Daughter (sic, ?), At Home, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Deaf and Dumb
Elizabeth Fowler, W, F, 94 yrs old (DOB 1786), Mother (sic), Keeping house, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Zach Reaves Jr. and family
Harriett Moseley
John Gibson Jrs. and family
William Fowler, W(hite), M(ale), 21 yrs old (DOB 1859), Head, Single, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Cannot read or write Frank Horn and family
Charles and Harriet Hames and family
Polly Fowler, W(hite), F(emale), 43 yrs old (DOB 1837), Single, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
John R. Fowler, W, M, 20 yrs old (DOB 1860), Son, Single, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Edward Fowler, W, M, 16 yrs old (DOB 1864), Son, Single, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Shaddena Fowler (sic, Thaddeus Fowler?), W, M, 14 yrs old (DOB 1866), Son, Single, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Ida M. Fowler, W, F, 12 yrs old (DOB 1868), Daughter, Single, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Anna Fowler, W, F, 9 yrs old (DOb 1871), Daughter, At Home, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Charles E. Fowler, W(hite), M(ale), 52 yrs old (DOB 1828), Father, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Margaret Fowler, W, F, 44 yrs old (DOB 1836), Wife, Married, Keeping house, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Foster Fowler, W, M, 23 yrs old (DOB 1857), Son, Single, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Lola M. Fowler, W, F, 19 yrs old (DOB 1861), Daughter, Single, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Robert J. Fowler, W, M, 14 yrs old (DOB 1866), Son, Single, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
William D. Fowler, W, M, 12 yrs old (DOB 1868), Son, Single, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Joseph E. Fowler, W, M, 10 yrs old (DOB 1870), Son, Single, Farm laborer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Coleman Fowler, W, M, 9 yrs old (DOB 1871), Son, At Home, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
George M. Fowler, W, M, 4 yrs old (DOB 1876), Son, At home, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Florence H. Fowler, W, F, 3 yrs old (DOB 1877), Daughter, At home, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Charles C. Fowler, W, M, 1 yr old (DOB 1879), Daughter (sic, ?), At Home, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Sallie Fowler, W, F, 64 yrs old (DOB 1816), (No relationship), Keeping house, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC

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Charles Ellis Fowler
Birth: Oct. 3, 1828, Union County, South Carolina, USA
Death: Jul. 25, 1900, Union County, South Carolina, USA
Family links:  Spouse:  Margaret M White Fowler (1836 - 1915)
Children:
Joseph E Fowler (1869 - 1957)
Coleman C Fowler (1871 - 1955)
Charles C Fowler (1878 - 1890)
Burial: Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery, Jonesville (Union County), Union County, South Carolina, USA
Created by: dora brown
Record added: May 01, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 109808118


1900 U.S. Census of Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina; Roll: 1544; Page:10B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1241544, Lines 55-61, "George M. Fowler"
George M. Fowler, Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born March, 1873, 27 yrs old, Married 4 yrs (DOB 1896), Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Farmer, Can read and write, Owns farm free of mortgage
Bessie Fowler, Wife, W, F, Born April, 1874, Married 4 yrs, 2 children with 2 still living, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Can read and write
Osker Fowler (sic), Son, W, M, Born Jan, 1897, 2 yrs old, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
William W. Fowler, Daughter, W, F, Born Dec, 1899, 5/12 mos old, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Charley E. Fowler (sic), Father, W, M, Born Oct, 1828, 71 yrs old, Married 28 yrs (DOB 1876), Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Can read and write
Mary M. Fowler (sic), Mother, W, F, Born April, 1836, 64 yrs old, Married 28 yrs, 1 child with 1 still living (sic, ?), Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Can read and write
Jim Byers, Servant, B, M, Born Feb, 1887, 19 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Farm laborer, Can read and write


SC Death Certificate #24613, Registered #43, Mary Fowler, DOD 12/20/1915 in Jonesville, Union County, SC
Female, White, Widow, DOB 4/23/1836 in Union County, SC, 79 yrs old
Occupation: Domestic
Father: Wm White, born in Union County, SC
Mother: Sophia White, born in Union County, SC
Informant: G.C. Ward, Jonesville, SC
DOD 12/20/1915
Cause of death: Old age heart
Buried: 12/21/1915 in Gilead


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Margaret Mary White Fowler
Birth: Apr. 23, 1836, Union County, South Carolina, USA
Death: Dec. 20, 1915, Union County, South Carolina, USA
Family links:  Spouse:  Charles Ellis Fowler (1828 - 1900)
Children:
Joseph E Fowler (1869 - 1957)
Coleman C Fowler (1871 - 1955)
Charles C Fowler (1878 - 1890)
Burial: Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery, Jonesville (Union County), Union County, South Carolina, USA
Created by: dora brown
Record added: May 01, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 109808227

Stan and I took his mother, Peggy, and her friend, Bill, to Bostic, NC to the historic Washburn General Store. It was a cold, windy but beautiful day and here are the photos that I took.

The home across the street from the store. It's on the National Historical Register along with the store and barn.





My mother-in-law and her friend.





Stan





We got Tinker Toys and Lincoln Logs for Christmas one year.



A union suite





Canning supplies











Calf bottles. Used these a many a time.




In the center of the ceiling is a train track.










Early vegetable seeds











Molasses









Washburn's safe



Shelves of speckled enamel ware








Wood stoves

Our niece, Jenny, sent this funny picture of her son, Brett, drinking his chocolate milk through his eyeglasses straw. The look on his face is so impish. I made this digital scrapbook page using this funny pictures. I wanted it to be impish and fun and I think I succeeded.

Our grandnephew, Will, is at the most adorable stage! When his mother, Hannah, posted the photo of his big blue eyes with that cute little smirk, I just had to do a special digital scrapbook page for him.

Hannah's mother, Paula, is a good hands on grandmother. This cute photo of her rocking both her grandbabies to sleep is so cute. Here is the digital scrapbook page I made of it.

Gamewell Calhoun Harris who married Sarah "Sally" Brakefield and they had
a son, Edward Boyd Harris who married Ida Mae Shaw and they had
a son, Clyde Harris who married Mabel Louise Cohen and they had
a son, William "Billy" Clyde Harris who married Peggy Annette Prince and they had
Stan


Edward Boyd Harris (DOB: 5/23/1877 in Union County, SC; DOD: 7/1/1930 in Union County, SC) to Gamewell Calhoun Harris and Sarah "Sally" Brakefield Harris.


Edward Boyd Harris


Ida Mae Shaw

Edward Boyd Harris was the son of Gamewell Calhoun Harris (DOB: 5/26/1853 in Union County, SC; DOD: 10/21/1933 in Union County, SC) and Sarah "Sallie" or "Sally" C. Brakefield (DOB: 4/18/1860 in Union County, SC; DOD: 3/6/1930 in Union County, SC).

1880 U.S. Census of Pinckney, Union County, South Carolina; Roll: 1242; Family History Film: 1255242; Page: 599D; Enumeration District: 158, Lines 24-39, "Mattie Harris", "George Harris", "Anderson Harris"
Mattie Harris, W(hite), M(ale), 71 yrs old (DOB 1809), Head, Married, Farmer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Gusta A. Harris, W, F, 67 yrs old (DOB 1813), Wife, Married, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Havana Harris, W, F, 29 yrs old (DOB 1851), Daughter, Single, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Gamewell C. Harris, W, M, 27 yrs old (DOB 1853), Son, Single, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Sallie C. Harris, W, F, 17 yrs old (DOB 1863), Dil, Single, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
E. Boyd Harris, W, M, 3 yrs old (DOB 1877), Grandson, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Emma Harris, W, F, 1 yr old (DOB 1879), Granddaughter, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
James M. Harris, W, M, 11/12 mos old (DOB 4/1879), Grandson, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
William Fraser, W, M, 35 yrs old (DOB 1845), Son-in-law, Works in field, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Frances Fraser, W, F, 49 yrs old (DOB 1851), Daughter, Works in field, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
George Harris, W, M, 24 yrs old (DOB 1856), Head, Married, Farmer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Mary A. Harris, W, F, 21 yrs old (DOB 1859), Wife, Married, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Anderson Harris, W, M, 32 yrs old (DOB 1848), Head, Married, Farmer, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Sallie Harris, W, F, 32 yrs old (DOB 1848), Wife, Married, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Oliver R. Harris, W, M, 12 yrs old (DOB 1868), Son, Worsk in field, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Willie E. Harris, W, M, 12 yrs old (DOB 1868), Son, Works in field, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC













































Boyd Harris married Ida Mae Shaw(DOB: 8/24/1882 in Rockingham, NC; DOD: 6/10/1955 in Spartanburg, SC) in 1915 in Union County, SC. Ida Mae Shaw was the daughter of Able Shaw (DOB: 1842 in Manchester, England; DOD: ? in ? ) and Charity Sibley (DOB: 28 Feb 1842 in Maryland; DOD: 10 May 1904 in Union, Union County, SC).

1900 U.S. Census of Pinckney, Union County, South Carolina; Roll: T623_ 1544; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 72, Lines 15-27, "Ravenell Harris" (sic)
Ravenell Harris (sic, Gamewell Harris), Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born May, 1853, 47 yrs old, Married 23 yrs, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Farmer, Owns farm, mortgage
Sallie Harris, Wife, W, F, Born Apr, 1861, 39 yrs old, Married, 11 children with 9 still living, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Boyd Harris, Son, W, M, Born May, 1878, 22 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Farm Laborer
James Harris, Son, W, M, Born Apr, 1881, 19 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Farm Laborer
May Harris, Daughter, W, F, Born May, 1883, 17 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Farm Laborer
Paul Harris, Son, W, M, Born Apr, 1888, 12 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, At school
Florrence Harris (sic), Daughter, W, F, Born May, 1890, 10 yrs old, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, At school
Essie Harris, Daughter, W, F, Born Apr, 1892, 8 yrs old, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, At school
Carl Harris, Son, W, M, Born June, 1894, 5 yrs old, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Cass Harris (sic, looks like Voss Harris and is actually Wallace Harris but Ancestry.com has him indexed as Cass Harris), Son, W, M, Born Mar, 1898, 2 yrs old, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Bernice Wix, Daughter, W, F, Born June, 1884, 15 yrs old, Widowed, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Cotton mill weaver
Dusky A. Harris (sic, Augusta Ann Harris), Mother, W, F, Born May, 1813, 87 yrs old, Widowed, 1 child with 1 still living, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Havanah Harris, Sister, W, F, Born Feb, 1851, 49 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC


Boyd and Ida were Methodists and were members of Bethel Methodist on E. Main St., Union, SC. They are both buried at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church

 Boyd was a farm laborer in the 1900 Census. He was an "engineer in cotton mill" in the 1910 census. He was a Grocery clerk for Monarch Mills, Lockhart, Union County, SC according to his WWI draft registration card completed on 9/12/1918. He was a "stationary engineer in cotton mill" in 1920 census. A stationary engineer meant he maintained the steam engine that ran the mill. He was "police at cotton mill" in Buffalo, Union County, SC in the 1930 census. He and Ida lived for a time in the apartment that is attached to the county jail. Ida cooked for the prisoners. But when Boyd died, they were living at 111 Walker St, Union, SC in the Monarch Mill village. Bernice was living with them and Bernice and Boyd worked at Monarch Mill. He was an "engineer at the cotton mill". He was a good, kind man.

Ida was born in Rockingham, Richmond County, NC and moved with her family when she was young. They lived in Union 20 years and she moved to Spartanburg, SC in 1945, 15 years after his death. She was of German extraction.

1880 U.S. Census of Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina; Roll: 979; Family History Film: 1254979; Page: 295D; Enumeration District: 168; Image: 0073, Lines 38-45, "Abel Shaw"
Abel Shaw, W(hite), M(ale), 38 yrs old (DOB 1842), Married, Head, Merchant, Born in England, Both parents born in England
Elizabeth Shaw, W, F, 38 yrs old (DOB 1842), Wife, Married, Keeping house, Born in MD, Both parents born in England
Chily Shaw (sic, looks like Chrly Shaw), W, M, 19 yrs old (DOB 1861), Single, Son, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC (?)
John Shaw, W, M, 14 yrs old (DOB 1866), Single, Son, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
William Shaw, W, M, 10 yrs old (DOB 1870), Son, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Joseph Shaw, W, M, 7 yrs old (DOB 1873), Son, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Florance Shaw (sic), W, F, 6 yrs old (DOB 1874), Daughter, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Elizabeth Shaw, W, F, 2 yrs old (DOB 1878), Daughter, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC



Front Left to Right: Farrell Harris, Lizzie Shaw (Ida Mae Shaw's mother), Sarah Brakefield Harris, Gene Carroll Harris, Berenice Lemond Harris Warren, Ida Mae Shaw Harris, Clyde Harris. Back Left to Right: James Minor Harris, Walter Edward Harris, Edward Boyd Harris

Boyd and Ida had 6 children:

1) James Minor Harris (DOB: 3/18/1905 in Union County, SC; DOD: 11/24/1986 in Greenville, Greenville County, SC) married Farrell Bradshaw (aka Ferol)(DOB: About 8/19/1902 in SC; DOD: 10/25/1966 in Greenville, Greenville County, SC). He was a "Golden Gloves Champion". His married 2nd Eunice Glenn.

2) Walter Edward Harris (DOB: 5/6/1907 in Union County, SC; DOD: 5/20/1957 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC) married Madge Wood (DOB: About 1910 in ? ; DOD: 8/4/1995 in Richmond County, GA).

3) Clyde Harris (DOB: 5/4/1909 in Union County, SC; DOD: 10/11/1956 in Converse, Spartanburg County, SC) married Mabel Louise Cohen (DOB: 2/12/1912 in Union County, SC; DOD: 6/14/1981 in Spartanburg, SC) on 7/30/1930 in Union County, SC. They are both buried at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church.

4) Berenice Lemond Harris (DOB: 1912-1914 in Union County, SC; DOD: 7/28/1990 in Union County, SC) married Jess Warren (DOB: About 1910 in ? ; DOD: ? ). Jess Warren left his wife and baby daughter one day by telling her he was going to the store and never came back. She is buried at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church.

5) Gene Carroll Harris, Sr.(aka G.C.) (DOB: 8/21/1914 in Union County, SC; DOD: 6/12/1963 in Union County, SC) married Alice Trucy Holden(aka Alice Tricy Holden, Alice Treecy Holden) (DOB: 1/7/1916 in ? ; DOD: 12/31/1954 in Union County, SC) on 6/2/1939 in Union County, SC. They are both buried at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church.

6) Leo Wilson Harris (DOB: 12/23/1917 in Union County, SC; DOD: 11/27/1973 in High Point, Guilford County, NC) married Francis Sibbie Bowman (DOB: 10/15/1921 in ? ; DOD: 4/26/1993 in Laurens, Laurens County, SC). They divorced.





1910 U.S. Census of Union, Union County, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1474; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 123; Image: 1061, Lines 12-18, "Boyd E. Harris"
Boyd E. Harris, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 30 yrs old (DOB 1880), First marriage, Married 5 yrs (DOM 1905), Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Can read and write, Engineer in cotton mill, Rents home
Ida M. Harris, Wife, F, W, 27 yrs old (DOB 1883), First marriage, Married 5 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in England, Mother born in Maryland, Can read and write
James M. Harris, Son, M, W, 5 yrs old (DOB 1905), Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC
Walter E. Harris, Son, M, W, 2 yrs old (DOB 1908), Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC
Clyde Harris, Son, M, W, 11/12 mos old (DOB 1909), Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC
Bennie Harris (sic, looks like Bernice Harris which is correct but Ancestry.com has her indexed as Bennie Harris), Sister, F, W, 24 yrs old (DOB 1886), Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Spooler at cotton mill
Bessie Harris, Sister, F, W, 15 yrs old (DOB 1895), Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC





U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
M1509, 4,277 rolls, Roll 1877684, Draft Board 0, Edward Boyd Harris, Order #701, Serial #a1196
Edward Boyd Harris
Address: Lockhart, Union County, SC
41 yrs old, DOB: 5/23/1877
White
Occupation: Grocery clerk for Monarch Mills, Lockhart, Union County, SC
Nearest Relative: Wife Ida Shaw Harris, Lockhart, Union County, SC
39-2-22-C
Tall, Medium Build, Grey eyes, Gray hair
Signed by him on 9/12/1918




1920 U.S. Census of Union, Union County, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1713; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 144; Image: 931, Lines 62-70, "Boyd Harris"
Boyd Harris, Head, Rents home, M(ale), W(hite), 41 yrs old (DOB 1879), Married, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Stationary Engineer
Ida Harris, Wife, F, W, 37 yrs old (DOB 1883), Married, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC (1910 Census says Ida was born in NC, Father born in England and Mother born in Maryland)
Minna Harris (sic, should be James Minor Harris and looks like Minor but Ancestry.com has him indexed as Minna Harris), Daughter (?), F (?), W, 14 yrs old (DOB 1906), Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC, Mill Laborer
Walter Harris, Son, M, W, 12 yrs old (DOB 1908), Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC
Clyde Harris, Son, M, W, 10 yrs old (DOB 1910), Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC
Bernice L. Harris, Daughter, F, W, 7 yrs old (DOB 1913), Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC
Dee C. Harris (sic, should be Gene Carrol "G.C." Harris but Ancestry.com has him indexed as Dee C. Harris), Son, M, W, 5 yrs old (DOB 1915), Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC
Leo Harris, Son, M, W, 3 yrs old (DOB 1917), Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC
Lizzie Shaw, Boarder, F, W, 41 yrs old (DOB 1879), Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC





1930 U.S. Census of Railroad Ave, Glenn Springs,Union, Union County, South Carolina; Roll: 2215; Page: 6A; Enumeration ;District: 23; Image: 338.0, Lines 6-18, "Boyd Harris"
Boyd Harris, Rents house at $9/months, Owned radio set, M(ale), W(hite), 52 yrs old (DOB 1878), Married at age 26 yrs old, Can read and write, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Police for cotton mill
Ida May Harris (sic), Wife, F, W, 46 yrs old (DOB 1884), Can read and write, Born in NC, Father born in England, Mother born in Maryland, Weaver at cotton mill
Clyde Harris, Son, M, W, 20 yrs old (DOB 1910), Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC, Weaver at cotton mill
Burnice Harris (sic), Daughter, F, W, 17 yrs old (DOB 1913), Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC, Weaver at cotton mill
G. Boyd Harris (sic, should be Gene Carroll "G.C." Harris), Son, M, W, 15 yrs old (DOB 1915), Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC, Run drawings at cotton mill
Leo Harris, Son, M, W, 13 yrs old (DOB 1917), Single, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC
James M. Harris, Son, M, W, 24 yrs old (DOB 1906), Married at age 19 yrs old (DOM 1925), Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC, Moulder at iron foundary
Feri Harris (sic), Daughter-in-law, F, W, 27 yrs old (DOB 1903), Married at age 22 yrs old, Born in SC, Father born in England, Mother born in SC, Housekeeper for private family
James B. Harris, Grandson, M, W, 1 yrs old (DOB 1929), Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Walter Harris, Son, M, W, 22 yrs old (DOB 1908), Married at age 20 yrs old (DOM 1928), Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC, Weaver at cotton mill
Madge Harris, Daughter-in-law, 20 yrs old (DOB 1910), Married at age 17 yrs old, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Drawing in at cotton mill
Hellen Harris (sic), Granddaughter, 1 yr 7/12 mos old (DOB 1928), Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Lizzie Shaw, Sister-in-law, F, W, 59 yrs old (DOB 1871), Born in NC, Father born in England, Mother born in Maryland, Spooler at cotton mill




SC Death Certificate #13081, Registration District #4207, Registered #40, E.B. Harris, DOD: 7/1/1930 in Union, Union County, SC
Male, White, Married, DOB: 5/23/1879 in SC, 53 yrs old
Occupation: Policeman
Father: G.C. Harris, born in SC
Mother: Sarah C. Brakefield, born in SC
Informant: Wallace Harris, Union, SC (Boyd's brother)
DOD: 7/1/1930 at 4pm
Cause of death: Pellagra
Burial: 7/2/1930 at Wesley Chapel

He died of Pellagra which is a vitamin deficiency disease most commonly caused by a chronic lack of niacin (vitamin B3) in the diet. It can be caused by decreased intake of niacin or tryptophan, and possibly by excessive intake of leucine. It may also result from alterations in protein metabolism in disorders such as carcinoid syndrome. A deficiency of the amino acid lysine can lead to a deficiency of niacin, as well. Untreated, the disease can kill within four or five years. Treatment is with nicotinamide, which has the same vitamin function as niacin and a similar chemical structure, but has lower toxicity. The frequency and amount of nicotinamide administered depends on the degree to which the condition has progressed. Symptoms of pellagra include: Delusions, Diarrhea, Inflamed mucus membranes, Mental confusion, Scaly skin sores. It is characterized by horrible skin sores, digestive and nervous system disturbances, and eventual mental deterioration. Specific psychological symptoms of pellagra: Psychosensory disturbances (impressions as being painful, annoying bright lights, odors intolerance causing nausea and vomiting, dizziness after sudden movements); Psychomotor disturbances (restlessness, tense and a desire to quarrel, increased preparedness for motor action) Emotional disturbances



1940 U.S. Census of Railroad Avenue, Buffalo, Union County, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3843; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 44-24, Lines 65-60, "Ida M. Harris"
Ida M. Harris, Head, Rents home for $6, F(emale), W(hite), 57 yrs old (DOB 1883), Widowed, Attended school thru 4th grade, Born in SC, Lived in same place in 1935
G.C. Boyd Harris (sic), Son, M, W, 25 yrs old (DOB 1915), Married, Attended school thru 6th grade, Born in SC, Lived in same place in 1935, Spare hand in cotton mill
Bernice L. Harris, Daughter-in-law (sic, should be daughter), F, W, 26 yrs old (DOB 1914), Married, Attended school thru 5th grade, Born in SC, Lived in same place in 1935, Battey Filler (sic) in cotton mill
Leo W. Harris, Son, M, W, 22 yrs old (DOB 1918), Single, Attended school thru 5th grade, Born in SC, Lived in same place in 1935, Cabler in cotton mill
Jessie M. Warren, Granddaughter, F, W, 3 yrs old (DOB 1937), Born in SC




Spartanburg Herald Journal, Spartanburg, SC, 6/11/1955, Pg 2, obituary of Ida Harris




SC Death Certificate #55-009619, Registration District #40-A, Registrar's #414-632, Ida Mae Harris, DOD: 6/10/1955 at Spartanburg General Hospital, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC
Usual Residence: 220 N. Converse St, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC
Female, White, DOB: 8/21/1882 in Rockingham, NC (Richmond County)
Widowed, SS# 247-09-****
Occupation: Housewife
Father: Abrel Shaw (sic), Mother: Sibley, Spouse: E. Boyd Harris, Informant: J. Minor Harris
DOD: 6/10/1955 at 2:00am
Cause of death: Leiomyosarcoma stomach generalized metastasis (duration 6 1/2 years)
Major findings of operation: multiple liner stomach & peritoneal metastasis
Burial: 6/11/1955 at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Union County, SC

If you have any comments, corrections or additonal information, please email me at Mom25dogs@gmail.com.

While researching the Sibley line in my husband's family I came across Richard James Selby. Richard J. Selby was born 10/26/1818 in Maryland to Richard James Sibley, Sr. and Mary Ann Gardner.

Richard J. Sibley, Sr. was born 7/15/1792 in Maryland and died 5/5/1844 in Maryland and was married to Mary Ann Gardner. Mary Ann Gardner was born 9/24/1798 in Maryland to John Gardner and Cassandra Dowden and died 2/11/1869. He went by Richard SELBY rather than his father's name of SIBLEY. This was my first obstacle. Once I decided that Richard Sibley was going by Richard Sebley I was able to follow him further.

Richard James Selby, Jr. was the eldest of 9 children. He married Verlinda Fields on 4/8/1856 in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850
Name: Richard Selby
Spouse: Verlinda Fields
Marriage Date: 8 Apr 1856
County: Montgomery
State: MD

It's possible he served during the War of Northern Aggression although he was 43 yrs old when he joined. He joined while the great Battle of Gettysburg was getting started. Here are the only records I found that could be him.

U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); ARC Identifier: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 6 of 9, Richard J. Sibley, DOB 1819Name: Richard J SibleyResidence: MarylandClass: 2
Congressional District: 4th
Age on 1 July 1863: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819Race: White
Place of birth: Maryland

U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); ARC Identifier: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 5 of 6, "Richard Selby", DOB 1820Name: Richard SelbyResidence: Montgomery, MarylandClass: 2
Congressional District: 5th
Age on 1 July 1863: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820Race: White
Place of birth: Maryland


He and Verlinda had 6 known children:
1) John R. Selby (DOB About 1859 in Montgomery County, MD; DOD ? in ? ) married ?

2) Ida E. Selby (DOB About 1865 in Montgomery County, MD; DOD ? in ? ) married ?

3) Arthur C. Selby (DOB 11/1868 in Travilah, Montgomery County, MD; DOD 9/21/1943 in Montgomery County, MD) married 1st to Lucy B. Mullican (DOB 3/1874 in Maryland; DOD 12/30/1906 in Washington, DC); 2nd to Laura V. Ricketts (DOB About 1857 in Montgomery County, MD; DOD 1/22/1939 in Glen Echo Heights, Montgomery County, MD); 3rd to Mary Cornelia Butt (DOB About 1873 in Maryland; DOD 11/1/1946 in Montgomery County, MD). He had no children that I'm aware of.

4) Lula O. Selby (DOB 4/1872 in Montgomery County, MD; DOD 1/4/1946 in Washington, DC) married Ernest James Dunn (DOB 7/1/1871 in Rappahanock County, VA; DOD 5/29/1953 in Washington, DC). They had 1 son Roland Ernest Dunn (DOB 2/21/1906 in Washington, DC; DOD 9/9/1989 in Washington, DC) married Virginia L. Myers.

5) Ada L. Selby (DOB 8/1872 in Montgomery County, MD; DOD ? in ? ) married George Lincoln Little (DOB About 1866 in ? ; DOD About 1899 in Washington, DC). No children.

6) Charles Henry Selby (aka Harry Selby) (DOB 7/27/1877 in Montgomery County, MD; DOD 5/7/1947 in Washington, DC) married Lillian Ophelia Unknown (DOB 6/19/1878 in Maryland; DOD 7/5/1956 in Washington, DC). They had 5 children: Helen Selby (married Samuel G. Quinn); Lilliam B. Selby (aka Lillian V. Selby); Ruth V. Selby (married Charles McLean Johnston); Harry Edward Selby (married Lorena Alma Rexin); Richard Ernest Selby (probably married Margaret E Dobbins)


I have not found the Sibley family in the 1850 U.S. Census yet. I did not find Richard James Selby, Jr. in the 1860 U.S. Census.

1870 U.S. Census of District 4, Montgomery County, Maryland; Roll: M593_591; Page: 477A; Image: 515; Family History Library Film: 552090, Lines 12-16, "Richard Selby" (sic)
Richard Selby, 49 yrs old (DOB 1821), M(ale), W(hite), Farm Laborer, Born in MD, Cannot read or write
Balinda Selby, 33 yrs old (DOB 1837), F, W, Keeping House, Born in MD
John R. Selby, 11 yrs old (DOB 1859), M, W, At home, Born in MD
Ida E. Selby, 5 yrs old (DOB 1865), F, W, At home, Born in MD
Arthur C. Selby, 2 yrs old (DOB 1868), M, W, At home, Born in MD

Richard J. Selby, Jr. must have died between the time his last child was born in 1877 and the 1880 U.S. Census where Verlinda is listed as "widowed"

1880 U.S. Census of Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland; Roll: 512; Family History Film: 1254512; Page: 392D; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 0769, Lines 14-19, "Malinda Selby"
Malinda Selby, W(hite), F(emale), 38 yrs old (DOB 1842), Head, Widowed, Keeping House, Born in MD, Both parents born in MD
Ida Selby, W, F, 16 yrs old (DOB 1864), Daughter, Single, At Home Born in MD, Both parents born in MD
Arthur Selby, W, M, 13 yrs old (DOB 1867), Son, Single, At Home Born in MD, Both parents born in MD
Loulu Selby (sic), W, F, 9 yrs old (DOB 1871), Daughter, Single, At Home Born in MD, Both parents born in MD
Ada Selby, W, F, 7 yrs old (DOB 1873), Daughter, Single, At Home Born in MD, Both parents born in MD
Harry Selby, W, M, 3 yrs old (DOB 1877), Son, Single, At Home Born in MD, Both parents born in MD

I did not find her again. As you can see her name was spelled "Verlinda", "Balinda" and "Malinda". She may have remarried or she died before the next U.S. Census. Or maybe the name was misspelled another way.

I have no idea where they are buried, although I'm sure they are both buried in Montgomery County, MD as they seemed to have lived all their life there.

Here are the sources for their children. It was a difficult family to follow and some records I couldn't find.

1) John R. Selby - I found nothing more on him after the 1870 U.S. Census.

2) Ida E. Selby - I found nothing more on her after the 1880 U.S. Census.

3) Arthur was living at home in the 1870 and 1880 U.S. Census in Darnestown, Montgomery County, MD. In 1894-1895 he is listed alone living at 1414 1st NW in the Washington, DC City Directory and was working as a "motorman". He married Lucy B. Mullican on 9/23/1895 in Washington, DC. They are together in the 1900 U.S. Census back in Darnestown, Montgomery County, MD and he is a "lock tender". Lucy died 12/30/1906 in Washington, DC. He is listed by himself in the Washington, DC city directory in 1907 working as laundry man at an insane assylum. He then married the divorced Laura V. Ricketts Ricketts in 1909. In 1910 they are together in Potomac, Montgomery County, MD and he is a "machinist farm lotte" (sic). The marriage with Laura must not have lasted because he married Mary Cornelia Butt in 1914 in Washington, DC. I could not find them in the 1920 U.S. Census. They are living in Travilah, Montgomery County, MD in the 1930 U.S. Census and Arthur is a laborer at a golf club. In the 1940 U.S. Census they are still in Travilah and Arthur is a farmer. They remain married until his death in 1943 in Montgomery County, MD. Mary Cornelia died in 1946 and they are buried at Rockville Cemetery, Montgomery County, MD.

U.S. City Directories, Washington DC City Directory, 1894, Pg 878, Arthur C. Selby, Motorman, 1414 1st NW

District of Columbia, Select Marriages, 1830-1921
Name: A. C. Selby
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birth Date: 1868
Marriage Date: 23 Sep 1895
Marriage Place: District of Columbia
Spouse:
FHL Film Number: 2026061
Reference ID: 22618

1900 U.S. Census of Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland; Roll: 625; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1240625, Lines 69-70, "Arthur Selby"
Arthur Selby, Head, M(ale), W(hite), Born Nov, 1868, 32 yrs old, Married 4 yrs (DOM 1896), Born in MD, Both parents born in MD, Lock tender, Can read and write
Lucy Selby, Wife, F, W, Born Mar, 1874, 25 yrs old, Married 4 yrs, 0 children, Born in MD, Both parents born in MD, Can read and write

FindAGrave.com
Lucy B. Mullican Selby
Birth: 1874
Death: unknown
Family links:
Parents:
John E. Mullican (1815 - 1907)
Rachel E. Ricketts Mullican (1835 - 1913)
Inscription: LUCY B., Daughter of John & Rachel E. Mullican, Born (unreadable), Died (unreadable)
Burial: Forest Oak Cemetery, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Created by: Bill Barber
Record added: Mar 23, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50123021

District of Columbia, Select Deaths and Burials, 1840-1964
Name: Lucy B. Mullican
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Date: 1879
Birth Place: D.C.
Death Date: 30 Dec 1906
Death Place: District of Columbia
Burial Date: 1 Jan 1907
Burial Place: Derwood, MD.
Father:
Mother:
FHL Film Number: 2115236
Reference ID: 171143

U.S. City Directories, Washington DC City Directory, 1907, Pg 1068, Arthur C. Selby, Laundry, Insane Assylum

Laura V. Ricketts and William Worthington Ricketts were married in 1883 and were divorced in 1908. She then married Arthur C. Selby in 1909 but they must not have stayed married for long. They are together in the 1910 U.S. Census but Arthur C. Selby married Mary Cornelia Butt in 1914 and Laura V. Ricketts Ricketts Selby is living with her son, Milton Ricketts (sic, is actually Burton Ricketts, born in 1906) in Rockville, Montgomery County, MD. When she died, her obituary has her as Mrs. Ricketts, "wife of William W. Ricketts", and no mention of Arthur C. Selby.

Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007
Name: William W Rickeets (sic)
Death Date: 28 Nov 1939
County of Death: Gallia County, OH

1920 U.S. Census of Derwood and Redland Road, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland; Roll: T625_671; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 588, Lines 43-44, "Laura V. *etts" (sic, Ricketts)
Laura V. Ricketts, Head, Owns home, F(emale), W(hite), 60 yrs old (sic ?, DOB 1860), Can read and write, Born in MD, Both parents born in MD
Milton *etts (sic, I think this is actually Burton Ricketts), Son, M, W, 14 yrs old (sic, DOB 1906 but it could be 19 yrs old with DOB 1901 which would match Burton Ricketts birth), Single, Can read and write, Born in PA, Both parents born in MD, Clerk Washington Terminal Railroad

Rites will be held Thursday for Mrs. Laura V. Ricketts, for 18 years a resident of Glen Echo Heights, who succumbed at her home on Sunday. Services will be held at Grace M.E. Church, Gaithersburg, and burial in Forest Oak Cemetery.
Born at Featherbed, near Rockville, in 1857, Mrs. Ricketts as a child lived in Potomac during the Civil War. She was a charter member of Glen Echo Heights Citizens Association.
She leaves two sons, Beverly R. of Ironton, Ohio, and Burton W. of Glen Echo Heights and 18 grandchildren.


Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Virginia Ricketts, 81, wife of William W. Ricketts, will be held tomorrow at 2pm at Grace Methodist Church, Gaithersburg, Md., with burial in Forest Oak Cemetery. Mrs. Ricketts died Sunday at her home in Glen Echo Heights, Md.
She was a daughter of the late Nathaniel W. Ricketts. She leaves her husband and two sons, Burton Ricketts of Glen Echo Heights, and Beverly R. Ricketts, Ironton, Ohio, after a long illness.


1910 U.S. Census of Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland; Roll: T624_566; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1374579, Lines 57-60, "Arthur C. Selby"
Arthur C. Selby, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 42 yrs old (DOB 1868), 2nd marriage, 2 yrs (illegible but it might be 2 yrs, DOM 1908), Born in MD, Both parents born in MD, Machinist farm lotte (sic, ?), Can read and write, Rents home
Laura V. Selby, Wife, F, W, 48 yrs old (DOB 1862), 2nd marriage, Born in MD, Both parents born in MD, Can read and write
Beverly Ricketts, Stepson, M, W, 26 yrs old (DOB 1884), Single, Born in MD, Both parents born in MD, Farm laborer, Can read and write
Burton Ricketts, Stepson, M, W, 11 yrs old (DOB 1899), Single, Born in MD, Both parents born in MD

District of Columbia, Select Marriages, 1830-1921
Name: Arthur C Selby
Gender: Male
Marital status: Widowed
Race: White
Age: 43
Birth Date: 1871
Birth Place: of Glen Echo, MD.
Marriage Date: 4 Mar 1914
Marriage Place: Washington, District of Columbia
Spouse: Cornelia Demude
FHL Film Number: 2109853
Reference ID: p 245 cn 64745

1930 U.S. Census of Travillah, Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland; Roll: 876; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 933.0; FHL microfilm: 2340611, Lines 13-14, "Arthur C. Selby"
Arthur C. Selby, Head, Owns home, Has radio set, M(ale), W(hite), 62 yrs old (DOB 1868), Married at age 27 yrs old (DOM 1895), Can read and write, Born in MD, Both parents born in MD, Laborer at gold club
Mary C. Selby, Wife, F, W, 57 yrs old (DOB 1873), Married at age 18 yrs old (DOM 1891), Can read and write, Born in MD, Both parents born in MD

1940 U.S. Census of Bell Mill Road, Tramillah, Montgomery County, Maryland; Roll: T627_1553; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 16-16B, Lines 69-70, "Arthur C. Selby"
Arthur C. Selby, Head, Owns home valued at $1,800, M(ale), W(hite), 72 yrs old (DOB 1868), Married, Attended school thru 7th grade, Born in Maryland, Lived in Tramillah, Montgomery County, MD in 1935, Farmer
Cornellia Selby (sic), Wife, F, W, 67 yrs old (DOB 1873), Married, Attended school thru 6th grade, Born in Maryland, Lived in Trimillah, Montgomery County, MD in 1935

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Arthur C. Selby
Birth: 1868, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Death: Sep. 21, 1943, Travilah, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Family links:  Spouse:  Mary Cornelia Butt Daymude Selby (1872 - 1946)
Burial: Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
created by: Teddi Smith
Record added: Jan 12, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 64102009

ARTHUR C. SELBY - Funeral services for Arthur C. Selby, 76, who died Tuesday at his home at Travilah, Montgomery county, after an illness of six months, were held Thursday. Burial in Rockville Union Cemetery with Rev. William B. Waters of Rockville officiating. Mr. Selby was born in the Travilah neighborhood but spent many years in different parts of the country and abroad. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Cornelia Selby; five stepchildren, two sisters and a brother.

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Mary Cornelia Butt Daymude Selby
Birth: 1872, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Death: Nov. 1, 1946, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Family links:
Spouses:
Arthur C Selby (1868 - 1943)
William James Daymude (1861 - 1913)
Children:
James Clarence Daymude (1897 - 1913)
Elnora Daymude (1900 - 1904)
Arthur Daymude (1901 - 1977)
Blair Lee Daymude (1905 - 1915)
Burial: Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Created by: Teddi Smith
Record added: Jan 12, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 64101900

4) Lula Selby

1900 U.S. Census of C Street, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 162; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1240162, Lines 66-77, "Ernest Dilin" (sic)
Ernest Dilin, Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born July, 1871, 28 yrs old, Married 2 yrs (DOM 1898), Born in VA, Both parents born in VA, Baking Clerk, Can read and write, Rents home
Lula Dilin (sic), Wife, W, F, Born Apr, 1872, 28 yrs old, Married 2 yrs, 0 children, Born in MD, Both parents born in MD, Can read and write
Oscar D. Clark, Head, W, M, Born Jan, 1875, 24 yrs old, Single, Born in Washington, DC, Both parents born in NY, Clerk, Can read and write, Rents home
Elizabeth C. Clark, Mother, W, F, Born June, 1842, 57 yrs old, Widowed, 3 children with 3 still living, Born in NY, Both parents born in NY, Can read and write
Morrison W. Clark, Brother, W, M, Born July, 1879, 20 yrs old, Single, Born in Washington, DC, Both parents born in NY, Clerk Patent Office, Can read and write
Ada Little, Sister-in-law, W, F, Born Aug, 1872, 27 yrs old, Widowed, Born in MD, Both parents born in MD, No occupation, Can read and write
Carl Baynie, Boarder, W, M, Morn May, 1875, 25 yrs old, Single, Born in IN, Both parents born in IN, Secretary for U.S. Senator, Can read and write
Jno McDermott, Boarder, W, M, Born Dec, 1842, 57 yrs old, Single, Born in Mass, Both parents born in Mass, Retired Solda (sic), Can read and write
Harry Selby, Boarder (sic, Lulu's brother), W, M, Born May, 1878, 22 yrs old, Single, Born in MD, Both parents born in MD, Conductor Street Car, Can read and write

1910 U.S. Census of Precinct 10, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_155; Page: 21B-22A; Enumeration District: 0209; FHL microfilm: 1374168, Lines 100 next page Lines , "James E. Dulin"
James E. Dulin, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 38 yrs old (DOB 1872), 1st marriage, Born in VA, Both parents born in VA, Lunch room operator, Can read and write
Lula Dulin, Wife, F, W, 39 yrs old (DOB 1871), 2nd marriage, Married 11 yrs (DOM 1899), Born in MD, Both parents born in MD, Can read and write
Roland E. Dulin, Son, M, W, 4 yrs old (DOB 1906), Single, Born in Washington, DC, Father born in VA, Mother born in MD
Charles Mecham (sic), Lodger, M, W, 22 yrs old, Single, Born in MD, Both parents born in MD, Bookkeeper roofing
Della Green, Servant, F, B(lack), 19 yrs old, Single, Born in VA, Both parents born in VA, Servant private family

1920 U.S. Census of Gerard Street, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T625_212; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 292; Image: 680, Lines 24-28, "James Dulin"
James Dulin, Head, Owns home with mortgage, M(ale), W(hite), 47 yrs old (DOB 1873), Married, Can read and write, Born in VA, Both parents born in VA, Proprietor cafe
Lulu Dulin, Wife, F, W, 47 yrs old (DOB 1873), Married, Can read and write, Born in MD, Both parents born in MD
Roland Dulin, Son, M, W, 13 yrs old (DOB 1907), Single, Born in Washington DC, Father born in VA, Mother born in MD
Della Green, Servant, F, W, 25 yrs old (DOB 1895), Single, Can read and write, Born in VA, Both parents born in VA, Servant private family
Alvin Belman (sic), Roomer, M, W, 27 yrs old (DOB 1893), Single, Can read and write, Born in OH, Both parents born in OH, Clerk government
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 30 Jan 1922
Death Date: 3 Apr 1975
SSN: 578124847
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 4 Jul 1950
Release Date 1: 31 May 1966
Enlistment Date 2: 26 Oct 1960

This is the first Valentine's Day for our newest grandniece, Brooke. Here are the digital scrapbook layouts I did of her Valentine's Day.




Here is Brooke with her mother, our niece, Jenny.




And this is the digital scrapbook page that I made for another grandniece, Savannah, with her mother, Hannah.

We had a great Valentine's Day. It so happened that this Valentine's had a full moon called a Valentine's Moon. I was out at midnight snapping some pictures of the Valentine's Moon. Then, last Friday, we had an earthquake of 4.2 magnitude. I was in bed working on my laptop when it happened and I noticed it. So I snapped a selfie just after it happened. Here are the 2 digital scrapbook pages I did, the one of the Valentine's Moon and the other of the earthquake.

Our niece, Jenny, and her husband, Kyle, are bringing their children for a visit in a couple of weeks. Brett is 5 now and Ryan will be 2 yrs old in June. They just had a little girl, Brooke, who is about 2 mos old. It will be the first time we've seen little Brooke in person so we can't wait for them to get here!. While we were talking about their trip on Facebook, my husband said he wanted to take the boys and do some "crazy" things and, in jest, said it might even result in "scars" (like riding in a wagon or a go cart). Jenny quipped right back and said, she wasn't worried about the boys getting scars but that they might give Great Uncle Stan some scars and she said "Just ask Kyle. He's got a scar on his ankle where Brett put a sparkler in his boot." When I read that I rolled! I laughed so hard and I knew I had to come up with a digital scrapbook page about it. Here is the result. The journaling are the actual repartee on Facebook.