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22 October – Martha Marie Wright Tennant – Five Year Diary
1942 I have lived a lifetime since yesterday. I don’t know how it will all end. Nona & Leonard & June came over. 1943-No entry 1944-No entry 1945-No entry 1946-No entry
21 October – Martha Marie Wright Tennant – Five Year Diary
1942 Dad worked last night. Stopped in town this morning & Roy & Virgil brought him home. Drunk. Disqusting. 1943 Dad worked afternoon. Got letter from Bud. He is sure studying in University Ala. Mable & Marie here for dinner. … Continue reading →
20 Oct – Martha Marie Wright Tennant – Five Year Diary
1942 I washed today. Daddy slept days went out tonight. I walked up town & saw Mrs Baird & Donnie 1943 I don’t know why I’ve missed so many days. Bud’s in Alabama. Moved from Miami Beach. 1944-No entry 1945-No … Continue reading →
Martha Marie Wright Tennant – Five Year Diary
I have Grama’s 5 year diary. I have felt like I have gotten to know Grama more after reading the diary so I thought it would be fun to post a page a day until we have all read the … Continue reading →
Coakley – Bullitt County, Kentucky
The first time I ever heard of Bullitt County was when I started researching my paternal grandmother, Georgia Mary Coakley Stevens. This is the county in which she lived during her childhood and where my father was born. Her family … Continue reading →
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Stevens – Henry Burl Stevens Jr. and Patriotism
Patriotism has many faces. My father, Henry Burl Stevens Jr (1924 – 1997), served in World War II as did many men of his age and he carried his deep patriotism throughout his life. According to his sister, Barbara Mary … Continue reading →
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Stevens – Henry Burl Stevens Jr – Greyhound Bus
My dad, Henry Burl Stevens Jr (1924-1997) drove a Greyhound bus for much of his working life. He loved the job. He had many stories to tell us about his work. Some of them are as follows: He drove charters … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bracero Program, Greyhound Lines, Henry Burl Stevens Jr, Las Vegas, Lawrence Welk show, Mexico, Rene Baron, Southern California
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Stevens – Mark, Tim, Dave, Don, and Jerry Stevens
These are five of my thirteen cousins. They are the children of Bill and Patty Stevens. Bill is my father’s (Henry Burl Stevens Jr) brother. He and his family lived in Indiana and we lived in California. Every time we … Continue reading →
Wright – Lydia Wright
Lydia Wright, my 3rd great grand aunt, was the daughter of John Hominy Wright and Margaret Lane Reese and sister of Solomon Wright. She was one of the first white children born on White River in this county, probably the … Continue reading →
Wright – Resource
I am working my way through this book. It is invaluable for information about most of our Farmland, Indiana family. I’ll be posting many tidbits of information from this book in the next few weeks.
Wandering Through My Roots 