Wordless Wednesday: Alphonso James Thornton, Jr. 21 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm

This is how I remember my Papa Thornton.

Wordless Wednesday: William & Nanna (Agee) Fisher 14 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm

This is the wedding picture of William Guyer Fisher and Nanna Agee.  Nanna was my great-grandmother Viva Agee’s sister.  William and Nanna were married in 1907.

Wordless Wednesday: Joseph & Rosanna Hollingsworth 7 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm

This is Joseph David Hollingsworth (1851-1942) and his wife Rosanna Jeanette Pewsey Hollingsworth (1851-1901). Isn’t it a gorgeous frame?

Tombstone Tuesday: Darlene Thornton (1920-1995) 6 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm

Darlene Louise Thornton was my great aunt, a sister to my paternal grandfather. This is a picture of her gravestone.  I’m sorry I don’t have a better copy to share, but this was not taken by me. She...

Wordless Wednesday: Sally Moorman Lee (1786-1882) 31 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm

Sally {Moorman} Lee was my 4th great-grandmother.

Amaneunsis Monday: Injury of Adam Potter Cavit 29 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm

Adam Potter Cavit was a brother to my 3rd great-grandmother, Elizabeth Jane Cavit Robertson. He served in the 13th Iowa Infantry during the Civil War. This affidavit was written by people who knew hi...

Wordless Wednesday: Ari Austin Agee & Sally Jane Lee Agee 24 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm

Tombstone Tuesday: Alpharetta Sweet Robbins Nicholas {1867-1960} 23 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm

Alpharetta H. Sweet (1867-1960) was married to George Robbins and later Ben Nicholas.  She was a daughter of George C. Sweet and Emily Althier Pewsey. She is buried in Storm Lake, Buena Vista, Iowa.

Military Monday: George Spencer’s Surgeon’s Certificate 22 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm

Another helpful paper in many Civil War pensions is the Surgeon’s Certificate.  It tells what medical problems the claimant was having and if they were able to work or not.  This is often a really sad...

Wordless Wednesday: Home of Austin Agee, Blacksmith 17 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm

Ari Austin Agee was my great-great grandfather. He lived near/in Delphos in Ringgold County, Iowa.