To maintain privacy, this blog contains updates primarily on those family members who are no longer with us. This blog is currently concentrated on Caite's family.

December 4, 2008 - Inez Daughtry

Yesterday I received the below photo of Inez Daughtry from a distant cousin-in-law. Inez was the first cousin of Cliff Daughtry. Their fathers were brothers (Richard LeRoy Daughtry and Hampton Lamar Daughtry). This photo of Inez is on display at the Indian Springs State Park Museum in Indian Springs, Georgia, along with her wedding dress. 

October 18, 2008 - The Reicherts

Today Mackenzie and I drove up to Glen Burnie, Maryland, to visit two separate cemeteries where Bradleys are buried. At the second cemetery, we found the grave of Emma Catherine Bradley Reichert, Kurt's mother.

Interestingly, she is buried alongside her second husband, Elmer Reichert, who died in 1999. My records show that she and Elmer had divorced before her death in 1975.

We bought some new flowers to replace these shown in the picture, which appear to have been sitting there for a while.

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October 4, 2008 - The Second Holy Grail -
Wiley DeLansing Daughtry!

Laura De La Torre Bueno (granddaughter of Hampton Daughtry) did me a HUGE favor and emailed me a photo of the heretofore unseen Wiley DeLansing Daughtry. Wiley was the grandfather of Cliff Daughtry, and is my third great grandfather. After surviving a harrowing shipwreck, he settled in Indian Springs, Georgia (about an hour south of Atlanta), where he ran a casino and eloped with the pious Laura Barlow.

He died in at the age of 54 in 1864, and is buried in Barlow Cemetery.

Below are the graves of Wiley and wife Laura:

October 1, 2008 - Kurt's Mother

Received Emma Bradley's death certificate via UPS yesterday, and more pieces of the puzzle can be put into place. She was born March 24, 1904 in Baltimore and died September 28, 1975 in Manassas. She spent a week in a nursing home prior to her death, and is listed as divorced (from Elmer Reichert) on the certificate, and also a housewife. She is buried at Glen Haven Memorial Park in Glen Burnie, Maryland. I plan to go visit her sometime before the end of the year.

We also finally know what the C. in her middle name stood for, and it's not Carrie as I first assumed (the name of her mother) - it's Catherine!

September 25, 2008 - Artistic Roots

It's no secret that we have a bunch of artists in the family - creative types who do amazing things with paint, wood, and pencil.
 

I've just discovered that Cliff Daughtry was a painter! She apparently is the artist behind a large landscape oil painting which hung for years in Aunt Bess' guest bedroom in Commerce. It then hung in the basement of Uncle Roy's home in Atlanta before it was finally given to Martha Espedahl, Aunt Bess' granddaughter.

Hopefully we can get a photo of it up here to share with everyone.

September 21, 2008 - An Espedahl!

Have been too busy with work, vacation, and a really bad sinus thing to work on my never-ending genealogy project lately, but last night while at a wedding, I got an email on my phone from Martha Espedahl, and I'm so excited to re-read it and write back tomorrow. The Espedahls are descendants of Cliff's sister, Aunt Bess.

I'd written Martha a letter probably a few months ago, not really sure if I would ever hear back, but I'm so glad she did. I'm actually very surprised and happy with all of the new familial relationships I've forged over these last few months - all these long-lost relatives have been so nice and helpful, it's wonderful to suddenly have a connection with the descendants of people who have become so meaningful to me in my research. What a great year this has been!

September 3, 2008 - Kurt's Mother

So I've positively identified Kurt's mother (Emma C. Bradley, died in Manassas in the 1970's.). A distant cousin on the Bradley side has been generous enough to share with me the history of the Bradley family dating back to the early 1800's. Many of these Bradley ancestors are buried in the Baltimore area.

August 20, 2008 - Mystery Stone

Today is one of those days where I'm hoping like crazy that the power of the Internet and genealogy enthusiasts solves this mystery. Pat Stone, my second cousin, recently sent me photos of several unidentified Stone men, and today it occurred to me that one of these photos in particular may be a potentially huge find.

I propose that the man pictured below may in fact be Daniel Stone, of Decatur, Georgia. If this is the case, the photo would have had to been taken prior to his death in 1856. According to my research, the side part and wavy pouf was a popular hairstyle during the 1850's, as was the formal frock coat and cravat.

August 12, 2008 - Update on Family History Book

I have officially decided to delay the printing of my family history book (which focuses on the complete history of my mother's side of the family) to late 2009. I'm discovering so much new information and connecting with so many newly-found family members (some of which I want to go visit!) that it would be a great stretch for me to finish in time for this coming Christmas. Having an extra year to work on things will give me a little breathing room as well.

Next year is a firm date - I will wrap up whatever info I have by next Fall and publish the book. In the meantime, anyone who has questions or additional information/photos to include can feel free to contact me.

August 7, 2008 - Back from Vacation, and WOW!!

I've been in Colorado and New York, and so much new info has come in during my absence, probably the most important and exciting of which was provided to me today by my second cousin, Pat Stone, of North Carolina (he runs Greenprints, The Weeder's Digest, for you gardening folks). Pat was kind enough to share photos of Francis Irwin Stone and his wife, Emma Antoinette Kirkpatrick (parents of Frank Wallace Stone; grandparents of Grannie Frannie). Until today, no one from my side of the family (descendants of Frank Wallace) has ever seen these photos. THANK YOU, PAT!!!

July 22, 2008 - Stone-Ferguson Cemetery

Received last night this neat aerial photo of Stone-Ferguson Cemetery in Atlanta. It is in this cemetery that Francis Irwin Stone's grandparents (Joseph Stone & Flora Ferguson) are buried.

The cemetery is difficult to get to and is overgrown with kudzu. Snakes apparently also frequent the area, at least during the summer months.

Apparently you have to park on I-285 for the best access to it, although once you make it to the site, there isn't much to see aside from kudzu, and you may come back to find a ticket on your car.

Nonetheless, it would be great if someday the kudzu were cleared out and maybe even a little path built to take you there.

Incidentally, Stone Road was named for the Stone family, and some descendants still live on the property today.

July 21, 2008 - Stereotypes

Description of a typical Stone family member:

- Blonde

- Tall

- Blue Eyes

These traits apparently go back several centuries - there are Stones from the 1800's who are described this way.

I have the blue eyes, but what I want to know is when am I going to become tall and blonde!!???

You're lucky girls, Autumn & Summer, you got the Stone genes through and through! Mackenzie has two of the three, maybe she'll be tall as well!

July 20, 2008 - So many Stones unturned!

I am now in touch with eight relatively close cousins of varying degrees from Frances's side of the family - five on the Daughtry side, and three on the Stone side (though two of the Daughtrys are Stones as well).

On Kurt's side, I'm in touch with two such cousins.

This is in addition to the 10+ more distant family members I've spoken with over the last few months.

It's amazing that just a few months ago, we thought we were all that was left of the Strass, Stone, and Daughtry families!

July 17, 2008 - THE HOLY GRAIL!!!

After a long, long, long, long wait, I have finally received Grampa Kurt's birth certificate in the mail. His mother, who we have been searching for endlessly, is listed as Emma Bradley. Now we search for records on her!!

July 17, 2008 - Another Civil War Veteran

Information overload the last few days - I've been in touch with the children of Anne Daughtry Barnett, and together we've been comparing notes on family history.

Last night I learned that a teenaged Francis Irwin Stone (grandfather of Frances) served in the Civil War. There is actually a book out there called 'Under the Stars and Bars' which is a compilation of letters written by a friend of Frank's who served in the war with him. Apparently Frank is mentioned quite often in the book, including a passage where the author mentions how glad he is that he and Frank are skinny and can hide behind the same tree together!

I have ordered a copy of the book and will be reading it as soon as it arrives!

July 16, 2008 - Separate Burials

I've finally figured out why Uncle Roy and wife Aunt Annie are not buried together - apparently they separated some time in the 1940's. Uncle Roy is buried in Grey Hill Cemetery with his parents, and Annie is buried at Oakland with her parents.

Who knew?

July 11, 2008 - The Most Original Names

Top prize for the most original collection of family names I've run across during my research goes to John and Smithie Stone. They had nine children:

• Hosea

• Flossie

• Ranzo

• Gussie

• Luvada

• Vara

• Howard

• John Jr.

• Seaborn

John Stone (born in 1862) is my second cousin three times removed. He is the nephew of Daniel Stone, who in turn is the grandfather of Francis Wallace Stone. All this time I thought Osborn Bones Stone sealed the deal on bizarre names!

July 3, 2008 - Discovery of a new family cemetery

I have made the acquaintance of a woman who knows the Stone family in Georgia by marriage, and she sent me documents pertaining to the Ferguson-Stone Family Cemetery off Stone Road in Fulton County.

Buried here are Joseph and Flora Stone, the parents of Daniel Stone (Daniel is the father of Francis Irwin Stone, who is in turn the father of Francis Wallace Stone).

Sadly, the cemetery is in an advanced state of disrepair, and only two markers are legible, neither of which is Joseph or Flora.

J.R. Stone, grandson of Flora stated in 1932 that "A trumpet was blown when she died so that the whole settlement would know about it."

July 1, 2008 - Captain Hugh Parks

A very helpful and kind gentleman from the Steele Creek Cemetery in Charlotte sent me a number of photos of the graves of Captain Hugh Parks (1753-1830) and his wife, Mary Davis Parks (1764-1839). The inscription on the stone is a quote from the Bible which says, "The sweet remembrance of the just shall flourish when he sleeps in dust." Mary's stone is much more worn and is barely legible.

Capt. Parks served in the Revolutionary War. He and Mary are the parents of Ann Parks, who married James Hutchison Kirkpatrick.

Ann and James are the parents of James Wallace Kirkpatrick, who married Elizabeth Antoinette Dabney.

James and Elizabeth are in turn the parents of Emma Antoinette Kirkpatrick, who married Francis Irwin Stone.

Capt. and Mrs. Parks are my fifth great grandparents.

June 28, 2008 - Madame de Maintenon

The woman pictured below is my 8th great grand Aunt (we share the same paternal ancestor, Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné - but are descended from different mothers).

This woman is Françoise d'Aubigné (AKA Madame de Maintenon, AKA Marquise de Montespan), who eventually became the morganatic second wife of King Louis XIV of France.

June 26, 2008 - la Connexion Française

Two of our direct ancestral lines are French: both of Francis Wallace Stone's grandmothers were of French Huguenot descent  - Cynthia Shumate (de la Chaumette) and Elizabeth Antoinette Dabney (d'Aubigne).

June 25, 2008 - Captain Hugh Parks

Captain Hugh Parks, father of Ann Parks (refer to June 3 entry) is buried in Steele Creek Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina. I have contacted a fellow at the cemetery who is going to try to send me photographs of the stones for Hugh (1753-1830) and wife Mary (1764-1839).

Hugh was granted 640 acres of land in 1784 for his service in the Revolutionary War.

June 24, 2008 - Rediscovering the Griffiths

While doing research on Florence R. Paul Griffith this morning, I discovered that she died this past February. Florence is the daughter of Paul Adolph (Straszkiewicz) Paul. And Paul of course is the brother of Pop Strass (Kurt Franz Josef Straszkiewicz).

The notice I found about Florence listed an address and phone number, so I figured what the hell - might as well call it and see what happens! To my surprise, I ended up speaking with Florence's daughter Debbie (and Debbie's son Tony) - and luckily Debbie remembered my mom and grandmother. Debbie is our second cousin.

We are excited to have found the Griffiths again after all these years - it's been nearly four decades since the Strasses have seen them!

June 23, 2008 - Aunt Bess...the saga continues

This would explain why I wasn't able to find Bess in Grey Hill Cemetery, where her husband and parents are buried.

Aunt Bess holding Grandma Frances,
January 27, 1924
 

June 15, 2008 - More Revolutionary Soldiers

I have found two more Revolutionary soldiers in our family - one is a direct ancestor, one is his brother. John Pope III (1755 -1819, married Elizabeth Smith) was appointed as a Captain of the Georgia troops in 1776 by the North Carolina Congress, and he received a bounty of land in Georgia for his military service. He is the great grandfather of Mary Clifford Jossey (who went on to marry Richard LeRoy Daughtry).

Burwell Pope, John's brother, was ensign in First North Carolina Regiment, Continental Line, Sept. 1, 1775; member North Carolina Legislature, 1781-'82; in Georgia Senate, 1793-'96; and resided in Wilkes county in that State. He married Priscilla Wootten Sept. G, 1772.

June 12, 2008 - Richard LeRoy Daughtry &
Mary Clifford Daughtry

One of the cemeteries I visited while in Atlanta was Grey Hill Cemetery in Commerce. It hosts a plot for the Daughtrys, the Starks, and many Hardmans (the Hardmans were family friends of the Daughtrys).

Richard LeRoy Daughtry and his wife, Mary Clifford Jossey Daughtry (parents of Cliff Daughtry) are buried together at Grey Hill. It was during this visit that I discovered that Mary Clifford died in 1945, not in the mid 1920's, as previously believed. It also appears that she was known simply as "Clifford".

June 7, 2008 - At last, Barlow Cemetery!

Although I was unable to visit it during my trip to Atlanta, a kind member of the Butts County Historical Society in Indian Springs sent me photos from Barlow Cemetery late last night. It's a cute little sunny clearing back in the woods, with an old iron gate out front and a sign that reads "Barlow Cemetery, Est. 1842".

This is the grave of Wiley DeLansing Daughtry and his wife, Laura Ann Barlow. Wiley was Cliff Daughtry's grandfather.

June 5, 2008 - Osborn Bones Stone

Below is a photo of the house that once belonged to Osborn Bones Stone, a brother of Francis Wallace Stone. Osborn never married and had no children. This home is located on Clifton Road, NE in Atlanta, and was built in 1929. Osborn died in 1939. He spent 20 years with the Southeastern Underwriters' Association. A Georgia Tech alumnus, he was also an electrical engineer.

June 4, 2008 - Confederate Lion of Atlanta

This is a picture of me with the Confederate Lion of Atlanta, in Oakland Cemetery. He is mourning for the 3,000 unknown Confederate soldiers buried there.

June 3, 2008 - Another Revolutionary Soldier

I have discovered another veteran of the Revolutionary War in our family, for those of you who want to join the D.A.R. Capt. Hugh Parks (1754-1830) was born in and spent his life in North Carolina. He and wife Mary Davis were the parents of Ann Parks, who in turn married James Hutchison Kirkpatrick.

The Baron Dekalb chapter of the D.A.R. has marked Ann Parks Kirkpatrick's grave with a marker that she is the daughter of a Revolutionary War soldier.

Thomas Barlow is our other Revolutionary War relative; he is on the Daughtry side of the family, whereas Hugh Parks is on the Stone side.

June 2, 2008 - Return from Atlanta

I have returned from Atlanta, where I saw an amazing amount of family history! Among my discoveries:

• 40+ family members buried in Old Decatur Cemetery (Stone, Shumate, Jossey, Footman, Fraser, Kirkpatrick, Dabney)
   

• 10 family members buried in Oakland Cemetery (Stone, Daughtry, Barnett)
   

• Half a dozen family members as well as many members of the Hardman family buried in Grey Hill Cemetery in Commerce
   

• The gravesite of Thelma Strass
   

• The homes of Osborn Bones Stone, Cliff & Frank Stone (and later Kurt & Frances), and of Wallace Mason Kirkpatrick
   

• The high school that Frances attended
   

• Druid Hills Baptist Church, where Kurt & Frances were married

May 24, 2008 - Hidden in Photos

I took apart one of Grandma Frances' framed photos today so I could get a better scan of the photograph inside. Imagine my surprise when I discovered Kurt's retirement certificate from NASA hidden inside, behind the photograph! Who knows what other crazy things are hidden in that house?

Hidden behind this photograph:

Was this certificate, dated Dec. 30, 1978!

 

May 23, 2008 - Unsolved Mysteries

Several weeks ago, Debbie found this tiny photo hanging inconspicuously above Grandma's nightstand. The back of it read (in Grandma's handwriting): "Cliff & Bess Daughtry". The woman on the right is clearly Clifford (Grandma's mother, my great grandmother), but I have serious doubts as to the identity of the woman on the left. Grandma has been known to record information about her family incorrectly before, could this be another case?

If you refer to the April 28th blog entry, you can see that the woman on the left clearly looks nothing like the woman that Grandma's father identified as Aunt Bess.

I pried apart the photo of "Bess & Cliff" and found handwriting on the back some of which was cut off - it clearly identifies the girl on the right as Clifford, age 13 (the photo was taken in 1904), but the other handwriting reads "...r. R.L. Daughtry" - and of course R.L. Daughtry was Cliff's father. So apparently the identity of the woman on the left may remain a mystery. She doesn't look like any other people I've identified in any other family photos.

Since my original entry on Aunt Bess, I have come to the conclusion that the two women below are the same person, even though the one on the left was supposedly taken 3 years before the one on the right, and the woman on the left looks much older than the one on the right.

Aunt Bess was born in 1881 and would have been 42 at the time that picture #1 was taken (she's holding baby Frances in that photo). Perhaps the photo below itwasn't really taken in 1920, as we have been led to believe - perhaps it was taken much later and retroactively placed in the scrapbook at a later time, confusing us all.

So who the hell is the woman above?

Aunt Bess holding Grandma Frances,
January 27, 1924

Elisha Starr Winn and Mrs. Weldon Franklin Stark
(AKA Elizabeth Daughtry), date unknown

May 8, 2008 - Trip to Atlanta

My trip to Atlanta is confirmed - I will be flying down the weekend of May 30th, and will be visiting Oakland Cemetery (which was recently damaged by tornadoes, but they're giving me a special pass to come in), Old Decatur Cemetery, Barlow Cemetery and Barlow Plantation (and Clinton Barlow himself will be giving me the tour), the Druid Hills Baptist church (where Kurt & Frances were married), 581 Linwood Avenue (the home where Frances grew up), Crest Lawn Memorial Park, and, if I have time, I'll drive to Commerce to see if the Daughtry homestead is still standing.

The Daughtry home in Commerce, circa 1899

May 2, 2008 - Eloping with the Gambling Man

In the late 1830's, Wiley Delansing Daughtry (grandfather of Clifford Daughtry) established a gambling casino in Indian Springs, Georgia. It was a popular tourist attraction, but a fair number of the citizens of Indian Springs disapproved.

One of the disapproving families was the prominent Barlow family, whose patriarch, Richard Barlow, was the deacon of the local Baptist church. Richard and wife Martha had a daughter named Laura Barlow, who made the acquaintance of Wiley and soon became infatuated. On March 26, 1849, Wiley and Laura eloped.

After news of the secret wedding emerged, a peace offering in the form of three slaves was sent over to the bride and groom, but they were promptly returned by new son-in-law Wiley, with a message that he had no interest in slaves.

April 30, 2008 - The Shipwreck of the Amelia

In September 1837, Wiley Delansing Daughtry (father of Richard LeRoy Daughtry, who in turn was the father of Clifford Daughtry) was aboard the schooner Amelia which departed from New York. Less than a week after the ship set sail, tragedy struck - an unknown accident turned the vessel over, killing most of the crew and about half the passengers immediately. Somehow Wiley and another passenger were able to cling to the hull of the ship for two days before being rescued. They were the only survivors.

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April 28, 2008 - The Mystery of Aunt Bess

I think I've finally solved the mystery of Aunt Bess - and it all boils down to a mis-labeled photo in a scrapbook that Frances' father made for her.

Aunt Bess, pictured here with baby Frances in 1924, was Clifford's sister - her full name is Elizabeth Josey Daughtry ("Josey" lost the additional "s" a generation or two before, and "Bessie" was her nickname).

Aunt Bess was Frances' aunt. The confusion surfaced when I found this photo in Frances' scrapbook, which was assembled by her father - it's a photo taken in July 1920, on the wedding day of Frances' parents, and the man is labeled Rev. E.S. Winn (he was married to Clifford's other sister, Irene), and Mrs. W.F. Stark. Aunt Bess married a man named Weldon Franklin Stark, but the woman in this picture appears to be much too old to be Aunt Bess, given that it was taken 4 years before the first picture. It's either a really bad photo of Aunt Bess, or it is someone else entirely.

I am confident that the woman in the first picture is the true Aunt Bess.

April 18, 2008 - It's Elementary

Hampton Lamar Daughtry was the brother of Frances' grandfather, Richard LeRoy Daughtry. His family left quite a mark in Butts County Georgia - his son, Hampton Lamar Daughtry Jr. (pictured) was a prominent Atlanta businessman and founder of the Van Deventer Memorial Scout Foundation, and was named as the Jackson Kiwanis Club's first-ever Man of the Year in December 1969. There is even an elementary school in Jackson, GA named for him! (Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary)

April 18, 2008 - Tobacco Uprising

In 1732, John Shumate took part in an uprising in Prince William County which was directed against what some of the planters considered unfair tobacco laws. He and his brother were later charged with trespass, assault and battery against Martin Pickett, a charge which was later dismissed after they acknowledged their participation and prayed for pardon. It is believed that at this point, John's brother Samuel and his family fled to South Carolina.

Except for those minor brushes with authority, John and his wife Judith Bailey apparently settled into the quiet life of a planter on the hundred acres of land he had inherited from his father.

John Shumate is the fourth great grandfather of Frances.

April 15, 2008 - The French Connection

So it turns out we're of French Huguenot descent as well! We descend from Daniel de la Chaumette (born 1628 in France) and Marie Aucourturier. Chaumette became Chaumetts and ultimately Shumate, the surname of Frances' great grandmother, Cynthia Shumate (who married Daniel Stone). The Shumates were pioneers of Decatur, Georgia, owning the first hotel there, and founding the Presbytarian Church.

My favorite French relative? Lettice Shumate, my 5th great Aunt. How can you not love someone named Lettice?

April 14, 2008 - The Wilhelmina Connection

Turns out that Minnie is short for Wilhelmina. Minnie H. was the wife of Joseph Straszkiewicz; these two are the original Straszkiewicz's which emigrated from Germany to Maryland. Their daughter Thelma Nina Strass was actually baptized "Thelma Wilhelmina Straszkiewicz" in 1902.

Thelma, whose fate was previously unknown, died in January 1940.

April 13, 2008 - The Josseys

Traced the Jossey line back to 1565. Frances' mother, Clifford, was the daughter of Mary Clifford Jossey (AKA Grandma Daughtry, AKA "Mama Darling"). I was able to trace Mary's ancestors back to Robert Jossey, who married Anne S. Potter in London on July 6, 1589. Robert and Anne Jossey are my 10th great grandparents!

April 12, 2008 - Daniel Stone & Family

Railroad Agent Daniel Stone - my great great great grandfather, the great grandfather to Frances. He was married to Cynthia Shumate. I found him on an 1850 US Census, living in Decatur, Georgia with his son, Francis Irwin Stone and several other children, which were unknown before today. The names of the other children are familiar - Charles, Marion, and Osborn. Two other children whose names are not so familiar: Sarah and Joseph (who was a railroad engineer). Marion, the eldest child, was born in 1829.

Osborn was a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. His record:

• Promoted to Full Corporal.

• Enlisted as a Private on 18 March 1861.

• Enlisted in Company D, 1st Volunteers Infantry Regiment Georgia on 18 Mar 1861.

• Mustered Out Company D, 1st Volunteers Infantry Regiment Georgia on 18 Mar 1862 at Augusta, GA.

• Enlisted in Company A, 12th Battn Light Artillery Regiment Georgia on 10 Apr 1862.

• Promoted to Full Sergeant on 10 Apr 1862.

• Transferred out of Company A, 12th Battn Light Artillery Regiment Georgia on 15 Oct 1862.

• Transferred Company A, 63rd Infantry Regiment Georgia on 15 Oct 1862.

• Transferred out of Company A, 63rd Infantry Regiment Georgia on 9 Sep 1863.

• Transferred Company E, 66th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 9 Sep 1863.

• Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 9 Sep 1863.

• Resigned Company E, 66th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 31 Aug 1864.

Osborn had a wife named Mary and two children, Ila and Wilson.

April 8, 2008 - Cousin Beverly

Found third cousin Beverly online at MySpace. Beverly is the great great granddaughter of Joseph and Minnie Straszkiewicz - she is descended from their son Paul Adolph Straszkiewicz, whereas we are descened from his brother, Kurt Franz Josef Straszkiewicz. I am the great great great granddaughter of Joseph and Minnie. Autumn and I have linked up to her on the website, so we've seen what she looks like! 

April 6, 2008 - Anne Stone Daughtry Barnett

Discovered that the daughter of Annie Stone and William LeRoy Daughtry died at a nursing home in March 1999. Anne was a "double cousin" to Frances, having been born just 4 years earlier to her father's sister and her mother's brother.

April 5, 2008 - Clean Living

Discovered that Kurt and Frances were in the Hi-Y club together in high school at the Technological High School in Atlanta. While Frances didn't attend the school, she is pictured in the yearbook and listed as a Sponsor of the club. Kurt was Secretary of the club.

The purpose of Hi-Y was "To create, maintain and extend throughout the school and community higher standards of Christian character." Their motto: "Clean speech, clean sports, clean scholarship and clean living."

Kurt was also a member of the Glee Club, the Pan American Club, the Beta Club, Smithy Senate, Honor Roll, Phi Delta, the Camera Club, the T Club, Kopf's Brain Busters, was the winner of the state-wide essay contest, and was the Tehisean Activities editor.

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April 2, 2008 - John Johnson

Did a little bit of research on Autumn's side of the family. Discovered that Jens Jensen was a very common name, equivalent to John Johnson in America. Found literally hundreds of Jens Jensens living in 19th century America.

Found Belva's parents on a 1900 US Census, as well as her aunts and uncles, and her older sister.

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I developed an interest in researching my family's history after a death in my husband's family made me realize how much information is lost as each generation passes. I am actively searching for living relatives and trying to gather as much factual and anecdotal data as possible on my ancestors.

I (Caite) am a direct descendant of Richard Barlow, Wiley Delansing Daughtry, Richard LeRoy Daughtry, James Hutchison Kirkpatrick, Cliff Daughtry, Francis Wallace Stone, Francis Irwin Stone, Emma Antoinette Kirkpatrick, Herbert Paul Straszkiewicz, Kurt Franz Josef Straszkiewicz, Joseph Straszkiewicz, Wilhelmina (Minnie) Straszkiewicz, Richard Madison Rhyne, Herbert Hoover, Benjamin R. Hoover, Albertus Rhyne, Mary Clifford Jossey, Laura Ann Barlow, Zula Mae Rhyne, Daniel Stone, Cynthia Shumate, Mason Shumate, Nancy Gatewood, James Hutchison Kirkpatrick, Winifred Oxford, Nathaniel Pope, Hugh Parks, Jesse Barlow, Thomas Barlow, Huldah Pope...and a few more, but the people I have spent the most time researching are listed above.

Contact Me

John Goss Stone Mary Gordon Goss Marion Irwin Stone Adela Park Ramspeck Fraser Law Wilson Christopher Drayton Stone Susan Pace Stone Laura Clark Nichols David Maxwell Stone Anne Daughtry Barnett Stone Thomas Buchanan Barnett

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