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The Bailey Children: A Brief Look at Each Life
The Bailey children were born into a family filled with love, but also touched by deep sorrow. As the children of Mattie and W. T. “Willie” Bailey, their...
Introducing Mattie Craddock Wait Bailey
In my last article, I shared the family history book about P.M.B. Wait. Now, I am excited to introduce his daughter, Mattie. There is definitely more to share about...
This project was definitely a departure from my usual work – but don’t get me wrong, it was a fun and rewarding one! I had the privilege of being able to look through my husband’s family...
Honoring the fallen…
On December 24, 1944, the SS Leopoldville left the Southampton pier around 9:00 a.m. The passenger liner, turned troopship, was carrying approximately 2000 American soldiers...
Exactly 125 years ago today, on October 30, 1899, Annie French Cooley passed away at the age of 26. Annie was the daughter of Dr. French and his wife, Eliza.
I spent last week working on leveling and straightening...
In case you missed my previous post, I have started work on the French Family Burial Plot at Bethesda Cemetery in Senatobia, Mississippi. As usual, I have probably taken on more than I can ever finish,...
I am not doing too well on completing my monuments and posting articles. Life has somehow managed to interfere with all my plans. Although it is not an excuse, I took on a really large project which has...
Wow! Time really does fly by. I cannot believe that I have not posted anything since August 2022. It has been a crazy year which has kept me very busy. To help you understand, allow me to back track...
My latest project was chosen simply because I thought the monument was unique and pretty! I could only imagine once it was cleaned that it would be radiant.
When I began to research Drury...
On a Tuesday afternoon in February of 1916, Claude Veazey and Lida Canon were married in Memphis, Tennessee. Claude Veazey was a well known merchant and happened to be very popular. I would imagine Claude...