Some of the best stories my dad told were about his beloved dog Rover. These were stories that would still make dad laugh when he told them many years later. Some of the Rover stories made him laugh, just not the last one. It sounded like Rover had been dad’s only true friend in childhood. […]
Also in coalcampusa.com I found an image of remaining coal camp houses in Oneida, TN. Since Oneida is listed in a couple places, the book from his funeral and the passenger manifest when he returned from Germany at the end of WWII, I thought it should be included.
I found more information and photos to give an idea of what Bonny Blue was like. http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~duncanrw/morebonniebluephotos.html These photos are of Bonnie Blue in the 1923-1927 time frame. They were provided by Mary South, who is a descendant of the office manager of the coal company. She also he said he was the post master […]
At first I was upset when I saw that dad had been in Bonny Blue (Rocky Station District), Virginia for the 1930 Census. If his half brothers were both born in Virginia and were 5 1/2 and 3 on that census, that meant dad’s formative years of ages 4 – 10 were probably in Virginia […]
I started searching for obituaries for Jane’s mother and father since they had died in 1962 and 1964 respectively and would have information more recent than anything I had found so far. HONEYCUTT, JAMES MICHAEL died 19 Sep 1964 HONEYCUTT, JAMES MICHAEL – born April 26, 1875, deceased this life September 19, 1964 at the age […]
I found the following article a book of obituaries and the kind ladies at the Campbell County Historical Society dug through old records and found George was convicted of murder, appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court, and his 1o year sentence was upheld. It gets easier and easier to understand why dad left Tennessee and […]