Mam-ma's Southern Family

I come from a line of women who loved clothes and loved posing in them. Previously, I shared some photos of my great-aunt, Beryl Johnston and you can find that post here . There are many more shots similar to those that I will share here. My grandmother, Pansy Louise Lancaster Johnston, also liked posing for photos in her favorite outfits, some she made. Pansy "Johnnie" Johnston & Beryl Johnston Russell Posing in Johnnie's backyard Pansy showing off her new dress she made My aunt loved posing for the camera in her home and I have boxes of slides of her in different outfits such as these two. I think Hollywood influenced her poses. My grandmother and my great aunt were not related, but got along well. Beryl was my grandfather's sister. She lived in Sacramento and came often to our holiday get-togethers. Such fun seeing all of these photos and appreciating the change in fashion over the years. This is my fourth year working on this year-long 52 Ancestors in 52 Wee...

Martha lost her mother when she was just three years old in 1872. Besides her, she had four siblings under ten: John E, Mary E, James R, and Daniel K., who was just eighteen months old. It is likely that her older sisters, Sarah “Sallie” Coor and Irma Anna Coor, took care of the younger children. Her father, James Madison Coor, was a farmer. By 1881, he moved from rural Copiah County, Mississippi to rural Erath County, Texas. All eight of his children who lived to adult moved to Texas, too. He died in 1889, leaving two children needing a guardian, which was done by their uncle, Samuel O Durham, husband of their sister, Irma Anna. S.O. Durham reported annually to the court in his capacity as guardian for DK and Doll Coor. In December 1894, he reported that Doll Coor married Cary Lancaster on 9 March 1892 and that she sold her entire interest in the Coor Estate to A.A. Chapman. [1] Her husband’s full name was William Carlton Lancaster, son of George W. Lancaster and Martha J. Polly...