Mam-ma's Southern Family

I wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all of my readers. I I am very thankful for my family, our health, and the wonderful ancestors I get to research daily.  The card below was purchased from one of the wonderful postcard collectors. I wish I had cards sent to my ancestors and am envious of those who do have them. What wonderful treasures. Copyright © 2024 by Lisa S. Gorrell, Mam-ma's Southern Family, All rights reserved.

Calling All Genea-Musings Fans It's Saturday Night Again -  Time For Some More Genealogy Fun!! Our assignment from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings tonight is to: 1)   Today's challenge is to "Share something you learned from a probate file or will that you wouldn't have otherwise known about." [thank you to Linda Stufflebean for suggesting this topic!]  Here’s mine: I have a will written by Bryan Kethley of Copiah County, Mississippi on 5 June 1890. Bryan Kethley is the son of John Kethley and Elizabeth Whitfield, and the husband of Sarah Jane Butler, the daughter of Luke Butler and Patience Coor. He is my 4x-great-granduncle, the brother of my 4x-great-grandmother, Ann Kethley, who married John Coor. John and Patience were siblings. I think I need to draw a diagram of that! Synopsis of Will Bryan’s will stated he wanted his estate after all debts and funeral expenses paid, divided in six equal parts. He wanted his three living sons and their heirs to each get a s...

Calling All Genea-Musings Fans: It's Saturday Nigh t Again -  Time For Some More Genealogy Fun!! Our assignment tonight from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings is to:  1)   "Write a 100-word life sketch of one of your 2x-great-grandparents."  [thank you to Linda Stufflebean for suggesting this topic!]  Here's mine: A one-hundred-word story is not very long, but here goes. I did not use AI. Reuben Mack Johnston, born 18 April 1841 in Alabama,  son of Samuel and Elizabeth Johnston, lived in Mississippi as a boy and moved to Titus County, Texas when twenty.  He married twice, first to Catharine Skull and they had four known children. He married second to Olivia Jane Jones on 23 Dec 1879 in Comanche County. They had 13 children. Rueben worked as a farmer, growing Indian corn, cotton, flax, and potatoes, and raising swine, poultry, and cattle.  He died on 4 May 1924 at 83 years. The paper said “Uncle Mack” had been of feeble health and he was “not a me...