Those Places Thursday: Pelham, Texas
Posted by Liv | Filed under Those Places Thursday
t’s Thanksgiving Day 2012, as well as, “Those Places Thursday” at geneabloggers.com! This blogging prompt gives me a chance to reminiscence about how and where my ancestors lived and to write about “those places” via stories and/or photos. This past Sunday I came upon this wonderful news story on DallasNews.com about Pelham, Texas, a small Freedman community [...]
Tags: Freedman, freedman community, legacy, Pelham, slavery, South, Those Places Thursday, tx, US history
Sunday’s Obituary: Carey Blanton (1838-1891)
Posted by Liv | Filed under Blanton, Sunday's Obituary, Surname
Colorado Citizen, August 27, 1891 Blanton, Carey Eagle Lake Item Carey Blanton, one of our best freedmen, died at his residence in town last Saturday night, after a long illness. Carey was an honest faithful and industrious darky and will be missed by the community.” I truly appreciate Gina Hefferman, the Texas Archives State File [...]
Tags: Carey Blanton, Colorado County, eagle lake, family history, Freedman, genealogy, obituary, texas, TexGen
