Sunday’s Obituary: Mose Blanton (1871-1922)
Posted by Liv | Filed under Blanton, Sunday's Obituary, Surname
Eagle Lake Headlight, November 18, 1922 Blanton, Mose MOSE BLANTON BURIED SUNDAY Mose Blanton, one of the respectable and old-time colored citizens of this community, died at his home near town last Saturday and was buried Sunday. Mose had many friends among the white folks here, and was one among the best of the colored [...]
Tags: blanton, Colorado County, eagle lake, family history, genealogy, Mose Blanton, obituary, texas, TexGen
Sunday’s Obituary: Lula Green (1867-1964)
Posted by Liv | Filed under Green, Routt, Sunday's Obituary, Surname
was just 5 years old when I met my great-great grandmother Lula for the very first time, and it wasn’t long after that meeting that she passed away. So, I’m sorry to say that I simply have no memory of her. But what I do remember is hearing family members speak fondly of her through [...]
Tags: Chappel Hill, family history, funeral services, green, Lula Green, obituary, routt, surname, texas
Treasure Chest Thursdays: Mulberry Bower
Posted by Liv | Filed under Photos, Routt, Surname, Treasure Chest Thursdays
t was during one of my visits home in 1998 that I came across the “5 Generations” photo that I featured for Wordless Wednesday on 23 March 2011. That photo featuring my 97 year old great-great-grandmother (Lula Routt Green) is what launched my research into my father’s side of my family tree. So based on a [...]
Tags: ancestors, Chappel Hill, cotton planter, family history, family photo, J. W. Routt, Mulberry Bower, plantation, routt, Routt House, slavery, texas
