Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash I haven’t blogged in a while. For two years, I put this blog on private as I’d no longer had the willpower to push out blog posts the way that I did six years ago. I write a little more about this in my blog post Why Do You Do… ? Recently, I have revamped my blog. I have unpublished posts that didn’t reflect who I was then or who I am now, or those that felt too personal to share ‘out there’. I also removed posts I wrote just for the sake of posting content and main taining an audience, even when inauthentic to me. It means more to me that others feel the value and quality of what I share rather than the quantity. I am not sure how often I will post, all I know is when the inspiration and curiosity strike, that’s when it will occur. My intention for this blog is to lead with more spontaneity than usual, structured content, along with transparency, authenticity, and vulnerability to whatever degree feels right. My inte...
2) List them, their family members, their birth years, and their residence location (as close as possible). Do you have a photograph of their residence from about that time, and does the residence still exist?
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1. My paternal ( father's side) great-grandparents George W. Pearson (born 1892) and Gursie (Gable) Pearson (born 1896) lived at Calhoun County, Mississippi with their children: Fletcher Pearson (born 1919), Appleonia (Pearson) White (born 1920), George A. Pearson (born 1924), Arthur C. Pearson Sr. (born 1928), Mary Ann (Pearson) Kincaid ( born 1930), Robert L. Pearson ( born 1933), Charline S. (Pearson) Davis, Pauline (Pearson) (born 1935), and Phono Pearson (born 1937). One of my cousins has a picture of the houses they lived in.
2. My paternal (mother's side) great-grandparents Joe Griggs Harlan (born abt 1890) and Anna (McDaniel) Harlan (born abt. 1898) lived in Macon, Mississippi with their children: Amanda Harlan, Gene Harlan, Elijah Harlan, Lewis Harlan, Joe Harlan Ella, Harlan, Willis Harlan, and Ollie Harlan.
2. My maternal ( father's parents) great-grandparents Anthony T. Armstead (born 1909) and Clara L (Scott) Armstead (born 1904) lived in Brooklyn N.Y with their 3rd children: Anthony C. Armstead (born 1940), J.A (born 1941), and Thomas B. Armstead (born 1943). Clara had another son with a previous relationship in her early 20s. His name is Ralph J. Scott (born 1925). I don't have a picture of their residence(s).
3. My maternal (her mother's parents) great-grandparents Earnest Rogers (born 1916) and Lela R. (Rogers) Rogers (born 1918) moved to Gadsden, Alabama after they got married in Perry County, Alabama. They had 8 children-7 living 1 deceased. They resided in 33 Church St, Gadsden Alabama. My grandmother has a picture of the house.
4. My maternal (paternal line) great-grandfather Charles W. Armstead ( born abt. 1875) lived in Richmond, Virginia. His wife Susie M. Kenny died in Mar of 1919. He had 7 children with Susie. Lettie (Armstead) Wilson (born 1897), Charles W. Armstead II (born 1902), Susie Armstead (born abt. 1906), Annette Armstead (born abt 1907), Anthony T. Armstead (born 1909), Cruso Armstead (born 1910), and Emma G. (Armstead) Alexander. Charles had another daughter with a previous relationship. Her name is Catherine P. (Armstead) Alexander (born 1894).
So I have 13 direct ancestors living at this time, 100 years ago. 8 great-grandparents, and five 2nd great-grandparents.
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