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Bertha Mae (Stickney) Witcher, Part 3

Posted on January 12, 2026 by forwardlylookingback

Mae was fifty years old when her husband, J. E. Witcher, died on February 20, 1931. She appears to be doing well and managing her affairs, as newspaper notices indicate. She, or someone in her employ, oversees the cattle herd, … Continue reading →

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Bertha Mae (Stickney) Witcher Buchanan Part 1

Posted on December 14, 2025 by forwardlylookingback

Bertha “Mae” Stickney was the fifth child born to James Franklin and Elvira Tennessee (Perry) Stickney in Jonesboro, Coryell County, Texas, on January 26, 1881. At sixteen, she moved with her parents and five younger siblings—sisters Emma Jean, Jessie Frank, … Continue reading →

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Part 4, “The Stickney / Sauls Family – Joseph Henry and Lula Bell (Stickney) Sauls”

Posted on August 7, 2025 by forwardlylookingback

By 1890, the Sauls and Stickney families were living on neighboring properties near Jonesboro, a small farming community that straddled the Coryell and Hamilton county line. What do these two neighborly families possibly consist of in 1890?    William M. … Continue reading →

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Part 3, “The Stickney / Sauls Family – William and Elizabeth Gone to Texas through Arkansas and the Civil War,”

Posted on July 18, 2025 by forwardlylookingback

Just as William and Elizabeth (Bunting) Sauls begin their lives together as a married couple in October 1849, they are enumerated in three different censuses a year later, providing a clear picture of their household. The October 31, 1850, Agricultural … Continue reading →

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Part 2 The Stickney / Sauls Family – William and Elizabeth (Bunting) Sauls’ Youthful Beginnings

Posted on June 18, 2025 by forwardlylookingback

It was not suspected that William and Elizabeth were underage since the legal marriage age in Tennessee was generally considered to be 14 years for males and 12 years for females, based on the English common law that was largely adopted in the United States at the time, allowing for marriage at these younger ages with parental consent. Indications were that they were on the younger side of age for brides and grooms, even by 1850 norms, not to mention modern ones that instigate this investigation. Continue reading →

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The Stickney / Brown Family Part 3

Posted on June 7, 2024 by forwardlylookingback

Elsie Brown 1897 – 1960 Elsie Brown was born on September 22, 1897, in Hamilton, Texas, according to her delayed birth certificate, dated April 1, 1942. The family Bible records her name as Elsie Dorthy Brown, but the middle name … Continue reading →

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The Stickney / Brown Family Part 2

Posted on May 24, 2024 by forwardlylookingback

The first information about Cephas and Annie’s whereabouts after marriage is in Sherwood, Texas, in 1904. Sherwood is about 30 miles southwest of San Angelo, Texas. This information is from a San Angelo Press newspaper dated August 4, 1904, which simply stated “Cephas Brown of Sherwood was in San Angelo Tuesday.” Continue reading →

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