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Elvira T. (Perry) Stickney family at home in Robert Lee, Coke County, TX.
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B. M. (Stickney) Witcher Buchanan Part 2, J. E. Witcher’s Black Box
James Edward Witcher’s black box was made of tin, painted black with gold trim. His name is painted on one end as “J. E. Witcher.” It measures about ten inches by seven and a half inches, and four inches deep. … Continue reading
Part 2 The Stickney / Sauls Family – William and Elizabeth (Bunting) Sauls’ Youthful Beginnings
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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