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Elvira T. (Perry) Stickney family at home in Robert Lee, Coke County, TX.
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Bertha Mae (Stickney) Witcher, Part 3
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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Tagged Buchanan, Colorado City Texas, family-history, genealogy, history, Odessa Texas, Robert Lee Texas, Stickney, Texas, Witcher
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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
Bertha Mae (Stickney) Witcher Buchanan Part 1
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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Tagged Ector County, family-history, genealogy, history, Stickney, Texas, Witcher family
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Part 4, “The Stickney / Sauls Family – Joseph Henry and Lula Bell (Stickney) Sauls”
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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Tagged Bunting, Coryell County, family-history, genealogy, Hamilton County, Hamlin Texas, history, Jones County, Sauls, Stickney, Stonewall County, Texas, writing
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Part 3, “The Stickney / Sauls Family – William and Elizabeth Gone to Texas through Arkansas and the Civil War,”
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
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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Tagged ancestry, Bunting, family, family history, family-history, genealogy, history, Marriage ages, Sauls, Stickney, Tennessee, Texas
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The Stickney / Brown Family Part 2
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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Tagged blacksmith, Brown family, family-history, genealogy, history, New Mexico, Roswell, Stickney, Texas
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The Stickney / Brown Family, Part 1
Annie Olena Stickney was the second of James Franklin and Elvira T. (Perry) Stickney’s ten children of which only eight survived to adulthood. Continue reading
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Tagged biography, Brown family, history, research, Roswell, Stickney, Texas, travel
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The James Franklin and Elvira Tennessee (Perry) Stickney Family Bible
In 2019, I acquired the James Franklin and Elvira T. (Perry) family bible, a family heirloom that had been stored in an attic for several years, protected from dampness by the dry West Texas climate. Despite this safeguard, the Bible bears the marks of time, with a worn cover and loose pages, particularly the family record section. Enclosed are photos of these pages, revealing invaluable information within. Continue reading
Clydine Catherine Stickney -Part 2
I was initially surprised to learn of Clydine’s top of her class accomplishment and had never heard about it from my father or anyone else in the family. All I knew growing up was that she was a school librarian, but it turns out she was much more. Continue reading
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Tagged 1915 Graduate of Midland High School, education, history, History of Teaching in Texas, Stickney, Texas
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