Portraits – Roots & Branches

James Rufus Thomas family

August 13, 2017August 13, 2017 by Joy

James Rufus Thomas, Whitie Victoria Hunter Thomas (second wife) and family.
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Thomas-Lawrence Family
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Thomas-Lawrence Family Key
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse Thomas, 1922-1968

June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 by Joy

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Harry Clyde Thomas, Lawrence Kruse Thomas, and Ben YarboroughFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Harry Clyde Thomas, Lawrence Kruse Thomas, and Ben Yarborough
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

James Berdine Pittman, Ben Yarborough, Harry Clyde Thomas, Morris Finkley Pittman, and Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — James Berdine Pittman, Ben Yarborough, Harry Clyde Thomas, Morris Finkley Pittman, and Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas and Merry or Jewel Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Harry Thomas, Ben Yarborough, and Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Harry Thomas, Ben Yarborough, and Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse Thomas, 6th gradeFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas, 6th grade
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse Thomas and Jewel Jeffrey Thomas AdcockFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas and Jewel Jeffrey Thomas Adcock
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Lawrence Kruse ThomasFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Lawrence Kruse Thomas
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Unknown – Yarborough Portrait circa 1900/1910

February 29, 2016February 17, 2016 by Joy

Unknown PortraitFrom the papers of Mary T. Pittman — Unknown Portrait
From the papers of Mary T. Pittman

Mary Emma Yarborough Thomas and [Unknown]

February 22, 2016February 17, 2016 by Joy

Mary Emma Yarborough Thomas and [Unknown]From the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Mary Emma Yarborough Thomas and [Unknown]
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Mary Emma Yarborough Thomas and [Unknown]From the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Mary Emma Yarborough Thomas and [Unknown]
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Memphis Methodist Church

February 15, 2016January 23, 2016 by Joy

Memphis Methodist Church, built by Archibald Murphy YarboroughPhoto taken by G.H. Rosser (son of Lillian Yarborough Rosser)From the papers of Hazel Rosser — Memphis Methodist Church, built by Archibald Murphy Yarborough
Photo taken by G.H. Rosser (son of Lillian Yarborough Rosser)
From the papers of Hazel Rosser

Unknown portrait

February 1, 2016January 11, 2016 by Joy

Unknown portraitFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Unknown portrait
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

This portrait looks to me like it might be Lilla (Budd Dickens) Pittman, but I am confused because it was mixed in with old Yarborough portraits. This doesn’t mean it’s not: things get mixed up in houses all the time. But this could also be someone else- a Yarborough?

Unknown building, Circa 1900

January 25, 2016January 11, 2016 by Joy

Unknown building, Circa 1900 — Unknown building, Circa 1900
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

This photograph was mixed with other Yarborough photos. Is this a church? It is not Memphis Methodist.

Pearl Elizabeth Sorrell: Tintype

January 11, 2016January 10, 2016 by Joy

Pearl Elizabeth Sorrell (1st wife of Walter Fletcher Smith)b. 23 Dec 1879, Leesville, NC; d. 17 Feb 1919, Leesville, NC From Southern Historical Collection, Louis Round Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill — Pearl Elizabeth Sorrell (1st wife of Walter Fletcher Smith)
b. 23 Dec 1879, Leesville, NC; d. 17 Feb 1919, Leesville, NC
From Southern Historical Collection,
Louis Round Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill
Holloway and Sorrell Family Papers Finding Aid

Mary Catherine “Molly” Moose Benfield

January 4, 2016January 1, 2016 by Joy

Molly Moose — Mary Catherine “Molly” Moose Benfield
Given by Vera R. Harrison

Unknown Yarborough Sister

December 21, 2015December 19, 2015 by Joy

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I believe this is one of Mary Emma Yarborough Thomas’s sisters, but I am not sure and don’t know which one. Can you help?

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