January 2016 – Roots & Branches

Unknown building, Circa 1900

January 25, 2016 by Joy

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

1943 Postcard from Lawrence Kruse Thomas to Mary Emma Yarborough Thomas: Railroad at 17 Points, Western NC

January 18, 2016 by Joy

Postcard: Railroad at 17 Points, Western NCFrom the papers of Merry T. Pittman — Postcard: Railroad at 17 Points, Western NC
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Back of Postcard: Railroad at 17 Points, Western NC
From the papers of Merry T. Pittman

Hello Mom,
Having a nice time, things are not on the level up here, mighty hilly and billy.
Love, Lawrence

Pearl Elizabeth Sorrell: Tintype

January 11, 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, 2016 by Joy

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