by Sharon Hall | Sep 14, 2015 | Tombstone Tuesday
Flavius Terry Laffoon was born on July 28, 1833 in Lawrence County, Tennessee to parents Matthew and Elizabeth Murrell Laffoon. In 1840 Matthew and his family were enumerated in Giles County, Tennessee. Family historians estimate the family migrated to Arkansas...
by Sharon Hall | Aug 24, 2015 | Tombstone Tuesday
“I am either the worst of men, or the most persecuted and injured – either a knave or a martyr. Let the public read my story and judge for themselves.” J.H. Fairchild, Exeter, N.H., December 1844 While browsing through my list of potential Tombstone Tuesday articles,...
by Sharon Hall | Aug 19, 2015 | Ghost Town Wednesday
Indianola is referred to as the “queen of Texas ghost towns” and could actually be filed under two Digging History Wednesday categories – ghost towns and wild weather. German immigrants began settling in the area in the mid-1840’s and in 1846 the town of Indian...
by Sharon Hall | Aug 18, 2015 | Tombstone Tuesday
Charles C. Mack was born on January 4, 1810 to parents Jesse and Mary Ann (McCollister) Mack in Washington County, New York. It appears that Charles might have still been living with his parents in 1830, but around 1832-1834 he married Sophia Brown. Their first son,...
by Sharon Hall | Aug 15, 2015 | Surname Saturday
I haven’t done a Surname Saturday in awhile and today seemed a good day to highlight this particular surname after stumbling across an interesting story this week – and possibly a link to my own family history. The name I actually ran across while working on an...
