Playing along with ChrissyT
Photo-a-day - July 15th
Today's Word: Sign
I am a descendant of the Killough family. As I've mentioned it in previous blogs, my family settled in East Texas in the early 1800's, shortly after they were massacred.
HERE is the story as told by my great grandfather, Uncle Billy.
The Killough Monument
Uncle Billy
William Boykin Killough
Uncle Billy's Mother
Narcissa Norris Killough Sammons
Footprints Through Time
In the soft earth, where stories lie,
Footprints of ancestors whisper and sigh.
Each step a tale, each mark a song,
Tracing the paths where we all belong.
author unknown
Until Next Time
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I have done a lot of genealogy research and have a letter written by an ancestor who went west, and she tells that the heads of several men in the area were found on fenceposts, left there by indians. Pretty gruesome, what some of our ancestors wenr through to settle here.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary, that is nice that you know your family history. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a harrowing event. (I went to the link andread the account.) Love the shot of Eliza and William Killough at the end.
ReplyDeleteGreat old photo of uncle Billy!!! Going to the link now!
ReplyDeleteDear Mary, I love these photos! I am working on my family history with my cousins and it is fascinating to learn about things I didn't know..
ReplyDeleteThose family photos are incredible. I recently met an Aunt for the first time. We met through Ancestry.
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