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Amanuensis Monday: James A Matthews plea

Monday, March 1, 2010

My second great-grandfather Isaac Turner served in the Union Army during the Civil War. After the war, he moved his large family to Texas and became a farmer. His health apparently began to fail in the late 1880’s and at that time he applied for the pension due him from his military service. Unfortunately, the [...]

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Tombstone Tuesday: Edna Lenora Turner

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

(click on each image for larger view) Edna Lenora Turner Matthews was my maternal great grandaunt. ©2006-2010 Ruth Stephens, Bluebonnet Country Genealogy. All rights reserved. 0 I like this!

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It had to happen, I guess

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Sooner or later, it had to happen. What had to happen, you say? “Kissin’ cousins”, that’s what. Last night I discovered a couple of not-too-far-off ancestors who were first cousins…and married. Seems the oldest daughter of John Joseph Turner married the 4th child of John Joseph Turner’s sister, Edna Lenora Turner Matthews. That would make [...]

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