May 19, 2013

Tombstone Tuesday: The Wilkersons of Pleasant Grove, Iowa

George Wilkerson gravestone

Headstones of Joshua, George and Amanda Wilkerson Back in 1995, Jim and I thought we hit the jackpot when we found this cemetery at Pleasant Grove, Iowa.  It’s located at Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Church not far from the now deserted town of Pleasant Grove where so many of Jim’s Wilkerson, Whitmore, DeSpain and other allied [...]

Genealogy Tracking: Wilkersons, Whitmores and L. Frank Boyd – Part 3

L. Frank Boyd letter written 1914 to his cousin John Whitmore

As I stated in Genealogy Tracking: Wilkersons, Whitmores and L. Frank Boyd – Part 2 our genealogy research led us to L. Frank Boyd, my husband’s 1st cousin, four times removed. Jim’s cousin Trish gave us copies of records that she had about Louis, which included a letter written by him in 1914 to Jim [...]

iPentimento – COI 10th Edition – Costume

john-whitmore-family-group

We’re celebrating the 10th Edition of the Carnival of Images with the word prompt: Costume John and Mary (DeSpain) Whitmore center-front Children behind L-R: Cordelia, John, Mariah, Mary and William This photo was most likely taken before 1904 because the youngest boy, William, died in January of that year. I have chosen this photo for [...]

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