Archive | November 2008
On This Day in 1876
On This Day in 1893
November 19, 1893
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Bryant Brooks
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John Jeremiah Brooks (my 2nd great grandfather)
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Joseph Brooks
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Nancy Brooks
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Ransom Brooks
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Benjamin Brooks
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Sarah Brooks
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Cinderella Brooks
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Elizabeth Brooks
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Arzilla Brooks
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Benjamin Tessenier
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Margaret Tessenier
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Permelia Tessenier
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Leah Tessenier
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Nancy Jane Tessenier
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Elizabeth Tessenier
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Nicholas Tessenier
Thanks again to Shirley Fields and Kathy Haynes
for this treasured family history.
A Day With the Dogs
Remember Your Favorite Bike?
On This Day in 1904
A FAVORITE Thanksgiving Recipe
Today I began to write my menu for our eagerly
anticipated Thanksgiving meal. I’ll dig through
the pantry in search of items on hand and
make a grocery list for those things I need.
One very special dish at our house is the
SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE.
It just wouldn’t be Thanksgiving at the Kelly’s
without it , so I’ll share the recipe,
in case you want to give it a try.
1 lb. sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed
1 c. white sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 c. milk
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
Mix mashed potatoes, sugar, eggs, milk, nutmeg and cinnamon. Pour into buttered 9 x 13 inch casserole dish.
TOPPING:
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup Rice Krispies
1 stick butter
1 c. pecans, chopped
Melt butter. Blend in brown sugar and pour over Rice Krispies. Spread the mixture over the cooked sweet potatoes. Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until bubbly, hot and browned.
Yum – this is my family’s favorite.
If you have a special dish or old family recipe, please click on the comments link below and share with us.
On This Day in 1875
November 16, 1875
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John Davis
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Doctor Caleb Davis (my g-grandfather)
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Charles Henry Davis
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Elizabeth Ann Davis
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Hannah J. Davis
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Sarah “Sallie” Catharine Davis
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Thomas Jefferson Davis
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Martha E. Davis
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James A. Davis
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Lucy B. Davis
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Hugh C. Davis
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Margaret Davis
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Liddy Davis
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Jane Davis
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Virginia Davis
Thomas Jefferson Davis
Father of Lucy
On This Day in 1857
Mary Dougherty, my 1st cousin, 4 times removed from Augusta Co., VA.
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John M. Dougherty
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James W. Doutherty
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Walter M. Dougherty
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Reace Dougherty
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Mary Doutherty
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Bolivar Dougherty
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Andrew Jackson Dougherty
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Isaac F. Dougherty
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Charles William Dougherty
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E. I. Dougherty
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108 Years Ago Today
November 15, 1900 – March 22, 1916
Greenlee D. Letcher, my 3rd cousin, three times removed,
was the grandson of Virginia’s Civil War Governor
John Letcher and Mary Susan Holt.
He was the son of Captain Greenlee Davidson Letcher
and Katherine Seymour Paul. Greenlee is buried at the
Jackson Cemetery, Lexington, VA.
Greenlee’s parents, G.D. Letcher & Katie Paul
and grandmother, Mary Susan Holt Letcher (widow of governor)
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77 Years Ago Today
Norman Gregory was born in Bluefield, VA
My 3rd cousin, once removed. 1931- 1991