Nov19
162 Years Ago Today
November 19, 1846
Cinderella Brooks married Joel Joseph Tessenier in NC. Cinderella, my 2nd great grandaunt, was the 8th of 10 born to Constantanople “Constantine” & Rutha Daily Brooks, my 3rd great grandparents. Constantine is believed to have been half Indian.
  1. Bryant Brooks
  2. John Jeremiah Brooks (my 2nd great grandfather)
  3. Joseph Brooks
  4. Nancy Brooks
  5. Ransom Brooks
  6. Benjamin Brooks
  7. Sarah Brooks
  8. Cinderella Brooks
  9. Elizabeth Brooks
  10. Arzilla Brooks
Cinderella (1825-1902) and Joel Joseph had 7 children.
  1. Benjamin Tessenier
  2. Margaret Tessenier
  3. Permelia Tessenier
  4. Leah Tessenier
  5. Nancy Jane Tessenier
  6. Elizabeth Tessenier
  7. Nicholas Tessenier

Thanks again to Shirley Fields and Kathy Haynes
for this treasured family history.

A Day With the Dogs

Nov18
I couldn’t find any relatives to celebrate today,
so I’ll share some close friends with you that I’m mothering
this week. Our daughter is out of town, so her high energy dog
is at Nana’s and Pop’s for the week. Our neighbors are enjoying
a week at the Biltmore. We are home with these beautiful
and crazy motley mutts.

Our cherished baby, SOPHIE:)
High energy DRIBBLE!

The one and only adorable PONGO

On This Day in 1904

Nov17
104 Years Ago Today
November 17, 1904
Ora Jackson Kiser married Cynthia Amburgy.
He was my 2nd cousin, twice removed and the 10th child of
William L. Kiser and Elizabeth Sutherland and the grandson of
Elijah Sutherland and Mary Polly Childress.

A FAVORITE Thanksgiving Recipe

Nov16

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

Nov16
133 Years Ago Today
November 16, 1875
Lucy B. Davis was born in Russell County, VA.
and married James M. Castle from Scott Co., VA.
My great grandaunt was the 10th of 15 children
born to Thomas Jefferson Davis (Surry Co., NC)
and Sarah Ann Combs (TN-probable Indian descent).
  1. John Davis
  2. Doctor Caleb Davis (my g-grandfather)
  3. Charles Henry Davis
  4. Elizabeth Ann Davis
  5. Hannah J. Davis
  6. Sarah “Sallie” Catharine Davis
  7. Thomas Jefferson Davis
  8. Martha E. Davis
  9. James A. Davis
  10. Lucy B. Davis
  11. Hugh C. Davis
  12. Margaret Davis
  13. Liddy Davis
  14. Jane Davis
  15. Virginia Davis

Thomas Jefferson Davis
Father of Lucy

On This Day in 1857

Nov15
151 Years Ago Today
Mary Dougherty, my 1st cousin, 4 times removed from Augusta Co., VA.
married Andrew Jackson Pervine on November 15, 1857.
They were parents to at least 4 children
1. Jordan J.
2. Cyrus W.
3. Louise
4. Charles McClellan
Mary was the middle of 10 children born to
Giles Dougherty(Rockbridge Co, VA) and Mary Polly Doak.
Mary is buried at the Zena Cemetery, Polk County, OR.
  1. John M. Dougherty
  2. James W. Doutherty
  3. Walter M. Dougherty
  4. Reace Dougherty
  5. Mary Doutherty
  6. Bolivar Dougherty
  7. Andrew Jackson Dougherty
  8. Isaac F. Dougherty
  9. Charles William Dougherty
  10. 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

On This Day in 1750

Nov15
258 Years Ago Today
November 15, 1750
My 4th great grandfather Abraham Childers
was born in Buckingham Co., VA, but was raised in Amherst County Virginia.
He was the oldest of 6 known children of
Henry and Susannah Goldsby Childers.
  1. Abraham
  2. William
  3. Goldsby
  4. Robert
  5. Henry
  6. Moseby
About 1784,
he married Elizabeth “Betsy” Roberts and had 10 children.
  1. William
  2. Mary Polly
  3. Francis
  4. Lodicy
  5. Abraham, Jr.
  6. Elizabeth
  7. Goolsby
  8. Salina
  9. Paulina
  10. Elisha
On May 6, 1849, he was laid to rest in then Letcher County,
(now Knott County) KY in a cemetery on Breeding Creek of Carr Fork.
Abraham Childers served during the American Revolution under in the Continental Line from Virginia, from about June 1777 until shortly after the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown on Oct. 19, 1781. For the first 18 months of his service he was a cook under General George Washington. He fought in battles at Jamestown, Morbin Hill, and Brandywine. After a long and honorable life, he died in May of 1849, just a few months short of being one hundred years old. Recently, a military tombstone was placed at the site of his grave marking his participation in the American Revolution.

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156 Years Ago Today
November 15, 1852
Rebecca Sutherland Laforce was born in Russell Co., VA
to Elijah Sutherland and Mary Polly Childress. My 1st cousin, three times
removed was the 4th of 10 children, and the mother of 13.
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73 Years Ago Today
November 15, 1935
Bedy Kiser married Overton Harris Sutherland.
Their daughter Becky Sutherland Chaffin is responsible for much of
my Sutherland/Kiser data. Thank you cuz.

On This Day in 1820

Nov14
188 Years Ago Today

November 14, 1820
My 2nd great granduncle, Lewis Corder Gregory was born.
He was the 2nd of 15 children born to
John Keatts Gregory and Elizabeth Holland Corder.
  1. Daniel Parham Gregory (myg-g grandfather)
  2. Lewis Corder Gregory (m. Mary Elizabeth Cook)
  3. William Lowery Gregory
  4. Perlina Ledford Gregory
  5. John Henry Gregory
  6. Permelia Clement Gregory
  7. Martha Tucker Gregory
  8. Mary Clay Gregory
  9. Richard Shadrack Gregory
  10. Nancy Reeves Gregory
  11. Elizabeth Holland Gregory
  12. Franklin Clemons Gregory
  13. James Madison Gregory
  14. Thompson Edward Gregory
  15. Doctor Clauton Gregory

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133 Years Ago Today
November 14, 1875
Joseph Gratton Peery, my 2nd cousin, twice removed,
was the 2nd of 8 children born to
Charles Henry Peery and Ellen Phoebe Beavers.

  1. John Drew Peery
  2. Joseph Gratton Peery
  3. Lena Devore Peery
  4. Charles Henry Peery, Jr.
  5. Maggie C. Peery
  6. Infant Twin
  7. Infant Twin
  8. Lettie Ward Peery

Once again, thanks to Cuz
Janet Harless Peters for Gregory data.

On This Day in 1876

Nov14
132 Years Ago Today
November 14, 1876

Sarah Sutherland, my great grandaunt, married Abraham Kiser.

Sarah was the daughter of Jessee & Mahala Kiser Sutherland
from Russell County, VA.
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152 Years Ago Today
November 14, 1856
Cynthia Sutherland was born in Russell Co.,VA
My 1st cousin, three times removed, Cynthia was the 5th of 10 children
born to Elijah Sutherland and Mary “Polly” (Childers) Childress

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70 Years Ago Today
in Norton, VA, my 2nd cousin, twice removed,
James Ted Brooks was born the 12th of 16 children
of Henry Gracen Brooks and Myrtle Rose Minnick.

  1. Ellen Hazel Brooks
  2. Gurtrude Marie Brooks
  3. Philis Kathaline Brooks
  4. Francis Gaynell Brooks
  5. Barbara Ann Brooks
  6. Jerry Elmer Brooks
  7. William Grady Brooks
  8. Charles Eugene Brooks
  9. Leonard Carl Brooks
  10. Kenneth Ray Brooks
  11. Marvin Estel Brooks
  12. James Ted Brooks
  13. Fred Allen Brooks
  14. Richard Ellis Brooks
  15. Roger Dale Brooks
  16. Robert Curtis Brooks

    Many thanks to cousins
    Shirley Fields
    Kathy Haynes
    Ruby Brooks Bradley