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Tombstone Tuesday ~ Julia Ann Corel & Willis Myers

Posted July 28th, 2009 by Paula | Comments Off

I found this photo and obituaries for Julia Ann Corel Myers and Willis Myers on Find A Grave on July 24, 2009.  Corel Cousin Bobby Dobbins Title had added the obituaries, and Find A Grave member, June, had added the photo.  I am currently working on a page for Julia and Willis, so I will [...]

Smile for the Camera ~ They Worked Hard for the Family

Posted July 10th, 2009 by Paula | 4 Comments

Over Memorial Day weekend I had the opportunity to talk with my grandparents about our family history and I was able to go through some old photos, scrapbooks, and other items that had been saved over the years.
I was awestruck when I saw this first photo of my great great grandpa, James Henry Corel  (son [...]

Tombstone Tuesday ~ John Beasley Corel

Posted July 7th, 2009 by Paula | Comments Off

John Beasley Corel was the sixth child and fourth son born to Emma Augusta Miller and James Henry Corel (son of James Pickens Corel) on Monday, June 27, 1904 at 3 PM in Wakarusa Township, Douglas County, Kansas1.  I often wondered where the middle name of Beasley came from….
In early March 2009, I was surfing [...]

What’s New Wednesday ~ Just a Quickie!

Posted June 24th, 2009 by Paula | Comments Off

I’ve been working on Jemima Morris Corel – as I’ve said many times now.  Why it takes me so long to write up a page about a woman that I have seen so much written about is beyond me.  OK, maybe not so much about her, but her husband and at least one of her [...]

What’s New Wednesday ~ Henry Highland Corel in Kansas City

Posted June 17th, 2009 by Paula | 2 Comments

I had started working on researching to write up a page for Jemima Morris Corel, daughter of Henry Highland Corel and Nancy Matney.  When working on this line, I had to refer to the writing of Jemima’s daughter, Agnes Salathiel Hall.  It is a wonderful writing, even if some of the facts are a bit [...]