Every one is a quotation from all their ancestors.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hello Family and Friends,
Greetings to all of you wherever you may be. Happy Anniversary today to my brother Gary and his wife Cindy Dillon Shepard of Oak
Harbor Washington, who were married in 1979 at our home in Los Alamitos, California.
Gary: "It sure doesn't seem like its been 32 years already. I can remember
that day in your backyard when 2 year old Nathan was running around with a camera
case pretending to take pictures. We all have been through a lot
since then, both good and unpleasant, but that's what makes us
strong.
"We will be spending our anniversary at the lake. We
will spend the whole week there. It's calling for rain for most
of the week. Oh well, that's why we
live here in the Evergreen State.
"The
family reunion will be fun. We are setting up 'The BBQ
Joint' to cater it. They have good food. Looking forward to seeing
everyone there. Would be nice if people from far away could come.
Congrats on another grand baby. Don't they know what's causing
that? LOL. Oh well, may they have as many as they want. That's a
blessing from uncle Gary."
James Brooks Davis. On this day in 1870, my Ggrandfather James Brooks Davis was born in Spencer, Indiana. The second picture shows James, who, at 33 years old, was already the father of the 7 children he had with wife Callie Spear Davis. This picture is from early 1908. Their youngest child, Marjorie, is in his lap. Their daughter Winona is on the left.
Will and Bura's Anniversary. Another anniversary on this day belongs to Bura Davis and William Shepard. Bura, the firstborn of James and Callie,
married William in 1915 in Beaver County, Oklahoma on this, her father's birthday. The third picture (below) shows Will and Bura celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary, June 2, 1975 in San Diego.
The
aforementioned ancestors -- James Brooks Davis, Callie
Spear Davis, their daughter Bura and their other 6 children -- were all born in Indiana, which is where many of our
Shepard, Davis, Williams and Spear kinfolk lived through much of the
19th century. Many of them migrated to Oklahoma in the early 20th
century and then some of them moved on to California later in the 20th
century.
A Genealogical Journey.
Cindy and I plan to visit Indiana next month to learn more about our
Davis and Shepard ancestors. I have some intriguing leads on information
about the family of my GGgrandfather, Civil War soldier William
Shepard. Up to this point I have known almost nothing about his wife or
parents or other relatives, other than his son William Elmer Shepard. I
am excited about the possibilities of discovering our Shepard roots in
the early 19th century.
On
our trip we plan to visit some Civil War battlefields where William
Shepard fought, one of which may have been where he was injured, leading
to his death in 1862. We will then visit his grave in Evansville,
Indiana. We will also make our way to the area around Spencer, Indiana where
many of our ancestors were born. This is also the area where many of them are buried, as you might expect, in
various cemeteries around Owen County. I look forward to sharing in
this blog the results of our genealogical trip.
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Steve
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