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Shared Treasures
Many of us have acquired over the years family heirlooms,
interesting records or photos discovered through our genealogical
journeys or we just have interesting stories we would like
to share. We invite the membership to share their discoveries
through scans or photographs. If you have an item or document
which you would enjoy sharing with others, please contact
the webmaster and it will be posted for all to enjoy. Information
needed about your item includes what the item is, its use
and how it was acquired. Any other interesting information
you would like to add is encouraged.
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A very interesting signature.
Submitted by: Beverly Weldon
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This is a picture of an Antique
Secretary which has been passed down through several generations
on my father's side of the family tree. It was originally
owned by my 2nd Great-Grandmother, Emma Jane Carnley Powell
and husband, Thomas Henry Powell. Jane presented it as a
wedding present in 1887 to Calvin Roe, her son, and Cinthia
M. Palmer Powell, my Great-Grandfather and Great-Grandmother.
It was then passed down to my paternal grandmother, Rena
Powell Spencer. My father, Thomas Austin Spencer, Jr. received
it upon my grandmother's death in 1971. I received the secretary
in 1994 upon my father's death. During the time my grandmother
had the secretary, she began collecting elephants and used
the secretary as a showcase. When she died the collection
was divided among 5 grandchildren. I have continued to expand
my share of the collection and keep them in the Secretary
as my grandmother did. The Secretary still has the original
glass in the doors and original handles and knobs and original
key for the upper portion. Inside the roll top, there are
places to store paper and envelopes for writing and there
is a pull-out shelf on which to write. I had it evaluated
after receiving it and was told it was a hand-made piece
of furniture as it has several variations of the designs
used. It is at least 125 years old but possibly 130 to 140
years.
Submitted by: Dorothy Becknell
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This picture was taken about 1860
in Danville, MO. This is my great great grandmother, Jane
Shelton McConnell Hughes (wife of Elliott McNeil Hughes
m. 1836 Morgan, IL) born 1810 in Paris, Kentucky and died
and buried in Danville, MO, 1876. These are two of her 9
children; my 3rd great aunt Susan Cora Hughes b. Troy, MO
1843, (m. 1868 Albert Gallatin Jones, MD), died and buried
1909 Kingston, MO( and my 3rd great uncle Arnold b. Danville,
MO 1854, (m. 1878 Moweaqua, IL to Elizabeth Day Hudson),
died and buried 1922 Wichita, KS.
This dagaerrotype was sent to me by an antique dealer who
purchased a box of things in IL and this was in it. On the
inside of the picture were the names and date of the picture.
She found my ancestry on rootsweb, contacted me and sent
the picture for postage. Susan and famuly lived in Pike
County, IL many years and that is where the picture was
found. The family evidently did not know you could open
the picture as that is where the information was. The antique
dealer told me she did genealogy also and lucky me, she
found the names on my site.
Submitted by: Mary Craig
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How I Became
a "Brooks"
No wonder it is difficult to find your ancestors |
Story Submitted by Beverly Weldon |
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