Acrata D. McCreery, wife of Hargadine:
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Mildred (Adkins) Johnston
Mrs. Johnston was born in Ohio County 22 Oct 1847 and later
lived in Beaumont , Texas (probably in the 1870's) ; she married Cyrus R. Johnston. There is a chance her maiden name was spelled
Atkins. She died in Beaumont 20 Oct 1936. Here is some info from Findagrave:
Mrs.
Mildred Johnston, who taught art in Beaumont 40 years ago, died at her home,
365 Euclid, shortly before midnight Tuesday, following a paralytic stroke ten
days ago. Mrs. Johnston would have been 89 tomorrow. She was the widow of the
late Professor C.F. Johnston, and they came here in the 90s. Mrs. Johnston was
an artist of note, her landscape paintings winning wide acclaim. Mrs. Johnston
was a native of Kentucky, where all surviving relatives reside, was a lifelong
member of the Presbyterian church. Funeral arrangements will be announced by
the Roberts Undertaking company.
Mrs. Johnston wrote a poem about her school days in Ohio County and it was published, along with other poems, in a book she called Autumn Leaves, by Mrs. Mildred Adkins Johnston; Publication date: 1917; Publisher: Paragon printing works, Beaver Dam, Ky. Collection: Library of Congress.
A reprint of this book can be purchased on Amazon.
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Estill Winchel
This happened 27 August 1913 and the following article appeared in the Hartford Herald 13 September1913.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Nehemiah Adair Cravens
The following was taken from a book titled History of Shearn
Church 1837-1907, Houston ,
Texas , written by Mrs. I. M.
E. Blandin, published in 1908:
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