Descendants of George Henckel

Generation No. 1

1. GEORGE¹ HENCKEL¹ was born 1635 in Probably allendorf-ad-Lumbda, near Giessen, Germany, and died 29 Jan 1677/78 in Mehrenberg, Germany. He married ANNA E. DENTZER¹ 02 May 1666 in Steinberg, Germany. She was born 1604, and died Feb 1699/00 in Steinberg, Germany.

More About GEORGE HENCKEL:

Fact 1 (2): School at Giessen University, Germany

Medical Information: Buried at the Lutheran Church Cemetery, Mehrenberg

Occupation: Schoolmaster of Mehrenberg, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany

More About ANNA E. DENTZER:

Medical Information: Buried March 1, 1700 in the Lutheran Church Cemetery at Steinberg, Germany

More About GEORGE HENCKEL and ANNA DENTZER:

Marriage: 02 May 1666, Steinberg, Germany

Child of GEORGE HENCKEL and ANNA DENTZER is:

2. i. REV. ANTHONY JACOB² HENCKEL, b. 1668, Mehrenberg, Germany; d. Oct 1785, Germantown, Pennsylvania.

Generation No. 2

2. REV. ANTHONY JACOB² HENCKEL (GEORGE¹)¹ was born 1668 in Mehrenberg, Germany, and died Oct 1785 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He married MARIA ELIZABETH DENTZER¹. She died 27 Jan 1743/44 in Germantown, Pennsylvania.

Notes for REV. ANTHONY JACOB HENCKEL:

Notes from Billie Fazakerly Harrison: (updates July, 2004)

I understand that the Hinkles were German--a letter from my aunt, Merle Bryan, in May 1976 mentioned that "the Hinkle brothers were run out of Germany as Catholic Priests collaborating with Martin Luther".

Also enclosed in this letter to me from my aunt was the following: a letter sent to my grandmother in Dec. 1974 from Mildred (not sure which Mildred this is, possibly Effie's daughter)--"finally was able to get a copy of the Henckel genealogy. Find that our great-great-great-great, etc. Anthony Jacob Henckel emigrated from Germany in 1717--settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania and was the founder of St. Michails Lutheran Church there. I have traced our line back to the 10th child. It has been interesting. I would love to do the same with grandma Hinkle's father--the Clampetts--but don't know whether I'll ever get to it. So much work involved."

I was told by my grandmother, Gladys Christine Meshew Finch that some of the Hinkles settled in Kentucky in an area called Hinkleville, (Ballard Co.). Hinkleville was supposedly named after Casper's son Charles (brother of George listed below). As my grandmother explained--Hinkleville was a hamlet of about 100 people named after the family.

Billie Fazakerly Harrison,

Ancestor of the Hinkles & Meshews & Finches & Fazakerlys

More About REV. ANTHONY JACOB HENCKEL:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Emigrated to America, 1717 ("came to Germantown 1727"); Left Germany during the "battle" between the Lutherans, Protestants and Catholics

Fact 1 (2) 2: "Examined by the Department of Theology on January 16, 1692, Giessen University; ordained to the Lutheran Ministry.

Medical Information: Buried Lutheran Church Cemetery

Child of ANTHONY HENCKEL and MARIA DENTZER is:

3. i. JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, b. 07 Jul 1709, Daudenzell, Germany; d. 21 Jan 1750/51, Germantown, City limits of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Generation No. 3

3. JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II (ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)² was born 07 Jul 1709 in Daudenzell, Germany³, and died 21 Jan 1750/51 in Germantown, City limits of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married ANNA MAGARET⁴ Abt. 1732. She was born 28 Jun 1711 in England, and died 01 Oct 1800 in Germantown, City limits of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

More About JACOB ANTHONY HENCKEL II:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Emigrated to the Provence of Pennsylvania, 1717

Fact 1 (2) 2: Tenth child of Rev. Anthony Jacob Henckel

Medical Information: Buried in the church yard at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Germantown, Pennslyvania where his parents were buried

More About ANNA MAGARET:

Cause of Death: Age at death: 89

Fact 1 (2): Married 2nd time to Martin Grove; Married 3rd time to Mr. Eagle (Egle).

Medical Information: Buried beside her first husband, Jacob Anthony Henckel, Jr., in the church yard at St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Germantown, Pennsylvania

More About JACOB HENCKEL and ANNA MAGARET:

Marriage: Abt. 1732

Children of JACOB HENCKEL and ANNA MAGARET are:

4. i. CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴ HINKLE, b. Abt. 1741, Germantown, Pennsylvania; d. Abt. 1785, Rowan, North Carolina.

ii. PETER HINKLE⁵.

iii. MICHAEL HINKLE⁵.

iv. PHILIP HINKLE⁵.

v. HENRY HINKLE⁵.

Generation No. 4

4. CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴ HINKLE (JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)⁶ was born Abt. 1741 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and died Abt. 1785 in Rowan, North Carolina. He married ELIZABETH JOHNSON⁶ 1761 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, daughter of CASPER JOHNSON and CATHERINE. She died Aft. 1805.

More About CAPTAIN CHARLES HINKLE:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Charles & Elizabeth: 5 children; three living: Casper, Charles, Jr., Anthony⁷

Fact 1 (2) 2: Listed as the fifth child of Jacob Anthony Henckel & Anna Margaret Henckel

Fact 3 (2): During the Revolutionary War, served as a 'Wagoner' hauling amunitions, food, & clothing for the Colonial Army along the Atlantic Seabord; Signed receipts as Captain & Assistant Quartermaster. (From a letter of Marcus in Thomasville, NC to Adelaide Fries)

Fact 4 (2): "Like his brothers, Philip & Henry, he was in charge of other wagons"

Fact 5 (2): Land Grant, Rowan, NC, 1778; Grant, 1783, 320 acres on waters of Bushey Fork of Abbot's Creek, NC

Occupation: Wheelwright

More About CAPTAIN HINKLE and ELIZABETH JOHNSON:

Marriage: 1761, Germantown, Pennsylvania

Children of CAPTAIN HINKLE and ELIZABETH JOHNSON are:

5. i. CHARLES ANTHONY⁵ HINKLE, JR., b. 1769, Germantown, Pennsylvania; d. Bet. 1845 - 1849, Shelby Co., Kentucky.

ii. CASPER HINKLE⁷, b. Bef. 1785; m. FANNY⁸.

iii. ANTHONY HINKLE⁸, b. Bef. 1785.

Generation No. 5

5. CHARLES ANTHONY⁵ HINKLE, JR. (CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)⁹ was born 1769 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and died Bet. 1845 - 1849 in Shelby Co., Kentucky¹⁰. He married SUSANNAH MARCH¹¹ May 1797 in Silasbury, North Carolina¹².

More About CHARLES ANTHONY HINKLE, JR.:

Fact 1 (2): Mrs. Jean Hinkle Riley stated that in the 1910 Shelby Co., KY census, (believe this should be 1810 census) there were 7 sons & 4 daughters

Medical Information: Family of Charles is buried at the Fairview Cemetery, Todd's Point, Shelby County, Kentucky

More About CHARLES HINKLE and SUSANNAH MARCH:

Marriage: May 1797, Silasbury, North Carolina¹²

Children of CHARLES HINKLE and SUSANNAH MARCH are:

6. i. CASPER⁶ HINKLE, b. 1800, Probably Shelby Co., Kentucky; d. 1842, Jefferson or Shelby Co., Kentucky.

ii. CHARLES HINKLE¹³.

iii. MARCH HINKLE¹³.

Generation No. 6

6. CASPER⁶ HINKLE (CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)¹⁴ was born 1800 in Probably Shelby Co., Kentucky¹⁵, and died 1842 in Jefferson or Shelby Co., Kentucky¹⁵. He married MILDRED OGLESBY¹⁶ 06 Mar 1826, daughter of JESSE OGLESBY and BETSY HEAD. She was born 1802 in Jefferson Co., Kentucky, and died 1880 in Probably Hinkleville, Kentucky.

More About CASPER HINKLE:

Fact 1 (2) 1: 1812, Participated in War of 1812, "Col. Casper Hinkle"

Fact 1 (2) 2: 1804, Moved to Shelby Co, Kentucky in 1804

Fact 3 (2): "They did not read English & their older grandchildren remember their grandmother Mildred Hinkle reading her German Bible while sitting in the warmth of the wood heated stove in the home of her son, George Hinkle near Hinkleville, KY" ¹⁷

More About CASPER HINKLE and MILDRED OGLESBY:

Marriage: 06 Mar 1826

Children of CASPER HINKLE and MILDRED OGLESBY are:

7. i. THOMAS GEORGE⁷ HINKLE, b. 23 Dec 1827, Shelby Co., Kentucky; d. 27 Mar 1889, Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky.

ii. JESSE C. HINKLE¹⁸, b. 28 Sep 1829, Shelby Co., Kentucky; d. Possibly Cairo, Illinois.

More About JESSE C. HINKLE:

Fact 1 (2) 1: 1861, Mustered into service as 1st Lieutenant, Co. C., 7th KY Regiment; Mustered out at end of war as Major

Fact 1 (2) 2: 1856, Moved to Ballard Co., KY, 1856; according to "Ballard's Brave Boys", he was given credit for founding Hinkleville.

Fact 3 (2): 1872, Moved to Cairo, Illinois 1872

8. iii. DR. CHARLES EDWARD HINKLE, b. 13 Mar 1838, Shelby Co., Kentucky; d. 13 Sep 1894.

iv. ELIZABETH HINKLE¹⁹.

v. SUSAN HINKLE²⁰.

vi. RACHEL HINKLE²⁰.

Generation No. 7

7. THOMAS GEORGE⁷ HINKLE (CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)²¹ was born 23 Dec 1827 in Shelby Co., Kentucky, and died 27 Mar 1889 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky. He married CHRISTINA JANE CLAMPETT²² 05 Dec 1861 in Shelby County, Kentucky, daughter of WILLIAM CLAMPETT and MARTHA SMITH. She was born 15 Jan 1844 in Summer or Sumner Co., Tennessee or Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Kentucky, and died Jul 1918 in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.

More About THOMAS GEORGE HINKLE:

Burial: Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Cause of Death: Pneumonia; Age at death: 61²²

Fact 1 (2) 1: 1717, Great, Great, Great, Great, etc., Grandfather Anthony Jacob "Henkel" emigrated from Germany in 1717--settled in Germantown Pennsylvania & founder of St. Michaels Lutheran Church.

Fact 1 (2) 2: "Hinkleville was a Hamlet of about 100 people named after the family". "Hinkleville was named in honor of his brother, Charles Hinkle."

Fact 3 (2): Some of the Hinkles settled in KY in an area called Hinkleville, Ballard Co., & was supposedly named for Casper's son, Charles, brother of Thomas George

Fact 4 (2): 1864, "George" was a Confederate Soldier, Enlisting in 1864; Served in the CSA Company K, 7th Mounted Infantry Under General Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Fact 5 (2): 1889, "George" died about a year before his daugher, Mattie Mildred, married Dr. Meshew

Medical Information: "Contracted pneumonia after sitting on a stump while clearing land"Buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Hinkleville, Kentucky²²

More About CHRISTINA JANE CLAMPETT:

Burial: Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Cause of Death: Age at death: 74

Fact 1 (2) 1: "Tena's" parents were German and her mother couldn't speak English.

Fact 1 (2) 2: "She was also considered to be somewhat of a 'Grandma Moses' (art), but none of her work was saved".

Fact 3 (2): "Tena" was "considered an exceptional woman for she took her oldest baby in her arms and rode horseback unaccompanied to Mississippi to visit her husband in camp". (If this was the "oldest child", then it must have been Charles Hendrick Hinkle, b. 1863.)

Medical Information: Buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Hinkleville, Kentucky²²

More About THOMAS HINKLE and CHRISTINA CLAMPETT:

Marriage: 05 Dec 1861, Shelby County, Kentucky

Children of THOMAS HINKLE and CHRISTINA CLAMPETT are:

i. CHARLES HENDRICK⁸ HINKLE²², b. 20 Apr 1863, Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 06 Apr 1949.

More About CHARLES HENDRICK HINKLE:

Burial: Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Fact 1 (2): Never Married

Medical Information: Buried: Pleasant Hill Methodiat Church Cemetery, Hinkleville, Kentucky²²

ii. THOMAS GEORGE HINKLE, JR.²², b. 18 Apr 1866, Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 14 Nov 1922.

More About THOMAS GEORGE HINKLE, JR.:

Burial: 1922, Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Fact 1 (2): Never married.

Medical Information: Buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Hinkleville, Kentucky²²

9. iii. BETTIE JOHNSON HINKLE, b. 29 Jul 1870, Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 1947.

10. iv. EFFIE LEE HINKLE, b. 11 Dec 1872, Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 21 Jul 1957, Ballard Co., Kentucky.

11. v. IDA CASPER HINKLE, b. 23 Dec 1876, Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 02 Sep 1945, Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky.

12. vi. FRANCES ETTA HINKLE, b. 13 Dec 1881; d. 1956.

13. vii. MATTIE MILDRED HINKLE, b. 25 Mar 1868, Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 28 Sep 1946, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

8. DR. CHARLES EDWARD⁷ HINKLE (CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)²³ was born 13 Mar 1838 in Shelby Co., Kentucky, and died 13 Sep 1894. He married MARY ANNA REEVES²⁴.

More About DR. CHARLES EDWARD HINKLE:

Fact 1 (2) 1: 23 Apr 1864, Enlisted as a private, Co. C 7th Regiment

Fact 1 (2) 2: 1861, Graduated from the University of Louisville, KY

Fact 3 (2): Very successful physician

Children of DR. HINKLE and MARY REEVES are:

i. WILLIAM R.⁸ HINKLE²⁴, b. Bef. 1894.

ii. HALLIE W. HINKLE²⁴, b. Bef. 1894.

iii. JESSE C. HINKLE²⁴, b. Bef. 1894.

iv. JAMES W. HINKLE²⁴, b. Bef. 1894.

v. KATIE HINKLE²⁴, b. Bef. 1894.

vi. FREDDIE F. HINKLE²⁴, b. Bef. 1894.

Generation No. 8

9. BETTIE JOHNSON⁸ HINKLE (THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)²⁵ was born 29 Jul 1870 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 1947. She married JOSEPH ZACKERLY TERRELL, JR.²⁵ 04 May 1892.

More About BETTIE JOHNSON HINKLE:

Burial: Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Medical Information: Buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery, Hinkleville, Kentucky²⁵

More About JOSEPH ZACKERLY TERRELL, JR.:

Fact 1 (2): 5 children, but information on one only: Ronald Earl Terrell

More About JOSEPH TERRELL and BETTIE HINKLE:

Marriage: 04 May 1892

Child of BETTIE HINKLE and JOSEPH TERRELL is:

i. RONALD EARL⁹ TERRELL²⁵, b. 10 Jun 1893; d. 11 Sep 1977.

10. EFFIE LEE⁸ HINKLE (THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)²⁵ was born 11 Dec 1872 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 21 Jul 1957 in Ballard Co., Kentucky. She married GEORGE EVERETT HINES²⁵ 31 Dec 1903.

More About EFFIE LEE HINKLE:

Burial: Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Fact 1 (2) 1: Effie Lee was named for Robert E. Lee

Fact 1 (2) 2: Her sons, Maurice & Thomas were twins, b. April 07, 1906

Fact 3 (2): Teacher: Taught in a one room school in Ballard Co. for years

Medical Information: Buried Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Hinkleville, Kentucky²⁵

More About GEORGE HINES and EFFIE HINKLE:

Marriage: 31 Dec 1903

Children of EFFIE HINKLE and GEORGE HINES are:

i. MAURICE EVERETT⁹ HINES²⁵, b. 07 Apr 1906.

ii. THOMAS MARION HINES²⁵, b. 07 Apr 1906.

iii. MILDRED HINES²⁵, b. 13 Jul 1908; m. BORGMAN²⁵.

11. IDA CASPER⁸ HINKLE (THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)²⁵ was born 23 Dec 1876 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 02 Sep 1945 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky. She married JAMES MARSHALL BONDURANT²⁵ 02 Aug 1900.

More About IDA CASPER HINKLE:

Medical Information: Buried Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Hinkleville, Kentucky²⁵

More About JAMES BONDURANT and IDA HINKLE:

Marriage: 02 Aug 1900

Children of IDA HINKLE and JAMES BONDURANT are:

i. MARGUERITE⁹ BONDURANT²⁵, b. 06 Jul 1901; d. 24 May 1984; m. SAMPLES²⁵.

ii. TOM MARSHALL BONDURANT²⁶, b. 22 Sep 1904; d. 22 Nov 1904.

iii. HINKLE ROY BONDURANT²⁷, b. 08 Feb 1906.

iv. JAMES HENRY BONDURANT²⁷, b. 17 Dec 1909.

v. BABY STILLBORN BONDURANT²⁷, b. Oct 1912.

vi. GORDON REX BONDURANT²⁷, b. 04 Jan 1916; d. 05 Mar 1985.

12. FRANCES ETTA⁸ HINKLE (THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)²⁸ was born 13 Dec 1881, and died 1956. She married JAMES L. HINES²⁹.

More About FRANCES ETTA HINKLE:

Fact 1 (2): Divorced; One daughter, believed to be Marjorie Hines Raper, 1908-1950

Medical Information: Buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Hinkleville, KentuckyPossibly burial place of James HinesDau. may have been Majorie Hines Raper 1908-1950; buried LaCenter cemetery near her mother²⁹

Child of FRANCES HINKLE and JAMES HINES is:

i. MAJORIE⁹ HINES?²⁹, b. 1908.

13. MATTIE MILDRED⁸ HINKLE (THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)²⁹ was born 25 Mar 1868 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 28 Sep 1946 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee. She married DR. JOSHUA WHITE MESHEW²⁹ 06 Mar 1890 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky, son of JAMES MESHEW and MARTHA WHITE. He was born 01 Sep 1863 in Lovelaceville, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 02 Jan 1926 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky.

Notes for MATTIE MILDRED HINKLE:

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I understand that the Hinkles were German--a letter from my aunt, Merle Bryan, in May 1976 mentioned that "the Hinkle brothers were run out of Germany as Catholic Priests collaborating with Martin Luther".

Also enclosed in this letter to me from my aunt was the following--sent to my grandmother in Dec. 1974 from Mildred (not sure which Mildred this is, possibly Effie's daughter)--"finally was able to get a copy of the Henckel genealogy. Find that our great-great-great-great, etc. Anthony Jacob Henckel emigrated from Germany in 1717--settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania and was the founder of St. Michails Lutheran Church there. I have traced our line back to the 10th child. It has been interesting. I would love to do the same with grandma Hinkle's father--the Clampetts--but don't know whether I'll ever get to it. So much work involved."

Some of the Hinkles settled in Kentucky in a area called Hinkleville, (Ballard Co.). Hinkleville was supposedly named after Casper's son Charles (brother of George listed below). As my grandmother explained--Hinkleville was a hamlet of about 100 people named after the family.

*** Mattie Mildred Hinkle Meshew's family:

Thomas George Hinkle: 12/23/1827-3/27/1889; born in Shelby Co., KY; died in Ballard Co., KY; buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery, Hinkleville, KY; married: 12/05/1861 to Christina Jane Clampett.

"George" was a confederate soldier, enlisting in 1864; served in the CSA Company K, 7th mounted infantry under General Nathan Bedford Forrest. He died after "he contracted pneumonia after sitting on a stump while clearing land". His parents, Casper and Mildred Oglesby Hinkle could not read English. The "older grandchildren remember their grandmother Mildred Hinkle reading her German Bible while sitting in the warmth of the wood heated cook stove in the home of her son, George Hinkle, near Hinkleville, Kentucky." George Hinkle died about a year before his daughter Mattie married Dr. Meshew.

***Christina Jane Clampett: 1/15/1844-7/1918; born in Summer Co., TN (sumner?) Another source says Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Kentucky--perhaps she was raised there); married in Shelby Co., KY; buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery, Hinkleville, KY; "tena", her nickname, was the daughter of William Clampett and Martha Smith Clampett. They were German and her mother could not speak English. Tena was also considered "an exceptional woman for she took her oldest baby in her arms and rode horseback unaccompanied to Mississippi to visit her husband."

She was also considered to be somewhat of a "grandma Moses" but none of her work was saved. She and George had 7 children.

1. Charles Hendrick Hinkle 4/20/1863-4/6/1949 (Charles) never married; born: Hinkleville, KY; buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery Hinkleville, KY

2. Thomas George Hinkle 4/18/1866-11/14/1922 (Thomas) never married; born: Hinkleville, KY; buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery

3. Mattie Mildred Hinkle Meshew (Mattie)

4. Bettie Johnson Hinkle Terrell 7/29/1870-1947 (Bettie); married: Joseph Zackery Terrell, Jr. 5/4/1892; five children: Ronald Earl Terrell 6/10/1893-9/11/1977 (I have no info on the other four children); buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery

5. Effie Lee Hinkle Hines 12/11/1872-7/21/1957 (named for Robert E. Lee); teacher: taught in a one room school in Ballard Co. for years; married: George Everett Hines 12/31/1903; three children: twins: Maurice Everett Hines & Thomas Marion Hines 4/7/1906 and Mildred Hines Borgman 7/13/1908; buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery

6. Ida Casper Hinkle Bondurant 12/23/1876-9/2/1945 (Ida); married: James Marshall Bondurant 8/2/1900; six children: Marguerite Bondurant Samples 7/6/1901-5/24/1984; Tom Marshall Bondurant 9/22/1904-11/22/1904; Hinkle Roy Bondurant 2/8/1906; James Henry Bondurant 12/17/1909; baby stillborn 1012 (1912?); Gordon Rex Bondurant 1/4/1916-3/5/1985; buried; Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery

7. Frances Etta Hinkle Hines 12/13/1881-1956 (Fan or Fannie) married/divorced: James L. Hines; one daughter (name unknown); (daughter may have been Majorie Hines Rapier; 1908-1950 and buried in the Old Lacenter cemetery near her mother); buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist church cemetery (believe this is the burial place of James Hines)

My grandmother, Gladys Meshew Finch, said that she stayed with grandma Hinkle often and was 'Tena's' favorite grandchild until Aunt Fan separated from her husband and brought her baby daughter to live with them. She said that her grandmother Hinkle was the best cook to her knowledge. An excellent cook. She also said "uncle Tom always called me 'Miss Woman' and called brother [Josh] 'Preacher'. He was a 'kid spoiler'."

My grandmother also said she never saw either of her grandfathers. There were pictures of both of them , but they burned with "our" house in 1910. (Not sure which home she was referring to.)

Billie Lynn Fazakerly Harrison

Great granddaughter

October 1994

More About MATTIE MILDRED HINKLE:

Burial: Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Fact 1 (2) 1: Well loved by her children & grandchildren. Had 8 children.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Described as "a lady of culture & refinement".

Fact 3 (2): Methodist; from a large family, the Hinkles (see notes)

Fact 4 (2): She was always well dressed & wore beautiful clothes.

Fact 5 (2): Crocheted a beautiful blue dress for Mama (Martha) when she was a youg girl. (I still have it.)

Fact 6 (2): While on a visit to my grandmother, Gladys, she had a heart attack & died in Memphis, Tennessee.

Fact 7 (2): (I believe she was at the Baptist Hospital having x-rays taken when this happened.)

Fact 8 (2): Buried at Barlow City Cemetery, Barlow, KY.

Occupation: Teacher for Four Years; Housewife

Notes for DR. JOSHUA WHITE MESHEW:

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My great grandfather.

The following notes were taken from a letter about Dr. Joshua White Meshew written after his death, 1926.

"acted wisely in remaining where he began his professional career"

"was a charter member of the Ballard County Medical Society"

"served for many years on his County board of Health"

"during the world war he served in the County board of examiners of enlisted men"

"officer in the bank of Barlow"

"active in the upbuilding of schools"

"communicant of the Methodist Church"

"served on year as Senior Vice President of the South Western Kentucky Medical Association"

"past Master of the Hazlewood Masonic Lodge No. 489, located at Barlow, Kentucky"

"It can be truthfull said of him, to know him was to love him."

"In the sacred precincts of the home, in the social circle, professional duties, in medical accociations, and elsewhere he was ever the same splendid courteous gentleman. We doubt not that had he known of the coming of the fatal stroke, our brother could have consistently said, 'I have fought a good fight, I have kept the faith, henceforth there is laid up for me a Crown of Righteousness.'"

Robert G. Hocker, Chr. Historian & Willis R. Moss & Chas. C. (Monroe?)

Copy of his eulogy written in 1926 by James F. Dale, a friend of the beloved and respected Dr. Joshua White Meshew.

In a lonely little forest some fifty years ago,

I saw a sturdy litle oak, and stopped to watch it grow.

I saw it grow to manhood, and spread its branches out,

Then on and on in rapture, out-classing those in sight.

I saw him then in med-life with branches towering high,

Far above the average oak of the forest standing by,

He sheltered us in sicknesss and brought us back to health,

He shared with us our sorrows, in poverty or in wealth.

I saw him then in old age, with branches bending low,

Laden with the many burdens of life's great cargo,

But on and on he bore them, with patience brave and true,

Till death, the Grim Reaper, his noble branches slew.

'Twas with sadness and with sorrow we heard the fatal crash,

But we knew in yonder for he'll outshine the rugged past.

This giant oak we speak of is one we all love true,

Our much beloved doctor, Josh White Meshew.

James F. Dale

Jean Meshew, Joshua White Meshew's grandson, wrote the following to me when I was requesting information on the Meshew family.

"...he built the first municipal water works in Western Kentucky, primarily as a preventive medicine measure. He charged 50 cents a month for the water, which many did not pay. Along came one of the financial "panics" of the time, and grandfather, in addition to his other charities, had co-signed notes for many people, which he had to make good when they couldn't pay. He was ruined financially, and persuaded the city of Barlow to accept the water company as a gift, so that the remaining debt on it would be paid by the city. He was 60 when he died. He was on his way home from a house-call when he pulled his car over to the side of the road and stopped, having a heart attack."

This from Kerr's 'history of Kentucky':

"Doctor Meshew is a man who holds his friends in good account and likes to have them about him. He has great mental resourcefulness, and has accomplished surprising achievements, not only in his calling but in other lines. Always holding the good of his community at heart, he has generously worked for it, and has found at Barlow his inspiration and congenial surroundings, which have aided him in his life work. He is a man of personal charm, culture, and wide intellectual interests, and his fellow citizens are very proud of him and the principles for which he has always stood."

Billie Lynn Fazakerly Harrison

Great granddaughter

October 1994

More About DR. JOSHUA WHITE MESHEW:

Burial: Jan 1926, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Cause of Death: Heart attack; Age at Death: 62

Fact 1 (2) 1: Began teaching at age 17. Two years in McCracken Co. KY. & two years in Ballard Co., KY.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Attended the rural schools of Ballard Co. KY & Marvin College in Clinton, KY.

Fact 3 (2): Abt. 1900, Joshua White Meshew was the town doctor in Barlow, KY; Residence & office at the corner of Main & Maple streets. Owned other real estate and two farms north of Barlow comprising of 142 acres. Erected & owned the water plant in town (1905).

Fact 4 (2): Helped on his mother's farm at age 13 when his father, Dr. Meshew, died.

Fact 5 (2): Graduated from the University of Louisville, KY, March 1, 1889 with a M.D. Degree.

Fact 6 (2): Set up general practice in Barlow, KY. Practiced medicine from 1889-1926.; Stockholder & director of the Bank of Barlow; a Mason; & member of the County Board of Health; Belonged the the Ballard Co. Medical Society the KY state Medical Society & AMA

Fact 7 (2): See copy of eulogy & other write-ups enclosed.

Fact 8 (2): My grandmother, Gladys, said he always tipped his hat to the ladies. He was a great gentleman.

Fact 9 (2): She also said that whenever he came home he immediately called for her mother.

Fact 10 (2): My grandmother, and many other people, loved him dearly. An exceptional person.

Fact 11 (2): 1926, Died of a heart attack; driving his car and pulled over to the side of the road. Died Jan. 02, 1926. Age at death: 62; He and his daughter, Gladys Christine Meshew Finch, died on the same day: January 02.

Fact 12 (2): Worked hard all his life for others. Very well respected in the community.

Fact 13 (2): Aft. 1926, The portraits of Joshua White Meshew & Mattie Mildred Hinkle Meshew that belonged to my grandmother (above her grand piano) were given to Jean Pierre Meshew, hew nephew, when my grandmother passed away; He in turn sent them to me years later. bfh

Medical Information: Died Barlow, Ballard Co., KY

Occupation: Teacher for Four Years; Doctor

More About JOSHUA MESHEW and MATTIE HINKLE:

Marriage date: 06 Mar 1890

Marriage: 06 Mar 1890, Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Marriage Fact: 06 Mar 1890, Married in Mattie's parents home (who were residing in Hinkleville, KY.)

Children of MATTIE HINKLE and JOSHUA MESHEW are:

i. NEWTON HINKLE⁹ MESHEW²⁹, b. 22 Jun 1891, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 28 Oct 1891, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky.

More About NEWTON HINKLE MESHEW:

Fact 1 (2): Died in infancy; buried at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Ballard Co., KY

Medical Information: Age at death: 4 months

ii. MATTIE OPAL MESHEW²⁹, b. 03 Nov 1892; d. 15 Oct 1893, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky.

More About MATTIE OPAL MESHEW:

Date born 2: 03 Nov 1892, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Fact 1 (2): Died of dysentery; Buried at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Ballard Co., KY

Medical Information: Age at death: one year

iii. STELLA JOYCE MESHEW²⁹, b. 24 Dec 1894, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 24 Jan 1895, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky.

More About STELLA JOYCE MESHEW:

Fact 1 (2): Died in infancy; buried at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Ballard Co., KY

Medical Information: Age at death: Infancy

14. iv. GLADYS CHRISTINE MESHEW, b. 21 Feb 1896, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 02 Jan 1976, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

15. v. JOSHUA WILFORD MESHEW, b. 04 Sep 1898, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 28 May 1972, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

16. vi. ELIZABETH MERLE MESHEW, b. 28 Sep 1900, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 10 Aug 1995, Bakersfield, Kern Co., California.

17. vii. GEORGE JENNINGS MESHEW, b. 07 Jan 1907, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 06 Feb 1963, Pompano Beach, Broward Co., Florida.

viii. FRANK CECIL MESHEW²⁹, b. 09 Oct 1911, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 19 Nov 2000, Illinois; m. EVELYN B. (BLACK?)²⁹, Nov 1948, Probably Illinois; b. 13 Aug 1910, Illinois; d. Mar 1990, Illinois.

Notes for FRANK CECIL MESHEW:

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Some of the information I received about Uncle Frank came from Jean Hinkle Riley from Paducah, Kentucky. The info came from her genealogy of the Hinkle family. I have found several errors as to dates and the spelling of names. She had uncle frank's middle name spelled "Crice" instead of Cecil--also aunt Evelyn's middle name spelled as Blaha, which I think might be Black. I don't know if that is correct or not. Anyway, I apologize for any errors made on my part from info taken from this source.

According to Joyce Meshew Girard, Frank's niece, "Uncle Frank isn't a big letter writer, he just won't write!".

To talk to Uncle Frank, one had to call him--and ask questions fast and move on to the next question quickly. He was helpful with my requests on the information I needed, which I appreciated very much.

Billie Lynn Fazakerly Harrison

Great niece

October 1994

More About FRANK CECIL MESHEW:

Cause of Death: Age at death: 89

Fact 1 (2) 1: Raised a Methodist in Barlow, Kentucky

Fact 1 (2) 2: A very attractive man; Full of life; A bit of a character!

Fact 3 (2): Jean Pierre Meshew mentioned that Aunt Evelyn was Uncle Frank's "rudder" in life. Uncle Frank & Aunt Evelyn did not have any children.

Fact 4 (2): Jean Pierre Meshew told me how much he and Uncle Frank treasured the family album & genealogy that I sent to both of them.

Fact 5 (2): I have been told that he was a prankster in his earlier years.

Fact 6 (2): I never got to spend much time with Great Uncle Frank, but I certainly remember one visit he & Great Aunt Evelyn made to my grandmothers in particular.

Fact 7 (2): Went to Jean Meshew's Consecration as a Bishop in 1991.

Fact 8 (2): Jean Pierre said that he believed Uncle Frank had never flown before that trip to Jean's.

Fact 9 (2): Not the easies person to get information from! But somewhat helpful anyway.

Fact 10 (2): Worked for Illinois Lumber Co..; Also, Joyce, his niece said, he was a Foreman of a plastics Co.

Fact 11 (2): Jean's family had a wonderful time with Uncle Frank on that visit.

Occupation: Quality Control Inspector Before Retiring

More About EVELYN B. (BLACK?):

Cause of Death: Alzheimer's Disease; Age at death: 79

Fact 1 (2) 1: I'm unsure about the spelling of her last name, but it may be Black

Fact 1 (2) 2: Aunt Evelyn was an attractive lady. I believe she had very dark hair.

Fact 3 (2): Somehow, she made quite an impression on me years ago.

Fact 4 (2): She was friendly, would smile or laugh, but said very little.

Fact 5 (2): She seemed to me to be shy and timid, but she had a quiet strength about her.

Fact 6 (2): She and Uncle Frank did not have any children.

Fact 7 (2): Aunt Evelyn died about ten years ago from Alzheimer's disease.

Fact 8 (2): A lovely woman; a real "Rudder" for Uncle Frank according to Jean Pierre Meshew.

Occupation: Housewife; Telephone Operator

More About FRANK MESHEW and EVELYN (BLACK?):

Marriage: Nov 1948, Probably Illinois

Generation No. 9

14. GLADYS CHRISTINE⁹ MESHEW (MATTIE MILDRED⁸ HINKLE, THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)²⁹ was born 21 Feb 1896 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 02 Jan 1976 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee. She married SAMUEL CLAYBORNE FINCH²⁹ 24 Dec 1916 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky³⁰, son of SAMUEL FINCH and MARGARET TURRENTINE. He was born 02 May 1895 in Mason Hall, near Kenton, Obion Co., Tennessee, and died 10 Sep 1965 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

Notes for GLADYS CHRISTINE MESHEW:

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Source: Billie Fazakerly Harrison, daughter of Martha Louise Finch Fazakerly, daughter of Gladys Christine Meshew Finch:

I have been blessed in many ways, but in one outstanding way more than others. I came from a family of wonderful cooks. Among the best was Nanny. Eating her food was always a treat and an experience to look forward to--no matter what she made. Whether it was a piece of left over home made light bread, sliced and made into toast for breakfast or a feast at thanksgiving or Christmas, it was usually exceptional. And to grow up in this environment and take all this for granted! What a surprise it was for me when I started housekeeping myself--so much work! I'm very thankful that I got to watch Nanny prepare the food she made and that I have some of her best recipes to go by.

While working on the Fazakerly family tree, Chris, my brother suggested that I make a section on "Nanny's recipes". He said that he would love to taste her homemade light bread one more time before he died. I tried to make some this last Christmas and it was o.k., but it didn't taste quite like Nanny's. I believe her secret was adding extra yeast--more than called for in most recipes.

NANNY'S RECIPES: (along with a few explanations from Billie)

Boiled custard

(This is the clearest and easiest way to follow this recipe--mama's explanation)

Heat one quart of milk in a double boiler. When hot add the well-beaten yolks of three eggs diluted with 1/2 cup cold milk. Beat the whites to a stiff froth, adding a pinch of salt. When well beaten, add a cup of sugar and beat until perfectly smooth. Then slowly add to the heated milk and cook till it thickens. Add a teaspoon of vanilla when cold. By beating the sugar into the egg whites, the custard is made creamy all through.

Banana pudding

2 c. Milk

2 eggs separated

3 tbs. Flour

1/2 c. Sugar

1 tsp. Vanilla

Pinch salt

Bananas (3)

Cookies (vanilla wafers)

Mix flour and sugar and salt in 1/2 cup cold milk. Heat; then add egg yellows (which have been beaten in the rest of the milk. This is important). Stir until thick. Add vanilla.

Let the mixture cool before pouring over the bananas. (or the bananas will have a cooked taste). Can use a small whip to ensure smoothness. To make juicy add 1/c cup more milk. For a larger pudding, use 3 cups milk, 3 eggs, 2/3 cup sugar.

Meringue

Oven 350 degrees or 475 to 500 degrees if you only want to brown the top of meringue quickly. Watch closely.

2 egg whites (large eggs) or 3 medium sized eggs. Have them at room temperature. (i believe this is the trick to making good meringue.)

1/4 tsp. Cream of tatar (optional)

4 tbs. Sugar or 6 tbs. If use three eggs

1/2 tsp. Vanilla

Beat the egg whites until stiff; add cream of tartar; slowly add sugar; then vanilla

Coconut cake

Duncan hines white cake deluxe baked in two layers (9 inch round or square pans)

Fill with divinity filling or powdered sugar filling.

Put a mixture of crushed pinapple, coconut, and a tablespoon of mashed bananas between layers. Put juice of pinapple on top layer before icing. Ice and apply coconut.

Pineapple upside down cake

This works great in a cast iron skillet

Melt stick oleo in skillet

Sprinkle 1/4 cup brown sugar over butter

Top and dot about the contents of a small can of crushed pinapple on the butter and sugar mixture--use juice and pinapple. (you can also use pinapple rings with a cherry in the middle)

1/2 cake mix (duncan hines) prepared according to instructions on box and pour over above mixture.

Bake in a 375 degree oven.

Jam cake

1/2 cup of butter or margarine

1 and 1/2 c. Sugar

3 eggs well beaten

2 c. Flour

1/2 c. Buttermilk

1 tsp. Soda

1 tsp. Cinnamin

1/2 tsp. Cloves

2 cups jam

Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Add eggs. Sift together flour, soda, spices and add to first mixture, alternating with buttermilk. Add jam last. Pour into 9 inch round pans.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 35 minutes.

Fried pies (one of Gramps' all time favorites, bfh)

Package evaporated peaches, apples, or apricots.

For peaches, cover with water, stew until very tender. (watch them--they will burn easily)

Mash with potato masher

Add one cup sugar and cook until the sugar dissolves. Can add nutmeg or cinnamin. Allow to cool before you make the pies.

Canned biscuit do not make good pies.

Make a basic biscuit dough. Knead your dough on a floured bread board until it isn't sticky. Cut out biscuit and roll biscuit thin to about size of a saucer. Until you get the hang of it i wouldn't try more than 8 at one time. Have your shortening hot in a small skillet or electric fry pan. You can cook four at a time in it. Have all your biscuit rolled out and peaches inside--about a tablespoonful. Too much of the peaches run out and spoil the grease. Press the edges of the dough together with a fork or your fingers. Have shortening about 1/2 inch deep in pan. Turn once. I use a fork and turner to turn mine. I stick my pies with a fork all around as soon as i drop them in the hot skillet.

Fry at 400 degrees. Don't have peaches too juicy.

Peanut butter fudge (another of Gramps' favorites; my son's as well, bfh)

2 cups sugar

2 tablespoons karo syrup

1/4 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup of milk

Large hunk of peanut butter--about the size of an egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

Cook all of the above ingredients (except the peanut butter and vanilla) until it forms a soft ball in water. (use a clean teaspoon each time you dip into the syrup and drip into cool water in cup and try to form soft ball with finger)

Take off stove--add peanut butter and vanilla--set in cold water--and beat until thick and grainy. Pour into greased platter quickly. Cut when cool. (if you add the peanut butter at the beginning, it may scorch.)

Buttermilk corn bread

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 tsp. Salt

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 tsp. Soda (level)

1 tsp. Baking powder (level)

1 egg

Meal for consistency--add meal last--at least a cup--mix should be "pourable", not thick.

Pour into pre-heated hot skillet with melted. Hot grease in it.

Bake at 375 to 400 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Dressing

Fresh cornbread

Equal amount of light bread (loaf)

Onion

Two eggs

Celery leaves

Salt, pepper, sage, to taste

Soften with chicken broth

Use potato masher for smooth texture

Put in greased pan and pour more broth over the contents.

Bake until brown. (Perhaps 30 to 45 minutes)

Hot water cornbread or "doughty" boys

2 cups water

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup sugar

1 and 1/4 cups self rising corn meal

Bring water, salt, and sugar to a boil. Turn off heat. Add meal and stir until thick-- consistency to make patties. (mixture will be hot. Use cool running water to cool hands in between making patties.)

Fry at moderate heat. Do not use deep fat for frying. About 1/4 inches deep in skillet or griddle.

"Cracklin" or Crackling bread (this recipe is one of a kind, pure joy to eat, bfh)

Use above recipe (hot water corn bread) and add about half of a pound package of cracklings. If cracklings are large, I grind them. Make into larger patties than doughty boys (hot water corn bread), about 3 times as large. Bake at 400 degrees until brown.

Nanny's home made light bread (good luck! I've never known anyone to make it taste like hers, bfh)

Sift about 11 cups of regular flour into a mixing bowl and make a hole in the flour to put other ingredients in. Then add:

1 tablespoon salt

1/2 cup sugar

2 tablespoons crisco

2 and 1/2 cups warm water

1 cake fleischman's yeast dissolved in 1/2 cup water (warm). {when nanny made this bread she doubled the amount of yeast to two cakes or two packs of yeast. She saidthis helped to make the bread rise faster---but i also believe this was the secret to her incredible bread. The extra yeast made it taste better.}

Mix. Turn out on floured board and knead until it isn't sticky. This makes two skilletfulls. (black iron skillets) have pans greased. Turn dough in pans to grease the top. Allow to rise double size--about one to two hours--depending on the amount of yeast. Bake at 375 degrees. Don't use self-rising flour. Powdered yeast is about as good as the cake and keeps better. You might have better luck to half the recipe until you get the hang of it.

Relish (salad)

Chop together (fine)

Onion

Bell pepper

Ripe tomato

Cucumber

Add salt, pepper, sugar, and vinegar to taste. Serve with peas and other vegetables. (Mimi's recipe called for apple vinegar and celery or celery seed and a red onion.)

Hash

Chop roast beef fine. Dice onion and potato. Add celery (salt, seed, or fresh), sage, and pepper to taste. Simmer. Serve over home made biscuit.

Salad dressing. (This is mama's recipe not Nanny's, but it is a good dressing. Bfh)

Bottle French dressing

Cottage cheese--one carton

2 eggs--hard boiled--chopped

1 large tablespoon of mayonaise

3 tablespoons catsup

Mix. Wonderful over lettuce leaves.

Nanny was a wonderful grandmother. She never raised her voice or lost her temper with me. The look on her face would speak volumes. You instantly knew if you were out of line. She could be very strict but never unkind. She was a very patient and calm person; and a good teacher, whether she was showing me how to make doll clothes or showing me how to crochet or helping me with my math and Latin lessons. She once told me that she thought she was sometimes slow. She was never slow; just very methodical and consistent, and careful about any task she had to do. I always enjoyed being with Nanny. I especially remember that she was always very well dressed. I believe her mother enjoyed nice clothes and all the early pictures of Nanny and Aunt Merle and their mother show beautiful and some rather elaborate outfits. Nanny was also fond of costume jewelry, in particular--long bead necklaces and butterfly pins. She was proud to be from Kentucky and she enjoyed watching and listening to basketball games. Teaching was her life--it was often a relief and comfort to her to be able to leave her problems behind and go teach--she was very dedicated--maybe at times too dedicated but she taught for 35 years and dearly loved her profession. She told me that when she and Gramps started out, she would read their lessons out loud to him in order for them to prepared for their classes each day--it must have been a good way from home to school. [My guess is that she already had her lessons ready and was helping him with his. bfh]

She never traveled from home much, but she came to visit me twice with Bobby in Galveston, Texas after my children were born. After this she went with Mimi and Mama to Kentucky for a visit, and on the way home, slipped and fell in a restroom-- but wasn't hurt badly--just bruised. However, the episode scared Mimi and Mama so much that they each had to take tranquilizers. After this Mimi didn't want nanny to travel again. (It was too hard on Mimi's nerves!)

Nanny was well respected and loved by her students and her family. She always worked hard and took good care of all of her family, and she truly loved all her grandchildren. Holidays at Nanny's were very special occasions for all of us. Nanny had a hard life, but never complained. She was a sweet and kind woman, but no pushover. She was a saint--and at times a very tough saint--but one with a good sense of humor! She was an honorable woman and I loved her dearly and miss her.

Jean Pierre Meshew, her nephew, wrote in a recent letter that "Aunt Gladys was one of those saints St. Paul described as 'unknown, yet well known'--unknown to men, but glorious in the sight of god." "...she was a solid rock in the midst of adversity. I am proud to know that I am kin to such a great lady."

Billie Lynn Fazakerly Harrison

Granddaughter

Oct. 2005

Letter from July 7, 2005

Howard Meshew, a cousin of the family (descendant Francis M. Meshew), had the following to say when I asked him if he had any ideas about where my grandmother may have gone to school. I heard also that someone had founded a college though I don't think this is where my grandmother went. (I wasn't sure which family founded the college--I get the Meshews & Hinkles mixed up sometimes.)

Howard's response:

"The college was founded by the father of the wife of James Newton Meshew, Martha E. White. Joshua was given her maiden name as his middle name. I believe that Martha raised my grandfather's sister, Ella, when her parents died. She became a school teach in Mayfield. Martha was said to be very high on education. I believe that Fay Meshew Combs told me this. Fay was a g-daughter of James Newton Meshew. Fay was an RN who met her husband in Georgia where Joe Combs was a psychiatrist."

"I checked a few colleges in or around the Purchase Area (Westery KY) looking for ones that existed when Gladys would have attended. Some people in the Purchase Area went to Murry State University (71 miles by car) and also to WKU, western Kentucky University. We sometimes refer to the students there as "Hilltoppers" because its on a hill. This is in Bowlingreen, KY. Both were in existance during Gladys time."

Howard

More About GLADYS CHRISTINE MESHEW:

Burial: Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee

Cause of Death: Heart Valve Ruptured; Age at death: 79 (same day her father died)³¹

Fact 1 (2) 1: Talked about her father, Dr. Joshua White Meshew, meeting her at the train station. She was very close to her father.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Born in her mother's home, Barlow, Kentucky. Dark hair & eyes; gorgeous woman.

Fact 3 (2): Received a baby grand piano upon graduation from college. (2003, I'm not sure just where she went to college, but Jean Pierre Meshew, her nephew, thought it might have been Cumberland University, Lebanon Tennessee. That is where his father went. bfh)

Fact 4 (2): She was about two months shy of being 80 years old when she died. She was well loved & will be missed.

Fact 5 (2): Taught Latin, English, and French. She was a great help to me when I took Latin.

Fact 6 (2): Came from a family of staunch Methodists. She was Methodist.

Fact 7 (2): She later joined the 1st Evangelical Church. Dr. Soltau was the pastor, an Englishman

Fact 8 (2): She was a wonderful cook. See recipes in the notes section. Taught at Frayser High School in Memphis..

Fact 9 (2): She would comment at times that "breeding shows". Usually referring to Mimi Bryan, her daughter.

Fact 10 (2): Took care of Jimmy, Merle Finch Bryan's son, for a few years; raised & adopted Bobby, Martha Finch Fazakerley's son ; and she helped to raise me (bfh).

Fact 11 (2): Very sensitive person but she hid this well. Tough but respected and fair disciplinarian.

Fact 12 (2): Made many outfits for me; made & bought most of my wedding & honeymoon clothes (bfh)

Medical Information: Died in the Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee; History of Arthritis; Broken Hip; Buried at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Memphis, TN³¹

Occupation: Latin and English Teacher for 35 years

Notes for SAMUEL CLAYBORNE FINCH:

1930 Census; Tennessee, County: Benton, township: Big Sandy, Civil District: 8 or 9; T626__2233, page 1B, Ed. 9, Image 1003

Samuel C. Finch (Listed as Clayborne S. (went by the name of Clayborne), Head of Household, Property: renting, 10, No; male, white, 34, married at age 27, Education: yes, school & can read & write, b. Tennessee, father b. Tennessee, mother, b. Tennessee, Citizen; Occ., Teacher, High School, Wages, Working (yes), Veteran (no)

Gladys M. Finch, Wife-H (wife of head of household), female, white, 34, married, married at age 20, yes, yes, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, yes, Teacher, High School, Wages, Working (yes)

Augusta M., daughter, female, white, age 10, single, yes, yes, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kentucky, Yes, Occ. none

Martha L., daughter, female, white, age 6, single, yes ---, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kentucky, ---, Occ., none

Mattie M. Meshew, Mother in Law, female, white, age 62, Widow, married at age 21, no, yes, Kentucky, Kentucky, Tennessee, yes, Occ., none

1920 Census, Jan. 05; Civil Dist. 8, Enumeration Dist., 118, Obion Co., Town of Kenton, TN

53/56; College St.

Sam C. Finch, Head of Household, 24, Teacher, public school, b. TN, parents b. TN

Gladys, Wife, 23, b. Kentucky, parents b. Kentucky

Augusta M., daughter, age 3/12, b. TN

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I remember that Gramps had something special done to his shoes, (at least the shoes he wore around the house) in the area of the toes. They were split or raised in some way. He had lost some toes years ago and I had thought it was from a hoeing accident; but, Aunt Laverne believes it happened when a horse stepped on his foot.

I can remember that when young, I was always eager to visit and hoped to get to stay overnight at Nanny and Gramps' house. I can remember taking long walks with gramps (to the store or school) and he taught me how to swing my arms while walking. He was a very sensitive person. Mama said he was very tenderhearted. He liked to write poetry and I have a few of his poems he had published in the newspapers.

I never knew anyone who could eat as much as he did and not gain weight! He loved fresh peaches; " pot-likker" from cooked greens; fried oysters; apricot fried pies; and peanut butter fudge. The only thing i knew that he didn't like was green peas. When Gramps was ill and in a sanatorium for his lung condition, (emphysema) I used to watch and help nanny prepare his favorites and carry them to him on visits. Josh, my son, and I to this day would rather have peanut butter fudge than any other kind of fudge.

In one picture sent to me from Aunt Laverne, gramps is wearing a uniform. It looks almost like an army uniform. I know gramps was involved in some way with the civilian conservation corps at one time. Aunt Laverne believes this is his CCC (civilian conservation corps) uniform. The picture was taken in the early 1940's and Jimmy is wearing Gramps hat and saluting to the camera. Aunt Laverne believes he was a director of the CCC camp in Lexington. (Tennessee or Kentucky ?) She thought the program involved taking care of poor young men, giving them a place to stay and food to eat and well as allow them to make things like leather wallets to sell. The program also involved things like planting trees, and other areas of" planned management of natural resources".

Gramps loved Christmas and hated to see it end. It would leave him depressed. I especially remember every Christmas Eve putting gum drops on the little plastic trees gramps and nanny bought for each of the seven grandchildren. I still have one very fragile tree in my china cabinet. My children put gumdrops on the tree now.

Nanny told me that the night he died he had asked her to hold his hand and then he passed away in his sleep. He was suffering from his emphysema and I thought his easy passing was a blessing. Aunt Laverne said it was a relief that he died that way because he dreaded going through it. If I remember correctly, it seems that Jimmy came over that morning and helped Nanny in some way (by shaving Gramps' beard or changing his clothes maybe) before he went to the funeral home. He was buried at the Memorial Gardens cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. Nanny, Mama, Mimi, & Uncle Harry are buried there also.

Billie Lynn Fazakerly Harrison

Granddaughter

1996

More About SAMUEL CLAYBORNE FINCH:

Burial: Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee

Cause of Death: Died in his sleep; Age at death: 70³¹

Fact 1 (2) 1: Good gardener; good with his hands & kept things repaired & nice looking.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Attended & graduated from the Mason Hall High School.

Fact 3 (2): Grew up near Kenton, TN. Tall, slender, blue eyes, red hair. Attractive.

Fact 4 (2): Went to the Union Grove Methodist Church.

Fact 5 (2): Went to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Enjoyed & wrote poetry.

Fact 6 (2): Taught science & math. He & Nanny would prepare lessons while he drove to school.

Fact 7 (2): He also coached basketball. I have his 1923 Hornbeak High School Year Book.

Fact 8 (2): Had three girls: Juanita, Augusta Merle & Martha Louise.The first child, Juanita died at childbirth.

Fact 9 (2): Adopted Bobby (Robert Mulkey) when he was abt. 15 or 16 years old. Renamed Robert Meshew Finch.

Fact 10 (2): Moved into their home on 1405 Agnes Place in Memphis, TN, August 23, 1943.

Fact 11 (2): Told me once not to rake & burn leaves in a yard. Said to let them stay & be used as mulch instead.

Fact 12 (2): Had a heart attack; suffered from emphysema; heavy smoker; could get very anxious.

Medical Information: History of Emphysema; Heart attack years ago; Buried at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Memphis,Tennessee³¹

Occupation: Principal of Kenton High School; Science & Math Teacher for 35 years

Marriage Notes for GLADYS MESHEW and SAMUEL FINCH:

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Here are a few comments made by Aunt Laverne about Nanny and Gramps' wedding, Christmas Eve, 1916.

"I guess Clayborne and Gladys got married in Barlow and came home later. Seems there was a party for them but I was in bed. But my!! My!! A white dress in Winter Time! I was overwhelmed---oh, it was a beauty. I guess I was speechless. That dress was wool, fitted waist, plain round neck and skirt only a little full."

Laverne Finch Herriman

Sister in law

I believe the picture of nanny that was on the wall in the living room (where she put her Christmas tree each year) was a picture of her in that same dress. If so she had to have been a lovely sight to see that day.

Billie Fazakerly Harrison

Granddaughter

More About SAMUEL FINCH and GLADYS MESHEW:

Marriage date: 24 Dec 1916, Party for the married couple at Gramps home, Mason Hall, Tennessee, that evening.³¹

Marriage: 24 Dec 1916, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky³²

Marriage Fact: 24 Dec 1916, Married on Christmas Eve in Barlow, Kentucky³³

Children of GLADYS MESHEW and SAMUEL FINCH are:

18. i. MARTHA LOUISE¹⁰ FINCH, b. 18 Jun 1923, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 27 Aug 1984, Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee.

19. ii. AUGUSTA MERLE FINCH, b. 12 Oct 1919, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 05 Nov 1976, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

iii. JUANITA FINCH³⁴, b. Abt. 1918, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. Abt. 1918, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky.

More About JUANITA FINCH:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Died after birth. Buried at the Barlow Cemetery.³⁵

Fact 1 (2) 2: Delivered by Dr. Joshua White Meshew.³⁵

Fact 3 (2): Named after one of Gramps' friends.³⁵

Occupation: ³⁵

20. iv. ROBERT MESHEW FINCH, b. 29 Dec 1940, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee; Adopted child.

15. JOSHUA WILFORD⁹ MESHEW (MATTIE MILDRED⁸ HINKLE, THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)³⁵ was born 04 Sep 1898 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 28 May 1972 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee. He married (1) LESSIE GRACE³⁵ 24 Dec 1916. He married (2) MARY FRANCES BONNER³⁵ 1924 in Probably Illinois. She was born 1908 in Illinois, and died 1992 in Fort Worth, Tareant Co., Texas. He married (3) LILLIE REDMAN CRANEY³⁵ Abt. 1934. She was born 18 Oct 1897, and died Dec 1978 in Probably Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

More About JOSHUA WILFORD MESHEW:

Fact 1 (2) 1: No children by his first wife, Lessie Grace.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Billie Deane Meshew Barnhill was his only child, by his second wife, Mary.

Fact 3 (2): I believe he started out working for the Goodyear Rubber Co and resided in Akron, Ohio for a while before he became a pharmacist.

Fact 4 (2): His third wife, Lilly, had three children from a previous marriage.

Fact 5 (2): A very handsome, distinguished looking man. Quiet & dignified.

Fact 6 (2): His light colored eyes really shined when he smiled. He was always well mannered.

Fact 7 (2): My grandmother, Gladys, had a great deal of respect for Uncle Josh.

Fact 9 (2): I named my son, Josh, after Uncle Josh (my great uncle, really) & Dr. Joshua White Meshew.

Occupation: Pharmacist

More About JOSHUA MESHEW and LESSIE GRACE:

Marriage: 24 Dec 1916

Marriage Fact: Possibly married December 24, 1916³⁵

More About JOSHUA MESHEW and MARY BONNER:

Marriage: 1924, Probably Illinois

More About LILLIE REDMAN CRANEY:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Pleasant & attractive person. Really liked to talk.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Had 3 children from a previous marriage.

Occupation: Housewife

More About JOSHUA MESHEW and LILLIE CRANEY:

Marriage: Abt. 1934

Child of JOSHUA MESHEW and MARY BONNER is:

21. i. BILLIE DEANE (MARY MERLE)¹⁰ MESHEW, b. 15 Jan 1925, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 04 Jan 1995, Fort Worth, Tareant Co., Texas.

16. ELIZABETH MERLE⁹ MESHEW (MATTIE MILDRED⁸ HINKLE, THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)³⁵ was born 28 Sep 1900 in Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 10 Aug 1995 in Bakersfield, Kern Co., California. She married DAVID DEWEY GIRARD³⁵ 27 Nov 1919 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky, son of THOMAS GIRARD and BLANCHE HENDERSON. He was born 02 Apr 1898 in Blackford, Kentucky, and died 08 Mar 1981 in Bakersfield, Kern Co., California.

More About ELIZABETH MERLE MESHEW:

Date born 2: 28 Sep 1900, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky³⁵

Fact 1 (2) 1: May have inherited her artistic talents from Christina Clampett Hinkle, an artist.

Fact 1 (2) 2: 94 Years old; Very attractive lady; Dignified

Fact 3 (2): Her oil paintings she gave as gifts to family members were quite good. I have "an old mill in the woods" painted by her in 1917.

Fact 4 (2): Aunt Merle was 19 when she married Uncle Dewey, who was 21.

Fact 5 (2): They spent their honeymoon in St. Louis, Missouri.

Fact 6 (2): Aunt Merle was Methodist & Uncle Dewey, Church of Christ

Fact 7 (2): I always enjoyed seeing Aunt Merle & Uncle Dewey when they visited my grandmother, Gladys, in Memphis.

Occupation: Housewife; Taught Adult Education Classes; Artist

More About DAVID DEWEY GIRARD:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Son of Thomas Warren Girard & Blanch Henderson Girard

Fact 1 (2) 2: One source said he was a sawmill operator & lumber dealer in Lovelaceville, KY.

Fact 3 (2): The Girards lived in a house behind the Meshew home.

Fact 4 (2): Dewey & Elizabeth grew up in Barlow, KY & went to school together.

Fact 5 (2): Uncle Dewey had 2 sisters, Mabel & Marie.

Fact 6 (2): When he joined the Navy, he was stationed in San Diego, CA.

Fact 7 (2): After the Navy, he went to work in the oil fields & they settled out there.

Fact 8 (2): Had three children: Dewey, Jr., Cecil, & Joyce.

Fact 9 (2): I remember Uncle Dewey as having dark eyes and he was very friendly.

Occupation: Oil Fields

More About DAVID GIRARD and ELIZABETH MESHEW:

Marriage: 27 Nov 1919, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Children of ELIZABETH MESHEW and DAVID GIRARD are:

22. i. DAVID DEWEY¹⁰ GIRARD, JR., b. 07 Sep 1920, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky.

23. ii. CECIL MESHEW GIRARD, b. 17 Apr 1923, Barlow, Ballard, Co., Kentucky.

iii. MARTHA JOYCE GIRARD³⁵, b. 10 Aug 1926, Taft, Kern Co., California.

More About MARTHA JOYCE GIRARD:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Joyce is very active with her church work; Secretery/Treasurer for her church.

Fact 1 (2) 2: A Nurse fro 44 Years. Said she always liked children.

Fact 3 (2): Graduated from nursing school in 1948, San Jose, CA.

Fact 4 (2): Joyce was born in CA; Her brothers were born in Barlow, KY.

Fact 5 (2): Retired from Nursing, January 1993.

Fact 6 (2): (She still has a full time job caring for her mother & doesn't feel retired)

Fact 7 (2): She has worked in San Jose, CA; Memphis, TN; Santa Barbara CA; Cheboyyan, Michigan;

Fact 8 (2): And of course she's worked in Bakersfield, CA.

Fact 9 (2): The last job she had, she admitted newborns.

Fact 10 (2): She also cared for premature & sick infants.

Fact 11 (2): Joyce has been an invaluable source of help with the Meshew family history.

Fact 12 (2): She has arthritis & was glad to work with the babies instead of on adult floors in her nursing.

Occupation: Registered Nurse

17. GEORGE JENNINGS⁹ MESHEW (MATTIE MILDRED⁸ HINKLE, THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)³⁵ was born 07 Jan 1907 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 06 Feb 1963 in Pompano Beach, Broward Co., Florida. He married KATHLEEN CARTER³⁵ 24 Dec 1926 in Probably Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky, daughter of JOSEPH CARTER and MATTIE RANSDELL. She was born 13 May 1906 in Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee, and died 04 Aug 1992 in Bedford, Tarrant, Texas.

More About GEORGE JENNINGS MESHEW:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Told his future bride that he was going to marry her when she was six years old.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Raised a Methodist in Barlow, Kentucky.

Fact 3 (2): Went to Cumberland University in Lebanon, KY (Note: 2/10/2003, believe this should be TN, not very far from Nashville bfh.)

Fact 4 (2): Had to leave college when his father, Dr. Joshua Meshew, died in 1926

Fact 5 (2): Worked for the lumber company for years; (Cairo, Illinois which was just across the river from where they lived in KY?) Later saved enough money to go to Medical School.

Fact 6 (2): What an impressive task to take on in your middle thirties!

Fact 7 (2): Went to medical school at the University of Tennessee

Fact 9 (2): Great Uncle George interned at the John Gaston Hospital in Memphis, TN.

Fact 10 (2): Through years of struggle, being frugal, & raising a teenager he obtained his goal.

Fact 11 (2): Sadly Dr. George Meshew died from a heart attack at about the age of 56

Occupation: Vice President, Illinois Lumber Company, Cairo, ILL.; Doctor

Notes for KATHLEEN CARTER:

Born 1905 or 1906.

More About KATHLEEN CARTER:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Moved to Barlow, KY at age six. Methodist.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Daughter of Joseph Seth Carter & Mattie Edith Runsdell

Fact 3 (2): Her family lived near the Meshews in Barlow KY.

Fact 4 (2): Great Aunt Kathleen went to the University of Lexington in KY.

Fact 5 (2): Taught one year, sixth grade, in Barlow KY befor marrying Uncle George.

Fact 6 (2): She was very frugal through the years & helped her husband obtain his dream.

Fact 7 (2): She suffered from Alzheimer's disease for about ten years.

Fact 8 (2): Great Aunt Kathleen was 86 when she died; she was creamated & buried at Barlow Cemetery.

Fact 9 (2): Jean, her son, wrote a beautiful eulogy for Kathleen Carter Meshew.

Fact 10 (2): This Eulogy lets the world know what a wonderful mother& grandmother she was. (I know she was well respected by the family.)

Fact 11 (2): See the enclosed copy of the eulogy.

Occupation: School Teacher; Housewife

More About GEORGE MESHEW and KATHLEEN CARTER:

Marriage: 24 Dec 1926, Probably Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Child of GEORGE MESHEW and KATHLEEN CARTER is:

24. i. JEAN PIERRE¹⁰ MESHEW, b. 05 Nov 1927, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 12 Jan 1996, Bedford, Tarrant, Texas.

Generation No. 10

18. MARTHA LOUISE¹⁰ FINCH (GLADYS CHRISTINE⁹ MESHEW, MATTIE MILDRED⁸ HINKLE, THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)³⁶ was born 18 Jun 1923 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 27 Aug 1984 in Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee. She married (1) ROBERT LUCIUS MULKEY³⁷ Aug 1937 in Probably Dresden, Tennessee. She married (2) WILLIAM THOMASON FAZAKERLY³⁸ 09 May 1943 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee³⁹, son of GEORGE FAZAKERLY and MINNIE THOMASON. He was born 05 Sep 1918 in Ellendale, Shelby Co., Tennessee^40,41, and died 21 Jun 1968 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee^42,43.

Notes for MARTHA LOUISE FINCH:

Martha Louise Finch Mulkey Fazakerly Matthews: 1923-1984

1st marriage: Robert Mulkey

2nd marriage: William Thomason Fazakerly

I remember that Mama said that the only children she liked were her own. I always questioned this--since children always seemed to trust and love her. Bobby's and Jimmy's children (great nieces and nephews) always enjoyed visiting Mama and my children were crazy about her--she let them do just about anything they wanted--unlike when Tommy, Chris, and I grew up.

Mama could be quite paradoxical at times. She was often wrapped up in her own problems and always worked so hard that it didn't seem as though she got to spend much time with us. This is not a complaint. I'm a parent now and I know how life can be so overwhelming at times.

Mama could be full of surprises and she made certain times very special. If we were ill--not with minor illnesses but really sick--she and Daddy would give us little gifts to cheer us up. Once when I had the mumps on both sides at once, followed by an ear infection, I was given a cute little red bag with nursery rhymes written all over the outside and inside was a jump rope. Another time--and it may have been the time I was so ill with red measles--I was given a parakeet.

How Mama loved Christmas. She and Daddy never had much money, so she put a lot of effort into decorating, cooking, sewing, and having fun. I still remember my first Teddy Bear they gave me. Birthdays were also very special in that while we were young, we each got a gift to open. I carried this tradition on with my children when they were young. Mama was clever with her sewing, too, when she could find the time. One special gift that she made when I was young and that I loved dearly was a black velvet cape with an attached hood lined in white satin. It was very elegant. I also remember a very cute summer ensemble she made out of blue and white seersucker: shorts, halter, blouse, and skirt. Later on when she became ill and she had more time, Nanny, her mother, taught her how to crochet; and, naturally she did beautiful work. She crocheted like an expert that had done this all her life. She would make adorable crocheted lambs, lions, etc. for the grandchildren and young nieces and nephews. She was also generous. Sometimes to a fault. She gave things away because she either no longer needed an item; but, more often than not gave something away simply because someone else wanted what she had. Material things were never important to her.

Mama was also extremely intelligent and nothing seemed too hard for her. She quit school to get married, the first of several times. She was about 15 years old; but later obtained her G.E.D. (Graduate Equivalent Diploma) and went to school for several months to become a histology tech--preparing tissue slides. Later she studied to become a licensed practical nurse. She had good grades but quit when she realized she had trouble being around sick people. This didn't surprise me since she was so fastidious. Mama liked to read and loved history. Her favorite book was "The Last of the Mohicans" by James Fennimore Cooper. She also loved biblical history and often studied her Bible.

Mama and Daddy both loved dogs, and it seems we always had one around. Mama especially liked German shepherds. We got our collie, Lassie, from a fishing trip. She had been abandoned and had an injured hip. It was hard for Mama and Daddy to resist any dog, especially one that needed help. We were thrilled to take her home that day. Lassie insisted that Mama stay as close to her as possible when she had her first litter of puppies.

Another thing I remember about Mama and Daddy was that they were always so well groomed--so neat about themselves and their surroundings. Where we lived and what we had was never fancy but everything was always clean and attractive. They were both very industrious--never idle. As busy as they were they still found time to take us to the park to cook out or hunt for Easter eggs, or took us on fishing trips and picnics. They also took us to the fairgrounds or to Maywood to swim. Ours wasn't a perfect home and at times there were heartaches; but, for me there were also many pleasant memories.

Life was hard for Mama and Daddy; but, they also brought hardships on themselves at times. I felt Mama was little too fearless and outspoken for own good and that often created problems. She could certainly evoke strong emotions in others. She could never be considered an humble or shy person. She could be easy to love, and then often aggravating, but never ignored. I admired her tremendous strength, will power, and strong personality. (Too bad it couldn't quite surpass Zack's.) She was truly a devoted Christian. She would have been great in the crusades--a real warrior. Mama was often a chameleon, reflecting the circumstances surrounding and influencing her at any given time. This often made her seem to have many personalities when in fact it showed her awesome ability to adapt to any given situation. She was a survivor. Unfortunately, her aunt told her that her parents did not really want her when she came along since they already had Merle "Mermie" their (adorable) four year old daughter. Mama spent the rest of her life trying to win their love and compete with Mermie for attention--she also became a wild little rebel and remained so.

Growing up, and all through her adult life, Mama had her own personal guardian angel--her aunt, LaVerne Finch Herriman. Aunt LaVern, now 85, was the one that Mama always went to when she needed help and comfort. At times Mama could try the patience of "Job"; but, Aunt LaVerne was forever patient and kind and helpful. Aunt LaVerne helped look after Mama until she died in 1984 from emphysema. Mama died at the Jackson County Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee, August 1984. She was 61 years old. She was buried at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery near her mother and father in Memphis, Tennessee.

Billie Lynn Fazakerly Harrison

Daughter

January 1996

More About MARTHA LOUISE FINCH:

Burial: Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee

Cause of Death: Emphysema; Collapsed Lung; Age at Death-61⁴³

Fact 1 (2) 1: Gave a turnip to a teacher instead of an apple because she liked them better.

Fact 1 (2) 2: 2nd place-National Essay Contest on Democracy-1st place statewide. Dresden H.S.

Fact 3 (2): Went to Dresden High School but didn't finish; 1st married at 15; One son, Bobby born when she was 17.

Fact 4 (2): Extremely intelligent. Later got her High School GED-Loved history & studied extensively.

Fact 5 (2): Liked rodeos. Always fond of dogs, fascinated by "slithery" things.

Fact 6 (2): Married and Divorced W.T.F. more than once. Theirs was a turbulent relationship.

Fact 7 (2): Exceptionally neat person-beautiful. Loved train rides; encouraged me to ride.

Fact 8 (2): Went to school to become an LPN but quit.. Found she couldn't deal with illness.

Fact 9 (2): Very dogmatic in her religious beliefs.

Fact 10 (2): Never seemed to have as much time for her kids but adored and spoiled the grandkids

Fact 11 (2): Excellent cook. Tried many new recipes, many form the restaurants she worked in.

Fact 12 (2): Daddy gave her the nickname of Marty. She was a daredevil and fearless. Lucky!

Medical Information: Emphysema; severe allergies; allergic rhinitis. Died at the Jackson County Hospital, Jackson, Tn., August 27, 1984; Buried at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery near her parents, Memphis, TN⁴³

Occupation: Housewife; Histologist; Waitress

Marriage Notes for MARTHA FINCH and ROBERT MULKEY:

Both married at a very young age.

More About ROBERT MULKEY and MARTHA FINCH:

Divorce: Bef. 1943, Date of divorce unknown

Marriage date: Martha Louise Finch married at age 15; Had her first child born when she was 17. Robert ("Bobby") Mulkey born 1940.

Fact 2: 1943, Divorced and remarried W.T. Fazakerly, May, 1943.

Fact 3: Abt. 1957, Martha Louise Finch Mulkey Fazakerly's son, Bobby, adopted by his Finch grandparents, 1957, name changed to Robert Meshew Finch

Marriage: Aug 1937, Probably Dresden, Tennessee

Notes for WILLIAM THOMASON FAZAKERLY:

William Thomason Fazakerly, Sr.: 11918-1968

Tall dark and handsome. Greenish-blue eyes and brown wavy hair. Six feet tall and 200 pounds. Daddy was basically a shy, timid person even though he had been a "cop". He was slow to anger (but just awful when he became angry). He had a good personality and was popular and well liked. Daddy was very intelligent--never had to struggle with the books--a quick learner.

Daddy had many hobbies and talents. He was quite gifted as a carpenter, electrician, etc. He built the back room onto our house on Jefferson in Memphis and I still remember the beautiful thick door that was split (called a dutch door) so that when you opened the top part, you could let the sunlight and air in. He later converted the house into a duplex. He made a large "doll" bed for me that I used for my dolls, and later for my own children, visiting nieces and nephews, and hope to use it for my grandchildren.

Daddy loved ice cream. As a treat we would drive across town to this special place across from the fairgrounds. It had two huge stone polar bears out front. This ice cream parlor served wonderful soft custard. Daddy also liked to fish and swim; and we went often to places like the park to cook out, or a lake to spend the day and fish, and went to other places like Maywood to picnic and swim. Maywood was a unique place to swim. It was a large and beautiful area but unlike a pool. It had a sandy bottom but blue clear water. I loved going there.

I remember staying home sick from school on day and watched Daddy work hours on making chop suey for supper. He was an outstanding cook. He and Mama both were; and, often worked together putting together masterpieces. I liked everything they made. There was only one exception--I just never could acquire a taste for wild game. (I don't think they liked it either, much.) They were good about not forcing us to eat something we didn't like as long as we at least gave it a try. My brothers, Tommy and Chris, may tell a different story. They were often caught hiding food behind the refrigerator or dropping it under the table. I can still remember Tommy sitting at the table with his mouth packed full and refusing to swallow. My parents were not pleased with these antics.

Daddy didn't go with us to Nanny's or Mimi's to eat during special occasions because he claimed that he choked easily. (True) At the time I figured he just didn't want to go and that may be; but, I wonder now if he didn't have trouble with esophageal spasms. He had complained before about having trouble swallowing sometimes. (Mama thought that he may have had a mild stroke in the early years that they were married because he changed the way he held a pencil and pen to write--he held it and wrote in a very odd way. Maybe this affected his swallowing as well. He certainly wouldn't let on about it though.)

I've never known anyone so terrified of going to the doctor or dentist. I've seen him sweat out an abscessed tooth and suffer terribly before getting help. From one accident where he fell and his glasses broke and slivers of glass became embedded in his face, he refused to let Uncle Harry (a doctor) see him. He was picking glass out that had festered for months. I think Zack finally got him to a doctor eventually. I won't try to describe what it took for me, Zack, and Aunt Frances to get him to the hospital when he had his heart attack. Daddy was a very brave man but suffered terribly due to his phobia of doctors. Perhaps some of this developed when his brother, George, went through so much awful suffering with his mastoiditis and surgery when he was young. Daddy just wouldn't take care of himself and he died young, at 49. He was buried at Forest Hill cemetery in Memphis. One note of irony:

when Daddy's grandmother died he inherited $2,000. Within just a few days of Daddy's death, a disability check finally came in that he had been waiting for. It was $2,000. He never got to spend it. Zack used this to help pay his funeral costs. I believe that these were the only two times in his life that he ever had such a "significant" amount of money.

Daddy loved westerns, Dragnet, and his all time favorite program was the Jackie Gleason show. I can still hear him laughing hard. He thought the star on the western series, the Lawman, looked like his father. Daddy was about seventeen when his father died.

Daddy didn't go to church with us, but I remember that he liked Mr. Bigelow to visit from the First Evangelical Church where we went. He would tell Daddy stories about his father, a missionary, and how his father had been killed by an elephant, etc.

Daddy was married before and he has another daughter, Joyce. She and her husband live in Ocala, Florida. Until last year, I had met her only once--at Daddy's funeral--but Zack spoke of her a few times through the years. Daddy was close to his mother, my grandmother, Zack, and she helped Daddy often. She was generous and good to us; and, his sister, Aunt Frances, has been a very important person in my life and has also been very generous, helpful, and kind.

He worked for the Memphis Police Department three years before he went into the Army as a military policeman during WW II. After the war he returned to the Memphis Police Dept. Daddy had been a policeman for nineteen years before he quit after an unfortunate incident (didn't have to quit); and did odd jobs thereafter. He only mentioned a few stories about his earlier experiences. One story concerned a thief that he had to chase through a neighborhood. He had to chase this guy through basements, over fences, through yards, etc. before catching the guy. Another story concerned learning the hard way not to suddenly wake sleeping people on park benches. They could (and a few did) wake up fighting wildly before they came to their senses. I only made a few trips to where he worked. He said he didn't want me exposed to the type people arrested there that we might have to see.

He and my mother, Martha, had a very turbulent relationship. They were miserable with and without each other and it took me years to accept their last divorce. The lady Daddy knew (Bernice Baker) just before he died was a very kind and gentle person and good for Daddy. Even Mama said she tried to hate her but just couldn't; she was such a good person.

Our upbringing was often stormy and Daddy was far from perfect; but, he loved us and I loved him. I'm thankful to say I have some very fond and pleasant memories.

Aunt Frances added this note about Daddy: "When Willie was about 15, he was playing softball with neighborhood friends. When it was his time to "catch", he was accidentally hit in the forehead and nose with the bat. Perhaps this had a lot to do with his sinus (problems) and headaches. Also when he dove into shallow water and hurt his neck, Zack stayed up all night massaging his neck and back. She was afraid he would be paralyzed. Apparently, all went OK as he was better the next day." (Daddy had awful headaches through the years--perhaps there had been some mild nerve damage in his neck that caused these.)

August 7, 1995

On our trip to Memphis, Uncle Floyd took us by the library to try to do some research. While there we met a family doing research also and the lady, Mrs. Lillian M. Coffey, (formally Jones) happened to know Daddy. She used to work at the courthouse. She even remembered meeting us when we were young. She said many kind things about Daddy; and, said that he was a wonderful person and had done many good works--working with such places as the Ava Maria Home, etc. (Aunt Frances said that Zack had worked there for a while.) She said that she thought he was Italian, with his looks and his name. Mrs. Coffee had had a stroke and even though her speech was clear, she couldn't write well and she had her husband write their address down for me. Before we left she had to give me a big hug and said more nice things about Daddy. What a pleasant person! After all these years, what are the chances of running into someone that knew him from so many years ago the first night we were in Memphis? Aunt Frances also said that the current chief of police goes to her church and she said that he told her that he and Daddy had gone to through the police academy together. He also had nice things to say about Daddy.

Billie Lynn Fazakerly Harrison

Daughter

January 1996

May, 2006

Updates:

WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

William T. Fazakerly

Born: 1918, Shelby County, Tennessee

Enlistment Date, July 31, 1943; Enlistment: Georgia; City: Fort Oglethorpe; Grade: Private;

Education: 4 years high school

Married

(During the war daddy served as a Military Policeman (MP) in Winipeg, Canada. He told stories about how terribly cold it was up there. He said he had to put felt in his shoes to keep them dry and warm. He also told a story about a bear coming in one end of the barracks and everyone running out the door at the other end. Aunt Frances told me that he told her about being on guard duty and and at the end of the shift he was so frozen and stiff they had to help him out of the small hut he was in. He also mentioned fishing and catching large Pike up there.)

More About WILLIAM THOMASON FAZAKERLY:

Burial: Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee

Cause of Death: Heart attack; Age at death: 49⁴³

Fact 1 (2) 1: Nickname Willie. Born in Ellendale (Bartlett area) & was reared on Given Av.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Loved dogs all his life. When he was young, he was constantly bringing home strays.⁴³

Fact 3 (2): He was stationed in Winnipeg, Canada; Put felt in his shoes in the winter to stay warm.

Fact 4 (2): He said people there would sleep outside in the summers in Canada because it was so hot.

Fact 5 (2): He said bears would enter the barracks looking for food. Fished for huge pike.

Fact 6 (2): Interested in photography; would enlarge pictures and Mama would tint them.

Fact 7 (2): Excellent cook. Good carpenter. Could build, design, and repair anything.

Fact 8 (2): Loved convertibles. The last car he had before he died was a convertible.

Fact 9 (2): Served in the Army as a military policeman in WW II.

Fact 10 (2): Wore tinted glasses that helped his headaches; injury when young; amblyopia.

Fact 11 (2): Went to Sacred Heart High School. Valedictorian of his graduating class, 1937.

Fact 12 (2): Named two of his three children after himself, Mama refused on the last one.

Fact 13 (2): I've only known him to be afraid of two things: Wasps (allergic) and Doctors (needles).

Medical Information: History of asthma, heart disease, & high blood pressure; alcohol dependency. Died at his residence, 287 North Montgomery, Friday morning, June 21, 1968; Buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Memphis, TN⁴³

Occupation: Policeman; Self Employed; Social Security #415-01-5440

Marriage Notes for MARTHA FINCH and WILLIAM FAZAKERLY:

Ages: Bill, 24; Martha, 19.

More About WILLIAM FAZAKERLY and MARTHA FINCH:

Divorce: Abt. 1960, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee

Marriage date: Married and Divorced twice to each other.

Marriage: 09 May 1943, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee⁴⁴

Child of MARTHA FINCH and ROBERT MULKEY is:

i. ROBERT MULKEY (ROBERT MESHEW¹¹ FINCH)⁴⁵, b. 29 Dec 1940, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

Children of MARTHA FINCH and WILLIAM FAZAKERLY are:

25. ii. BILLIE LYNN¹¹ FAZAKERLY, b. 13 Jan 1946, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

iii. WILLIAM THOMASON FAZAKERLY, JR.⁴⁶, b. 05 Dec 1947, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee; d. 19 May 1999, Little Rock, Arkansas; m. CLAIRENE TEAT⁴⁷, 06 May 1971, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee; b. Oct 1942, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee.

Notes for WILLIAM THOMASON FAZAKERLY, JR.:

WILLIAM THOMASON FAZAKERLY, JR.:

Little Rock, Arkansas is where Tommy owns a large home. At one time five blocks away was where President Bill Clinton once lived as Governor of Arkansas. President Clinton jogged by in front of Tommy's house and would often speak to Tommy in passing. Tommy has also met him other times in town. Tommy wanted to add the following to the family tree history.

"Being a Fazakerly has never been dull. I always thought my name was special; it has always set up a field of conversational lead in. I have never regretted having this special name, except for the one time during my career that I had to sign my name a few hundred times at once; I was not able to get a name stamp made in time.

I would like to give my special thanks to my sister Billie Lynn for this opportunity to be a written part of this family history."

William Thomason Fazakerly, Jr.

Tommy has always been a very dear brother. He has a pleasant personality and is always easy to get along with. He can also be very stubborn at times. Mama told me once that she knew I would make a good mother since I had so much experience raising hers. Tommy was never any trouble to me and was often very helpful with this awesome task. Tommy is also a very generous person in many ways.

Billie Lynn Fazakerly Harrison

Sister

April 1994

More About WILLIAM THOMASON FAZAKERLY, JR.:

Cause of Death: Liver Cancer; Age at death: 51

Fact 1 (2) 1: Changed Major from Industrial Arts Education to Engineering.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Attended Memphis State & TN Tech.; Also college in Cookville, TN; Major Industrial Arts, changed to Engineering; 5 years, but did not graduate.

Fact 3 (2): Aunt Frances assisted Tommy with his father's social security benefits for school.

Fact 4 (2): His college education was steered by his dear Aunt Frances Fazakerly McDaniel.

Fact 5 (2): He has worked for a Library, Meat Market, Farmers Market & Rent-A-Car companies.

Fact 6 (2): He worked for Baker Car & Truck Rental Inc. from 1-07-1977 to 1994.

Fact 7 (2): Also for a Grand Piano Factory in Conway, Ak. & Carpenter & Hotel/Motel Auditor.

Fact 8 (2): He loves to swim as exercise and stays busy year round maintaining a large pool.

Fact 9 (2): He works constantly on his home and also enjoys having a neat, attractive yard.

Fact 10 (2): Little Rock is also the home of his close cousin, Mary Ann Bryan.

Fact 11 (2): Tommy hopes to one day rebuild the baby grand piano he inherited.

Fact 12 (2): Married Clairene Teat Fazakerly May 06, 1971; Divorced in 1979. No children. Remained friends with Clairene.⁴⁸

Fact 13 (2): Tommy always loved dogs. He had no children.

Medical Information: Never drank alcohol but contracted hepatitis B years ago which was thought to be the reason he developed liver cancer. Requested to be cremated. Memorial service at his home.

Occupation: Manager of Car Rental Fleets; Works for the State

More About CLAIRENE TEAT:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Caters and does lovely work for weddings, funerals, etc.

Fact 1 (2) 2: She and Tommy have remained friends after their divorce in 1979.

Fact 3 (2): Friendly, helpful person, creative; good cook; generous.

Fact 4 (2): Does beautiful work with flowers and arrangements

Fact 5 (2): No children. Remarried to Lewis Adams who had two children.

Fact 6 (2): Clairene has a twin sister, Charlene.

Fact 7 (2): Tommy called her by her last name, "Teat".

Fact 8 (2): Inherited her parents home in Memphis.

Fact 9 (2): Tommy says she's happy and has lost a lot of weight. She now weighs 135 Lbs.

Occupation: Works for a Florist

Marriage Notes for WILLIAM FAZAKERLY and CLAIRENE TEAT:

Ages: Tommy, 23; Clairene, 28.

More About WILLIAM FAZAKERLY and CLAIRENE TEAT:

Divorce: 1979, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee

Marriage date: 06 May 1971, Married at McLean Baptist Church.

Marriage: 06 May 1971, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee

26. iv. CHRIS LEE FAZAKERLY, b. 28 Dec 1950, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

19. AUGUSTA MERLE¹⁰ FINCH (GLADYS CHRISTINE⁹ MESHEW, MATTIE MILDRED⁸ HINKLE, THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)⁴⁸ was born 12 Oct 1919 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 05 Nov 1976 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee. She married (1) DR. HARRY GRAHAM BRYAN⁴⁸ May 1942 in Probably Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee, son of SAM BRYAN and ELINOR CRUTCHER. He was born 16 Oct 1913 in Dickson, Dickson Co., Tennessee, and died 08 Nov 1968 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee. She married (2) JAMES MAYO STRAWBRIDGE⁴⁹ Abt. 1938, son of ALLEN STRAWBRIDGE and GERTRUDE. He was born Abt. 1910 in Tennessee or Illinois.

Notes for AUGUSTA MERLE FINCH:

1996:

Mimi told me once that she got the giggles when she married Uncle Harry. She said she thought that would be the end of the wedding then and there. Mimi was always a bit high-strung and could get upset easily. (My mother could provoke the devil out of her). She could be very out spoken and strict at times--but not mean. I believe Uncle Harry absolutely adored her. She also told me once that if she was upset and cried that Uncle Harry would leave the house. He just could not stand to see her upset.

(One of the times was around the time Jimmy got married. Emotionally she was a mess preparing for his wedding.)

Mimi suffered from back trouble almost all her adult life. She believed it was due to a diving accident when she was younger. (Dove off a bridge). Mary Ann said in a letter recently that "it had rained and had shifted the depth of the river bed." she had to have surgery on her back more than once. I remember after one of these times she wanted me to wash her hair--but she had to stay flat on her back. What a job that was. By the time we were through it was a wonder she didn't have to go back to surgery! We used some type of inner tube mechanism. It worked and she was determined to have it done.

Mimi was always very generous and helpful to me through the years. She said that she had wanted to be a nurse and she and Uncle Harry encouraged me to become one. Mimi also offered to have my wedding to James in her home. This caused a tremendous amount of work on her part. She also made my wedding dress for me. It was a lovely wedding and I am sure I never thanked her enough for her efforts. My mind was on Graduation from nursing school and getting married.

Only later did I come to appreciate what she had done for me to help me get married.

When you are young you take things so much for granted. I finally realized just how much Mimi had helped me through the years and how much she had gone out of her way to do very special things for me--and for my brothers. Many of these things were "above and beyond the call of duty".

Thank you, Mimi.

I know Mimi was very proud of her grandchildren: Jennifer, Emily, and Matthew.

Mimi told me the story that one day she was cutting out coupons---and I don't remember which child was watching or helping with this---but, as a child will mimic adult actions---either Jennifer or Emily proceeded to cut out portions of Mimi's bible. She was laughing when she told the story---but I doubt she was laughing at the time---unless she was laughing and crying at the same time. I can't remember for sure but I believe she was able to get the damage fixed.

Grandmothers! What tolerant souls. So unlike the way they were with their own kids. I've watched my mother let my children get away with things that she would have simply killed me for.

Mimi worked for an eye doctor in Memphis for awhile. She had her ups and downs. I don't think she ever really got over Uncle Harry's death. I was told that Uncle Harry had asked her not to re-marry. I believe Mimi really needed someone to love and care for her. She tried to commit suicide twice and I believe died from complications from the last effort. She just "wanted to go". She was through here. I believe poor John, her son, unfortunately found her both times. (John told me Nancy found her and got help.) I know her children miss her as I miss my own mother.

Billie Lynn Fazakerly Harrison

Niece

1996

"Mimi"

1st marriage: Augusta Merle Finch to James Mayo Strawbridge

Son, James Strawbridge b. 1939, later adopted in 1947, name changed to James Finch Bryan

More About AUGUSTA MERLE FINCH:

Burial: Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee

Cause of Death: Kidney failure; Age at death: 57⁵⁰

Fact 1 (2) 1: Merle/Mermie went to High School in Big Sandy, Tennessee.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Born in Barlow in her Grandmother Meshew's home; Delivered by grandfather--Dr. Joshua Meshew

Fact 3 (2): Drove to Ventuar, CA 1936; Lived with her aunt, Merle Girard abt. 6 mos. Went to college

Fact 4 (2): Mimi was a second mother to me & encouraged me to become a nurse like she wanted to be

Fact 5 (2): Married James Mayo Strawbridge abt. 1938.They divorced. He later died of TB-age 55

Fact 6 (2): Their son, Jimmy, was adopted by Dr. Bryan in 1947. (Became James Finch Bryan)

Fact 7 (2): Called Mimi by Jimmy. I believe & all the children & grandchildren called her Mimi.

Fact 8 (2): Mimi married Dr. Harry Graham Bryan, May, 1942. They had John & Mary Ann.

Fact 9 (2): Mimi was very active in her church, the First Evangelical Church in Memphis, TN.

Fact 10 (2): Mimi was an attractive woman, a wonderful homemaker, good seamstress & good cook

Fact 11 (2): Mimi made my wedding dress for me & had our wedding in her lovely home home in 1967

Fact 12 (2): She occasionally had visiting missionaries stay in her home.

Medical Information: Degenerative disc disease; High blood pressure; Depression; Buried at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee⁵⁰

Occupation: Housewife; Assistant to Eye Doctor

Notes for DR. HARRY GRAHAM BRYAN:

1996:

Dr. Bryan (Uncle Harry) was a soft-spoken person; a very good doctor; sensitive to people's needs and was well loved and respected. If you were a child he could make you feel at ease. If you were an adult he could be extremely stern; no-nonsense but kind with a gentle sense of humor. He was a soft-spoken person--never loud. I'll never forget how he helped me with getting daddy to the hospital when he had his heart attack. He did so much for so many of us.

Uncle Harry was a Captain in the Army Medical Corps. He was stationed in Hawaii.

He took pre-medical courses at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis. He Interned at Baptist hospital and was a resident surgeon there. Before entering the army, he was with the army depot. This information was from a Memphis newspaper. The date had been cut off. It also stated that Mrs. Bryan lived at 1882 Madison.

According to some notes from Nanny years ago, she said that Mimi and Uncle Harry lived with them in the house on 1405 Agnes place in Memphis, Tennessee from December 1945 to March 1947 and that John had been born while they lived there.

Addendum, July 2004; I had "Speculated" that Uncle Harry probably met Mimi in Memphis in some professional capacity--either seeing her as a patient or perhaps seeing her son, Jimmy.

Years ago, Uncle Harry told me he had been a pediatrician at one time--or had considered becoming a pediatrician--but changed specialties. (The kids were fine, but the mothers were something else.) This is where I got the idea that he may have met Mimi through seeing Jimmy as a child.

That is not the way it happened.

After a recent trip to visit my cousin John Bryan, I was told that his mother, Mimi, was working for the Ford Motor Company in Washington, DC, just before the war started, and that she hurt her ankle and saw Uncle Harry, who happened to be the company doctor at the time. He asked Mimi out and they got married fairly soon after that.

I thought they had probably met in Memphis, since Uncle Harry went to school, interned, and had his surgical residency there, but it appears they met in Washington, DC.

***2004 addendum: The following notes were from memory by Jimmy & Mary Ann. There are a few discrepancies in the facts--see the 1920 & 1930 census records below--but the information is still remarkable considering it came from spontaneous recall.

1996 cont.: Jimmy and Mary Ann were able to tell me some things about uncle Harry's family. Jimmy said that uncle Harry's mother's maiden name was "Crutcher". His father was Samuel Graham Bryan.

(*The 1920 census stated Sam H. Bryan, but census records can be wrong.)

*Years ago I found a book of Uncle Harry's--"Swiss Family Robinson". This may have been among my Grandfather Finch's things that I found at my grandmothers. (Strangely, an 1886 Fazakerly/Thomason book had been found among his things too.) Or the book may have been among one of my cousin's things that got mixed up with my brother's things. I'm just not sure. Anyway, Inside the cover of the book there is a notation to Harry Graham Bryan, Dickson, Tenn., from Harry H. Graham, dated 1922, Lake Providence, La.

I wonder if this was Uncle Harry's grandfather or uncle? It appears that Uncle Harry was named after one or both of these men: Sam H. Bryan & Harry H. Graham

According to Mary Ann's letter, Uncle Harry's father died from gangrene of the foot when uncle Harry was ten years old. (1923).

According to Mary Ann & Jimmy, Uncle Harry had several sisters and he was the youngest.

Sammye was the oldest girl (*actually Mary was the oldest) and named after her father, Samuel Graham Bryan. (Sam H. Bryan?) Sammye married Byrum or Byron Boone and lived in Nashville, TN. Their daughter, Bettye Lou married Lewis Bennett--a salesman with Ethnicon surgical supplies.

Another sister, Frances married late in life.

Then there was Louise, a nurse in Tennessee. According to Mary Ann, the middle girl, Mary, had schizophrenia and was in an institution.

Another sister was Ruth. She was married to Charlie Murray and they lived in Waverly, TN. Jimmy believes Charlie worked for the state of Tennessee in some sort of office job. He said he thought Ruth worked in a car dealership. Their daughter, Mary Ann, died of Diphtheria when she was six months old. Mary Ann Bryan was named after her.

Uncle Harry's mother died in 1948 possibly from a heart attack.

Uncle Harry died from cancer in 1968. I helped take care of him a few times after his kidney surgery and later at home when he was terminal. He didn't want to go to the hospital unless it became too hard on Mimi, which it did. While I cared for him, he never complained. When the home health nurse came to start an I. V., he wanted me to hold his hand so he wouldn't accidently jerk it out if he woke up suddenly or forget it was there--NOT because he didn't want to get "stuck" again, but to save the nurse another trip to the house. That was how considerate he was. He was an amazing person. Even toward the end he was more concerned with those around him than himself. He didn't want to inconvenience anyone. All the nurses that knew and worked with him adored him. He was well loved and respected. It was an honor being his neice.

Billie Lynn Fazakerly Harrison

Niece

1996

1920 Census:

Taken Jan. 7 or 17, 1920

Dickson, Dickson Co., Tennessee

Address: Center Ave.

Sam H. Bryan, 53, (b. abt. 1866), b. Tennessee, family from Tennessee, Occ., Merchant, Automobiles

Elinor, wife, 49, b. (b. abt. 1871) b. Tennessee, family from Tennessee

Mary, daughter, 20, (b. abt. 1900) b. Tennessee

Sammie, daughter, 18, (b. abt. 1902) b. Tennessee

Louise, daughter, 12, (b. abt. 1908) b. Tennessee

Francis (Frances), daughter, 8, (b. abt. 1912) b. Tennessee

Harry, son, 6, (b. abt. 1914), b. Tennessee

(Uncle Harry would have been 7 in October, b. Oct. 16, 1913)

(Sister, Ruth, not listed here.)

1930 Census

Taken Apr. 03, 1930

Dickson, Dickson Co., Tennessee

Address: Center Ave.

(Last census listed Sam's wife as Elinor, 49; this census listed her as Jane, 59, Head of Household, widow, b. Tennessee); (both listings have the birthdate about 1871)

Louise, daughter, 23, b. Tennessee, Occ., Teacher, Primary School

Frances, daughter, 18, b. Tennessee

Harry, son, 16, b. Tennessee

More About DR. HARRY GRAHAM BRYAN:

Burial: Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee

Cause of Death: Cancer; Age at death: 55⁵⁰

Fact 1 (2) 1: Never let his feelings about my parents influence his attitude toward me. (They could be difficult). When I was young he taught me the proper way to hold a knife and fork. Later he was the one that encouraged me to become a nurse.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Was a pediatrician; loved children but changed specialties (Due to "difficult mothers").

Fact 3 (2): Born in Dickson, TN. Member of the 1933 Little TN Dickson Champs Baseball Team

Fact 4 (2): Went to the Univ. of TN. at Knoxville & Univ. of TN Medical Units in Memphis

Fact 5 (2): Promoted to Captain in the Army Medical Corps.

Fact 6 (2): He & my aunt, MIMI, lived at Nanny's from Dec. 1945 to March 1947

Fact 7 (2): Liked to fish. He enjoyed TARZAN comic books. Had a dry sense of humor and could be very funny.

Fact 8 (2): "On Call" for his entire family's infinite needs.

Fact 9 (2): He loved Christmas. Every 25th he said "Eleven more months until Christmas!"

Fact 10 (2): Called his daughter, Mary Ann, "Delilah".

Fact 11 (2): Said "Oh Boy!" a lot. Got us to sing "Davy Crockett" when getting our necessary shots when we were children.

Fact 12 (2): Respectful, kind, funny, stern, helpful--at times intimidating. A wonderful man.

Medical Information: Buried at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Memphis, TN

Occupation: Doctor; Pediatrician; General Practitioner; Surgeon⁵⁰

More About HARRY BRYAN and AUGUSTA FINCH:

Marriage: May 1942, Probably Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee

More About JAMES MAYO STRAWBRIDGE:

Cause of Death: TB; Age at death: 55

Fact 1 (2): Divorced Merle Finch; Age at death was 55; had TB

More About JAMES STRAWBRIDGE and AUGUSTA FINCH:

Marriage: Abt. 1938

Children of AUGUSTA FINCH and HARRY BRYAN are:

27. i. JAMES FINCH¹¹ BRYAN, b. 19 Nov 1939, Paris, Henry Co., Tennessee.

ii. JOHN DUNCAN BRYAN⁵⁰, b. 23 Oct 1946, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee; m. NANCY PETOCCHI⁵⁰, 15 Apr 1973, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

Notes for JOHN DUNCAN BRYAN:

July 2004

Too much time has gone by. Too many years wasted.

What fun we had as kids. John could always make me giggle--especially in church.

I loved the story about your being handed the Communion Plate in church to 'partake and pass on' and you handed it back and said, "No thanks, I'm not hungry". You said Mimi got you good for that one.

Remember throwing green peas at each other every Thanksgiving & Christmas at Nanny's?

You were always 'concocting' some new game to play--usually guaranteeing admonishing from the adults. What fun we had.

Then we grew up and lost contact with each other. How sad and inexcusable on my part.

I'll forever be thankful that John was with Tommy, my brother, when he died in 1999.

James & I spent our vacation in New York July 2004 and visited with John & Nancy in Clyde, New York. What an incredible trip. We all had such a great time. We were able to share old memories and create new ones. That was so special to me. Nancy was such a gracious hostess and had so many great ideas about visiting special places in the area. Listening to her music was a pleasure. It was so much fun meeting their new kittens: Mamie & Louise. What darlings. Swimming in Lake Ontario was a unique experience for me. Even in July, the water was "freezing", but refreshing at the same time.

One of the things I loved the most about the trip was seeing the Erie Canal--visiting the route of my Fazakerly ancestors when they went from one end of New York to the other on their way to Chicago in the 1850's. These small towns and parks near and on the canal are beautiful and quaint.

Hope to make it back there again next summer.

Cousin,

Billie Fazakerly Harrison

August 2004

More About JOHN DUNCAN BRYAN:

Fact 1 (2) 1: John was a fun cousin to grow up with. Creative with games we played. Well liked.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Believe he went to Southwestern College in Memphis.

Fact 1 (2) 3: Born in Memhis, TN. Lives in California.

Fact 3 (2): Went to Central High School, Memphis, TN. Spent some time in Germany--Bought beautiful gifts: copper bottomed pans, dishes, etc.

Fact 4 (2): Interested in music. Played in a band for years.

Fact 5 (2): Married Nancy Petocchi on the Southwestern Campus in Memphis, TN.

Fact 6 (2): Nancy is also interested in music & also played in the band with John in Memphis.

Fact 7 (2): Tommy, my brother, said that Nancy recently had some type of music contract in Nashville, TN.

Fact 8 (2): I believe Nancy is from New York or her family is from there.

Fact 9 (2): John & Nancy made a record years ago. (I believe the title was SHADRACK)

Fact 10 (2): I think the title or song was named after & about a story of one of John's dogs.

Fact 11 (2): I was told John's middle name, Duncan, came from a family friend, a doctor

Occupation: Muscian; Construction; Carpenter

Notes for NANCY PETOCCHI:

May 22, 2006

Dear Nancy:

I came across these messages in "HEALING WITH THE ANGELS" this morning. I believe both apply to you. I wanted to pass these along to you. I’m not all that religious—far from it--but sometimes messages have a way of hitting you between the eyes.

I especially liked The “Healing” message. A person doesn’t have to be a nurse or doctor to have the ability to heal others. All the work you do with the school children creating moments of pure joy and fun (a prescription for healing that is stronger than any drug ever made) then sharing that joy with the parents, teachers, and members of the community that get to hear your music through these children is enormously healing to yourself and many others. Nurses and doctors heal one-on-one; you heal many at a time.

I hope the good results of the tests or catching a potential problem very, very early can bring peace of mind to you soon.

Thank you for talking to me about this. It makes me feel special. I’m concerned, but feel in my gut that you are going to be fine regardless of the outcome of the tests.

You mentioned that you and John were going to Poughkeepsie, NY. A Fazakerley family group came from England to New York City and went to Albany, NY. A member of the family was in Poughkeepsie, NY for a while. One of the most beautiful trips I’ve ever made was going by train along the Hudson River from NYC to Albany. Incredible country. Much of New York State is incredible country. Enchanting.

Tell John hello. I am so glad Jimmy wanted to share his memories of Uncle Harry with John. I’ll be glad to read what he wrote. I always thought Uncle Harry was an extra special person. He was always so kind to me.

Love you both,

Billie

PS: Tell the eagle hello for us if you see him/her again. What a wonderful trip that was visiting you and John and seeing all the local sites.

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HEALING WITH THE ANGELS; Oracle Cards, Guidebook, Doreen Virtue, Ph.D.; page 25; Publisher, Hay House, Inc., Carlsbad, CA

"Healing"

"Card Meaning: A situation that has caused you concern is on the mend. You are a natural Healer, and your healing thoughts have manifested into form."

Sometimes a situation cannot heal until you release the challange completely--so that healing light can enter it. Your worries will soon be over, because this card signifies that a healing has occurred. To realize this healing, however, you must first stop focusing on "what is wrong" and instead affirm: "Everything is in Divine and perfect order right now." You have natural healing abilities, and this card asks you to have faith that God works through you as an Earth healing angel. Hold thoughts of love around any situation that seems to need healing. Visualize the situation as healed right now. Then, give thanks to God for this healing, and completely release everything to the angels. The powerful effects of your healing work touch many lives. "

"Ideas & Inspiration"

"Card Meaning: Pay attention to new thoughts and ideas that come to you. They are seeds of magnificent co-creations with God."

More About NANCY PETOCCHI:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Talented musician.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Very pretty "copper" colored hair. Attractive.

Occupation: Musician

More About JOHN BRYAN and NANCY PETOCCHI:

Marriage: 15 Apr 1973, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee

Marriage Fact: 15 Apr 1973, Married on the campus of Southwestern University, Memphis, Tennessee⁵⁰

28. iii. MARY ANN BRYAN, b. 10 Mar 1948, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.

Child of AUGUSTA FINCH and JAMES STRAWBRIDGE is:

iv. JAMES STRAWBRIDGE (JAMES FINCH¹¹ BRYAN)⁵⁰, b. 19 Nov 1939.

More About JAMES STRAWBRIDGE (JAMES FINCH BRYAN):

Adoption: Adoped by Harry Graham Bryan; name changed from James Strawbridge to James Finch Bryan⁵¹

20. ROBERT MESHEW¹⁰ FINCH (GLADYS CHRISTINE⁹ MESHEW, MATTIE MILDRED⁸ HINKLE, THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)⁵² was born 29 Dec 1940 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee. He married MAROLYNN PATTERSON⁵² 01 Sep 1973 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee. She was born 01 May 1946 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

More About ROBERT MESHEW FINCH:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Natural father was Robert Lucius Mulkey.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Adopted by Nanny & Gramps in 1957 when he was about 16.

Fact 3 (2): Born in Memphis, Tennessee. Martha married Mr. Mulkey August 1937.

Fact 4 (2): Sent me a copy of the Finch Family Crest for the family tree project.

Fact 5 (2): Went to Central High School in Memphis, Tennessee.

Fact 6 (2): Played the trumpet in high school.

Fact 7 (2): Graduated from Memphis State University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.

Fact 8 (2): Also graduated from Mid AMerica in 1988 with a MDIV. Degree (Equal to Masters Degree)

Fact 9 (2): My father wasn't able to attend my wedding & Bobby "Gave me away".

Fact 10 (2): Married Marolynn Patterson September 01, 1973 in Memphis, TN.

Fact 11 (2): Went to Fort Sill, Oklahoma to see Caleb graduate from basic training in the army.

Fact 12 (2): Likes to write, garden, & to go to different places each vacation.

Medical Information: Rheumatic Fever; Heart Murmur⁵²

Occupation: Teacher; Various Jobs

More About MAROLYNN PATTERSON:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Went to Central High School, Memphis, Tennessee.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Born in Memphis, Tennessee

Fact 3 (2): Marolynn graduated from Memphis State University in 1968 with a BS degree.

Fact 4 (2): Married Bobby at the Bellevue Baptist Chapel in Memphis, September 01, 1973

Fact 5 (2): Her children, Caleb & Clay were born in Memphis, Tennessee.

Fact 6 (2): Works for the University of Tennessee in Medical Records & Research

Fact 7 (2): Marolynn enjoys sewing & working in their garden.

Fact 8 (2): Her children are active in their church.

Occupation: Housewife; Teacher; Works in Medical Records & Research

More About ROBERT FINCH and MAROLYNN PATTERSON:

Marriage date: 01 Sep 1973⁵²

Marriage: 01 Sep 1973, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee

Marriage Fact: 01 Sep 1973, Married at the Bellevue Baptist Church Chapel⁵²

Children of ROBERT FINCH and MAROLYNN PATTERSON are:

i. ROBERT CALEB¹¹ FINCH⁵², b. 12 Aug 1975, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

More About ROBERT CALEB FINCH:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Caleb was active in the Jazz Band in high school.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Born in Memphis, Tennessee. Was just a few months old before Nanny died.

Fact 3 (2): Planys the trumpet. Wants to get a degree in music.

Fact 4 (2): Worked in construction before joining the Army.

Fact 5 (2): Finished his basic training in the Army at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Fact 6 (2): Serving his active duty in Fort Riley, Kansas.

Fact 7 (2): Has recently been baptised.

Occupation: Active Service in the Army

ii. JOHN CLAYBOURNE FINCH⁵², b. 27 Sep 1978, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.

More About JOHN CLAYBOURNE FINCH:

Fact 1 (2) 1: In the tenth grade.

Fact 1 (2) 2: Born in Memphis, Tennessee. Goes by the name Clay.

Fact 3 (2): Plays the trumpet.

Fact 4 (2): Clay is interested in Jazz. His group won a contest in Virginia.

Fact 5 (2): Just recently they won a city-wide contest in Memphis, TN.

Fact 6 (2): Bobby states that Clay will probably want to go to college after high school.

Fact 7 (2): Clay plays nintendo and sega with his friends.

Fact 8 (2): He plays baseball & basketball for his church & soccer for his school.

Fact 9 (2): Bobby says that Clay enjoys going to church.

Occupation: Student

21. BILLIE DEANE (MARY MERLE)¹⁰ MESHEW (JOSHUA WILFORD⁹, MATTIE MILDRED⁸ HINKLE, THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)⁵³ was born 15 Jan 1925 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky⁵⁴, and died 04 Jan 1995 in Fort Worth, Tareant Co., Texas⁵⁵. She married DR. DONALD EUGENE BARNHILL⁵⁶ Abt. 1944⁵⁷.

Notes for BILLIE DEANE (MARY MERLE) MESHEW:

[FINCHM.FTW]

From a letter from Billie Deane Barnhill dated April 11, 1994:

"The Meshews called me Mary Merle but the Bonners, dad, and my mother called me Billie Deane which I go by and have gone by all my life."

She said that her grandparents, the Bonners, had raised her.

Billie Deane also said that she spent her summers with Aunt Gladys for years and felt my mother, Martha, was more sister to her.

Billie Lynn Fazakerly Harrison

October 1994

More About BILLIE DEANE (MARY MERLE) MESHEW:

Cause of Death: Cancer; Age at death: 69⁵⁷

Fact 1 (2) 1: Billie lived in Ziegler, Illinois when young.

Fact 1 (2) 2: "Our grandfather delivered me in their home in Barlow, Ky" (Dr. Joshua W. Meshew)

Fact 3 (2): Also known as Mary Merle by the meshew family

Fact 4 (2): Married a dentist--Dr. Donald Eugene Barnhill

Fact 5 (2): Billie Deane had seven children.

Fact 6 (2): Wrote to me a few months before she died & said she believed that I had been named after her.

Fact 7 (2): Raised by her grandparents; Billie was Roman Catholic; her father, Joshua, was Methodist

Fact 8 (2): Billie Deane died January 1995. She had 14 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren

Occupation: Housewife

More About DR. DONALD EUGENE BARNHILL:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Lived in Fort, Worth, Texas

Fact 1 (2) 2: Went to Washington University in St. Louis.

Occupation: Dentist

More About DONALD BARNHILL and BILLIE MESHEW:

Marriage: Abt. 1944⁵⁷

Children of BILLIE MESHEW and DONALD BARNHILL are:

29. i. DONALD EUGENE¹¹ BARNHILL, JR., b. 16 Feb 1945.

30. ii. TERRY LYNN BARNHILL, b. 30 Oct 1947.

31. iii. MICHAEL JAY BARNHILL, b. 14 Jan 1952.

32. iv. KIMBERLY KAY BARNHILL, b. 06 Feb 1956, St. Joe, Missouri.

33. v. MARY JO BARNHILL, b. 21 Sep 1957, St. Joe, Missouri.

34. vi. MARGARET ANN BARNHILL, b. 21 Sep 1960, Montgomery, Alabama.

35. vii. PATRICIA ANN BARNHILL, b. 06 Nov 1963, Montgomery, Alabama.

22. DAVID DEWEY¹⁰ GIRARD, JR. (ELIZABETH MERLE⁹ MESHEW, MATTIE MILDRED⁸ HINKLE, THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)⁵⁷ was born 07 Sep 1920 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky. He married DOROTHY HELEN BURKE⁵⁷ 11 Jan 1942. She was born 16 Jul 1922.

More About DAVID DEWEY GIRARD, JR.:

Occupation: Retired School Teacher

More About DOROTHY HELEN BURKE:

Fact 1 (2): She has one daughter, Denise.

Occupation: Housewife

More About DAVID GIRARD and DOROTHY BURKE:

Marriage: 11 Jan 1942

Child of DAVID GIRARD and DOROTHY BURKE is:

i. DENISE ELIZABETH¹¹ GIRARD⁵⁷, b. 18 Jun 1946; m. RUSSEL JAY SURBER⁵⁷, 18 Jun 1966; b. 04 Aug 1942.

More About DENISE ELIZABETH GIRARD:

Fact 1 (2) 1: Married to Russel Jay Surber, June 18, 1966

Fact 1 (2) 2: Her husband is in government work.

Fact 3 (2): They have no children.

Occupation: Housewife

More About RUSSEL JAY SURBER:

Occupation: Government Work

More About RUSSEL SURBER and DENISE GIRARD:

Marriage: 18 Jun 1966

23. CECIL MESHEW¹⁰ GIRARD (ELIZABETH MERLE⁹ MESHEW, MATTIE MILDRED⁸ HINKLE, THOMAS GEORGE⁷, CASPER⁶, CHARLES ANTHONY⁵, CAPTAIN CHARLES⁴, JACOB ANTHONY³ HENCKEL II, ANTHONY JACOB², GEORGE¹)⁵⁷ was born 17 Apr 1923 in Barlow, Ballard, Co., Kentucky. He married EVERMA JO HENDRICK⁵⁷ 22 Nov 1944. She was born 22 Feb 1923.

More About CECIL MESHEW GIRARD:

Occupation: Geophysicist

More About EVERMA JO HENDRICK:

Fact 1 (2): Goes by the name of Jo

Occupation: Housewife

More About CECIL GIRARD and EVERMA HENDRICK:

Marriage: 22 Nov 1944

Children of CECIL GIRARD and EVERMA HENDRICK are:

36. i. WILLIAM MESHEW¹¹ GIRARD, b. 27 Aug 1947.

37. ii. CELIA ANN GIRARD, b. 08 Sep 1949.

38. iii. JANE GIRARD, b. 15 Sep 1950.