Descendants of William Clampett

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM¹ CLAMPETT¹ was born in Germany. He married MARTHA SMITH¹. She was born in Germany.

More About MARTHA SMITH:

Fact 1 (2): German, could not speak English

Child of WILLIAM CLAMPETT and MARTHA SMITH is:

2. i. CHRISTINA JANE² CLAMPETT, b. 15 Jan 1844, Summer or Sumner Co., Tennessee or Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Kentucky; d. Jul 1918, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.

Generation No. 2

2. CHRISTINA JANE² CLAMPETT (WILLIAM¹)¹ was born 15 Jan 1844 in Summer or Sumner Co., Tennessee or Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Kentucky, and died Jul 1918 in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky. She married THOMAS GEORGE HINKLE² 05 Dec 1861 in Shelby County, Kentucky, son of CASPER HINKLE and MILDRED OGLESBY. He was born 23 Dec 1827 in Shelby Co., Kentucky, and died 27 Mar 1889 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky.

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, Kentucky³

More About THOMAS GEORGE HINKLE:

Burial: Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Cause of Death: Pneumonia; Age at death: 61³

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, Kentucky³

More About THOMAS HINKLE and CHRISTINA CLAMPETT:

Marriage: 05 Dec 1861, Shelby County, Kentucky

Children of CHRISTINA CLAMPETT and THOMAS HINKLE are:

i. CHARLES HENDRICK³ HINKLE³, 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, Kentucky³

ii. THOMAS GEORGE HINKLE, JR.³, 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, Kentucky³

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

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

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

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

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

Generation No. 3

3. BETTIE JOHNSON³ HINKLE (CHRISTINA JANE² CLAMPETT, WILLIAM¹)³ was born 29 Jul 1870 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 1947. She married JOSEPH ZACKERLY TERRELL, JR.³ 04 May 1892.

More About BETTIE JOHNSON HINKLE:

Burial: Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky

Medical Information: Buried: Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery, Hinkleville, Kentucky³

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 EARL⁴ TERRELL³, b. 10 Jun 1893; d. 11 Sep 1977.

4. EFFIE LEE³ HINKLE (CHRISTINA JANE² CLAMPETT, WILLIAM¹)³ was born 11 Dec 1872 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 21 Jul 1957 in Ballard Co., Kentucky. She married GEORGE EVERETT HINES³ 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, Kentucky³

More About GEORGE HINES and EFFIE HINKLE:

Marriage: 31 Dec 1903

Children of EFFIE HINKLE and GEORGE HINES are:

i. MAURICE EVERETT⁴ HINES³, b. 07 Apr 1906.

ii. THOMAS MARION HINES³, b. 07 Apr 1906.

iii. MILDRED HINES³, b. 13 Jul 1908; m. BORGMAN³.

5. IDA CASPER³ HINKLE (CHRISTINA JANE² CLAMPETT, WILLIAM¹)³ was born 23 Dec 1876 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 02 Sep 1945 in Hinkleville, Ballard Co., Kentucky. She married JAMES MARSHALL BONDURANT³ 02 Aug 1900.

More About IDA CASPER HINKLE:

Medical Information: Buried Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Hinkleville, Kentucky³

More About JAMES BONDURANT and IDA HINKLE:

Marriage: 02 Aug 1900

Children of IDA HINKLE and JAMES BONDURANT are:

i. MARGUERITE⁴ BONDURANT³, b. 06 Jul 1901; d. 24 May 1984; m. SAMPLES³.

ii. TOM MARSHALL BONDURANT⁴, b. 22 Sep 1904; d. 22 Nov 1904.

iii. HINKLE ROY BONDURANT⁵, b. 08 Feb 1906.

iv. JAMES HENRY BONDURANT⁵, b. 17 Dec 1909.

v. BABY STILLBORN BONDURANT⁵, b. Oct 1912.

vi. GORDON REX BONDURANT⁵, b. 04 Jan 1916; d. 05 Mar 1985.

6. FRANCES ETTA³ HINKLE (CHRISTINA JANE² CLAMPETT, WILLIAM¹)⁶ was born 13 Dec 1881, and died 1956. She married JAMES L. HINES⁷.

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 mother⁷

Child of FRANCES HINKLE and JAMES HINES is:

i. MAJORIE⁴ HINES?⁷, b. 1908.

7. MATTIE MILDRED³ HINKLE (CHRISTINA JANE² CLAMPETT, WILLIAM¹)⁷ 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 MESHEW⁷ 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 HINKLE⁴ MESHEW⁷, 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 MESHEW⁷, 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 MESHEW⁷, 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

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

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

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

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

viii. FRANK CECIL MESHEW⁷, b. 09 Oct 1911, Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky; d. 19 Nov 2000, Illinois; m. EVELYN B. (BLACK?)⁷, 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. 4

8. GLADYS CHRISTINE⁴ MESHEW (MATTIE MILDRED³ HINKLE, CHRISTINA JANE² CLAMPETT, WILLIAM¹)⁷ was born 21 Feb 1896 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky, and died 02 Jan 1976 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee. She married SAMUEL CLAYBORNE FINCH⁷ 24 Dec 1916 in Barlow, Ballard Co., Kentucky⁸, 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)