My grandmother Sarah Alexander Pearce enjoyed genealogy. She most enjoyed researching the Booe surname (mostly from North Carolina), and created four books on the Booe surname. They feature her ancestors: Naomi Booe (b: 1 Dec 1889, m: 25 Jun 1917, d: 14 Sep 1965) James Cheshire Booe (b: 9 Sep 1859, m: 2 Mar 1887, …
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Beulah Bradley Cameron (1917 to 2016)
My last living grandparent died last week at the age of 98 (plus 11 months 16 days). Beulah Arena Bradley was born on 30 Jun 1917 to parents Reverend James William Bradley Sr (1871 to 1961) and Bettie Cutchin Lentz (1881 to 1960). She married John Lansing Cameron (1916 to 1997) on 7 Sep 1940. …
Plummer Pearce Book (1811 – 1856)
Gerald Leonard and Pattie Neal Hunt provided me a copy of the Plummer Pearce Book (1811 – 1856). Reverend Plummer Pearce was my 3rd Great Grandfather. He lived in Franklin County, North Carolina; married Martha Ann Leonard in March 1833; and his parents were John Pearce (1776 – 1831) and Rebecca Allen (1764 – 1869). …
1940 Muscoljuan Yearbook
Muskingum College’s 1940 “The Muscoljuan Yearbook” features my grandmother Sarah Alexander, along with astronaut John Glenn. Sarah’s yearbook included this bookmark with a cutout and note that brings attention to Glenn. Perhaps this explains why she gave me several NASA patches when I was a kid. Muskingum College’s The Muscoljuan Yearbook from 1940 Here are …
Sarah Alexander’s Booe genealogy books
My grandmother Sarah Alexander enjoyed genealogy. Of her ancestors, she most enjoyed researching the Booe surname (mostly from North Carolina). She created two large scrapbooks containing her research, one in a red binding and the other in a blue binding. There are also three Booe Books on 8.5 x 11 that appear to be photocopied …