Come On In And Take A Stroll Through The Past

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This genealogy website is dedicated to the work of my parents, 

Sam Houston Graves and Laurie Jeanne Karnes Graves. 

The  foundation of the work presented herein is their work; completed pre-internet days. They collected documents, spent untold hours in libraries and cemeteries and tracking down distant relatives. They produced 5 main family books, (Surnames Hanson, McDearman, Karnes, Steward and Graves) chock full of descendent charts, photos, mementoes, letters and other valuable insights into our ancestors. In the beginning of each book, the following statement was inserted:

This is a short story of our lives and families.  I hope that when we are not on earth anymore, we will be remembered by our children with the same love we both now feel for them.  

There can only be one book made like this, so please, throughout the years, let someone keep it that will take care of it.  With all of our love to all of you and our descendents.

 

Mom, Grandma, NaNa and

 Peaux-Peaux.      June 2, 1987

My message to my parents:  Your books are being shared!

 

As any researcher knows, we trace our families primarily through the males in our lineages.  The background on the lineage  pages is dedicated to our female ancestors.  (Who are they?)

Primary Genealogy Pages:  (Please review the disclaimers)


Pedigree Chart for Sam Houston Graves 

Pedigree Chart for Laurie Jeanne Karnes Graves  


STEWARDS MILL (graphic intensive pages)

 

Stewards Mill, TX was named after our ancestor George Washington Steward. A brief history and pictorial view is presented on these pages:

 

About Stewards Mill                         

The Store 

Inside the Store            

Harmony Church 

Newspaper Articles About the Store

The Cemetery   

Steward Family Bible, pages 1-2, Marriages & Births 

Steward Family Bible, pages 3-4, Births & Deaths 

Civil War Letters  Letters home from 3 Steward brothers

Unknown Steward Family Photos

Stewards Mill Layout - circa 1870

 


THE MCDEARMAN FAMILY

 

John Smith McDearman Farmhouse in Judsonia, Arkansas

John Smith McDearman Family Bible

John Smith McDearman Family Cemetery

The Mystery of Pet Travis, Dr. Butler, Luther & Orlando James

 


THE KARNES & WOOTEN FAMILIES

 

Jacob Lee Karnes  Proposal Letter  to Bettie Foster, 1876

Jacob Lee Karnes & Bettie Foster Karnes Homes

Corsicana's 5 Generations

Annie Elizabeth Wooten Foster & her Karnes descendents

 


RADFORD FAMILY

William Radford, 26 Jun 1782-23 Oct 1862,  of Perry County, Alabama  

 

William Radford Family Bible, page 1 

William Radford Family Bible, page 2  

William Radford Home

 


PRYOR GARRETT FAMILY  

 

The Probate of the Estates of Pryor and Margaret Garrett  

     Legal Documents for Pryor Garrett  

    Legal Documents for Margaret Garrett  

 


VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE

 

The Contributors Praise for all the folks who helped

 

A Message From My Father 

 


MILITARY AND IMMIGRANTS

 

Our Military Ancestors Lists soldiers of wars between 1636-1865

 

Who Were The Immigrants?

 


MEMORABILIA

 

World War II Rationing

Contains pics of a ration book and description

 

The Friendship Quilt 

Quilt Blocks made for my grandmother circa 1930

 

Elementary School Merit Cards, circa 1887-88 

for Orlando Bruce Hanson

 

How To Cook Husbands

Humor from a 1924 high school memory book 

 


MISCELLANEOUS

 

Brick Walls

 

Why Genealogy? It's about underwear and laundry.

 

Links to other genealogy sites  

 

The Soap Box  

Comments on what this site is about and what it's not about and why it is posted.


THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE OF ALL

 

The Next Generation My grandchildren and grand-niece.

 


Any corrections, comments or suggested improvements are always welcome. Last updated 6 Oct 2003.

Send email to: lcwalker@earthlink.net

 

 

 

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Copyright © 2002 Linda Walker. All rights reserved.  Permission is not granted to any individual or organization for the purpose of collecting and bundling information for the purpose of selling it or for the purpose of applying it to a "packaged plan" that requires an annual or subscribers fee or any other applicable fees.  It is freely distributed here and may be used freely by anyone for any purpose other then to sell it or profit from it in any fashion.  I do not need to be given credit of any type.  I support 100% free genealogy.