Genealogy
When Stan retired from the Air Force, he took a job with a large corporation and we moved to New England. Quite by accident, I wound up in the genealogical section of the library and began looking through a county history. It was a life altering experience because I found relatives who had lived on Martha's Vineyard in the very early 1700's. This began my quest. Quest for what? Well, think of it as a huge crossword puzzle that always seems to have more blanks. It became an obsession for 5 years. I even found out what became of my great-great grandfather, who went to the Gold Rush in 1849 and was never heard from again.
The mother, in the picture on the right, is my great grandmother on my mother's side, Annie Irene Grady Meriwether. Her mother, Jane Futhey Grady, immigrated from Ireland with her parents,Henry and Elizabeth Futhey, and seven brothers and sisters, sometime between 1840 and 1844. They bought a farm and settled in Tipton County, Tennessee.
On the left is my grandmother, Lucile Jane Meriwether. Her little sister was named Berta. Their father, Whit J. Meriwether, died sometime before this picture was taken. Notice that Annie is in black.
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