Virginia Allen
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Accept with Pleasure…
Mt. Gilead, N.C. January 15, 1927 Dear Mr. Smith, I received the message that you sent by Walter, and accept it with pleasure. Please let me know what time you are coming. Sincerely Virginia Allen Continue reading
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Three Ancestors Ago–John Ed Robertson (52 Ancestors)
This post is a part of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge by Amy Johnson Crow at www.nostorytoosmall.com. I chose John Ed today because it’s the anniversary of the Spanish Flu epidemic. Whenever I think of a flu epidemic, I think of John Ed. Our families were lucky in that we didn’t have a lot of deaths caused Continue reading
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Three Ancestors Ago…A Picture doesn’t always tell the whole story (52 Ancestors #3)
For this photo, Grandmother Allen (Rosa Caudle Allen) took little Virginia and Margie to Troy. It may be hard to tell from the photo, but this was no simple feat. She had to get them up early and get a ride to the train station in Norwood (a couple miles away). Then, they took the Continue reading
Chasing the Past 