Dear Little Sister…Sending Love from the Battlefield

Russell Stokes, 10th MO Company B

Dear Little Sister…Sending Love from the Battlefield Little sister is Susan Emmaline “Emma”, the eighth child and only daughter of my 3rd great grandfather Robert Firman Stokes. He, Emma, and her mother Hannah Parker Jones Stokes saw five of Robert’s sons volunteer to defend the Union during the Civil War. All served in the Western…

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Hunting Family Heirlooms in Obscure Places

J C Swearingen Ink Bottle Collection

When thinking of inheriting family treasures, family bibles, antiques, photos, and jewelry are the first items that come to mind. Some are blessed during the giver’s lifetime, learning its history from a first-hand account.

Not that lucky in having been gifted or inherited treasures?

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