>From my dad, through his mom, I got my looks... brown eyes, straight dark hair, sense of humor, easy going nature & medical conditions She was a Dunagan, her father worked with the railroad they lived in Winston County but I am not sure if he worked in Walker, Winston or Jefferson Counties. His name was George Washington Dunagan. My dad was a Ward and they were in Jefferson County before Birmingham truly developed, family lore says that one uncle (would be a brother to Robert Jones Ward) sold 600 acres where north Birmingham is today and took the proceeds to move to Texas. The Ward Line is my Brick wall. >From my mother... I really can't say... not a lot of Persall in me though my son does have their hands and feet. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

I hate to rain on all the fun we've been having, but this looks like a good place for a PSA (Public Service Announcement). >From my own experience, let me suggest that when you're doing family research, particularly your mother's and father's surname lines, find out as much medical history as you can. Find out if heart disease, cancer, etc. "run" in your family. In my case, knowing that my mother's side of my family has a strong incidence of vascular and heart disease saved my life. My mother and two of her brothers had surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA). My mother and one of her brothers have had strokes. My sister has had a brain aneurysm. Knowing that, I had myself tested and found that I also had an AAA. By having annual scans run, I was able to catch it when it started to "balloon." In 2002, I had surgery to repair my AAA. Without the surgery, I could (and likely would) have died. And there was never a single symptom. I didn't pay as much attention to the tendency toward heart disease and in 2003 had an "emergency" quadruple bypass when it was discovered that I had blockages as high as 99%. And my only symptom had been "indigestion" (which was really angina). I still may not be able to stop the onset of further incidents, but I do take medications to control high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I see my cardiologist twice a year. I still have regular scans for aneurysms. And, above all, I make sure that every doctor I see knows about all of these. And when you find these sorts of things in your family medical history, share that knowledge with your siblings and cousins - who are also carrying those same genes. Jim Nix

Did any of your Dunagan's move to Neshoba County, Mississippi, by any chance? My oldest brother, Gilbert Johnson, married a Ruth Dunagan (and I'm not sure if that's the way they spelled that name) from Neshoba Co. Sue (Johnson) Howard ----- Original Message ----- From: <ALHOME4U@aol.com> To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 2:54 PM Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] What did you get from your parents? > >From my dad, through his mom, I got my looks... > brown eyes, straight dark hair, sense of humor, easy going nature & > medical > conditions > She was a Dunagan, her father worked with the railroad they lived in > Winston > County but I am not sure if he worked in Walker, Winston or Jefferson > Counties. His name was George Washington Dunagan. > > My dad was a Ward and they were in Jefferson County before Birmingham > truly > developed, family lore says that one uncle (would be a brother to Robert > Jones > Ward) sold 600 acres where north Birmingham is today and took the proceeds > to move to Texas. > The Ward Line is my Brick wall. > >>From my mother... I really can't say... not a lot of Persall in me though >>my > son does have their hands and feet. > > > > ************************************** See what's new at > http://www.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message