My grandpa was in office over 12 years. he was well liked by the folks in Wilkes Co. Ga. He was a generous man and helped many when he knew their need. He was called "Mistah Willie" by many. He was still in office at the time of his death from a heart problem. He came from a long line of French folks that came to Virginiain the late 1600's. A family researcher went to France and found graves in the La Rochelle area on the west coast of France. They were Huguenots.Beaubeau,Baubau, Bobo as we spell it now. Mistah Willie had 5 children, my mother was the baby of the family. On my visit to Paris I found many of all these names in the phone books but didn't calll any of them. Grandpa had brothers and sisters living nearby in Wilkes Co. Other kin in Elbert, Hart and Stephens Co. He left a sizable estate to his wife and children. A long and terrible story.He also left his touting car, the one with ising glass panels to hang on the sides in case of bad weather. It had to be 'cranked' to start it. One day my Dad was trying to start it with the crank, no luck. He took the crank out and threw it at the windsheild, breaking it beyond repair. Regards, Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry & Gloria Glass To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 7:05 PM Subject: Re: [KYHeritageFolklore] Re: [HS] Doll.. Belle, My Great Grandpa was the Sheriff of martin cty, ky.I have pictures of his campaign. that neat that we have that in our family ----- Original Message ----- From: Belle Shepherd To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 9:45 PM Subject: [KYHeritageFolklore] Re: [HS] Doll.. Jen, I have a few things from the old days but there were so many 'family' on my Dad's side that no one got very much. I would have more had I stayed in Georgia. My sister and brother have things from both sides of the family. I have the family Bible from my maternal grandmother, some pictures, her trunk which we had refurbished and my daughter uses it for storage. It has the tray that comes up as it is opened. It has been lined with thin cedar . I have a quilt top in the Log Cabin pattern that she made about 1900. I have Grandpa's weapon that he carried as Sheriff, it is now 100 years old. All I have of my paternal grandpa is a medical book, part of a set. I think one of my uncles got the rest plus his surgeon's tools. When my stepfather remarried, all the things my mother had left for me and the grandchildren 'simply disappeared.' She told me that the things had been put in storage and the storage place had burned. Of course, I didn't believe her but what could I do? I have very little of any value to leave to anyone. I have already given some things to those who appreciate them. Regards, Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jen LaBonte" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [HS] Doll.. > Belle, > > I wonder about the relationship too. However, after you explained how most > folks were related to each other in the small county where your family grew > up...it made more sense to me. That was pretty smart of the person who put > the information on the doll. I am into genealogy research too & have often > looked in antique stores for things which might have belonged to my family > one way or another. I have never been lucky enough to find anything though. > This one gentleman who is on a genealogy list with me is constantly offering > things which he has found at antique stores, flea markets or on E-Bay. I am > sure that the people who got these items were delighted. I would love to > get hold of a family Bible for my Father's side of the family. I've been > working on his line for close to 10 yrs now & am not getting anywhere. Since > we will be putting our house on the market soon, I guess I will have to end > up putting all my papers back into boxes again. I've done this so many > times that I don't know where half my papers are any more. > > Your story about the doll is a very interesting story. I 'believe' I may > have my Mother's wedding dress. My parents were married on Christmas day in > my Mother's home in IA. I have talked to most of the people who were at > their wedding & I have questioned them about my Mother's dress. No one > seems to remember what her dress looked like. I simply cannot give it up > b/c I have this strong feeling that my Mother was married in it. Most of > the people who I have talked to about this are no longer alive. I will > probably go to my grave never knowing whether or not I have my Mother's > wedding dress. I did check out their local paper & I guess in those days > they never put a description of the bride's dress in the newspaper. I think > my sister my have a wedding announcement of my Mother...but that's about all > either of us has...at least that I know of right now. All the announcement > was for, was just to announce my parent's wedding & that was all. > > ~J in AZ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Belle Shepherd" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 12:41 AM > Subject: Re: [HS] Doll.. > > > > Sorry , I never knew the exact relationship but I think everyone in that > > small County were related in some way. Hart County Georgia. The lady > > that > > made the doll was a Thornton before her marriage to a Ray.. > > Thanks for your note, shows some one is reading the posts. > > > > Belle > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jerrian Barsness" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 11:42 PM > > Subject: Re: [HS] Doll.. > > > > > >> Oh, Belle, what a wonderful story!! How was the lady related? Truly very > >> neat. Jerrian > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Belle Shepherd" <[email protected]> > >> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > >> <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 10:15 PM > >> Subject: [HS] Doll.. > >> > >> > >> > I sent this to you folks a long, long time ago but I think it is > >> > worth > >> > repeating. > >> > My aunt by marriage lived to be 96 years old. She was a 'keeper.' Her > >> > daughter in going through her boxes and bags found a doll fashioned > > out > >> > of odds and ends found around a small southern farm. She said it was > > the > >> > ugliest thing she had ever seen. She found out that her grandmother had > >> > made it when she was about 10 years old. My aunt was only 3 months old > >> > when her mother passed away, leaving the doll among her personal > >> > things. > >> > My cousin didn't want to throw the doll away so she wrote a small note > >> > telling who had made the doll, dates etc. pinning it on the doll's > >> > clothes. She then took it to an antique shop in Atlanta that dealt in > >> > 'folk art' pieces. A few days later she got a call from the shop. > >> > Seems > > a > >> > lady had come into the shop, went to the doll, picked it up and started > >> > crying. She had read the note and kept saying "This is mine, my > >> > family." > >> > She was a member of the Genealogical group in her County. She wrote an > >> > article about the doll and sent it to all members. > >> > Now, what led her to that particular shop among the many in Atlanta? My > >> > cousin says it was her mother on the 'other side' because she didn't > > want > >> > the doll to leave the family. 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