On This Day in Family History - June 17

Burton David Arnold was born 17 June 1918

Photo: Irene Hicks holding Burton David Arnold

Burton was the son of John and Gracie Arnold 

John was the brother of my great-grandmother Annie Arnold Hicks. 

Irene was Annie's daughter, so Irene and Burton were cousins.

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Judy Lee Mock Jones was born 17 June 1942

Judy is the wife of Buck (Charles Fletcher III) Jones

Buck is the son of Evalee Hicks and Charles Jones 

Evalee was a sister of my grandmother Cleffie Hicks Burford. 

Evalee and Cleffie were daughters of my great-grandmother Annie Arnold Hicks.

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Riley Michael Griffin was born 17 June 2001

Riley is the son of Karen Burford Griffin.

Karen is the daughter of Morris and Becky Burford.

Morris was the son of Lester and Cleffie Hicks Burford.

Cleffie was the daughter of my great-grandmother Annie Arnold Hicks.

Photo: Becky, Riley, Karen

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Annie Arnold married Ulysses Hicks and they had 10 children - 'Baby Son' (stillborn), Ruby, Irene, Cleffie, Elvin, Evalee, Vernell, Olan Bernice, and Lowell. From those children came 29 grandchildren and more than 60 great-grandchildren.

"Be fruitful and multiply..."