On This Day in Family History - November 30

Bertha Mae Smith Reed died 30 November 1974 age 79

Elvin Reed married Wilma Arnold (one of "Uncle George's girls")

Elmer Reed married Ruby Foust, and then in later years married my grandmother Cleffie Hicks Burford

Elmer and Cleffie

Bessie Arabella Hicks married Record George Wheetley 30 November 1927

 

Bess is on the left. Record is the boy standing behind the baby.

Bess was the daughter of Pinkney Hicks (brother of my great-grandfather Ulysses Hicks)

Elmer Lee Owen was born 30 November 1891

Elmer was the son of Paralee Carter and David Owen. In this photo Elmer is standing behind David.

Sisters Adaline, Ellen, Paralee Carter

Adaline, Ellen, Paralee

Herbert Hicks married Pearl Roaseau 30 November 1919

Felix Hicks' blacksmith shop 1909, top Marlie Arnold, John Arnold, Herbert Hicks, bottom John Henry Arnold, unknown, Felix Hicks, George Carter, George Arnold, David Hicks, children: Odice and Rosie Hicks (Felix's), Ettie Arnold (John Henry's)

Marlie, John, Herbert

Herbert was the son of Pinkney Hicks (Herbert and Bess were siblings)

Herbert (center), Ulysses (right), the man on the left is Mr. Moore (don't know who he is)

Herbert Hicks' garage 1924 Bald Knob, Arkansas

Raymond Minter Burford died 30 November 1958 age 71

Alexander Burford with first wife Helen Virginia and children Raymond, Edith, and Hazel

Raymond Burford (left), Juanita, Jim, Ella Irby, Florence

Louise Lyon Burford Bergman died 30 November 1994 age 81

This is the only picture I have of Louise. She was the wife of Killough Burford.

Killough is on the right, in Alexander's lap (George, Lora, Deb, Helen, Ishmael, Killough, Alexander)

Louise and Killough had one child, Teddy. Killough died at age 35. After his death Louise married James Bergman, and they had a daughter Rita. They lived in California, where Louise died in 1994.

 

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There's a longstanding tradition in our family -- If you can't decide which one you want, buy one of every color. (Or just buy them all.) That's kind of the principle I used for this post. I couldn't decide which pictures to post, so I just posted all of them.