On This Day in Family History - December 24

Ethelyn Hurlbut Wood died 24 December 1918 age 42

Photo: Etta Thomas and Mike Hurlbut with children Ethelyn and Cecil.

Etta Thomas was a sister of my great-grandfather Charles Thomas.

Lorene Smith Carter James was born 24 December 1918 in Arkansas

Lorene was the wife of Elmer Cleo Carter

Elmer Cleo Carter was the son of John Martin Carter.

John Martin Carter was a brother of my great-great-grandmother Adaline Carter Arnold.

Alexander Oscar Burford Jr married Helen Virginia Lockard 24 December 1885

Photo: Alexander and Helen Virginia with children Raymond, Edith, and Hazel

Neil Wallace Burford died 24 December 1987 age 73

Neil was a brother of my grandfather Lester Burford.

Neil and Lester were sons of Alexander Oscar Burford Jr and his 2nd wife Lora Gibson Burford.

William Edward "Bill" Searcy Jr married Audrey Estelle Burgess 24 December 1940

These two group photos include Bill and Estelle -- they are the ones holding the baby in each photo.

In the top picture, the three girls sitting in front on the left  -- Sue, Linda, and Wanda -- are daughters of Bill and Estelle.

Left: Estelle holding Mike. Right: Bill holding Mike.

Bill Searcy was a son of Edith Burford (one of the 3 children of Alexander Burford and Helen Virginia Lockard)