July 20

Delena Adaline Arnold was born 20 July 1935 

Delena was the 12th child of George Ned Arnold (brother of my great-grandmother Annie Arnold Hicks)

PHOTO: George Arnold with his 2nd wife Eula Mae, and their 5 children. George had 8 children with his first wife Jessie Tamsett.

Elmer Reed was born 20 July 1915

PHOTO: Elmer Reed with Opie Arnold

Opie was a daughter of George Ned Arnold and Jessie Tamsett. Elmer's brother, Elvin Reed, married one of Opie's sisters -- Wilma. Late in life, Elmer married my grandmother Cleffie Hicks Burford. Cleffie was a cousin to Opie and Wilma (and all of George Arnold's children).

Jackson Tamsett died 20 July 1925, age 77

PHOTO: Jackson and Sarah Tamsett.

Jackson and Sarah were the parents of Jessie Tamsett (George Arnold's first wife). They were also the parents of Amy Tamsett, wife of John Martin Carter (George Arnold's uncle). Sarah Tamsett was the midwife who attended the birth of my grandmother Cleffie Hicks Burford in 1917.

Virginia E Witter was born 20 July 1914

Virginia was the daughter of Julia Gibson and Frank Witter.

Julia was a sister of my great-grandmother Lora Gibson Burford.