My Roots Run Deep
Stories From My Family History
Edwin and Ella Corbley
I always wonder when I find information about infants that died and what the circumstances were. My ancestor Edward Corbly that I have been researching had an interesting case in his history. My ancestor, his daughter Julia was the only surviving daughter. In the...
Military Service
My Uncle Frank was always full of stories... surprisingly none ever were things 'he did'. His favorite comment was 'I don't know if the statute of limitations is up on that yet.' My mother would tell stories of my uncle making moonshine and having my grandfather...
Guns in Family History…..
My great grandfather had guns that belonged to Wild Bill Hickok and to Buffalo Bill Cody (as well as a hundred others). Elmer McArdle would perform shows until he died in a fire in 1951. Elmer would ride in the Westville Illinois parade every year and my mother...
Name Tags at a Family Reunion?
My family has a 'family reunion' every year. It's basically a family party with extra people.... and we do have a BIG family. The party has moved around to different houses throughout the years and been hosted by different people... The earliest I remember were at...
Lucky to have survived Childhood!
As I was home the other day I was discussing with my brother the many reasons why we were lucky to have made it through childhood. It's funny though, my husband talks about people smoking on his bus on the way to school, but that would have NEVER happened on our...
Religious Freedom….
As the question is raised time and time again recently I am brought back to the question I asked previously (http://myrootsrundeep.info/separation-of-church-and-state)..... In history the United States was founded based on separation of Church and State. A large part...
