Just my way of sharing with family, friends, and anyone who will listen, the things that I have learned about my ancestors with a little bit about myself and my own little family in the mix.
Wordless Wednesday: Pictures of My Grandpa --Harold Murrell
You are so blessed to have these photos! Since Cedric's grandfather died before he was born and all family photos were left in the homestead (now boarded up) we have no idea what he looked like. Hoping that someone will have a photo with him in it!
Linda, my first thought was that he was off to do "The Jumble" word puzzle, but according to Wikipedia that wasn't created until 1954 so that wasn't the case. When I was a child that was something he always did when he read the newspaper.
Wendy, he looked serious in these pictures, I think he was a man with purpose. He did have a wonderful sense of humor too.
Debra, thanks for your comments too. These pictures are a blessing and I am ever so thankful to have them. I hope someday you are able to find a picture of Cedric's grandfather. I know you will keep searching.
I wanted to say hello to everyone. I know it's been a long time since my last post. The world is in a much different space from when I last wrote on March 2nd. So am I. I hope and pray that all of you out there are safe and taking care of yourselves and your loved ones. Sorry that genealogy has kind of fallen by the wayside. Please stay vigilant and wear your mask when you go out. Keep the hand sanitizer handy. Wash your hands. This is how we take care of each other these days. Be well, be kind, and be patient. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. We'll get there if we take care of each other.
At last, some genealogy right?!! LOL. I decided to jump back into things with an Amanuensis Monday post. I have to thank a fellow genealogy friend of mine who helped me out a couple of months ago, Nathaniel Glasgow. He brought to my attention a deed which documents the sale of about an acre land from a woman named Charity Ambrose to the trustees of Mt. Olive AME Zion Church in Riverdale, NC. Guess who's listed among the trustees. My maternal 3rd great grandfather and his son, Mortimer and Alfred Mitchell. State of North Carolina} Craven County This deed made this 6th day of November in the year 1893 by Charity Ambrose of the first part of Craven County, and Mortimer Mitchell, Charles F. Hall, Anthony Dennis, Edward Hooker, Killis Green, David Sampson, Phillis Borden, Ezekial Pastuer, and A. F. Mitchell of Craven County and State of North Carolina of the second part , Trustees of the Mt. Olive Church, African Methodist Episocpal Zion Church in America of No. 6
Here's pictures of our beautiful girl back from injury. In the fall, she broke a bone in her left foot which took a long time to heal. These are pictures from her second competition of the season, Pink Invitational 2020. She's getting stronger every week. I loved watching her compete and hanging out with her teammates. They are so supportive of one another. No medals this time for her but she gained a bunch of her confidence back. She competed late on Saturday February 22, 2020 so that involved an overnight stay in Philadelphia. I don't like driving long distances at night especially if I'm tired. The following day we spent time sightseeing and checking out a Blick art supply store that was near our hotel. OMG! If you love doing art, then you love Blick! We could have spent the whole day there, trying out different art supplies, but we had to make that drive back home. Bob and his squirrel assistant are looking at me like, "Who the
You are so blessed to have these photos! Since Cedric's grandfather died before he was born and all family photos were left in the homestead (now boarded up) we have no idea what he looked like. Hoping that someone will have a photo with him in it!
ReplyDeleteI love your caption -- your grandfather does indeed look like a serious man, and even more so in the 2nd photo.
ReplyDeleteI wonder where was he going with newspaper in pocket, a quite place to read.
ReplyDeleteLinda, my first thought was that he was off to do "The Jumble" word puzzle, but according to Wikipedia that wasn't created until 1954 so that wasn't the case. When I was a child that was something he always did when he read the newspaper.
ReplyDeleteWendy, he looked serious in these pictures, I think he was a man with purpose. He did have a wonderful sense of humor too.
Debra, thanks for your comments too. These pictures are a blessing and I am ever so thankful to have them. I hope someday you are able to find a picture of Cedric's grandfather. I know you will keep searching.
I was wondering where he was going too! Great photos.
ReplyDeleteHe was a very good looking man. I like this photo with him caught in mid-stride.
ReplyDeleteThanks Yvette and Kristin.
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