Lammon
The Genealogy of the Lammon Family
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| 51 | B-1850 Census, Dale Co. Alabama says b-1811. B-1860 Census, Dale Co., Alabama says b-1815. B-1870 Census, Dale Co., Alabama says b-1810. B-1880 Census, Dale Co., Alabama says b -1805. B-1900 Census, Dale Co., Alabama says b-Dec 1807. Barnes Cross Roads, E.D. 69, sheet 13, p. 298. Last name-Info from Frank Bishop Lammons, deceased. Isabella was still living in 1900 in Dale County, Barnes Cross Roads, at age 92, with her son and daughter-in-law, John and Tabitha Lammons, along with John's twin brother, Daniel. | Macinness, Isabella (I9)
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| 52 | B-1860 Dale Co. Alabama Census, p. 721/223, Newton P.O. 1870 Dale Co. Alabama Census, Barnes Cross Road, Beat #12, p. 196. 1880 Dale Co. Alabama Census, E. D. 66 Dwelling #100. 1900 Dale Co. Alabama Census, E.D. 69, line 88, sheet 10, Barnes Cross Rd. | Glenn, Wilborne L (I72)
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| 53 | B-1900 Alabama Soundex, Geneva Co. D-Barbara Helland 1910 Alabama Soundex, Escambia Co. says born in 1887. 1920 Alabama Soundex, Washington Co. says born in 1886. Personal Info via phone from daughter, Barbara Lammon Helland, (1996). B-SLC #1752977: Washington Co., Alabama list of Registered Voters, p. 394: registered 1920 Preswick P.O. Stricken from list in 1948: left county. | Lammon, Holcombe (I89)
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| 54 | B-1900 Athens, Henderson Co. Texas Census, ED 55, sheet 4, line 70. Probates: ibid. DP-Info from Mary Jane Gould. M-source unknown. | Lammons, Mary Elizabeth (I40)
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| 55 | B-1920 B&D-Daughter, Gladys Martin, Rt #1 Box 227, Coffee Springs, Alabama (1996) M-DaleCo. Alabama Marriages SLC #1294501 BP- Robert Elmer Byrd, son, 1517 Grove St., Valdosta, GA 31601. | Byrd, James Ira Robert (I50)
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| 56 | B-SLC #1481001: Henderson Co. Probate Birth Records, Vol P C 1, p. 390. | Lammons, Peter Spencer (I181)
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| 57 | B-SLC #1752977: Washington Co., Alabama List of Registered Voters: P. 368: Registered 1929, Sunflower P.O., Transferred to Mobile Co. | Knapp, Christine Velma (I95)
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| 58 | B&D - Daughter, Gladys Byrd Martin, Rt #1 Box 227, Coffee Springs, AL 36318 (1996). BP Info from Robert Elmer Byrd, son, 1517 Grove St., Valdosta, GA 31601. | Lammons, Elizabeth Annie (I49)
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| 59 | BD-The Lammon Tree by Avis, Irene & Sadie Lammon. 1840 Dale Co. Alabama Census 1850 Dale Co. Alabama Census 1860 Dale Co. Alabama census. B&D-SLC #0924918 Dale Co. Alabama Cemeteries, p.4 BP-from Jewett Lammon Moore, via James Edward Moore, 6145 Old Bethel Road, Crestview, FL 32536 (1996) M -Jewett Lammon Moore, ibid. The Duncan Lammon family joined a great number of families in their area of North Carolina in the early 1830's forming a wagon train to seek new territory for themselves. They spent many days and nights on the rugged trails marked only by former travelers who had blazed the way. They spent about two years in what was known as the "Cherokee Nation," the northern section of Georgia and Alabama, and while enroute in this area in 1833, one eventful night they saw the stars fall, which was a phenomenon of that year. They met many friendly Indians, and once while spending a night in an Indian Camp a large pot of hominy was prepared for the travelers. The chief dipped a ladle full and ate first, then served others including the Lammon family. At many of the places where they camped were human bones, so they especially felt thankful for their safety and good treatment. At a junction on the westward route was a trail blazed south, so the Lammon Clan asked their 6-year-old daughter, Annie, to choose the trail for them to follow. She pointed south and after many days of hard travel they settled at a place which became Barnes X Roads, near Ozark, Alabama. Duncan and Ann Lammon are buried in Post Oak Methodist Cemetery between Ozark, Alabama, and Barnes X Roads." --Sadie, Irene, & Avis Lammon. | Lammon, Duncan (I8)
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| 60 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Lammon, David Allen (I736)
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| 61 | Birth date from headstone at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=147726204 | Crabtree, Horace Jackson (I213)
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| 62 | Birth date is from Headstone | Smith, Bascomb M (I114)
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| 63 | Birth date is from Headstone that I found on www.findagrave.com | Lammon, Leslie Duncan (I341)
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| 64 | Birth location from "A Mess of Lammons" by Elmer Burns Lammon | Holmes, Sarah Ladella (I278)
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| 65 | Birth: Nov. 28, 1879 Bainbridge Decatur County Georgia, USA Death: Dec. 26, 1969 Pass Christian Harrison County Mississippi, USA Lottie Stuckey Zepernick (1879-1969), age 90 years, died at the Dixie White House Nursing Home, Pass Christian, Mississippi on Friday, December 26, 1969 at 9 a.m. Lottie was born at Bainbridge, Georgia and had resided at Biloxi, Mississippi since 1939. She was the owner of an apartment home at 210 West Water Street. Mrs. Zepernick was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church, Ann Grayson Chapter of the Eastern Star, and was a Real Daughter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Lottie had married W.L. Glenn. She was survived by one son, Tom Harvey Glenn, Gainesville, Georgia; three daughters, Paula Glenn (1900-1993) m. James R. Chamblee (1899-1983), Port Arthur, Texas, Martha Glenn Ellis (1904-1973); and Mary Emma Glenn (1909-1999) m. Angus W. McAllister (1899-1983); and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. The funeral of Mrs. Lottie S. Zepernick was held at the Trinity Baptist Church in Biloxi. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home was in charge and following church services, her corporal remains were interred in the Biloxi Cemetery. REFERENCES: The Daily Herald, 'Mrs. Lottie Zepernick', December 27, 1969, p. 2. The Daily Herald, 'Mrs. Martha Ellis', February 5,1973, p. 2. The Sun Herald, 'Mary Emma McAllister', October 31, 1999. | Stuckey, Lottie (I73)
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| 66 | Birth: ca Sep 1908, Alabama Census: -1910 Holmes County, FL Census: 1 year and 8 months old. Born in AL. Parents born in AL. -1920 Holmes County, FL Census: 11 years old. Attending school. Can read and write. Born in AL. Parents born in AL. | Smith, Aubrey (I308)
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| 67 | Birthplace information from Kathryn Anne Watts. | Lammons, John Monroe (I45)
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| 68 | BOBBY HINES OBITUARY Bobby A "POP" Hines, 82, of Montgomery, AL, passed away at home on January 31, 2016 following an extended illness. He was born on April 4, 1933 in Montgomery, AL. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grand father, who loved being with his family, watching Auburn football, fishing and hunting. He was also president of Pop's Chalet Hunting Club. He is preceded in death by his son, John L. Hines (Diane). He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Margaret Anne Desselle Hines, three children, James R. Hines (Leah), Deborah A. Wagner (Michael), Timothy W. Hines (Debbie), as well as 9 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. A funeral mass will be offered at 1 PM, Saturday, February 6, 2016 at St. Bede Catholic Church, 3870 Atlanta Hwy, Montgomery. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery immediately following the church service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Bede the Venerable Catholic Church or your favorite charity. | Hines, Bobby Archie (I590)
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| 69 | Census: 1880 Dale County, AL Census: 7 years old. Born in AL. Parents born in AL. | Smith, Eliza J (I118)
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| 70 | Census: -1900 Geneva County, AL Census: Born Jan 1897. 3 years old. Born in AL. Parents born in AL. | Smith, Ila Vera (I292)
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| 71 | Census: -1900 Geneva County, AL Census: Born Oct. 1893. 6 years old. Born in AL. Parents born in AL. | Smith, Carlie M (I291)
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| 72 | Census: -1920 Holmes County, FL Census: 5 years old. Born in Florida. Parents born in AL. | Smith, Lorain (I310)
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| 73 | Census: -1920 Holmes County, FL Census: 9 years old. Born in FL. Parents born in AL. Attending school. Can read and write. | Family: Bertie C Smith / Ella B Horne (F49)
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| 74 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Lammons, Nathaniel James (I795)
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| 75 | D - died at age 2. Info from Gladys Martin, Rt#1 Box 227, Coffee Springs, Alabama (1996) BP - Info from Robert Elmer Byrd, brother. | Byrd, Annie Thelma (I206)
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| 76 | Daniel Lammon was a very quiet and lovable redheaded man. Though he had a very slender string bean-type build, he was a very strong man. He was like a helper to our grandfather [John Lammon]. As twins, they went everywhere together. They would go together to the woods to get materials for woodworking. Daniel never married; he lived with grandfather all his life. --John Allen Byrd | Lammons, Daniel W (I14)
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| 77 | Daniel McColskey Lammon was educated at Macon Business College (Georgia) for two years where he studied mathematics and surveying. He returned to Alabama and married Beatrice and went into the sawmill business with his father and brothers in Whittaker, Alabama. They then moved the sawmill to Bonifay, Florida where their first child, Ruth, was born. Daniel was an excellent carpenter and constructed three homes for his family. He could entirely design and build houses. He was a bookkeeper and general manager of the Brewton Bargain House (Alabama) for a while. He later bought that business and moved it. He traveled in later years but maintained a more-or-less permanent residence in Graceville, Florida his last 20 years. He died of cancer in Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami on Jan. 22, 1945. He was buried in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, where his daughter, Ruth Lammon Bruner, lived. He was affectionately known as "Papa" to his children and five grandchildren. --Ruth Lammon Bruner Winecoff | Lammon, Daniel McColskey (I85)
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| 78 | Daniel's grave lies next to his mother's. Inscribed upon his gravestone: In memory of our brother Daniel C. Lammon Born October 21, 1832 Died October 19, 1850 Age 17 years, 11 months, 28 days" ---Source: John Duncan Lammon | Lammon, Daniel C (I26)
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| 79 | Death date from headstone at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=147726204 | Crabtree, Horace Jackson (I213)
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| 80 | Death date is from Headstone that I found on www.findagrave.com | Lammon, Leslie Duncan (I341)
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| 81 | Death place is from "A Mess of Lammons" by Elmer Burns Lammon | Holmes, Sarah Ladella (I278)
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| 82 | Died of multiple myeloma | Lammon, John Floyd (I729)
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| 83 | During the depression, Freddie moved his family to California to find work. The depression caused many other Lammons to leave Hartford, as they were unable to make a living there. --Elmer B Lammon | Lammon, Freddie Franklin (I177)
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| 84 | Elmer attended welding trade school in Gadsden, Alabama, finishing in April 1937. He got a job with Dorsey Trailers in Elba, Alabama making, 25 cents an hour. His paycheck was $10 a week and his board cost him $6 a week. As soon as he saved up enough money, he went to Florida and got a job making 45 cents an hour plus board. He welded on barges, storage tanks, and ships. During World War II, he was a welder in the Charleston Navy Yard, repairing damaged Navy ships. Later, he worked in paper mills for 25 years, welding high pressure tubing in boilers. Elmer retired with 44 years experience as a welder. When I interviewed him, Elmer displayed an excellent memory, recalling details of experiences from his youth - at age 91! -- Elmer Burns Lammon. | Byrd, Robert Elmer (I207)
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| 85 | Esker “Joe” Martin May 12, 1929 - August 10, 2021 (92 years old) Bonifay, Florida Esker Martin Obituary Here is Esker Martin’s obituary. Please accept Echovita’s sincere condolences. With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Esker Martin of Bonifay, Florida, who passed away on August 10, 2021 at the age of 92. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. He was predeceased by : his parents, Andrew Joseph Martin and Lula Belle Bullion Martin. He is survived by : his children, Larry Martin (Debra) of Huntsville, Alabama and Pam Steverson (Charles) of Bonifay; and his siblings, Archie Harold Martin of Coos Bay, Oregon and Marie Martin Finkle of Summerville. He is also survived by six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. | Martin, Esker Joseph (I741)
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| 86 | Family stories abound of him being a very fancy dresser, a former member of the Pensacola FL police department and bounder. He reportedly would come home from work, get dressed and then go down to the Zaragossa Street (Pensacola) bawdy houses and spend the days and nights. No information on whether my Grandmother and he were divorced (both were Catholics), why he left or where he came from. According to my sister Shirley Fields, my grandmother Blanche and my mother Lena once went to Philadelphia with him but my grandmother refused to stay and came home with my mother in tow. REF 9-14-1999 | Giardina, Nuncie (I151)
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| 87 | Found grave at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=147726204 | Crabtree, Horace Jackson (I213)
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| 88 | From "A Mess of Lammons" Dies in Emory Hospital, Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia at age 78 | Lammon, Ruth Beatrice (I249)
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| 89 | From "A Mess of Lammons": Info from Annie Frances Lammon (Clark) | Jerkins, Lula Vinette (I172)
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| 90 | From "Alabama Obituary and Death Notice Collection" at www.genealogybuff.com Lammon John Duncan Lammon, 73, of Jackson died March 27, 2005 at his residence after a long bout with heart and Parkinson?s disease. He was a long time member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Walker Springs. He was a four-year veteran of the United States Navy having served in Korea. He was retired from the United States Postal Service after 32 years of service. He was a member of the Santa Fe Lodge #226 in Jackson. He was a member of the Scottish Rite in Mobile. He was member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the grandson and namesake of a Confederate veteran. Survivors include his wife, Melanie Lammon, Jackson; two sons, Dwight Lammons, Coker, Dan Lammon, Birmingham; five grandsons. The service was held March 30 at 2 p.m. in the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. Burial was in the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery in Walker Springs. Lathan Funeral Home of Jackson directed. Active pallbearers were Daniel P. Lammon, David H. Lammon, Scott Lammon, Eddie Pezent, Ronnie Moore and Earl King. Honorary pallbearers were Pee Wee Hoven, Marion Wilson, Willard Bayles, Lem Finney, Tommy Windham, Kenneth Autry, Willard Nichols, John D. Gill, John D. Purvis, Infirmary Hospice Nurses, Gay Walker, Michelle Wilson and Kim Adams. | Lammon, John Duncan (I265)
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| 91 | From "FORGOTTEN TRAILS" 1939 "DANIEL GARLAND BARNES, of Skipperville, was born June 20, 1893, six miles north of Ozark. He is the son of Jacob and Callie Donia (Ard) Barnes, of Barnes Cross Roads, Dale County: grandson of Edward and Ann (Lammon) Barnes, also of Barnes Cross Roads, the former having served as captain of the Home Guardsduring the War Between the States, and of Reuben Norman and Mary Ann (Barber) Ard, of Dale County, the former having served for four years in the Confederate States Army and surrendered with Lee. "Representative Barnes received his early education in the private and public schools of Dale County. Due to the fact that his high school education was interrupted by a necessity of having to work every other year he did not graduate until 1914. He taught for two years in his native county and entered the Alabama Polytechnic Institute [now Auburn University -- EBL] in 1916. He graduated with honors in May, 1919, and in August 1936, received the M. S. degree in school administration. He taught a year at Brantley, Crenshaw County, and Pittsview, Russell County. He was principal of the high school at New Hope, Madison County, 1931-1932, Clayton, Barbour County, 1932-1935, Ranbourn, Cleburne County, 1935-1936, and at Coffee Springs, Geneva County, 1936-37. He is now managing his farms around Skipperville. During the World War he served as private of [the] Chemical Warfare Service, Field Testing Section, Long Island, N. Y., having been drafted May 1918, and discharged January 2, 1919. He is a Democrat, a Methodist, a Mason, a member of Phi Kappa Phi honorary fraternity and Kappa Delta Pi educational honorary fraternity. "Married: August 5, 1920, at Skipperville, Shellie May, daughter of John Andrew and Mary Ellen (Burdeshaw) Whigham, of that place. Children: 1. Mary Ellen; 2 and 3, twins, Ruth Ard and Nancy Whigham. " | Barnes, Daniel Garland (I237)
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| 92 | From "The Lammon Tree" Mary Louise Lammon was Mama's baby sister. Mama said that Mary Lou got a jar of potash (her mother used it to wash clothes with) that was sitting the window and thought that it was milk (it is white like milk). Mary Lou drank the liquid not knowing that it was, indeed, poison. She died a few days later. She is buried in the family plot in Hartford and on her little grave is written: "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. " --Jane Linton The following is a tribute that Sadie Anne Lammon Johnson wrote at age 12 about her little sister Mary Lou: "Again the death angel has visited our community. Mary Lou the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Lammon passed from this old sinful world into that brighter and better world where all is peace and love. Little Mary Lou was born on the 10th day of March 1906 and died on the 26th day of August 1908 She leaves father, mother, 4 sisters and 2 brothers with hosts of friends and relatives to mourn her loss. Her little life was indeed very short but it was a beautiful ray of sunshine and gladness to her loved ones. Dear little Mary Lou, we miss your sweet smiling face, no soft hands to caress us when we are tired; no little blue eyes peeping from your silken locks; no, not in your cradle nor your little chair. Oh, it is so hard to give you up but the one that ruleth over all things saw it fit to take this tender bird, though it is indeed clear and we must submit to our blessed masters will, though it sometimes seems greater than we can bear. Little Marylou bore her suffering with all patience and perfectly calm unto the last. Papa and Mama's prayers were not answered as we would have had them; their arms were too weak to save her from crossing over the river that we must all cross sooner or later. Dry your tears for your darling is in heaven and we would not call her back to be tempted by Satan's many wicked ways, but continue your prayers that on that bright and cloudless morning you will meet her in that city of gold. Let us console ourselves with the knowledge that whomsoever believeth on him shall not perish but shall have everlasting life. We cannot understand why our precious little ones are taken from us, but we must remember that thy will "Oh Lord" be done and not ours and that he doeth all things well; Little Mary Lou was Laid to rest at Hartford Cemetery on the morning of Aug 27, 1908." Peaceful be thy silent slumber, Peaceful in thy grave so low, Thou no more will join our number, Thou no more our song shall know, Yet we hope again to meet thee. When the day of life is fled And in heaven with joys to greet thee; Where no farewell tears are shed. --Written by her dear sister Sadie" [Aunt Sadie's dates are not correct. --Jane Atkinson Linton] ******************************************************************* The following note is from a taped interview with Avis Lammon Atkinson. - EBL. And Mama had one baby that died while we lived there in Bellwood. Her name was Mary Lou. We called her Baby Lou. EDDIE: Is she buried in Bellwood or Hartford? AUNT AVIS: She's buried in Hartford. But she drank poison by mistake, thought it was milk, and it was potash. It had rained in a potash can, and she poured it in a little old glass and drank it, and it ate her stomach up. NANCY: Now, how old was she? AUNT AVIS: She was a year and a half -- two and a half. No, I believe she was just a year and a half. ANN: That was sad. AUNT AVIS: That was -- the only thing I can remember about that baby she was crying so, and I reckon they didn't know how to treat things then. They put her in a sheet, and two people on each side and they would pour water on the sheet and let it run under her to cool her. She was just burning up, you know. I remember that. And I remember Mama walking the floor and patting her, as she'd walk around the corner of the porch. And I remember following her and looking at the baby. NANCY: Did she know that she had drunk this? AUNT AVIS: Yeah, yeah. ANN: As a matter of fact, I think your daddy always thought that he let her drink it and never did get over that, did he? AUNT AVIS: Yeah, but I didn't want to tell that. NANCY: Yeah, I remember him talking -- AUNT AVIS: Yeah, he -- the lime was in a can. Mama washed just outside the window, and somebody had broken the window out. So Elmer reached around there and got the can. And he saw that milk in it and poured it in a glass, and then, the baby took the milk and drank it. And Elmer never did get over that. ? NANCY: How old would was he? Just -- AUNT AVIS: Well, let's see. I had started to school there, and he was two and a half years younger than me. So he wasn't any older than three. ANN: Yeah, He was just three or four years old. | Lammon, Mary Louise (I321)
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| 93 | From "The Lammon Tree": 1900 Geneva Co. Alabama Census: single in 1900. 1880 Alabama Soundex. | Lammon, Lee Gillis (I173)
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| 94 | From 1910 Dale County, Alabama Census Pg 7B line 128128 Smith, Duncan W. 40 m 18yrs (* Silevant), Rosa A. 44 5/5 ( Rosey m 4/14/1892) Smith, Carlie M. 16 son, Ila V. 13 dau, James L. 11, Lura M. 9, dau. Bertie D. 6 son. | Family: William Duncan Smith / Rosey A Silevant (F46)
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| 95 | From a note on www.findagrave.com She was preceded in death by her husband, Alva E. Thompson, Sr. Survivors include son, Alva E. Thompson, Jr.; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Interment followed funeral services conducted at the West Hyattsville Baptist Church, Hyattsville, MD, Thursday, February 12, 2009. | Lammon, Rachel Rebecca (I372)
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| 96 | From a note on www.findagrave.com: 53 Alabama Regiment. Wheelers Cavalry CSA | Ard, Rueben Norman (I63)
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| 97 | From a note on www.findagrave.com: In the 1900 census she and Reuben and daughter Rebecca were living in Dale county near Ozark. It was stated that they had gotten married about 1864 and that she was the mother of eight children, five of whom were still alive. | Ard, Mary Ann (I235)
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| 98 | From a note on www.findagrave.com: Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Rachel Thompson; son, Alva E. Thompson, Jr.; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Interment followed funeral services conducted at the West Hyattsville Baptist Church, Friday, September 7, 2007. | Thompson, Alva Edison (I373)
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| 99 | From DeGusipe Funeral Home Website (http://www.degusipefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Mary-Lammonsjacobs/#!/Obituary) Obituary for Mary Jane Lammons Jacobs Mary Jane Lammons Jacobs November 29, 1926 ~ March 26, 2011 84 Glorious Years! A Hawaiian girl at heart. Born Mary Jane Lammons on November 29, 1926, to John and Aurelia Lammons in Kansas City, Missouri. Her Dad was in the hotel restaurant business and her Mom was a homemaker and "Gold Star Mother." Brothers Jim and Perry served in World War II and, tragically, they would lose Perry in an aircraft accident in the Hawaiian Islands. Mom married William Paul Jacobs in 1945 and later that year gave birth to Patty Lee, their first of eight children. To follow were Karen Lynn, Deborah Ann (whom they lost shortly afterwards), Sally Ann, Paula Sue, William Perry, Kathryn Jean and John Paul. Mom's husband (our Dad) was a career Air Force officer (Colonel) and jet pilot. This meant untold moves during this time, all the while Mom packing, unpacking and making each house a home. Mom kept us all well fed with her home cooking, nourished our souls with love and affection and preached to each tolerance, gratefulness and the Golden Rule "¦"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Mom always had an artistic and creative bent to her but it wasn't until we were stationed in Hawaii in 1966-1972 that Mom picked up a paintbrush and put oil to canvas. She was part owner in the Kahala Mall Co-op Art Gallery and became quite well known and successful, not only for her oil works but for other mediums as well such as black sand portraits. This artistic side to her took a turn when we moved to Longwood in 1972. Mom would channel her creativity in decorating her home with the many knick knacks she would collect and display throughout. It was nice to grow up in the house decorated like she did. It reflected the many sides of her. As one of her best friend's Madeleine said of her, "She was an artist who depicted the beauty of life through her art." Mom began to work with old time friend Alice Miller, with whom she knew from Hawaii during the last years of being Air Force career wives. Alice and Bob moved here in early 1972 and us shortly afterwards. Alice opened Alice Miller Interiors and invited Mom to be a part of what would become a highly sought after, award winning group of very talented interior designers. During this time Mom once again put paintbrush to canvas but now signed her creations "BiGass' - an inside joke and play on the painter Edgar DeGas'. Mom was very talented in her work, but what shone through with whom she worked and met was her kindness, understanding and love. Mom was non-judgmental and accepted and loved you for who you were. All who met Mom loved and adored her so. Mom loved working there, however it was her co-workers, who were her friends, that she loved and was the true reason she worked there every day"¦"¦Alice, Kathy, Jerry, Hank, Steve, Brian, Jimmy, Butch, Gill, Alberto, Christina, Lynn, Angela, Raif, Laura, Beverly, Lee, Ann, John, Pauline and Lynn. She truly loved them all. Mom worked there until 2004 when she retired to take care of our Dad until his passing later that year. They were married 59 years! After her retirement Mom stayed busy with her home, crosswords she loved (NOT SODOKU!), walking, picking flowers, visiting her dear friends Irmgard and Madeleine and especially talking with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mom's grandchildren are Heather, Jason, Alisha, Jessica, Jacob, Chris, Jason, Malia and Nick. Great Grandchildren included Katie, Mikee and Jedadiah. Tragically, we would lose Patty and Billy's son Jason in 1988 at age 13 and then sadly their daughter Jessica 20 years later in 2008. It was during these times Mom's strength of support and love helped guide not only Patty and Billy through these terrible times, but all of us as well. She was more than our Mom, Tutu, Toots and Great Tutu"¦.she was a friend and confidant. And she loved dearly her sons-in-law: Billy, Bruce, Fred, Mike and Brent. As Billy said, "She was the coolest woman." She was the Mother-in-law you WANTED to move in and not leave! Mom's zest for life and her "Go for it!" attitude helped her battle the health issues she would encounter. Never one to complain, she would say "things could always be worse". Forever looking on the bright side of life she was and is a source of inspiration for all who knew and loved her. We all are the better because of her. To know Mom you also had to know that (besides you and us) she LOVED mice, shells, wood, reading, candles, the Geico gecko ("he's so cute!"), flowers (particularly red hibiscus which she would pick every day and put next to Jason and Jessica's pictures), anything made from ��" or the color of ��" turquoise, anything miniature, handmade things, her pets (dogs, cats, and a white rat named Charlene), pictures of all children, anything Hawaiian, and of course, Hawaii. Nature was her favorite medium. For 38 years she lived at her home in Longwood surrounded by many neighbors she called friends. Blessed that she had friends in Sandy and Mike and their grandson Jeffrey, Joan, John and Dottie, Robin and Mike, Irmgard, Uwe and Mark and especially his daughter Marika were close to her heart. And then there was Madeleine, her soul sister, and Ron. Madeleine would often say that our Mom changed her life for the better. She is who she is now thanks to her. Mom would finally accept this gracious compliment after many years. Madeleine said of her we all learned many life lessons from this special woman. No truer words were ever spoken. We thank God that he chose her for our Mother. We thank all her friends for their support. We thank you Mom for always believing in all of us, for the unconditional love and support you showed each of us and how you taught us to be thankful for what we have and to look on the brighter side of life, to have enthusiasm and to remember to laugh. If we neglected to mention your name, just please know that if you knew our Mom, you were already her friend"¦.. | Lammons, Mary Jane (I201)
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| 100 | From Houston Chronicle, Sunday 09 Nov 2008: James Monroe Lammons, a World War II veteran who specialized in oil and gas exploration in the Amazon Basin, has died. He was 84. His work took him across South America and the Caribbean, where he used his expertise in geology to help companies like Atlantic, Standard and Texaco figure out where to drill. "He loved his work," his daughter, Linda Smock, said. "He just ate and slept geology. The garage is still full of samples he kept for who knows what reason and maps all over the place." Lammons, the sixth of seven children, was born Oct. 6, 1924, in Kansas City, Mo. His family later moved to Witchita, Kan. The day after high school graduation, he and his brother Perry enlisted with the U.S. Marines. "They felt it was absolutely their duty," Smock said. "They were real typical Midwestern American boys, you know, red white and blue. Very patriotic." The brothers trained together at boot camp and radio school. Lammons, 17, became a radio gunner. He shipped out to the Marshall Islands in 1943. His 18-year-old brother, Perry, also a radio gunner, wound up in Hawaii. In 1944, Perry Lammons died in an airplane accident. "It affected my father really deeply," Smock said. In later years, James Lammons rarely talked about the war. It wasn't until recently, when Smock started combing through old letters and pictures that she began to comprehend what her father had been through as a soldier. "It was kind of like the Rosetta Stone for my dad, because those were the experiences that made him what he was ? you know, the tragedy but also the love that you read in those letters, the love for his family, the love for his country, the love for his church," she said. James Lammons attended Kansas University on the GI bill and earned a bachelor's in geology. In 1951, he took a job with Atlantic Oil Company in Venezuela, where he met his future wife, Herminia. "There was a bit of a language barrier, but apparently that wasn't a problem for them at all," Smock said. He learned Spanish and charmed Herminia's family. "They were not happy about the prospect of her marrying a foreigner and then leaving, but my dad just really won them over," Smock said. James Lammons later earned a master's in geology from Wichita State University and a doctorate in micropaleontology from Michigan State University. He became an expert in oil and gas exploration in the Amazon Basin, living with his wife and three children in Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador and Trinidad. He often came home from the jungle bearing exotic gifts for his children: butterflies, native headdresses, blow darts and anaconda skins. To her father, Smock said, a rock was never just a rock. "To me, they'd just look pretty. But he would try to teach me, 'This is iron oxide, or here's a fossil,' " she said. Jim Lammons, Smock's brother, said he will miss his father's wealth of knowledge and intellectual curiosity. "It was not so much trivia, but scientific knowledge of basically all genres, of all disciplines," he said. "His knowledge of peoples and cultures was very breathtaking." In 1978, James Lammons moved to Houston, where he worked as an oil and gas consultant. Six years ago, he suffered a stroke and had to relearn how to walk. In his final years, Parkinson's disease further limited him physically. He died Oct. 25 after suffering a heart attack and brain hemorrhage. He is survived by his wife, Herminia; his sister, Mary Jane Jacobs; his children, Linda Smock, James G. Lammons and John T. Lammons; and several grandchildren. A rosary will be said today at St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church, 7810 Cypresswood, in Spring from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. A Mass will be celebrated Monday at 1 p.m. at the church. Interment will follow at Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial. | Lammons, James Monroe (I199)
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