Tad Bartlett as a senior at Texas A&M, 1932-1933, from The Longhorn, 1933, p. 36.
Dorothy Loop Bartlett in 1993.
J. M. Bartlett, courtesy of Mattie Mae Ellis.
Mollie Clopton Bartlett.
Ben Bartlett, ca. 1896.
Will Bartlett, ca. 1896.
Mary Bartlett, ca. 1896.
Hiram Callaway Bartlett, courtesy of Janette Dilworth.
Addie Bartlett Smith, courtesy of Janette Dilworth.
Rod Bartlett.
Jess Bartlett, courtesy of Janette Dilworth.
Dave Loop, courtesy of Jack and Barbara Bartlett.
William Washington Loop, courtesy of Jack and Barbara Bartlett.
Sarah Catherine Naudain Loop, courtesy of Jack and Barbara Bartlett.
Historical marker at Henderson County courthouse, Athens, Tex., mentioning John Loop. (Click on image to enlarge it.)
Christian Loop, Jr.'s tombstone, Providence Cemetery, Beckville, Ind., courtesy of Freida Summerville.
Ludwig Lupp's signature in 1753, from Bennison's The Loop Family in America, p. 47.
Anna Fortson Bartlett, courtesy of Barbara Bartlett.
James Thomas Fortson, ca. 1867, as a bridegroom (age 27), courtesy of Ann Fortson Marcy.
Ida Clayton Fortson, ca. 1908 (age 60), courtesy of Ann Fortson Marcy.
Modern-day Navarro County, Texas. Click on the image to enlarge it.
Joseph Alvey Clayton, from daguerreotype at San Jacinto Museum.
Margaret Amanda Poole Clayton's tombstone, Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex.
Minnie Eudora Queen, ca. 1896, about the time of her marriage to Ben Bartlett.
Welborn Scofield Parker's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Lori Hegar.
Piercy Jane ('Jennie') Edmundson Bartlett, courtesy of Janette Dilworth.
Walter Raleigh Smith's grave marker, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Cynthia Glenn (McLendon).
Jesse Bartlett's signature on 1835 letter in University of Texas Archives.
Entry in Bartlett family bible about Frances and Jesse's marriage, courtesy of Ruby Lynn Shelton.
Sign at Shaker Cemetery, Logan County, Kentucky. (Click on image to enlarge it.)
Eliza Bartlett McFadin's tombstone, Leakey Floral Cemetery, Leakey, Tex., courtesy of Larry Sweeney.
Nathan A. McFadin, from Judges of the Republic of Texas.
Joseph Callaway Bartlett's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex.
Taos (Porter's Bluff), Tex., 1860, from Navarro County History, vol. 1.
Clementine Bartlett Millett, courtesy of Jill Moody Maninger Ayling.
Samuel Millett's tombstone (center), Riverside Cemetery, Seguin, Tex., by Roger Bartlett. Stone at left is that of his daughter, Allie. Stone at right was placed by State of Texas.
Louisa Bartlett Winkler's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
Thomas I. Smith, from Taylor's Navarro County History.
Clinton McKamy Winkler, from Putman's Navarro County History, p. 87.
Frances Bartlett Porter and Col. Robert Porter, from Navarro County History, vol. 6.
Flag of the New Orleans Greys.
Frances Bartlett Porter and Col. Robert Porter, from Navarro County History, vol. 6.
Lucien L. Bartlett's tombstone, Rader Cemetery, Kaufman County, Texas, courtesy of Frank Everett.
Martha J. Richardson Bartlett's tombstone, White Rose Cemetery, Wills Point, Tex., courtesy of Charles O. Richardson.
Fannie Norvell's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Jerry Herring.
Sam Norvell's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Jerry Herring.
Believed to be Thomas Smith Bartlett. Courtesy of Michael Pickel.
Sally Edmundson Bartlett, courtesy of Michael Pickel.
James Ed. Bartlett, courtesy of Ralph Bartlett.
Piercy Lee Edmundson Bartlett's tombstone, Santa Anna Cemetery, Santa Anna, Tex., courtesy of Diane Ellington.
Fannie Walker Loop, courtesy of Jack and Barbara Bartlett.
German Walker, courtesy of Dorothy Bartlett.
Isa Fontaine Williams Walker's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Jane Hall.
Benjamin Michaux Clopton, from Kansas Kin, courtesy of Pat Clopton Wheeler.
Texanna T. Clopton's signature dated 2 Jun 1910 on Confederate widow's application for pension.
Walter E. Dilworth, courtesy of Ann Cavender.
Kellie Loop in 1926, when a high school Spanish teacher.
Fay Loop Heather, courtesy of Dorothy Bartlett.
Hazel Loop Gallemore, ca. 1960s, courtesy of Dorothy Bartlett.
Carl D. Heather, graduate school picture from 1950 yearbook of North Texas State College.
Hugh Gallemore's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Jerry Herring.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Carl David Heather's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of the Stubbs.
John N. Loop's tombstone, Swans Chapel Cemetery, Anson, Tex.
Mary Melvina Parks Loop's tombstone, Swans Chapel Cemetery, Anson, Tex.
Ellen Rebecca Loop Garner, from Bennison, ch. 7, The Loop Family in America online.
Ceberry Garner's tombstone, New Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex., courtesy of Mary H. Shearer.
Lucian Lloyd Loop, courtesy of Lynda Duncan Miles.
Bertha Mae Curtis Loop in 1894, courtesy of Lynda Duncan Miles.
Mary Jane Loop Kinser's tombstone, Grove Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., courtesy of KBounds of Find A Grave.
William Calvin Kinser's tombstone, Grove Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., courtesy of KBounds of Find A Grave.
Lloyd Franklin Loop, from his newspaper obituary.
Gene Loop, faculty picture in 1986 high school yearbook.
"Sarge" Hickman's tombstone, Highland Cemetery, Stamford, Tex., courtesy of Carla Young.
Thomas Franklin Loop, 1923 college yearbook.
Ruby Loop Howse's tombstone, Highland Cemetery, Stamford, Tex., courtesy of Carla Young.
Robert L. Howse's tombstone, Highland Cemetery, Stamford, Tex., courtesy of Carla Young.
Carolyn Loop, Stamford American, Stamford, Tex., 29 Nov 1962.
Frank Marshall Bartlett's tombstone, Elm Grove Cemetery, Roddy, Texas, courtesy of Frank Everett.
Clarinda Pate Bartlett's tombstone, Elm Grove Cemetery, Roddy, Texas, courtesy of Frank Everett.
Lucien Dony Bartlett's tombstone, Cedars Memorial Gardens, Mineola, Tex., from findagrave.com.
Nellie May Ayres Bartlett's tombstone, Cedars Memorial Gardens, Mineola, Tex., from findagrave.com.
Built in 1886 by Henry Fisher Blackwell and his wife, Nannie Janie Bartlett, this house is the oldest still standing in Canton, Texas and now is a museum operated by the City of Canton.
Built in 1886 by Henry Fisher Blackwell and his wife, Nannie Janie Bartlett, this house is the oldest still standing in Canton, Texas and now is a museum operated by the City of Canton.
Thelma Otis Heather.
Don Gallemore in June 2012.
Several grandchildren of J.M. and Mollie Clopton Bartlett in front of their home in Rice, Tex. Bess Bartlett is thought to be the third seated child from the left.
Corinne Harper Patrick, courtesy of Corsicana Daily Sun.
William Buckner Kenner's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
Janie Babb as senior in high school, 1918.
Brian Kelly Hicks, from his newspaper obituary.
William Babb Kenner's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
Ann Kenner Blount.
William Newton Loop's tombstone, Leuders Cemetery (also known as Clear Fork Cemetery), Leuders, Tex., by Carla Young.
William Henry Loop's tombstone, Leuders Cemetery (also known as Clear Fork Cemetery), Leuders, Tex., by Carla Young.
Mae Stifflemire Loop's tombstone, Leuders Cemetery (also known as Clear Fork Cemetery), Leuders, Tex., by Carla Young.
Cora Garner Lee's tombstone, New Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex., courtesy of Mary H. Shearer.
Lela Garner Kelt's tombstone, New Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex., courtesy of Mary H. Shearer.
Jules Kelt's campaign photo, date unknown.
Funeral card for George Allen Kelt.
Elizabeth Louise Braswell Kelt's tombstone, New Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex., courtesy of Mary H. Shearer.
Bertha Garner's tombstone, New Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex., courtesy of Mary H. Shearer.
Sarah Blanche Oliphant Hervey's tombstone, Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex.
Benjamin Riley Oliphant, courtesy of Randle Conrad.
John Dalton's tombstone, Center City Cemetery, Center City, Tex., courtesy of Dana Williams.
Oak Valley Cemetery, Miguel, Texas, also known as San Miguel Cemetery.
George W. W. Naudain, from his newspaper obituary.
John Clayton Starr's tombstone, San Miguel Cemetery, Miguel, Tex.
J. M. and Elizabeth Naudain Starr's tombstone, San Miguel Cemetery, Miguel, Tex.
Hiram Street Walker, Sr., courtesy of Jane Hall.
Lucretia Frances Payne Walker, courtesy of Jane Hall.
Sallie Matilda Walker, courtesy of Dorothy Bartlett.
Ethelbert Walker, courtesy of Jayn Pollan Dickson.
Mabel Chapman Walker, courtesy of Sherry Burdine Richards.
George Washington Walker, courtesy of Carol Allen Thigpen.
John Franklin Dean, III.
Hiram Street Walker, Jr., courtesy of Jane Hall.
Robert German Walker, courtesy of Jane Hall.
Mary Elizabeth Walker Payne, courtesy of Jane Hall.
Rosalie Virginia Walker Byrd, courtesy of Jane Hall.
Cornelia Walker Burdine at a family farm near Tupelo, Tex., courtesy of Sherry Burdine Richards.
Richard B. Burdine, Jr.
Fannie Lee Walker Pollan.
Melton Jess ('Red') Pollan, courtesy of Phil Pollan.
Sherry Burdine Richards in 2013.
Andrew Loop, from 1893 book about Montgomery County, Ind.
Elizabeth Airhart Loop's tombstone (on left), Providence Cemetery, Beckville, Ind., by R & S Fine.
Peter Airhart's tombstone, Providence Cemetery, Beckville, Ind., by Kay Knobeloch.
Elizabeth Fulwider Airhart's tombstone, Providence Cemetery, Boone County, Ind., by Kay Knobeloch.
Obituary of William Chambers, Lebanon Daily Reporter, Lebanon, Ind., 17 Jun 1918.
Lydia Wheat Loop's gravestone, Mace (Ind.) Cemetery, courtesy of R & S Fine.
William C. Loop, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.
Euphemia Dice Loop, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.
Clyde Dice Loop, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.
Ernest Andrew Loop, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.
Ludella Loop, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.
Ethel Loop, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.
Ruth Jane Loop McAnulty, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.
Barbara Jane Burkhardt Wiley, from her online obituary.
Robert R. Burkhardt, from his online obituary.
Mary Esther Loop Davenport, courtesy of Adam D. Gibbons.
David Airhart's tombstone, Mount Zion Cemetery, Boone County, Indiana, by Marc Doty.
Joseph Airhart's tombstone, Mount Zion Cemetery, Jamestown, Ind., by Marc Doty.
Mary Bush Airhart's tombstone, Mount Zion Cemetery, Jamestown, Ind., by Marc Doty.
Catharine Airhart Bowman's tombstone, Providence Cemetery, Beckville, Ind., by Manson Linn.
Henry Bowman's tombstone, Providence Cemetery, Beckville, Ind., from findagrave.com, by Manson Linn.
Lorrie Patrice Fortson, from her online obituary.
John C. Bowman's gravestone, Pisgah Cemetery, Beckville, Montgomery County, Indiana, courtesy of R&S Fine.
Mary Ellen Lockridge Bowman's gravestone, Pisgah Cemetery, Beckville, Montgomery County, Indiana, courtesy of R&S Fine.
Henry Airhart's tombstone, Pisgah Cemetery, Beckville, Ind., courtesy of Marc Doty.
Mary Golladay Airhart's tombstone, Pisgah Cemetery, Beckville, Ind., courtesy of Marc Doty.
Rev. Cornelius L. Airhart, courtesy of Rebecca Montgomery Phillips.
Jacob Airhart's tombstone, Providence Cemetery, Beckville, Montgomery County, Ind., from findagrave.com, by David Smith.
Mary Bowman Airhart's tombstone, Providence Cemetery, Beckville, Ind., from findagrave.com, by Ruth Albright Bowman and David Smith.
Nancy Bowman Beck's tombstone, Providence Cemetery, Beckville, Ind.
Durham Beck's tombstone, Providence Cemetery, Beckville, Ind.
John Titus Fortson, circa age 20-21, courtesy of Ann Dilworth Cavender.
Joe B. Fortson, Sr., courtesy of Ann Fortson Marcy.
Lyda McGee Fortson, courtesy of Ann Fortson Marcy.
Maggie Fortson Matthews, courtesy of Ann Fortson Marcy.
Lula Fortson Queen and Thomas D. Queen in 1951, at their 50th wedding anniversary party, courtesy of Ann Dilworth Cavender.
Tom Queen with wife Loula Fortson, courtesy of Dorothy Bartlett.
Ida Fortson Harper, courtesy of Janette Dilworth.
Robert L. Harper, from newspaper obituary.
Tom Fortson, courtesy of Ann Fortson Marcy.
Carolyn ('Callie') Fortson Hollister, courtesy of Jan House Kiessling.
Walter Scott Hollister, courtesy of Jan House Kiessling.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Emma Lena Bartlett, from a history of Coleman County, Tex.
Rev. James Ray McCorkle, courtesy of Audrey Vodehnal.
J. Edd Bartlett's tombstone, Santa Anna Cemetery, Santa Anna, Tex., courtesy of Diane Ellington.
Retta McDaniel Bartlett's tombstone, Santa Anna Cemetery, Santa Anna, Tex., courtesy of Carl Langford.
William Estes Bartlett's tombstone, Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Tex., courtesy of Diane Ellington.
Adella Kirkpatrick Bartlett Minshew's tombstone, Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Tex., courtesy of Diane Ellington.
Faytima Roxy Bartlett Allbright.
Rowland Allbright.
Clyde McDaniel Bartlett, ca. 1950, courtesy of Bambi Lynn Bush.
Vesta Evans Bartlett's tombstone, Santa Anna Cemetery, Santa Anna, Tex., courtesy of Diane Ellington.
James Leon Bartlett's tombstone, Santa Anna Cemetery, Santa Anna, Tex., courtesy of Diane Ellington.
Mary E. ('Mollie') Clayton, courtesy of Pat Sproat.
William Fletcher Bachman.
Sheriff Mitchell Steele Clayton, from Navarro County Genealogical and Historical Web Site.
Georgie Pannill Clayton's tombstone, Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex.
Joseph Pannill Clayton's tombstone, Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex., from findagrave.com.
Historical marker, Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery, near Retreat, Tex., courtesy of Edward L. Williams. Click on picture to enlarge it.
Charles Highnote's tombstone, Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery, Retreat, Tex., courtesy of Liz Freeman.
Sheriff Wiley D. Robinson, from Navarro County Genealogical and Historical Web Site.
Albert Hervey Clayton's tombstone, Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex., from findagrave.com.
James Roger Clayton, from 1919 U.S. passport application.
Anna Fortson Owen (left) with her nephew, Joe B. Fortson, Sr., and his family, 1926, courtesy of Ann Dilworth Cavender.
B. G. Fortson's tombstone, Shorterville Cemetery, Shorterville, Ga.
Joe B. Fortson, Jr., 8 Aug 1970, courtesy of Ann Dilworth Cavender.
Laura Fortson Johnston, from Navarro County History, vol. 6, p. 406.
James Edwin Fortson, courtesy of his family.
Royce Eugene House, courtesy of Jan House Kiessling.
Betsy Hollister in 1943.
Edward F. Seaman, Jr. in 1941.
Lyda Gayle Fortson, from 1960 college yearbook.
Anita Marie Hurley with brother Billy Doyle Hurley, courtesy of Jon Cole Thomas.
Dr. John A. McGee's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of the Stubbs.
Laura Sessions McGee, from Navarro County History, vol. 6, p. 75.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Texas state historical marker, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., mentioning J. A. Clopton. Click on image to enlarge it.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
1916 newspaper advertisement for Clopton Planing Mill, Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex.
Samuel Walter Clopton's tombstone, Myrtle Cemetery, Ennis, Tex., courtesy of Carol Cox.
Idaho Church Clopton's tombstone, Myrtle Cemetery, Ennis, Tex., courtesy of Carol Cox.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Bartlett Smith (right) and his first cousin, J. M. Bartlett, in front of their Bartlett grandparents' home in Rice, Texas, courtesy of Ann Dilworth Cavender.
Velma Holloway Smith's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Texas, courtesy of Eva Whearley.
Charles Randolph Smith's tombstone, Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, Tex., courtesy of Gale Green Brister.
Evelyn Ann Bucek Smith.
Hugh Smith, from his newspaper obituary.
Lida Jane Smith Gillespie, from her 2024 obituary.
Joe Louis Gillespie, from 1958 college yearbook.
Lisa Jane Gillespie Moore, from her online funeral home obituary.
Norlaine Bartlett Barton's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Cynthia Glenn (McLendon).
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Mattie Mae Bartlett Ellis's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Lori Hegar.
A. D. Ellis's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Lori Hegar.
Charles Bartlett Ellis.
Mary Ellen King Ellis's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Lori Hegar.
William G. Bartlett's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex.
Corsicana Weekly Light, 11 Dec 1975, reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun.
Johna Sue Parker, senior-class picture in 1964 high school yearbook.
Beulah Parker's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Lori Hegar.
J. M. Bartlett (left) and his first cousin, Bartlett Smith, in front of their Bartlett grandparents' home in Rice, Texas, courtesy of Ann Dilworth Cavender.
Several grandchildren of J.M. and Mollie Clopton Bartlett in front of their home in Rice, Tex. Queena Bartlett is thought to be the second seated child from the left.
Tombstone for Benjamin Clopton Bartlett, Jr., Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex., courtesy of Chuck Taylor.
Mary Mel Lockhart Bartlett's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex., courtesy of Chuck Taylor.
Phyllis Nadine Lebrecht Norwood, from online obituary.
Wiley Stephen Robinson.
Marjorie Rattan Harper, 1942, from newspaper announcement of her wedding.
William Albert ('Bill') Betzel.
Gayle House Fuller, 1964, from newspaper announcement of her wedding.
Haydon Fuller, from funeral home's online obituary.
Annelle Hollister in 1939.
Linda Seaman, senior-class picture in 1966 high school yearbook.
John Clayton Bachman's tombstone, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., by Brent Priddy.
Robert Marion Bachman, courtesy of Pat Sproat.
William Holmes Bachman's grave marker ("our darling"), Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
Kentucky historical marker for Col. Richard Callaway.
Shaker Cemetery, Logan County, Ky.
Shaker Cemetery, Logan County, Ky.
Fannie Norvell Carter, courtesy of John Norvell.
Dr. William Walter Carter, courtesy of John Norvell.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Marylea Buchanan Huff, from her newspaper obituary.
McCharles Huff, from his newspaper obituary.
David Wesley Huff, courtesy of Betty Carrol Cooper Omholt.
Bettye Don Bartlett Graves, courtesy of Shirley Hart Dillingham.
May Belle Bartlett, courtesy of Kathy Murphy, who rescued this cabinet card from a sale bin in an antique store.
Wade Hampton Bartlett's tombstone, Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham, Tex., courtesy of Amy Smith and Robert Reamy.
Milleread Olson Bartlett's tombstone, Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham, Tex., courtesy of Amy Smith and Robert Reamy.
Thomas Anthony Bartlett on left, Hettie Bartlett Drummond in center, probably John Wright Bartlett on right, at house in Malakoff, Tex.
T. A. Bartlett, courtesy of Michael Pickel.
Willie Broyles Bartlett and T. A. Bartlett, 1947, courtesy of Michael Pickel.
Therral Anthony Bartlett, courtesy of Michael Pickel.
Theora Bartlett Guinn's tombstone, Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Tex., courtesy of Michael Pickel.
John Ray Guinn, courtesy of fluttergirl.com.
(Left to right) Boyd Sharp, Willie Broyles Bartlett, and Tess Bartlett Sharp, courtesy of Britt Thompson.
(Left to right) Boyd Sharp, Willie Broyles Bartlett, and Tess Bartlett Sharp, courtesy of Britt Thompson.
Theretta L. Bartlett Pickel and Robert H. Pickel, Jr., courtesy of Michael Pickel.
Robert H. Pickel, Jr. and Theretta L. Bartlett Pickel, courtesy of Michael Pickel.
Therma Missie Bartlett, courtesy of Michael Pickel.
Roy Donald Parnell, ca. 1942, courtesy of Michael Pickel.
Hettie Bartlett Drummond, 1955, courtesy of Garrett B. Drummond, Jr.
James Drummond and Hettie Bartlett at the time of their wedding in 1899, courtesy of Garrett B. Drummond, Jr.
Garrett B. Drummond, May 1941, courtesy of Garrett B. Drummond, Jr.
Gary Drummond.
Maj. Gen. James Everman Drummond.
Garrett Bartlett Drummond and Thomas Edward Drummond, brothers, 1908, courtesy of Garrett B. Drummond, Jr.
Beatrice Royall Drummond Rittersbacher's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex., courtesy of Eva Whearley.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Lee Langham, courtesy of Janette Dilworth.
Clarence Langham, courtesy of Janette Dilworth.
Joseph Lucien Bartlett's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Jerry Herring.
Mabel Bartlett Shaw's tombstone, Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex., courtesy of Becky Romo.
Leon Valentine Shaw's tombstone, Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex., courtesy of Becky Romo.
Mattie Ruth Bartlett Snyder's tombstone, Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex., courtesy of Becky Romo.
Alan Howard Snyder Sr.'s tombstone, Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex., courtesy of Becky Romo.
Benton Hill Ramsey, from microfilm of newspaper obituary.
Eugene Bartlett Millett, ca. 1878.
Mary Millett Lane, ca. age 63, courtesy of Jill Moody Maninger Ayling.
Alonzo Millett, from The Trail Drivers of Texas, 2nd ed.
Leonidas Millett in Confederate uniform, ca. 1862, courtesy of Jill Moody Maninger Ayling.
Angelina Smith Winkler.
Mollie Winkler Frost.
Sam R. Frost, courtesy of Edward Williams.
A. N. Justiss, from 1915 article in Dallas Morning News.
George E. Jester, from a newspaper obituary.
Beth Almond Harris, from Corsicana Daily Sun web site.
Neva Louise Frost Allen-Whitten, courtesy of Kathy Tesh.
Boyd Frost (lower right) with sister Louise and mother, courtesy of John Stovall.
Richard Lee Calkins, from microfilm of newspaper obituary.
Louise Frost (lower left) with sister Boyd and mother, courtesy of John Stovall.
Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Tex., courtesy of Maria Russell.
Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Tex., courtesy of Maria Russell.
Mary Lane Herring's signature on a 1931 affidavit.
Bob Moffett, junior-class picture in 1948 college yearbook.
Harvey Clifton Moffett, from his online obituary.
Nancy Caroline Bartlett Waters, ca. 1947, courtesy of Betsy Waters Haynes.
David Elam Waters, Sr. and his wife, Nancy Caroline Bartlett Waters, courtesy of Betsy Waters Haynes.
Mildred Josephine Bartlett Moore's gravestone, Crown Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex., courtesy of Tim Hawkins.
Leslie Lusk Bartlett's tombstone, Cedars Memorial Gardens, Mineola, Tex., courtesy of "Bill75773" on www.findagrave.com.
Ada Belle Provence Banta's tombstone, White Rose Cemetery, Wills Point, Tex., courtesy of Charles O. Richardson, Jr.
Waynie Meredith Greer White, from a newspaper obituary.
Alan Howard Snyder, Jr., senior-class picture in 1944 college yearbook.
Dorothea Jones Snyder.
Ruth Jean Snyder, senior-class picture in 1945 college yearbook.
Earl H. Flath, Jr., senior-class picture in 1943 college yearbook.
Justice William Franklin Ramsey, courtesy of Weldon Collins.
Justice Tom Clark, from Wikipedia.
Ramsey Clark, from Wikipedia.
Adella Bartlett Eubank's tombstone, Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Tex., courtesy of Diane Ellington.
J. M. Eubank's tombstone, Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Tex., courtesy of Diane Ellington.
Roy Bartlett McCorkle, courtesy of Audrey Vodehnal.
Larue Cox, from The Lasso, Howard Payne College yearbook, 1920.
Piercy Lee McCorkle Lamb's tombstone, Santa Anna Cemetery, Santa Anna, Tex., courtesy of Steve Voss.
Melvin Warren Lamb's tombstone, Santa Anna Cemetery, Santa Anna, Tex., courtesy of Steve Voss.
Mary C. McCorkle's tombstone, Santa Anna Cemetery, Santa Anna, Tex., courtesy of Diane Ellington.
Robert Edmund McCorkle, courtesy of Audrey Vodehnal.
John Buie Smullin, Jr., from his online obituary.
Mona Faye Bartlett, ca. 1950, courtesy of Bambi Lynn Bush.
Oma Pearl Owen McCorkle, courtesy of Audrey Vodehnal.
Edna Erle McCorkle, courtesy of Audrey Vodehnal.
Michael Dane McCorkle, junior-class picture in 1975 high school yearbook.
John Allen Browder, Sr.
Frances Mary McFadin Pullen's tombstone, Floresville City Cemetery, Floresville, Tex., courtesy of Eugene Cornelius.
Nathan Arnett McFadin Jr.'s tombstone, Leakey Floral Cemetery, Leakey, Tex., courtesy of Larry Sweeney.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Gravesite of Minnie Lee Owen Matthews, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex., courtesy of Eva Whearley. Click on the picture to enlarge it
Earl Fortson Owen's obituary, reprinted here with permission of Corsicana Daily Sun.
Samuel Wister Johnson, M.D.
Kate Beaton Johnson's home, Corsicana, Tex., from 1906 postcard, courtesy of Ed Williams.
Benjamin Winn Fortson.
Hannah Rebecca Ogilvie Fortson.
Solomon Pence, courtesy of Matthew Patterson.
Effie Pence Hiatt's grave marker, Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif., courtesy of Gennaphyr Wilbury.
William Sewell Hiatt's grave marker, Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif., courtesy of Gennaphyr Wilbury.
Historical marker near New London, Virginia, courtesy of Karan Callaway.
Historical marker near New London, Virginia, courtesy of Karan Callaway.
Charles Callaway.
Shaker Cemetery, Logan County, Ky.
Flanders Callaway house, St. Charles County, Mo., courtesy of Missouri Historical Society.
James Steptoe, courtesy of Robert "Scott" Patrick.
Henry Tate Callaway home from Callaway Family Association Journal (2017).
Theodosia French Hood, courtesy of Sarah Ornellas.
Voorhees J. Airhart's tombstone, Pisgah Cemetery, Beckville, Ind., courtesy of Marc Doty.
The "Huguenot House" of Elias Naudain near Odessa, Del. Photo probably taken in early 1990s.
James Carter Dalton's tombstone, Center City Cemetery, Center City, Tex., courtesy of Dana Williams.
Orlena Shipp Dalton's tombstone, Center City Cemetery, Center City, Tex., courtesy of Dana Williams.
J. M. Dalton's tombstone, Center City Cemetery, Center City, Tex., courtesy of Dana Williams.
J. M. and Della Starr's tombstone, San Miguel Cemetery, Miguel, Tex., from findagrave.com.
Della and J. M. Starr's tombstone, San Miguel Cemetery, Miguel, Tex., from findagrave.com.
Jesse Martin Adams, from his 1924 passport application.
Francie Wilson Herring.
Burwell Edmundson, from Navarro County History, vol. 2, p. 387.
Jane Tabitha Heys Edmundson, from Navarro County History, vol. 2, p. 387.
Mills family, circa 1890. Back: James Harvey Mills, Mary May Virginia Mills, and Rufus E. Lee Mills. Front: John Jacob Mills, Maudie Mills, Mary Missouri Samuel Mills, and James Milton Mills.
James Harvey Mills, circa 1890.
Mills family, circa 1890. Back: James Harvey Mills, Mary May Virginia Mills, and Rufus E. Lee Mills. Front: John Jacob Mills, Maudie Mills, Mary Missouri Samuel Mills, and James Milton Mills.
Willie Monroe Hurley and Nettie Lee Collins Hurley, courtesy of Jon Cole Thomas.
Nettie Lee Collins Hurley, courtesy of Jon Cole Thomas.
Billy Doyle Hurley and sister Anita Marie Hurley, courtesy of Jon Cole Thomas.
Joan Burdine Ellington.
James T. Montfort's tombstone, Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex.
David Edwards Montfort's tombstone, Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex.
John Harris Montfort during World War II.
Theo Thorp Montfort, reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex.
Helen Statham Montfort, reprinted here with consent of the Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex.
William Ernest Edmundson, from Navarro County History, vol. 2, p. 387.
Nerie Agnes Langham Edmundson, from Navarro County History, vol. 2, p. 387.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
George Washington Pollan's grave marker, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Jerry Herring.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
William Henry Hastings's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex., courtesy of Eva Whearley.
Col. William Henry Hastings, Jr.'s tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex., courtesy of Eva Whearley.
Ruella Bounds Reynolds's grave marker, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Jerry Herring.
Ernest Irvin Reynolds's grave marker, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Jerry Herring.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Thad Alexander Barrington, III.
Sheriff James Persons Hodge, Jr., from Navarro County Genealogical and Historical Web Site.
Arnold S. Naudain house, south of Middleton, Del., from Wikipedia Commons.
Sen. Arnold Naudain, from Biographical Directory of United States Congress online.
Mary and Arnold Naudain's tombstone, Old Drawyers Church, Odessa, New Castle County, Del., from findagrave.com, by Russ Pickett.
Marriage notice, Eliza Naudain and Daniel Corbit, from The National Gazette, 1833. (Click on image to enlarge it.)
Daniel Corbit, from Biographical and Genealogical History of the State of Delaware (1899).
Gov. Preston Lea.
Isabella Woolls Naudain's tombstone, Charlestown Cemetery, Charlestown, Ind., courtesy of Kevin Wright.
Robert T. Cochran's tombstone, Forest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Sophia Moody Cochran's tombstone, Forest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Dan M. Cochran's tombstone, Forest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Adeline Wilson Cochran's tombstone, Forest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Adam Boyd Hamilton, courtesy of "Ray" on www.findagrave.com.
Brig. Gen. Alexander P. Corbit
Mary Amanda Naudain Wilson's tombstone, Charlestown Cemetery, Charlestown, Ind., courtesy of Kevin Wright.
Joshua C. Wilson's tombstone, Charlestown Cemetery, Charlestown, Ind., courtesy of Kevin Wright.
Washington Woolls Naudain's tombstone, Charlestown Cemetery, Charlestown, Ind., courtesy of Kevin Wright.
Belle Naudain Bridges, courtesy of Mason County (Tex.) Historical Commission.
Martin Vanburen Bridges, courtesy of Mason County (Tex.) Historical Commission.
Lenora Ann Naudain's tombstone, Charlestown Cemetery, Charlestown, Ind., courtesy of Kevin Wright.
Emma Naudain Logan's tombstone, Charlestown Cemetery, Charlestown, Ind., courtesy of Kevin Wright.
George H. Logan's tombstone, Charlestown Cemetery, Charlestown, Ind., courtesy of Kevin Wright.
Arnold S. Naudain's obituary, Wilmington (Del.) Evening Journal. Click on image to enlarge.
William Naudain Wilson.
John Thomas Wilson, from his obituary in the Cecil Whig, Cecil, Md., 8 Mar 1902.
Annie M. Naudain's tombstone, Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del., courtesy of Richard Wright.
Arnold Naudain, Jr., from Wilmington (Del.) Evening Journal, 3 Sep 1909.
Lydia Naudain Cochran's tombstone, Forest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Robert A. Cochran's tombstone, Forest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Dr. Hugh Hamilton, courtesy of "Ray" on www.findagrave.com.
Advertisement, The Daily Argus-Leader, Sioux Falls, S.D., 14 Jan 1929, p. 1, col. 5.
Tombstone for Lillian Naudain Biggs, Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, Del., courtesy of James Ethridge.
Estelle Naudain, Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, Iowa, 5 Feb 1911.
May Naudain, from the New York Times, 1906.
LeRoy Day Naudain's tombstone, Berlin Cemetery, Berlin, N.J., courtesy of "13th Generation of Fairbanks in America" on Find A Grave.
Mary Parker Naudain's tombstone, Berlin Cemetery, Berlin, N.J., courtesy of "13th Generation of Fairbanks in America" on Find A Grave.
Edward V. Wilson's tombstone, Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, Del., courtesy of James Ethridge.
Howard Groome Wilson's tombstone, Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, Del., courtesy of James Ethridge.
Advertisement in The News-Journal, Wilmington, Del., 2 Sep 1905.
William Conlyn Eliason, Jr. in 1905.
The Daily News, Lebanon, Pa., 4 Jun 1923, p. 1.
William Peoples Naudain's tombstone, Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del., courtesy of Richard Wright.
Susan Naudain Casperson's tombstone, Old Saint Anne's Church Cemetery, Middletown, Del., courtesy of Denise Neale.
Dr. Robert H. Casperson's tombstone, Old Saint Anne's Church Cemetery, Middletown, Del., courtesy of Denise Neale.
Eliza Polk Cochran's tombstone, Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, Del., courtesy of James Ethridge.
Herman Cochran's tombstone, Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, Del., courtesy of James Ethridge.
M. Lionne Beaston's tombstone, Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, Del., courtesy of James Ethridge.
Gov. John P. and Mary Tumlin Cochran's tombstone, Forest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Eliza Polk Cochran's tombstone, Forest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Annie Naudain Cochran Crow's tombstone, Shrewsbury Cemetery, Kent County, Md. Photo by Stephen Keefe; used with his permission.
William Rankin Crow's tombstone, Shrewsbury Cemetery, Kent County, Md. Photo by Stephen Keefe; used with his permission.
Tombstone for Josephine Cochran Crooks, Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, Del., courtesy of James Ethridge.
Tombstone for Hugh Gore Crooks, Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, Del., courtesy of James Ethridge.
Glendale Electric, 1923 newspaper advertisement.
October 1946 newspaper advertisement for Vallo Naudain's coal business in Algona, Iowa. (Click on the image to enlarge it.)
Dr. Glenn Naudain, circa 1942.
Albert Gage ("Big Al") Naudain, from 1976 newspaper.
L. Parker Naudain, from 1937 Duke University yearbook.
William H. Naudain, from a 1955 newspaper.
James Harlan Naudain's tombstone, Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington, L.I., N.Y., courtesy of Kimberly Glutz.
James Nathan Browning.
Tombstone of Virginia Bozeman Browning, Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Tex., from findagrave.com, by Walter Dunn.
Georgia Lee Deatrick, from her funeral-home obituary.
John Bacon Clopton.
Tablet in old Emmanaus Baptist Church, New Kent County, Va. (Click on image to enlarge it.)
Tablet in old Emmanaus Baptist Church, New Kent County, Va. (Click on image to enlarge it.)
Susan Stepp Pearce's tombstone, Crowley Cemetery, Crowley, Tex., courtesy of J. Barry Turnage.
Catharine E. Loop's tombstone, Old Dutch Cemetery, Montgomery County, Ohio, from findagrave.com, by Mary Downing-Mahan.
Elden Niemeier, courtesy of Shirley Niemeier Rice.
Annie Lee Patterson Niemeier.
Mollie Moore Montfort's tombstone, Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex.
Maj. Alexander Beaton.
Ralph Beaton's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex., by Eva Whearley.
James Robert Bell, Sr., Pioneer Day celebration, Yorktown, Tex., ca. 1929, from The History of Dewitt County, Texas.
James Robert Bell, Jr., from The History of DeWitt County, Texas.
John York Bell's tombstone, Hillside Cemetery, Cuero, Tex., courtesy of Cindy S. Munson.
Rhoda Pullen Whitsett (center of front row) with Whitsett family members, courtesy of Karlen Bruner Bain.
Earl Davis ("Spooky") Fortson, from 1959 high school yearbook.
Nimrod Williams's tombstone, Williams Cemetery, Brentwood, Tenn., courtesy of Penny Duncan.
Elizabeth Williams Person Hodge, from Navarro County History, vol. 6, p. 55.
Benjamin Franklin Lisman's joint tombstone, Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex., courtesy of "timcdfw" on Find A Grave.
Eastland City Cemetery, Eastland, Tex.
David Elam Waters, Jr.'s tombstone, Travelers Rest Cemetery, Sampson, Ala., courtesy of Deborah Broxson.
Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, Irving, Tex., courtesy of RC Karnes.
Elizabeth Julia Waters, courtesy of Libbye Howard Baca.
Dale E. Howard, courtesy of Libbye Howard Baca.
Wedding day, 3 Apr 1945, courtesy of Betsy Waters Haynes.
William Eugene ('Billy') Waters with a nephew, courtesy of Betsy Waters Haynes.
Ada Queen's grave marker, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Cynthia Glenn (McLendon).
J. F. Queen's grave marker, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Cynthia Glenn (McLendon).
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Tex., courtesy of Maria Russell.
George Haley Fortson, from an 1899 newspaper.
Haynie Memorial Methodist Church, Rice, Tex.
Texas state historical marker, Haynie Memorial Methodist Church, Rice, Tex., mentioning I. B. Sessions.
Jimmie Eula and John Dukeminier's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., from findagrave.com.
Viola Dora Dukeminier's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex.
John and Jimmie Eula Dukeminier's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Lori Hegar.
Randall Dukeminier's grave marker, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Cynthia Glenn (McLendon).
James Pruitt Dukeminier's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Lori Hegar.
Henry Dukeminier's grave marker, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Lori Hartman Hegar.
John Henry Dukeminier in World War II.
Edward Marion Callaway.
Walter Allen Callaway.
Allie Millett's tombstone (left) beside her father's, Riverside Cemetery, Seguin, Tex.
Isaac Eldred Bush's tombstone, Philippi Baptist Church Cemetery, Johnston, S.C., courtesy of Howard Burough.
Mamie A. Bartley Bush's tombstone, Philippi Baptist Church Cemetery, Johnston, S.C., courtesy of Howard Burough.
Emmett L. Whitsett's tombstone, City Cemetery, Floresville, Tex., from findagrave.com, by Cindy Fannin.
Ada Whitsett and James Henry Bain on their wedding day, 22 Apr 1903, courtesy of Karlen Bruner Bain.
James Henry Bain and Ada Whitsett on their wedding day, 22 Apr 1903, courtesy of Karlen Bruner Bain.
Mary Jane Fulton Loop's tombstone, Amity Cemetery, Amity, Ore., courtesy of Gary DeBlois.
Joseph H. Loop's tombstone, Amity Cemetery, Amity, Ore., courtesy of Gary DeBlois.
Ann Eliza Fortson's tombstone, Old Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, Miss., from findagrave.com, by Michelle Woodham.
Haynie Memorial Methodist Church, Rice, Tex.
Historical marker, Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery, near Retreat, Tex., courtesy of Edward L. Williams. Click on picture to enlarge it.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Ruby Hervey's letter to Santa Claus, courtesy of Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex.
Dillard Earl Ellington, from Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex.
Repps Osborne Duffer, courtesy of Kathleen Warr.
Joseph F. Duffer's tombstone, Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn., by Charles Phipps.
Missoura Beasley Duffer's tombstone, Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tenn., by Lori Parker.
John Duffer's tombstone, Perdue Cemetery, Portland, Tenn., by Joel Randolph.
Rebecca Huntsman Duffer's tombstone, Perdue Cemetery, Portland, Tenn., by Joel Randolph.
James Stinson Duffer and Lotis Ballew Duffer, courtesy of Kathleen Warr.
Lotis Ballew Duffer, courtesy of Kathleen Warr.
Eastland City Cemetery, Eastland, Tex.
Marcus Austin Gilliam.
James A. Duffer's tombstone, Hobdy Cemetery, Sumner County, Tenn., by Michael Gann.
Bertha Bernard Duffer's tombstone, Perdue Cemetery, Portland, Tenn., courtesy of Joel Randolph.
Historical marker, Cisco, Tex.
James H. Duffer's tombstone, Forest Hills Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
John Anthony Guinn, senior class picture from 1948 yearbook of Texas A&M College.
William ('Billy') Guinn, courtesy of Janice Sue Guinn Hall.
Thomas Boyd Sharp, courtesy of Michael Pickel.
Joseph Gail Fortson and his wife, Sarah Anne Radford Fortson, courtesy of Phillip Fortson.
Christine Elizabeth Harper's tombstone, Nursery Cemetery, Victoria, Tex., by Bob Kelch.
John Pelham Harper's tombstone, Nursery Cemetery, Victoria, Tex., by Bob Kelch.
Obituary for Mrs. E. C. Fortson, The South-Western, Shreveport, La., 9 Jun 1869.
Sarah Anne Radford Fortson and her husband, Joseph Gail Fortson, courtesy of Phillip Fortson.
Eastland City Cemetery, Eastland, Tex.
Samuel H. Walker, inventor of the Walker Colt pistol.
Robert C. Harwell's obituary, courtesy of the Corsicana (Tex.) Daily Sun.
Travis Whitsett Bain II.
Rosalie Williams McCorkle, courtesy of Audrey Vodehnal.
Karlen Bruner Bain.
Sheriff David Hutcheson McFadin.
Thornton Callaway's tombstone, Winslow Cemetery, Salem, Ind., courtesy of Mandopkr on findagrave.com.
The Weekly Clarion, Jackson, Miss., 5 Feb 1874, p. 2, col. 7. (Click on image to enlarge it.)
Jesse Bartlett, from "Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families," p. 165.
Joseph Bartlett's tombstone, Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Ill., courtesy of Janet Donner.
William R. Bartlett, courtesy of Kristin Isaacs.
Rhoda Adeline Bartlett Judy, from "Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families," p. 165.
Nancy Stinson Bartlett's grave marker, Bartlett Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill., courtesy of Gwen Menz.
John Wesley Bartlett, courtesy of Rex Tauscher.
Charles Darwin Lathrop, from his newspaper obituary.
Margaret Leah Pearce Tye, from "Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families," p. 140.
Mary ("Polly") Hunt McAdams, from Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families, p. 176.
Hunt family plot, Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa, courtesy of Ronda Larson.
Esther Hunt DeLashmutt's tombstone, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa, courtesy of Dennis Bell.
Thomas Bradford McAdams's gravestone, Clear Springs Cemetery, Montgomery County, Illinois, courtesy of Carol Hounsell.
Clifford Lee Bartlett's tombstone, Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore., courtesy of Judy Chambers.
Harriet McAdams Mansfield's gravestone, Clear Springs Cemetery, Montgomery County, Illinois, courtesy of Carol Hounsell.
George W. Mansfield's gravestone, Clear Springs Cemetery, Montgomery County, Illinois, courtesy of Carol Hounsell.
Sarah McAdams's gravestone, Clear Springs Cemetery, Montgomery County, Illinois, courtesy of Carol Hounsell.
James Lafayette McAdams's gravestone, Clear Springs Cemetery, Montgomery County, Illinois, courtesy of Carol Hounsell.
Hunt family plot, Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Iowa, courtesy of Ronda Larson.
Peter L. DeLashmutt's tombstone, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa, courtesy of Dennis Bell.
William C. and Nannie DeLashmutt.
Lydia A. DeLashmutt's tombstone, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa, courtesy of Dennis Bell.
Elias Nelson DeLashmutt's tombstone, Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Iowa, courtesy of Linda Walker.
W. E. DeLashmutt's tombstone, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa, courtesy of Dennis Bell.
John Burrow Haynie in 1908, from Navarro County History, vol. 2, p. 392.
Mary Jones Haynie in 1908, from Navarro County History, vol. 2, p. 392.
Jodie A. Haynie Sloan's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex.
Dr. Hugh Sloan, from Navarro County History, vol. 2, p. 391.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Lt. Gov. George T. Jester, from Navarro County Genealogical and Historical Web Site.
Charles Wesley Jester's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex., courtesy of Eva Whearley.
Gov. Beauford H. Jester, from University of Texas Regents web site.
Homer Bates Jester, Sr.'s tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex., courtesy of Eva Whearley.
Lowry Martin.
Historical marker, Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery, near Retreat, Tex., courtesy of Edward L. Williams. Click on picture to enlarge it.
John C. Jester, from newspaper obituary.
Thomas Connor Ballard, from his newspaper obituary.
John Chadwick Dean, from his online newspaper obituary.
Idamay Dukeminier, from online newspaper obituary.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
John Gallemore.
Mary Elizabeth Carswell Gallemore.
Portion of Joint tombstone for Harold Clifton Lane, Jr. and Mary Mildred Lane, Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Tex., courtesy of Maria Russell.
Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Tex., courtesy of Maria Russell.
Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Tex., courtesy of Maria Russell.
Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Tex., courtesy of Maria Russell.
Arthur Edward ('Ed') Harllee, from his online obituary.
Judith Stokes, sophomore-class picture in 1962 college yearbook.
Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Tex., courtesy of Maria Russell.
Cusseta L. McClendon Beaton, from Navarro County History, vol. 6, p. 9.
Jessie Williams's tombstone, Gause Cemetery, Gause, Tex., courtesy of David Blacklock.
Rufus Floyd Matthews's tombstone, Gause Cemetery, Gause, Tex., courtesy of David Blacklock.
Emmett L. Matthews's tombstone, Gause Cemetery, Gause, Tex., courtesy of "Native Texan" on Find A Grave.
Clara Mae Ashley's grave marker, Gause Cemetery, Gause, Tex., courtesy of David Blacklock.
John Edward Matthews's tombstone, Gause Cemetery, Gause, Tex., courtesy of David Blacklock.
Bailey C. Matthews's grave marker, Gause Cemetery, Gause, Tex., courtesy of David Blacklock.
Deward F. Matthews's grave marker, Gause Cemetery, Gause, Tex., courtesy of David Blacklock.
Besse Annie Matthews's tombstone, Gause Cemetery, Gause, Tex., courtesy of David Blacklock.
Anthony Clopton.
Lt. John Bartlett Lamb, U.S. Army Air Forces, courtesy of Carl Langford.
Hoggatt Clopton
Joint tombstone for Mary Mildred Lane and Harold Clifton Lane, Jr., Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Tex., courtesy of Maria Russell.
Sen. Thomas J. Rusk.
Polly Cleveland Rusk.
Margaret Jane Taliaferro's tombstone, Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Iowa, from findagrave.com, courtesy of Linda Walker.
William Clay De Lashmutt's tombstone, Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Iowa, from findagrave.com, courtesy of Linda Walker.
Dell E. Delashmutt's tombstone, Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Iowa, courtesy of Linda Walker.
Theodore C. DeLashmutt's tombstone, Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Iowa, courtesy of Linda Walker.
Gertrude DeLashmutt Dahl's tombstone, Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Iowa, courtesy of Linda Walker.
Dudley W. DeLashmutt's tombstone, Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Iowa, courtesy of Linda Walker.
Kitty Fay Polly De Lashmutt's tombstone, Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Iowa, from findagrave.com, courtesy of Linda Walker.
Robert C. Loop's tombstone, Amity Cemetery, Amity, Ore., courtesy of Gary DeBlois.
Evelyn Vancleave Airhart's tombstone, Pisgah Cemetery, Beckville, Ind., courtesy of Marc Doty.
Judge Baxter McFarland, from Confederate Veteran, vol. XXXIII, p. 265 (July 1925), courtesy of David Chapman.
Sen. Jesse Speight, from Biographical Directory of United States Congress online.
Self family home, Cleburne, Tex., taken in 2009, courtesy of Linda Huff.
James Willis Walker, Jr.'s tombstone, Mount Olive Cemetery, Mount Olive, Miss., courtesy of Robert Bryant Jarman, Sr.
Ann Guice Walker's tombstone, Mount Olive Cemetery, Mount Olive, Miss., courtesy of Robert Bryant Jarman, Sr.
Berrilla Dampeer Walker's tombstone, Mount Olive Cemetery, Mount Olive, Miss., courtesy of Robert Bryant Jarman, Sr.
Kate Beasley Berry's tombstone, Little Berry Walker Cemetery, near Shivers, Simpson County, Miss., from findagrave.com.
Leonard W. Berry's tombstone, Little Berry Walker Cemetery, near Shivers, Simpson County, Miss., from findagrave.com.
Teddy Dale Littlefield.
William F. Kenner's tombstone, Old Cemetery, Chatfield, Tex., courtesy of Dana Stubbs.
Edmund T. Estes.
Sarah Ann McDowell Estes.
Robert T. Estes, from Monty and Tammy Van Horn's Family Page web site.
Amanda Estes and Elmo Davis.
Elmo and Amanda Estes Davis.
Mary Garvey Bartlett, courtesy of Rex Tauscher.
Eunice Estes and Warren J. Allard, courtesy of Tommy Ingram.
Thomas Estes's tombstone, Old Gooch Cemetery, Mason, Tex., by Rhoda Schmidt.
Warren J. and Eunice Estes Allard, courtesy of Tommy Ingram.
Eliza Jane Carpenter Estes's tombstone, Old Gooch Cemetery, Mason, Tex., by Rhoda Schmidt.
Ella Estes Garner at age 60, courtesy of Diane Ellington.
Ruby Lela Keith, courtesy of Melissa Baker.
Ruby Lela Keith and Silas Otha ("Buster") Baker with a son, courtesy of Melissa Baker.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Dorothy Eugenia Clopton's tombstone, Myrtle Cemetery, Ennis, Tex., courtesy of Carol Cox.
Thomas Newton Pearce's tombstone, Crowley Cemetery, Crowley, Tex., courtesy of J. Barry Turnage.
Mary Grace Mayfield Foster, courtesy of Richard Foster.
Tommy Lee Ingram, from a newspaper obituary.
Richard Foster, from his Facebook photos.
Mary Ida Bachman's tombstone, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., by Brent Priddy.
James Madison Bell with his wife, Miriam York Bell, from The History of Dewitt County, Texas.
Miriam Bell with her husband, James Madison Bell, from The History of Dewitt County, Texas.
John Junior Bell, from The History of DeWitt County, Texas.
Carlos Bartlett Bell's tombstone, Hillside Cemetery, Cuero, Tex., courtesy of Cindy S. Munson.
Mabel Claire Breeden Bell. from The History of DeWitt County, Texas.
Jacob Loop's tombstone, Fairmount Cemetery, Camden, Ohio, from findagrave.com, by Rhonda Fraley Burnett.
Jane Loop's tombstone, Fairmount Cemetery, Camden, Ohio, from findagrave.com, by Rhonda Fraley Burnett.
Sterlin L. Leabow's tombstone, Amity Cemetery, Amity, Ore., by Bobbie McClenny.
John Marion Harper and Rebecca Jane Alexander Harper, courtesy of Francie Herring.
Rebecca Jane Alexander and John Marion Harper, courtesy of Francie Herring.
Dr. Warren Alexander Harper's tombstone, Nursery Cemetery, Victoria, Tex., by Bob Kelch.
Pelham Borden Harper's tombstone, Nursery Cemetery, Victoria, Tex., by Bob Kelch.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Nancy Lovett.
Urial Leabow's tombstone, Leabow Cemetery, Lone Mountain, Tenn., courtesy of Phillip Walker.
William Porter Cochran's tombstone, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
Amanda Maria Lawrence Cochran's tombstone, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
J. D. Cochran's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., by Roger Bartlett.
Mary Alice Cochran's tombstone, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
Rear Admiral Robert Malcolm Fortson, Sr.
Nellie Phinizy Fortson.
Commander R. Malcolm Fortson, Jr., from his newspaper obituary.
Our Lady of the Light Catholic Church, La Luz, N.M., in 2008. John Thomas Fortson is buried in the church cemetery.
Barbara Louise Waters Scott.
James William Moore's gravestone, Crown Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex., courtesy of Tim Hawkins.
John Hilton Gardner's tombstone, Terry Cemetery, Terry, Miss., courtesy of "Betty" on Find A Grave.
Ruby Lack Gardner's tombstone, Terry Cemetery, Terry, Miss., courtesy of "Betty" on Find A Grave.
Carrie W. Fortson's tombstone, Huntsville Memory Gardens, Huntsville, Ala., from findagrave.com, by ryoungal.
Mary Thomas Fortson Webb, 1960. Photo originally posted to Find A Grave website by Find A Grave contributor, J_Dove222. Photo used by permission.
Julia Fortson Gallinger, from her funeral-home online obituary.
Harold Jackson Fortson, sophomore-class picture in 1938 college yearbook.
Janet Pearl Dierberger Fortson.
Christopher Columbus Fortson's tombstone, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Ga., courtesy of Ed Saye.
Jefferson Z. Loop's gravesite, Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa., courtesy of Bill Bloom. Lot 18 is unmarked save for the sill stone on the left. In this picture it lies in the area covered by the orange box, between the Rowles (top) and Boulden (bottom) lots. Click on the image to enlarge it.
Geneva Kemble Loop's gravesite, Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa., courtesy of Bill Bloom. Lot 18 is unmarked save for the sill stone on the left. In this picture it lies in the area covered by the orange box, between the Rowles (top) and Boulden (bottom) lots. Click on the image to enlarge it.
Edmond Brewer Tate, Jr., from Confederate Veteran.
Dalton William Webb, 1960. Photo originally posted to Find A Grave website by Find A Grave contributor, J_Dove222. Photo used by permission.
Death notice for Mrs. Mary Delashmutt, Iowa Territorial Gazette and Burlington Advertiser, Burlington, Iowa, December 15, 1838.
Van DeLashmutt's tombstone, DeLong-Delashmutt Cemetery, Garfield Township, Mahaska County, Iowa, from findagrave.com, by Sharon Welch.
Joe Bradly.
John B. Bachman's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
Margaret M. Hughes Bachman's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
Daniel Bachman, from a newspaper obituary.
Alice Bachman Smith, from a newspaper obituary.
Annie Jennings Bachman's tombstone, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
F. F. Taylor, from a newspaper obituary.
Will Taylor, from a newspaper obituary.
Robert S. Harrison's tombstone, Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex., courtesy of Frank Everett.
Clara Harrison's tombstone, Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex., courtesy of Frank Everett.
James W. Harrison, from a newspaper obituary.
Jane Steele Bachman Clayton, courtesy of mgerde on ancestry.com.
Willie Cochran Figh's tombstone, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., by Roger Bartlett.
Robert Winfield McRory and Nancy Maria Clayton McRory, courtesy of mgerde on ancestry.com.
Nancy Jane Hughes Cochran.
Robert Winfield McRory and Nancy Maria Clayton McRory, courtesy of mgerde on ancestry.com.
Gordon Charles Olsen's tombstone, IOOF Mountain View Cemetery, Goldendale, Wash., courtesy of Diana Ezelle.
Robert Duncan Tate's tombstone, Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of "texnative" on www.findagrave.com.
Mary Frances Almond Tate's tombstone, Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of "texnative" on www.findagrave.com.
Callie Ray Airhart's tombstone, Pisgah Cemetery, Beckville, Ind., courtesy of Marc Doty.
Lovick G. Fortson, ca. 1904.
George Fortson Bolton.
Viola Sessions Haynie, seated, center, in black. Taken at Eddy Hotel (probably in Hot Springs, Ark.) 26 May 1901.
William D. Haynie's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Boone Sessions Lackey's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Lori Hegar.
Rev. W. W. Lackey's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Lori Hegar.
John Hughes Cochran.
Dr. Archelaus Madison Cochran.
Mary Jenkins Cochran's tombstone, Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., courtesy of Stephanie Newman. (Click on picture to enlarge it.)
James R. Cochran's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
Charleene Shaw Cochran's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
Obadiah W. Knight's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
Serena C. Knight, Dallas Morning News, 1911.
Barksdale Porter Cochran's tombstone, Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., courtesy of Stephanie Newman.
Mary Jane Robbins Airhart's tombstone, Mount Zion Cemetery, Jamestown, Ind., from findagrave.com, by Marc Doty.
Ira Oertli, circa 1918, courtesy of Beverly Bogart.
Ross E. Bartlett's tombstone, Fairview Cemetery, Harrison County, Mo., from findagrave.com.
Zoar Cemetery, near Cainville, Mo., from findagrave.com.
Nancy A. Bartlett's tombstone, Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, Ill., courtesy of Janet Donner.
Mayor Josh Halbert, from Navarro County Genealogical and Historical Web Site.
Capt. Joshua Long Halbert and his wife, Fannie Jones Halbert, from Navarro County Genealogical and Historical Web Site.
Fannie Jones Halbert and her husband, Capt. Joshua Long Halbert, from Navarro County Genealogical and Historical Web Site.
Charles W. Smith, from a newspaper obituary.
Oil City Iron Works, Corsicana, Tex., courtesy of Edward L. Williams.
Betty Cochran Meletio's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
Jack Meletio's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
William Rhea Cochran's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
R.E.L. Knight, from a newspaper obituary.
Epps G. Knight, from a newspaper obituary.
Benjamin Bartlett Cannon II, courtesy of Sam March.
Pharmacist's mate Edgar C. Knight, U.S. Navy, World War I.
Pharmacist's mate George S. Knight, U.S. Navy, World War I.
Vivian Sadler, courtesy of Edward L. Williams.
Rev. William H. ('Uncle Buck') Hughes.
Mary Ann Knight Burford.
Judge Nat M. Burford.
Harriet Keefer Cochran's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
Benjamin Porter Cochran's tombstone, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
Thomas Ashley's grave marker, Gause Cemetery, Gause, Tex., courtesy of David Blacklock.
Edna J. Matthews's grave marker, Gause Cemetery, Gause, Tex., courtesy of David Blacklock.
Hugh Hamilton, courtesy of "Ray" on www.findagrave.com.
Lenora Dawn Blair Woodward. Image provided by Ralph Terry, Coleman, Tex.
Judge Jesse Owen Woodward. Image provided by Ralph Terry, Coleman, Tex.
Dorothy Shaw Cochran's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.
Texas state historical marker, Raleigh Cemetery, Raleigh, Tex., courtesy of Dana Stubbs. Click on image to enlarge it.
Laura Latimer Bolton.
Alexander Wilson Cochran's tombstone, Forest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Dan M. Cochran II and Edith Ginn Cochran's tombstone, Forest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Edith Ginn and Dan M. Cochran II's tombstone, Forest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Dan Moody Cochran III's tombstone, Forest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Mary Tumlin and Gov. John P. Cochran's tombstone, Forest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
Edith Marie Olson DeLashmutt's tombstone, Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Iowa, courtesy of Linda Walker.
Sally Alice Martha Fortson's tombstone, Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Danielsville, Ga., courtesy of Ed Saye.
King Junior Fortson.
Diane Fortson Grunden.
Debra Dale Nicholson Barnhardt.
Alson Edmon Fortson, Jr.
Alson Edmon Fortson, III.
Daisy Loretta Lunsford Fortson, from her online obituary.
Lewis B. Haynie's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex.
Haynie Memorial Methodist Church, Rice, Tex.
Ada Haynie Hervey's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex.
Albert Claude Hervey's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex.
Woinder Newton Kenner's tombstone, Bazette Cemetery, Bazette, Tex., courtesy of Suzanne Tarkington.
Jennie and Leon Guynes's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
Leon and Jennie Kenner Guynes's tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
Mamie Moncrief Kenner's tombstone, Bazette Cemetery, Bazette, Tex., courtesy of Suzanne Tarkington.
John Woinder Kenner, from online obituary.
Mrs. William H. Naudain, from a 1952 newspaper.
Kim Blake Naudain and kitten, from a 2011 newspaper.
Elmer Edward Dahl's tombstone, Harrison Cemetery, Whiting, Iowa, from findagrave.com, courtesy of Linda Walker.
Clara DeLashmutt's tombstone, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa, courtesy of Dennis Bell.
Jacob Loop, from Bennison's The Loop Family in America, p. 55.
Leabow Cemetery, Lone Mountain, Tenn.
Charles Linneaus Loop, from Bennison's The Loop Family in America, p. 64.
Harriett Yerger Loop and husband's cemetery plot, Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn., from findagrave.com.
Sen. Presley Spruance, from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress online.
John William Loop's tombstone, Amity Cemetery, Amity, Ore., courtesy of Gary DeBlois.
Creed Fulton Loop's tombstone, Amity Cemetery, Amity, Ore., from findagrave.com, courtesy of Brian Elston.
Louisa Lewis Walker Leabow, ca. 1904, courtesy of Phillip Walker.
Joseph Lewis Loop's tombstone, Evergreen Memorial Park, McMinnville, Ore., courtesy of Vita Brevis.
Sarah M. Loop's tombstone, Evergreen Memorial Park, McMinnville, Ore., courtesy of Vita Brevis.
Adam Loop's tombstone, Amity Cemetery, Amity, Ore., courtesy of Gary DeBlois.
Amandy J. Loop's tombstone, Amity Cemetery, Amity, Ore., courtesy of Gary DeBlois.
Dr. Thomas Newton Self, courtesy of Linda Huff.
Self family monument, Cleburne Memorial Park, Cleburne, Tex., courtesy of Linda Huff.
Thomas B. Bush's tombstone, Philippi Baptist Church Cemetery, Johnston, S.C., courtesy of Howard Burough.
John Ray McCorkle and wife, Ruby Dell Alexander, courtesy of Ron W. Vodehnal.
Ruby Dell Alexander and husband, John Ray McCorkle, courtesy of Ron W. Vodehnal.
Betty Jo McCorkle Lee, courtesy of Audrey Vodehnal.
Grover Cleveland Lee, Jr., courtesy of Audrey Vodehnal.
Grover Cleveland ('Skipper') Lee, III, courtesy of Audrey Vodehnal.
Audrey D'anne ('Dee') Lee, courtesy of Audrey Vodehnal.
Florence V. Tye's tombstone, Somerset City Cemetery, Somerset, Ky., courtesy of jtf of Find A Grave.
Henry C. Taylor's tombstone, Somerset City Cemetery, Somerset, Ky., courtesy of jtf of Find A Grave.
Dr. Reuben Pearce Tye's grave marker, Rose Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Okla., courtesy of Jan Fendley and Gwen Jackson.
Margaret Susannah ("Sudie") Tye's grave marker, Rose Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Okla., courtesy of Jan Fendley and Gwen Jackson.
Eva Taylor Todd's tombstone, Todd Cemetery, Berea, Ky., courtesy of Charles Wilton.
Rev. Green V. Todd's tombstone, Todd Cemetery, Berea, Ky., courtesy of Charles Wilton.
Bennie T. Tye's grave marker, Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex., courtesy of Sonja Brumley Vaughn.
Flora Tye Brown's tombstone, Tye Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex., courtesy of Sonja Brumley Vaughn.
George Anderson Rakestraw, from Navarro County (Tex.) Genealogical and Historical Web Site
Gate to Grape Creek Cemetery, Navarro County, Tex., courtesy of Edward L. Williams.
Josephine Fortson Oglesby.
J. T. Herring.
Johnny Fortson Allen, from her online obituary.
Lois Dean Fortson.
Jacqueline Fortson Brown, from her online obituary.
Flossie Lee Self's tombstone, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Ga., courtesy of Ed Saye.
Naomi Chatham Fortson's tombstone, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Ga., courtesy of Ed Saye.
Weldon Dean's tombstone, Jones Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, near Danielsville, Ga., courtesy of Ed Saye.
Mettie Dean's tombstone, Jones Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, near Danielsville, Ga., courtesy of Ed Saye.
Mona May Kenner's tombstone (broken), Bazette Cemetery, Bazette, Tex., courtesy of Suzanne Tarkington.
Raymond Franklin Pearce.
Rose Ellen Weaver Pearce.
Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Jr.
Edwin Bugg Fortson from his newspaper obituary.
Warren Candler Fortson, Sr.
John Elliott Hambright, Jr.
Sally Williams Callaway's tombstone, Winslow Cemetery, Salem, Ind., courtesy of Mandopkr on findagrave.com.
Col. James Edmund Callaway.
Alice Charlene Cochran Styron, courtesy of DonZas.
Brig. Gen. Nicholas Bartlett Pearce.
Roberta Jane Beaton Eyberg.
Haskell Arthell Fortson.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.
Kay Fortson Baldwin.
Laura Blackshear Rogers Fortson from Boyd's 1973 Fortson family history.
Jonathan Clark Rogers Fortson, from an online obituary.
Gail Wilson Fortson from Boyd's 1973 Fortson family history.
Eve Heinemann Fortson, from an online obituary.
Edna Eloise Winslow Boyst.
Hattie May Pratt Caulk's tombstone, Memorial Park Cemetery, Sikeston, Mo.
Milton Sidney Fortson, Jr.
Caroline Corbit Perot's tombstone, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Penna., courtesy of "catncamo" of Find A Grave.
Elliston Perot's tombstone, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Penna., courtesy of "catncamo" of Find A Grave.
Mary Hamill Jester, courtesy of Corsicana Daily Sun.
Homer Bates Jester, Jr.'s tombstone, Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex., courtesy of Eva Whearley.
Jesse Doyle Fortson's tombstone, Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of "texnative" on www.findagrave.com.
Harvey Lat Fortson's tombstone, Winterville Cemetery, Winterville, Ga., courtesy of Ed Hooten.
Clara Belle Carlton Fortson's tombstone, Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of "Texnative" on Find A Grave.com.
Elizabeth Ruff's tombstone, Winterville Cemetery, Winterville, Ga., courtesy of Ed Hooten
Martin Calvin Ruff's tombstone, Forest Hills Memorial Park, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of Maria Anderson.
Victorine Jones Ruff's tombstone, Forest Hills Memorial Park, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of Maria Anderson.
Alice Tate Butler's tombstone, Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of "texnative" on www.findagrave.com.
Lewis F. Adair's tombstone, Old Welsh Tract Baptist Church Cemetery, Newark, Del., courtesy of Tedd Cocker.
Gov. Benjamin Thomas Biggs
Archibald Cary.
George Raymond Hukill's passport photo.
Elias Naudain Moore, from a 1927 newspaper obituary.
Byron Neil Webb. Photo originally posted to Find A Grave website by Find A Grave contributor, J_Dove222. Photo used by permission.
Sidney and Jeanette Webb. Photo originally posted to Find A Grave website by Find A Grave contributor, J_Dove222. Photo used by permission.
Jeanette and Sidney Webb. Photo originally posted to Find A Grave website by Find A Grave contributor, J_Dove222. Photo used by permission.
Mark Howard Fortson, from online obituary.
David Vernon Boston.
Judge Blanton Fortson from Boyd's 1973 Fortson family history.
Bill Fortson, ca. 1963.
Louise Naudain Wilson Stalter, from her newspaper obituary.
William Earl Irick, Jr., courtesy of Steve Voss.
Sandra Helena Naudain, from a 1961 newspaper.
Helen Mitchell Crow, from her newspaper obituary.
Lois Naudain, from 1929 newspaper.
Ruth Hannah Naudain's tombstone, Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington, L.I., N.Y., courtesy of Kimberly Glutz.
T. Wilton Porter's tombstone, Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
Sadie C. Porter's tombstone, Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
Naudain, Starr, Texas highway patrolman, from 1968 newspaper.
John William ("Jack") Naudain, from a 2011 newspaper.
1935 newspaper ad from the Edwardsville (Ill.) Intelligencer.
516 N. Kansas St., Edwardsville, Ill. ca. 2018, home of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Hotz in 1922.
Doris May Naudain, from a 1967 newspaper.
Mary Patricia Fortson, cropped from her online obituary.
James Emory Boyd, courtesy of Wikipedia.
Blanche Leonia Porterfield Fortson, from an online obituary.
Curtis Wayne Fortson, courtesy of Delores Crowdus.
Dorothy Marie Clopton Eichelberger, from her online obituary.
John Virgil Eichelberger, Jr.
Everett N. Delashmutt.
Kathryn Vail Register Fortson, from her online obituary.
Bertram Hyskell Ruby with brothers Clyde and Ernest (left to right), courtesy of Richard Soash.
Shirley Miller Loop, courtesy of Bill Kapaun.
Charlotte Fortson Sebastian, from her funeral home obituary.
William Henry Sebastian, from his funeral home obituary.
Nellie Phinizy Fortson Hull, from funeral home online obituary.
Edward Whaley Seabrook Hull, from his Find A Grave memorial.
Thomas Edward Fortson from Boyd's 1973 Fortson family history.
Bolling Fortson Douglas.
Anne Wright Fortson Freeman, from her Find A Grave memorial.
Janet Fortson Walthall from Boyd's 1973 Fortson family history.
Robert Eugene West, Jr., from his 1969 high school yearbook.
Johnny Fortson Webb, from his online funeral-home obituary.
Walter Chester Webb, from his Find A Grave memorial.
Jessie Roberta Willhite Webb. Photo originally posted to Find A Grave website by Find A Grave contributor J_Dove222. Photo used by permission.
Leo Bobo. Photo originally posted to Find A Grave website by Find A Grave contributor, J_Dove222. Photo used by permission.
Lorene Booth Fortson, from her online obituary.
Hester Clopton Box Hollinger.
Harvey Clopton Rogers.
Gloria Polk Nobles.
Helen Clopton Polk Mosby.
Helen Elizabeth Polk Wolf.
John Robert ('Bob') Denny, from his online obituary.
Robert Knox Fortson, senior-class picture in 1960 high school yearbook.
Marjorie Evelyn Clopton French, from her online obituary.
Eugene Elbert French, from his online obituary.
Judy Ann French Brown, from her online obituary.
Gloria Jean French Merrill, from her online obituary.
Judge Thomas Blake Merrill, from his online obituary.
Alene Gardner Clopton's gravestone, Mount Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery, Mount Sherman, Kentucky, from www.findagrave.com.
Milton Swift Fortson, from his online obituary.
Flora Nell Loggins Fortson, from her online obituary.
Betty Harper Baker-Bratton.
Wesley Samuel White, from a newspaper obituary.
Norman C. Loop, from his online obituary.
Gravestone for Lloyd E. Loop, Odd Fellows Cemetery, The Dalles, Oregon, from Find A Grave.
Carroll Odell Lynn, from his newspaper obituary.
Stanley Walker Caffott, courtesy of Kim Sorbello.
Esther Mae Green Dukeminier.
William Bartlett Hunt, from 1938 newspaper obituary.
Robert "Tom" Clopton, from online obituary.
Monica Pollock Clopton.
Emily Charles Donahue.
Marcia Louise Guest Clopton.
Benjamin Clopton, sophomore-class picture in 1965 high school yearbook.
Elizabeth Anne Lusby.
Nola E. Hill Crow, senior-class picture in 1935 college yearbook.
Thomas J. Curry, Denver (Colorado) Post, 1928.
Donald G. Kay, courtesy of Judy Johnson.
Robert Haden Williams, from 1924 U.S. passport application.
Charles Baird Williams, senior-class picture in 1916 college yearbook.
Paine Williams, from 1917 college yearbook.
Olive Williams, senior-class picture in 1921 college yearbook.
Laura Blount Williams, freshman-class picture in 1938 college yearbook.
Nannie and W. C. DeLashmutt.
Frances Lee Pitts Fortson, from her online obituary.
Lawrence Francis ('Larry') Lambert, from his online funeral-home obituary.
Eleanor Fortson Boyd, from her newspaper obituary.
Herschel Lee Boyd, from his funeral-home obituary.
Mary Ann Fortson Hall.
George Raymond ('Sonny') Fortson, from his online obituary.
Betty Reed Lathrop Smith, from her newspaper obituary.
Rachel Fortson Kelley, from her online obituary.
Doris Fortson Strickland, from her online obituary.
Harvey Paul Bond, from his online obituary.
Wayne Spencer Wiley, from his online obituary.
Franklin Fortson, from his online obituary.
Doris Eileen Wheelis Bray, from her online obituary.
Gladys Lavonne DeLashmutt Anderson, from her online obituary.
Evelyn Margaret DeLashmutt Rock, from her online obituary.
Vernon Walton Rock, from his online obituary.
Mary Halse DeLashmutt-Biciocchi, from her online obituary.
Russell Woodrow Morgey, from his newspaper obituary.
Betty Doris Fortson Ketner, from her online obituary.
Claire Delashmutt, freshman-class picture in 1948 college yearbook.