Connections: A Unique Rea of Light
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that making interesting connections (whether to famous people, between local families, or even to friends I’ve known for years) is one of my favorite things to do. Just recently I talked about Delila Brown Ward and the numerous connections to other Armuchee Valley families I […]
Hey There Delila: Mapping An Armuchee Valley Matriarch [Part 3]
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Delila Brown Ward has been the focus of two recent posts here at Jordan’s Journey. This will be the third and final piece on Delilah. I’ll end this series by talking about Delila’s beginnings. She was born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina to William Brown and Nancy Pruitt. According to the 1850 census, William Brown hailed […]
Hey There Delila: Mapping An Armuchee Valley Matriarch [Part 2]
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Last week I talked about Villanow and Subligna as the scene of my family tale going back many generations. Delila Brown Ward is one example among many of those deeply rooted connections (click the banner above to see a larger portrait of her). To show just how even a single ancestor can take you down […]
Hey There Delila: Mapping An Armuchee Valley Matriarch [Part 1]
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When I was growing up I always thought of the two sides of my family, mom’s side and dad’s side, as being completely segregated. Mom’s family was from Villanow and dad’s family was from Subligna. It seemed like two different places and that people from one place didn’t really know people from the other even though they […]
Pope Pedigree: Henry Morris Pope
Even though I descend from many generations that, for the most part, lived and died in the same general area where I grew up, there are a number of people in my extended tree that had more adventurous spirits and planted family roots elsewhere. I enjoy exploring those lines and stories, contemplating the way some […]