Connections: Pretty People at Puryear Woods
The Puryear family is a well known family of the Armuchee Valley area. While I do not descend from the Puryears directly, they do (like the Suttles) connect in my tree through marriage. Nancy Elizabeth Ward is my 3rd great grand aunt and she married Hamilton Young Puryear (1841-1903). Hamilton is a son of William […]
Hey There Delila: Mapping An Armuchee Valley Matriarch [Part 2]
![Hey There Delila: Mapping An Armuchee Valley Matriarch [Part 2]](https://bd-studios.com/journey/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/delila-brown-ward_portrait-150x150.jpg)
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 […]