tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post66428671887509566..comments2024-02-22T10:16:38.304-06:00Comments on https://lynfenwick.blogspot.com: Did Your Ancestor Know Isaac?Lynda Beck Fenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-19996493110957555532014-05-18T21:47:36.342-05:002014-05-18T21:47:36.342-05:00Laura, I finally realized that your comment had b...Laura, I finally realized that your comment had been posted here. My reply is given at the 5-15-14 blog about Isaac's neighbor Tousley. The Webber family is often mentioned in Isaac's journal, particularly Ben Webber.<br />Lynda Beck Fenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-56038032602843594932014-05-16T20:09:50.655-05:002014-05-16T20:09:50.655-05:00Lynn, I noticed the Webber name. Abi (maiden Webbe...Lynn, I noticed the Webber name. Abi (maiden Webber) and John Tompkins (my great-great grandparents) lived on the first road south of Byers and a tad back to the east on the south side of the road. Last I was there, there was still concrete from where the house was. John is buried at Byers cemetary. Going back even a little further, my great-great-great grandpa, Lawrence Tompkins is buried at Neeland cemetary. This was John's dad. When I spoke with my grandma tonight, Fern Tompkins, she tells me that there was a girst mill out in the country in that area. She said it belonged to Ezra Webber. She thinks part of it is still there. Ezra was known to help people new to the area by giving loans or seed.~Laura~https://www.blogger.com/profile/11091672201497827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-44422956768146981682012-05-01T10:25:28.849-05:002012-05-01T10:25:28.849-05:00I quickly checked my surname index of the journal,...I quickly checked my surname index of the journal, and McMillian is mentioned in 1885 and 1890. I will follow up to find those references. Thanks!Lynda Beck Fenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-71570054384004284772012-05-01T08:48:12.391-05:002012-05-01T08:48:12.391-05:00My paternal great grandparents lived 8 sections no...My paternal great grandparents lived 8 sections north and 13 east. That might have been too far away to be friends. McMillan's had their 10 youngest children with them and eventually owned 11 sections of farmland in the area west of Stafford. I have some photos and stories on my facebook page - in a photo album.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915011849724668621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-35337610761769374522012-04-26T22:49:17.800-05:002012-04-26T22:49:17.800-05:00Aunt Abbie is the one in the middle. Thanks for t...Aunt Abbie is the one in the middle. Thanks for the encouragement. Your mother was born too late to know much about Isaac's era, although she probably heard her parents speak of the Dix's place in the north half of our section, and she might have remembered the Degarmo house. I would love to be sharing all of this with her and her siblings--especially my dad.Lynda Beck Fenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-63469614828562898952012-04-26T22:33:33.248-05:002012-04-26T22:33:33.248-05:00Loved this blog and also all the others. They giv...Loved this blog and also all the others. They give me some insight of Mother's life (although much later) before she came to Texas. The pictures are wonderful also. Which one is Aunt Abbie? I cannot wait to read the book!Nancynoreply@blogger.com