https://thesingingoak.com/2015/10/01/let-the-singing-begin/2025-10-02T20:55:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2016/01/01/henry-a-myers-sr/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/henry-sr-marie-donald-lowden-ca-1930_edited-1.jpgHenry Sr., Marie (2nd wife), Donald Lowden (Hattie's husband)Henry and Marie, c. 1930shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/henry-sr-obit.jpgHenry Sr obitHenry, c. late 1930shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/henry-sr-signature.jpgHenry Sr signatureHenry's signature on his marriage license, Oct. 1889https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sr-and-jr_edited.jpgHenry Sr. & Henry Jr. MyersSr. & Jr., c. early 1920shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sr-and-jr-at-greeley-school-1_edited.jpgHenry Sr. at far left, Henry Jr. at far right, Greeley SchoolHenry and crew working at Greeley School in Peoria; Henry Sr. at far left, Henry Jr. at far right, c. early 1920shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sr-and-jr-at-greeley-school_edited.jpgHenry Sr. at far left, Henry Jr. at far right, Greeley SchoolHenry, c. early 1920shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/henry-lillie-wedding2_edited.jpgHenry and LillieHenry, c. 18892025-05-20T00:05:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2016/03/02/edward-cabell-cannaday/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/edd-cannaday-and-tom-cannaday_edited-copy.jpgEdd Cannaday and Tom Cannaday_edited-copyEdward, date unknownhttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/edward-c-1909.jpgEdward C - 1909Edward, 1909https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/edd-cannaday-and-tom-cannaday_edited1.jpgEdd Cannaday and Tom Cannaday_edited1Edwardhttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/503px-hills_of_floyd_county_va_usa.jpg503px-Hills_of_Floyd_County_VA_USAThe rolling hills of Floyd County, Virginia (photo courtesy of Jarek Tuszynski / CC-BY-SA & GDFL via Wikimedia Commons https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/edward-cabell-cannaday-2_edited.jpgEdward Cabell Cannaday (2)_editedEdward, mid-1920shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/edward-c-edward-e-martha-2_edited1.jpgEdward C-Edward E-Martha (2)_edited1Edward, June 1912https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/edward-c-edward-e-martha-3-back-of-postcard1.jpgEdward C-Edward E-Martha (3) - back of postcard1Back of postcard at left, addressed to his parentshttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/edward-c-edward-e-martha-3-copy.jpgedward c-edward e-martha (3)-copyEdward C, Martha, and little Edward, c. 1912https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/edward-c-edward-e-martha-1-back-of-postcard1.jpgEdward C-Edward E-Martha (1) - back of postcard1Back of postcard at left, to Edward's sister Linnie (Mrs. Cal) Epperly.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/edward-c-edward-e-martha-1-front-of-postcard.jpgEdward C-Edward E-Martha (1) - front of postcard2024-12-27T22:31:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2016/04/11/arthur-george/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/arthur-application1.jpgArthur applicationA page from Arthur’s Northern Pacific employment file. No mention of Esther and Ruby here, though enough information for us to confirm that this is “our” Arthur.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/john-matthews1.jpgJohn Matthewshttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ellis-island.jpgellis islandEllis Island, c. 1900https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/forestdean-2.jpgforestdean-2Mining was hard physical labor in dark and dirty conditions--and no protective gear.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/coal-mining.jpgcoal miningCoal mining in the Forest of Dean, undated photos.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/small_shaft_mine.jpgsmall_shaft_mineSmall shaft mine in Fulton County, Illinoishttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/arthur-signature.jpgArthur signatureArthur's signature on his WWI draft registration card, June 1918https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/oceanic.jpgOceanicR.M.S. Oceanic, Arthur's transport to Americahttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc05479.jpgDSC05479The Forest of Dean, May 2015https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/edge-end.pngEdge EndEdge End, Arthur's birthplace, is about three miles, as the crow files, from Wales2024-12-27T22:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2016/07/07/edythe-mae-nichols/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dad-bible-2.jpgdad-bible-2Grandma Nichols presented this bible to her grandson Don on his 12th birthday, October 2, 1949.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/edythe-finis-wedding2.jpgEdythe-Finis wedding2Edythe and Finis' wedding portrait, c. October 1905https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/edythe-1968.jpgEdythe-1968Edythe, October 11, 1968https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/edythe-1963.jpgEdythe-1963Edythe with great-grandchildren Steve and Terri, April 1963https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dad-bible-1.jpgdad-bible-1Grandma Nichols presented this bible to her grandson Don on his 12th birthday, October 2, 1949.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/edythe-1.jpgEdythe-1Edythe, c. 1930shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/edythe-1930.jpgEdythe-1930Edythe, December 1930https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/downtown-peoria-1920s.jpgdowntown peoria 1920sDowntown Peoria, early 1920shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/streetscene01-galesburg.jpgStreetScene01-galesburgGalesburg, c. early 1900s. Edythe and Finis lived on the “other side of the tracks” from Central Park.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/edythe-cropped.jpgEdythe-croppedEdythe, 19052024-12-27T22:21:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2016/09/25/john-charles-henry-herbst/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/letter-h-with-frame.jpgletter-h-with-framehttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/obit-john-charles-henry-herbst-2.jpgobit-john-charles-henry-herbst-2https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/stlouis_levee1852thomas_easterly1600x1224.jpgstlouis_levee1852thomas_easterly1600x1224Steamboats at the St. Louis levee, 1852https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/charles-herpst1.jpgcharles-herpst1John Charles Henry Herbst, c. 1915https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/charles-herpst-with-7-of-14-children-copy.jpgcharles-herpst-with-7-of-14-children-copyCharles and his children, from left to right: Minnie, Bertie, Josephine, Louis, Lillie, Ida, and Emma. Charles' grandson (Josephine's son) Ellsworth is standing next to him in front (c. 1915).https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/first-papers-charles.jpgfirst-papers-charlesCharles filed his "first papers" to become a U.S. citizen in 1858, relinquishing his allegiance to the King of Hanover.2025-05-23T00:07:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2016/10/26/andrew-j-myers/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/andrew-myers-signature.jpgandrew-myers-signatureAndrew's signature, 1901https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/letter-m-with-frame.jpgletter-m-with-framehttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/jonesboro-inn.jpgjonesboro-innThe Jonesboro Inn, Andrew Jackson’s Headquarters, Jonesboro, Tenn. Our Andrew J. (perhaps named for Jackson, who was elected president March 4, 1829) would have known this building.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cub-creek-wilkes-county-nc.gifcub-creek-wilkes-county-ncAndrew’s father, Henry Myers, settled on Cub Creek in the early 1800s. Cub Creek flows south out of the mighty Yadkin River near Wilkesboro, North Carolina. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/grave-andrew-myers1.jpggrave-andrew-myers1Andrew’s headstone in the Oakford Cemetery. Ellen is also memorialized on this stone, as are two of her and Hiram’s children (Andrew’s niece and nephew).https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/450px-lincoln_and_johnsond.jpg450px-lincoln_and_johnsondA political cartoon of Andrew’s day shows Vice President Andrew Johnson sitting atop a globe, attempting to stitch together the map of the United States with needle and thread. Abraham Lincoln stands, right, using a split rail to position the globe. Johnson warns, “Take it quietly Uncle Abe and I will draw it closer than ever!!” while Lincoln commends him “A few more stitches Andy and the good old Union will be mended!” 2024-12-27T22:11:04+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2016/12/01/caroline-milberg/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wares-grove-cemetery1.jpgwares-grove-cemeteryCaroline and little Josephine are the only two Herpsts buried in the Ware’s Grove cemetery. No stones have been located for either, but the Herpst plots are located in the first row, directly behind the gate.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/terri-lillie.jpgterri-lillieCaroline is a part of Lillie, and a part of me! Aproximately 50% of Lillie’s autosomal DNA is from her mother. On average, 6.25% of my autosomal DNA comes from each of my sixteen 2nd great-grandparents. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dcobit-caroline-milberg.jpgdcobit-caroline-milbergCaroline’s death certificate showed her age as 57; her obituary indicated she was 54, which is consistent with census records. She died of cancer. The obit (which misspelled her last name) reports that Caroline left a husband and nine children, suggesting that nine children survived her. The numbers don’t quite add up, even if stepchildren are included in the count. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/herpst-girls.jpgherpst-girlsFour of Caroline’s daughters (from left, Minnie, Lillie, Emma, and Josephine). 2025-04-29T02:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2017/01/11/emily-j-holmes/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/south-adams2.jpgsouth-adams2The view from Liberty Street toward Fulton. On the right is the awning of the Fey Hotel at 226-28 So. Adams. The structure, built in 1885 and converted into a hotel in 1892, would have been a part of Emily's daily landscape during her years on Liberty Street.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/peoria-marked.jpgpeoria-markedEmily lived in Peoria, a bustling city on the Illinois River, for nearly 15 years. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/300-gallahers-block-west-state-st-j-s-and-g-s-russell-lumber-yard-george-graff-t-w-and-w-railwayfinal.jpg300-gallahers-block-west-state-st-j-s-and-g-s-russell-lumber-yard-george-graff-t-w-and-w-railwayfinalHistoric scenes from Jacksonville, published in Morgan County 1872 (Andreas, Lyter and Co.).https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/firmenich1.jpgfirmenichA trade card for Firmenich Manufacturing Company. Two of Mrs. Mehl's children worked at Firmenich, a short walk from their residence at 1910 S. Adams.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/illinois1.jpgillinois1Emily lived here. And here. And here. The Myers family moved fairly frequently, not settling any one place for long before moving again. Click here for a full-screen version of this old Illinois map.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/daniel-holmes-cemetery.jpgdaniel-holmes-cemeteryEmily's parents are buried at the Diamond Grove Baptist Cemetery (a/k/a Daniel Holmes Cemetery). Although I have not found a record of Emily's burial, I like to think she is here, too. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/emily-william-metcalf-marry.jpgemily-william-metcalf-marryThe [Bloomington, Illinois] Pantagraph, Monday, May 12, 1884.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/emily-andrew-divorce.jpgemily-andrew-divorceThe [Bloomington, Illinois] Pantagraph, Wednesday, August 29, 1883.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/myers-brothers-brick-sidewalks.jpgmyers-brothers-brick-sidewalksHenry and family (with Andrew), William, and Emily arrived in Oshkosh in mid-April 1901. Advertisements for Myers Brothers brick sidewalks ran nearly every day in the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern until Emily's death in mid-August.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/emily-obituary.jpgemily-obituaryEmily's obituary, from the Oshkosh [Wisconsin] Daily Northwestern. Tuesday, August 13, 1901.2024-12-26T20:57:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2017/02/10/william-h-nichols/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/recruitingposter1.jpgrecruitingposterhttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/william-nichols-signature.jpgwilliam-nichols-signatureWilliam's signature, 1890https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/olmstead1.jpgolmsteadWillis Olmstead, another 16-year-old musician in Company E of the Fox River Regiment., enlisted just a few months after William. Did they become friends?https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/william-nichols-headstone.jpgwilliam-nichols-headstoneOn July 21, 1925, an application was made for a military headstone (provided by the U.S. Government for soldiers with unmarked graves), The stone was placed in 1927. It reads: MUS’N WM H NICHOLS CO E 36 ILL. INF. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/aurora-recruiting-ad.jpgaurora-recruiting-adWilliam was recruited by Lieutenant Elliott just three weeks prior to publication of this notice in the Aurora Beacon. It seems likely a similar notice or recruitment poster enticed him to enlist. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/letter-n-with-frame.jpgletter-n-with-frame2024-12-26T19:15:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2017/03/13/rachel-annie-osborn/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mcdonough-county-map2.jpgmcdonough county mapMcDonough County, c. 1875https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rachel-william-headstone.jpgRachel-WIlliam headstonehttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hills-grove-cemetery.jpgHills Grove Cemeteryhttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/elizabeth-eaton.jpgelizabeth-eatonLeft to right: Nancy Jane (Lower) Canote, Elizabeth C. (Lower) Eaton & Martha Ellen (Lower) Chamberlain. Elizabeth Eaton provided an affidavit in support of Rachel’s pension application stating that she had known Rachel since early childhood. For a number of years, Mrs. Eaton’s husband was the proprietor of the Tennessee general store. Rachel’s mother is buried in the Lower family cemetery, about two miles southeast of Tennessee. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tennesseeschool1.jpgTennesseeschool1Built in 1873 at a cost of $7,000, this fine school in the village of Tennessee was constructed of red brick, with caps and sills of stone. [History of McDonough County, Illinois, S.J. Clark, 1878.] I wonder if any of the Nichols children attended this school? https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/archibald-dorethy.jpgArchibald DorethyArchibald Dorethy knew Rachel “since a small girl and before I was a man grown.” He would remain lifelong friends with Rachel and William. Archibald’s daughter, Leonora, married Charles Nichols in 1898.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rachel-osborn-signature.jpgRachel Osborn signatureWe are lucky to have a sample of Rachel’s careful and precise penmanship.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tennessee.jpgTennesseeRachel’s maternal grandfather, Stephen Cockerham, along with J. B. Baker and T. K. Waddell, laid out the town of Tennessee in 1854. The town, traversed by the C. B. & Q. Railroad, grew rapidly in the first years of its existence, but progress slowed after 1858. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/letter-o-with-frame.jpgLetter O-with-frame2024-12-26T19:10:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2017/04/22/wilhelmina-bremer/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/wilhelmina-obituary1.jpgWilhelmina obituaryhttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/wilhelmina-grave4.jpgWilhelmina grave4Wilhelmina’s grave on Linden Bluff in Springdale Cemetery. Her son Ernest is buried beside her, his grave marked with a military stone commemorating his WWI service. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/wilhelmina-obituary.jpgWilhelmina obituaryhttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/peoria-300-block-south-adams-1875.jpgPeoria-300 block South Adams-1875South Adams at Cedar, c. 1875. Although this photo predates the Tornedde Grocery, I imagine it looked something like the corner grocery pictured here, with living quarters above. The Torneddes lived in the heyday of small, family-run stores—there were nearly 200 listings for retail grocers in the 1902 Peoria City Directory! https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/peoria-with-streetcars.jpgPeoria with streetcarsPeoria, c. early 1900s. This view down Adams Street from Main would have been familiar to Wilhelmina. On July 28, 1901, some 1,488 streetcars passed this intersection in a 24-hour period. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/wilhelmina-1.jpgWilhelmina-1This striking portrait of Wilhelmina was taken by Erler Studio in Peoria, Illinois (date unknown). https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/steubenville-postcard-1905.jpgMarket Street Steubenville, OHView down Market Street in Steubenville, with Court House at far right, c. 1905. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/steubenville-courthouse-built-1874.jpgsteubenville courthouse built 1874Jefferson County Court House in Steubenville, Ohio, built in 1874.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/heinade2.jpgHeinadeGreetings from Heinade! Postcard scenes show the vicarage and unidentified half-timbered buildings (upper left), the creamery and school (lower left), and church (center). I hope to visit the still-standing Holy Cross Church (shown at right) someday to search for records of Wilhelmina’s birth, possible siblings, and whatever other mysteries may lie within.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/letter-b-with-frame1.jpgLetter B-with-frame2024-12-18T05:51:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2017/06/28/tazwell-howard-cannaday/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/floyd-county-11.jpgFloyd County-1Floyd County lies in SW Virginia, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Many Cannadays originally hailed from Floyd County, as well as the adjacent counties of Franklin to the east and Patrick to the southeast. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/isaac-tazwell-stewart-cannaday-1.jpgIsaac-Tazwell-Stewart Cannaday-1Tazwell (center) and his brothers, Isaac (left) and Virgil Stewart (right). Date unknown. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/tazwell-howard-cannaday-3.jpgTazwell Howard Cannaday-3Tazwell, ca. 1893-94https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/t-h-cannaday-grave.jpgT H Cannaday gravehttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/tazwell-howard-cannaday-2.jpgTazwell Howard Cannaday-2Tazwell, date unknown.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cannaday-epperly-families-1.jpgCannaday-Epperly families-1A Cannaday-Epperly family gathering, ca. 1924-25. (Two of Tazwell’s sisters married Epperlys.) Sister Eliza is in front, third from left. Behind and to the left of Eliza is sister Nancy, and Tazwell is behind and to the left of Nancy. Julia Foster Cannaday (Tazwell’s wife) is at the far right, in back.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/tazwell-howard-cannaday-1.jpgTazwell Howard Cannaday-1T. H. Cannaday, date unknown. Many of the portraits in this post were taken by Jewel Studio in Christiansburg, Virginia, about 20 miles north of Floyd.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/stephen-h-cannaday-elizabeth-lemon.jpgStephen H Cannaday - Elizabeth LemonTazwell's parents, Stephen H Cannaday and Elizabeth Lemon, ca. 1870s.2024-12-18T05:46:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2017/08/23/richard-yemm/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_0383.jpgIMG_0383https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/english-bicknor-churchbook.jpgEnglish Bicknor churchbookAn entry in the English Bicknor church book: “Alice the daughter of John Yeme was baptised the vith [sixth] daio of August in the yere afforesaied [1571].”https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/track-to-trafalgar.jpgTrack to TrafalgarTrack from Brierley to the old Trafalgar Mine. Photo © Stuart Wilding (cc-by-sa/2.0).https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/trafalgar-colliery-cinderford-c-colour.jpgTrafalgar Colliery, Cinderford C colourTrafalgar Colliery was unique in Dean in being lit by gas, and electric pumps were installed underground in 1882, the first recorded use of electric power in a mine. I wonder if the Yemms lived in one of the cottages in the clearing at the upper right?https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/studs-1.jpgStuds (1)A family treasure saved by Richard’s daughter, Esther.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/richard-yemm-signature.jpgRichard Yemm signatureRichard's signature, 1911. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/lydbrook-church.jpgLydbrook ChurchLydbrook Church, c. early 1900s. Gone now are the charming covered gate and stately trees gracing the church yard. As with many old graveyards, time and nature have taken a toll on the old stones, with many tilting precariously, toppled, or sunk into the ground and overgrown. Photo reproduced with permission of Forest Prints, http://www.forestprints.co.uk/.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/joe-poem.jpgJoe poemhttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/fod-map1.jpgFOD map1Richard was born and died at Worrall Hill, and never lived farther than two miles away from that beautiful spot in the Forest of Dean. Many Yemms, including Richard’s father, came from Ruardean, which lies just to the northeast of Ruardean Woodside. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/225px-freeminer.jpg225px-FreeminerThe Freeminer Brass is a symbol of the Freeminers’ authority above the Crown.2024-12-18T05:43:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2018/04/03/esther-cooper/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0863.jpgIMG_0863https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0879.jpgIMG_0879https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_0382.jpgIMG_0382https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sampler-12.jpgSampler (12)Esther’s most cherished belonging: the beautiful sampler that was hand-stitched by her mother, Esther Elliss, in October 1840, when she was just seven years old. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/our-daily-portion-inscription-1.jpgOur Daily Portion inscription-1“F M Yemm from E Yemm, June 18th, 1921” reads the quaintly formal inscription in this little prayer book, a gift from Esther to her daughter Florence soon after Richard’s death. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/esther-yemm-1.jpgEsther Yemm-1The only known photo of Esther Cooper Yemm, who looks so much like Florence! The inscription on the back, in the handwriting of Esther’s daughter Esther, reads “Mother with Tibby.” Esther would be pleased to know the cat-lover gene is still going strong.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/upper-lydbrook.jpgUpper LydbrookPhoto taken at Upper Lydbrook (marked on map at right), looking north toward the Wye River valley. The photo of Esther below was probably taken from Worrall Hill (also marked on the map), looking toward the same valley.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/english-bicknor.jpgEnglish BicknorThe village of English Bicknor, where the Esther’s children were baptized and likely attended church and school. Photo courtesy Forest Prints, www.forestprints.co.uk. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/letter-c-with-frame1.jpgLetter C-with-frame2024-12-18T05:35:43+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2018/06/30/james-william-george/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img12-2.jpgimg12 (2)The view from high up Bell Hill, looking toward Church Hill. The Lydbrook Church and churchyard are visible in the center of the photo. Photos courtesy of Forest Prints, www.forestprints.co.uk.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img08-2.jpgimg08 (2)Bell Hill, where William spent the last several years of his life. Bell Hill is north and slightly west of Hangerberry, in Central Lydbrook.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img09-2.jpgimg09 (2)Bell Hill, where William and Emily lived. there. Today an overgrowth of trees and hedges obscures most properties from view. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img05-2.jpgimg05 (2)https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img04-2.jpgimg04 (2)Views of Hangerberry Hill where William grew up (click to enlarge). Undated photos courtesy of Forest Prints, www.forestprints.co.uk. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img01-2.jpgimg01 (2)https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ellis-island-12.jpgEllis-Island-1Immigrants awaiting inspection at Ellis Island, c. early 1900s.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_4797.jpgIMG_4797Some years after Sarah's death, her sons placed this stone in the Cuba Cemetery.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/upper-lydbrook-view.jpgUpper Lydbrook viewThe steep sided valley of Upper Lydbrook. The steeple of the Holy Jesus Church, where William was baptized, married, and buried, is visible in the center of the photo. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/letter-g-with-frame.jpgLetter G-with-frame2024-12-18T05:31:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2019/01/05/sarah-jane-howell/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/england-jurisdictions-1851-3.jpgengland jurisdictions 1851-3Sarah's father moved his family quite often as he followed work in the iron forges. This map shows (in red) the places the Howells lived. Click to enlarge. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Passenger-manifest.jpgPassenger manifestThe Cedric’s passenger manifest showing Sarah and her six children. Next to Sarah’s name is the notation “Dr says corneal opacity.” We don’t know if that notation merited a chalk mark on Sarah, meaning further examination was required. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Headstone-Sarah-Howell-George-James-William-George.jpgHeadstone-Sarah Howell George-James William GeorgeSarah's gravestone in the Cuba Cemetery.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Norris-Cemetery.jpgNorris CemeteryNorris Cemeteryhttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/George-brothers3.jpgGeorge brothers3Five of Sarah’s eight children: Arthur, Allan, Harry, Alfred, Jimhttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cubawestsidesquare_1907_small.jpgcubawestsidesquare_1907_smallCuba, Illinois, 1907https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SJH-cedric.jpgSJH-cedricThe S.S. Cedric was owned by the White Star Line and was the largest vessel in the world at the time of her launch in August 1902. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Gibraltar-5.jpgGibraltar-5The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, livelihood of Sarah’s ancestors.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Gibraltar-3.jpgGibraltar-3The Dunsley Rock cave houses are visible along the steep bank above the Canal.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dunsley-rock-houses.jpgdunsley-rock-housesDrawing from “English Cave-Dwellers of To-Day,” Cassell’s Family Magazine, 733 (1896).2024-12-27T14:12:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2019/05/04/julia-ann-foster/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cannaday-epperly-families.jpgCannaday-Epperly familiesA family gathering, c. late 1920s or early 1930s. Julia is at the far right, in back. Tazwell is also in back, third from the right. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/julia-foster-grave.jpgJulia Foster gravehttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/martha-18-in-floyd.jpgMartha (18) in FloydThis photo was taken during another visit to Floyd by Edward and Martha, c. 1909-10. Edward and Martha are at the far left. Martha is probably holding their son, Edward (b. June 1908). Tazwell is seated at right, and Julia is most likely standing behind him. The identity of the woman in the middle is unknown.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/martha-16-in-floyd.jpgMartha (16) in FloydThis photo was taken during a visit to Floyd by Edward and Martha, c. 1907. Martha is standing at left, and I believe Linnie is one of the other two young women standing next to her. Tazwell is seated on the bench, left, and Julia is next to him in the high-backed chair. The others are unknown.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/linnie-cannaday-and-friends-in-floyd-2_edited.jpgLinnie Cannaday and friends in Floyd (2)_editedLinnie Cannaday was married at Rose Hill in October 1908, “surrounded by quite a large number of very dear friends and family.” This gathering may have been part of Linnie’s pre-wedding festivities. I believe Linnie is at the far right, standing, with white dress and long braid. Whether or not this photo was taken at Rose Hill, I can imagine Rose Hill looking like this: ornate Victorian wallpaper, tall baseboards, soaring windows, and pictures hanging from picture rails.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rose-hill.jpgRose HillRose Hill, located on State Road 722 (Rose Hill Road), just west of Floyd. The house is still standing today.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tazwell-h-1.jpgTazwell H (1)Julia and her family (l to r): Edward, Frank, Tazwell, Linnie, Asa, Julia. Asa appears to be 4 or 5 years old, so this portrait was probably taken c. 1892-93 (after Annie’s death, but before William Foster was born). https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/floyd-county-5.jpgFloyd County-5Floyd County is in the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia. Today, over 40 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway lie within its borders. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/floyd-county-3.jpgFloyd County-3The beautiful rolling hills and farmland of Floyd County, where Julia lived all the days of her life. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/letter-f-with-frame.jpgLetter F-with-frame2025-09-14T18:40:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2018/10/23/frances-knoedler/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/crooked-creek.jpgCrooked CreekI only had time to send two reunion pictures to Dad before he died—these peaceful photos of Crooked Creek, a landscape that would have been familiar to Fannie, too. I think they were just the ones Dad needed to see.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/grandsons.jpgGrandsonsFannie's grandsons: Lawrence, Chuck and Merlehttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/three-generations.jpgThree generationsThree generations: Evelyn, Edythe, Edna, Mary, and Fanniehttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/friendship-cemetery.jpgFriendship CemeteryFriendship Cemetery https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/knoedler-siblings-john-amanda-clara-rosa-fannie-lewis1.jpgKnoedler siblings - John, Amanda, Clara, Rosa, Fannie, LewisKnoedler siblings: John, Amanda, Clara, Rosa, Fannie, Lewis. (Photo taken prior to April 1941). Josephine died in 1864 at age 2. Mary and Caroline both died when they were 28 years old, in 1888 and 1897, respectively.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fannie-and-chickens.jpgFannie and chickensFannie and the chickenshttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fannie-21.jpgFannie (2)Fannie, late 1890s (clipped from family portrait)https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/siepel-family-portrait-1.jpgSiepel-family-portrait-1Nathaniel, Edythe, Edna, and Fannie, c. 1902-05https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/john.jpgJohnhttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/morris.jpgMorris2019-01-13T23:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2018/01/15/nathaniel-asa-siepel/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/nathaniel-siepel-signature.jpgNathaniel Siepel signaturehttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/marriage-nathaniel-siepel-fannie-knoedler.jpgMarriage Nathaniel Siepel & Fannie Knoedlerhttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/300-leon-chevillon-companyfinal1.jpg300-Leon Chevillon Company,finalAdvertisement from 1908 Hancock County Plat Book published by the Carthage Commercial Club. Edna's husband continued to farm with a team of horses well into the 1940s, a vivid memory from my Dad's childhood.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/nathaniel-1.jpgNathaniel-1Nathaniel, c. early 1900shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hancock-county-1884-3.jpgHancock County 1884-3Hancock Township in 1859 (left) and 1884 (right). Philip Siepel settled his family in Section 23. His original property and Nathaniel’s boyhood home—the Siepel Homeplace—is outlined in red on both maps. Parcels outlined in blue were owned by Nathaniel’s uncle, Christian Fawver (1859 map). Parcels outlined in green were owned by Nathaniel (1884 map). Most or all of the Siepel land shown on the 1884 map was part of the farm Philip acquired over the years and eventually conveyed to his sons.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/illinois-1.jpgIllinois-1Hancock County, Illinois, is bounded by the Mississippi River on the west. Hancock Township is on the eastern County line, bordering perfectly square McDonough County.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/letter-s-with-frame.jpgLetter S-with-frame2018-10-24T19:54:13+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2015/10/27/ruby-kathleen-george-2/2018-04-03T15:53:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2017/10/20/ernst-heinrich-tornedde/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ernst-10.jpgErnst (10)Ernst, c. 1909https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ernst.jpgErnstErnst's passport photo, c. 1921https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/hilde-tornedde.jpgHilde TorneddeHilde, c. 1928https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ernst-tornedde-signature.jpgErnst Tornedde signaturehttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/peoria-depot.jpgPeoria depotThe Union Depot in Peoria opened in 1882, at the foot of State Street. The depot was active for nearly 70 years. The building (then being used as a post office) was destroyed by fire in 1961.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/martha-ernst.jpgMartha-ErnstMartha and Ernest, c. mid-1890s https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/hamburg.jpgHamburgThe Port of Hamburg lies on the River Elbe in Hamburg, Germany, 68 miles from its mouth on the North Sea. From 1850 to 1934 police recorded information about millions of European emigrants departing from this port, including our own Ernst H. Tornedde.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ss-frisia.jpgSS FrisiaThe Frisia, owned by the Hamburg-America Line, brought nearly 47,000 immigrants to the United States between 1872 and 1885.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ernst-1.jpgErnst-1Ernst, c. late 1880s or early 1890shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/letter-t-with-frame.jpgLetter T-with-frame2018-09-13T13:46:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2016/05/26/martha-maria-tornedde/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img420.jpgimg420Harold Gorman, in New York, c. late 1940shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/edward-c-edward-e-martha-3.jpgEdward C-Edward E-Martha-3Edward C, Edward E, and Martha, "Saturday evening, June 22, 1912"https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/marthas-signatures.jpgMartha's signaturesMartha had lovely penmanship. She never remarried and was Mrs. E. C. Cannaday until the day she died. (Top, c, 1946; bottom c. 1956)https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/craig-at-grandma-marthas1-318-california.jpgCraig at Grandma Martha's1 - 318 CaliforniaMartha's grandson Craig in the rambling front yard of 318 California Street.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/martha-signature-1956.jpgMartha signature 1956Martha had lovely penmanship. She never remarried and was Mrs. E. C. Cannaday until the day she died. (Top, c, 1946; bottom c. 1956)https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/martha-signature-1946.jpgMartha signature 1946Martha's signature, 1946https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ruby-martha-terri-april-6-1965.jpgRuby-Martha-Terri - April 6, 1965Martha (age 81) and her daughter-in-law Ruby celebrate their shared birthday, April 6, 1965, with great-granddaughter Terri looking on.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/martha-ca-1950.jpgMartha - ca 1950Martha, c. 1950https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/martha-june-1930.jpgMartha - June 1930Martha, June 1930https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/edward-c-edward-e-martha-2.jpgEdward C-Edward E-Martha (2)Edward C, Edward E, and Martha, c. 19122022-03-03T22:42:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2016/01/16/lillie-caroline-herpst/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lillie.jpgLillie HerbstLillie, date unknown (probably c. early 1880s)https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/charles-herpst-with-7-of-14-children_edited.jpgCharles Herpst with 7 of 14 children_editedLillie (eyes closed!), c. 1915https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ucc-marine-50.jpgUCC Marine (50)German bible on display at Marine UCC.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ucc-marine-45.jpgUCC Marine (45)Sign from Marine UCC (now part of a historical display inside the church): “German Ev[angelical] protestant Church, built in year 1865.”https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/henry-lillie-wedding2.jpgHenry and LillieWedding portrait of Henry and Lillie, Oct. 1889, taken at Erler Sunbeam Gallery, Peoria, Illinois. https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/baptism-lillie1.jpgBaptism-Lillie1Photo of a portion of page 22 in Marine UCC record book showing the baptisms of Lillie and her younger sister (#146 and #147). Their mother's name was recorded as Caroline Muelhberg.https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/henry-lillie-wedding2_edited-copy.jpgHenry and LillieLillie, c. 1889https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/hillsboro-courthouse.jpgHillsboro courthouseHenry and Lillie traveled 10 miles from Litchfield to this beautiful courthouse in Hillsboro, the Montgomery County seat, where their marriage license was issued on Wednesday, October 16, 1889. They were married the following day in Litchfield by J.J. Purcell, Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 2017-08-24T14:02:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2016/02/12/esther-yemm/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cuba-house-hotel-1911-2.pngCuba House Hotel 1911 (2)Cuba House hotel where Esther worked, c. 1911https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/saxonia.jpgSaxoniaRMS Saxoniahttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esthers-signature.jpgEsther's signatureEsther's signature, 1956https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img407_edited.jpgimg407_editedEsther in 1979, 100 years old!https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img409_edited.jpgimg409_editedEsther, c. mid-1970shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/florence-with-esther-oct-1968-edited.jpgFlorence with Esther Oct 1968 (edited)Esther and Florence, Oct. 1968https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img406_edited.jpgimg406_editedEsther on Waverly, c. 1961https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jim-grindle-esther-yemm-grindle-fern-yemm-ca-1949_edited.jpgJim Grindle, Esther Yemm Grindle, Fern Yemm, ca 1949_editedJim and Esther Grindle, c. mid-1950shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/florence-with-joe-esther-and-jim-grindle.jpgFlorence with Joe, Esther and Jim GrindleEsther (second from left) with Joe, Florence, and Jim Grindle, c. early 1950shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/esther-in-england-ca-1937_edited.jpgEsther in England, ca 1937_editedEsther on Grand View Drive in Peoria, c. mid-1940s2017-08-24T13:57:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2015/11/14/edward-ernest-cannaday/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ed-ruby-girls.jpgEd-Ruby-girlsEd, Ruby, Carol & Sharon, c. early 1950shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/edward-ernest-government-id_edited.jpgEdward Ernest - government id_editedEdward, c. early 1940shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/edward-ernest-backyard_edited.jpgEdward Ernest - backyard_editedEdward, ca. 1915https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/edward-ernest-chicken_edited.jpgEdward Ernest - chicken_editedEdward, ca. 1912https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/edward-ernest-donkey_edited.jpgEdward Ernest - donkey_editedEdward, ca. 1912https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/edward-ernest-indian.jpgEdward Ernest - IndianEdward, c. 1912https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/edward-ernest-baby-front-of-postcard.jpgEdward Ernest - baby (front of postcard)Edward, c. 1909https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/edward-ernest-ca-1950.jpgEdward Ernest - ca 1950Edward, c. 1950https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/paul-foster-edward-ernest_edited-1.jpgPaul Foster - Edward Ernest_edited-1Edward (right) with his baby brother Paul, c. 1916https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/edward-ernest-orchestra_edited.jpgEdward Ernest - orchestra_editedEdward (right) in the orchestra, c. early 1920s2017-04-26T14:26:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2016/08/24/heard-melodies-are-sweet/2017-07-23T11:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2016/04/27/finis-ewing-nichols/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/downtown-peoria-1910.jpgdowntown peoria 1910Downtown Peoria, c. 1910https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/finis-wwi-card.jpgfinis wwi cardFinis' signature, Sep. 1918https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/glen-oak-park-lagoon.jpgglen oak park lagoonGlen Oak Park lagoonhttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/republic-house.pngrepublic house813 E. Republic, c. 2014https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/finis1-cropped.jpgfinis1-croppedFinis, Dec. 1930https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cbq-passenger-station-1910.jpgcbq passenger station 1910CB&Q Passenger Station, Galesburg, Illinois, c. 1910https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web-photo-cbq-freight-office-1904.jpgWeb-photo-CBQ-Freight-Office 1904CB&Q Freight Office, 1904 (around the time Finis worked there). He may even be in this photo!https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/finis-cropped.jpgfinis croppedFinis, 19052017-04-23T03:53:06+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2015/11/30/evelyn-josephine-nichols/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/evelyn-ca-late-1980s.jpgEvelyn - ca. late 1980sEvelyn, c. early 1990shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img381_edited.jpgimg381_editedEvelyn with her first grandchild, Terri, c. 1961https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/evelyn-hank-jan-1969_edited.jpgEvelyn & Hank - Jan. 1969_editedEvelyn and Hank, Jan. 1969https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/evelyn-kids-nov-1951.jpgEvelyn & kids - Nov. 1951Evelyn and kids, Nov. 1951https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/evelyn-ca-early-1930s-1_edited.jpgEvelyn beachEvelyn (2nd from left) and friends, c. early 1930shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/evelyn-ca-early-1930s-2_edited.jpgEvelyn - ca. early 1930s (2)_editedEvelyn, c. early 1930shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/evelyn-ca-early-1930s-3_edited.jpgEvelyn - ca. early 1930s (3)_editedEvelyn, c. early 1930shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/evelyn-friend-ca-1929_edited.jpgEvelyn & Friend - ca. 1929_edited Evelyn (right) and friend, c. 1929https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/evelyn-ca-1910-1912_edited.jpgEvelyn - ca. 1910-1912_editedEvelyn, c. 1910-12https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/evelyn-ca-early-1920s.jpgEvelyn - ca. mid-1920sEvelyn, c. mid-1920s2017-04-23T03:45:51+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2015/10/15/henry-a-myers-jr/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hank-hattie-ca-1913-copy_edited.jpgHattie & Henry Jr. on the back of a postcard.Hattie and Hank, ca. 1912-14https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hank-evelyn_edited.jpgHank-Evelyn_editedHank & Evelyn, ca. early 1970shttps://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/myers-family-at-western.jpgMyers family at WesternHank and kids, Nov 1951https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/henry-jr-1-2.jpgHenry Jr 1-2Henry, ca 1920s2017-04-23T03:39:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/2015/12/22/same-song-different-verse/2015-12-23T15:39:42+00:00monthlyhttps://thesingingoak.com/about/https://thesingingoak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_1289_edited-copy.jpgIMG_1289_edited-copy2022-03-24T19:47:09+00:00weekly0.6https://thesingingoak.comdaily1.02025-10-02T20:55:15+00:00