Why I started this blog

We are all so busy these days it becomes too easy to lose touch with family members. I love researching my family history and wanted a way to stay in touch, reconnect and share old family photos. I hope that others will do the same. With the technology we have today, we have no excuse. If you have the following names in your family tree, I might just have some history you have been looking for.

Whittemore
Reid
Burnison
Ervin
Coleman
Cosby

Wednesday, January 14, 2009






Ida Salatha Ervin Walker was Drue Annie Ervin Burnison's younger sister.






Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Sympathy cards found in an old safety deposot box of A E Whittemore at 1st Nat'l Bank of Munday. I would assume they are from the death of his wife Minnie Francis Whittemore in 1940.
Wilma Whittemore, Lee, Drue Annie & Jess Burnison abt 1955

Burnison Family Tree











Tuesday, January 6, 2009

About 1952.
Front: Drue Annie, Kay Anderson, Aristel Dues Thompson, Sandra Lee Thompson, Linda Sherron Anderson , Jess, , Shery Anderson
Back: Elmo Anderson, Maxine Burnison Hipple & Millard Hipple, Geraldine Burnison Thompson, Lee & Lizzie Burnison, Llala Jones Burnison, Wilma & Ed Whittemore, Mary Ann Burnison (kneeling behind Jess)
Munday, TX at Ed & Wilma Whittemore's house. Jo Ann & Sherrill Stone, Keith, June, Jinx Burnison, unknown woman, Lorena, Vernal, Jean Burnison, Unknown woman & man, Keith Stone, Wilma & Ed Whittemore. Around 1960.
Drue Annie Burnison with grand kids around 1927. The girls would probably belong to Jess. I assume she is holding Keith and Kenneth is the dark headed baby in front.

Vernal & Lorena Burnison, Ed & Wilma Whittemore, Lee & Lizzie Burnison
Jess (holding?), ?, Vernal, Drue Annie, Lorena, Ida Walker, ?, ?, Wilma, Ed, Lizzie & Lee - probably 1950s

Sunday, January 4, 2009

1930 Tarrant Co, Tx Census

Was Lowell Cosby married twice?




Thursday, January 1, 2009

1900 Parker Co.,TX census


1900 census from Redlands, CA

Sarah Whittemore (wife of James William Whittemore) was shown as the head of the house. James, her husband was shown living in Parker Co. Tx with thier son Alonzo Eugene.
Death certificate
of Alonzo Eugene Whittemore
Death Certificate of Margaret Frances Whittemore. She had a wreck while driving a tractor.


Whittemore

Back: Prince, Alonzo, Ed Front: Minnie Frances & Mabel abt 1912

Monday, December 29, 2008

Whittemore Family Tree - please send me updates or corrections


Marriage license of Frank Elsworth Burnison & Drue Annie Ervin 9-13-1888


Marriage license of Alonzo Eugene & Margaret Frances Reid 12-31-1889

Ervin bible records - family of Drue Annie Ervin Burnison's father - George Alexander Ervin of Morehouse Parish, LA







Burnison

1952 - Drue Annie Burnison and unknown man and woman. Does anyone know who they are?

Friday, December 26, 2008

Burnison

Hugh, Jess and Lee - Clarkesville, TX around 1906

Whittemore

Alonzo Eugene Whittemore's Sunday School singing group. A. E. seated to the left of the piano.

Alonzo Eugene Whittemore


Coleman - Blanche Juanita (Nita) Coleman Cosby


Cosby

Lowell Wesley (Bud) Cosby

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Whittemore

Alonzo Eugene Whittemore - 6th from left. Other are unknown but found in other photos.