Now that you’ve met the Williams family who arrived in Sierra Blanca 99 years ago, I’d like to introduce you to the sole Williams descendant in Sierra Blanca today – Tom D Ellison, son of Thelma Williams Ellison, and nephew of our grandfather. He …
Another unique find in Tom D’s garage among Julia Mae’s papers was this set of autographs and birthdates of the Williams family in Sierra Blanca on Christmas day in 1946. What if every family had a Christmas book and we each signed it every Decemb…
Back in my blogging days, no post got more unexpected attention than the one I did on Tom D Ellison, my mother’s first cousin. While I traveled to Texas with plans to meet him, others just happened across Tom in their West Texas travels, came home and googled him, and found my post. We all … Continue reading “Sierra Blanca, one last time”
“EXPERIENCED―RELIABLE—ENERGETIC” That’s how my grandfather described himself to New Mexico voters, and he did not exaggerate. Though his origins were humble, and he attended only two years of high school, he “could do about anything.”[1] That he did just about everything is the hallmark of his remarkable life. Jesse Clarence Williams was born in Texarkansas, … Continue reading “Jesse C. Williams”
After three and a half months of wonderful alternative activities, I’m back in the genealogical world. Bear with me, this re-launch post is really a travelogue – if you like cemeteries, you’ll love it. If you like Texas, you’ll also love it. This …
It’s been a year and three days since I posted my first entry on Family Epic, appropriately titled Getting Started. According to Posterous, this is my 67th post – one post for every 5.5 days, although that average is skewed by my recent Spring Bre…
Day 15 Rome-Home TWA jets you non-stop, arriving same day. I didn’t see how it could be Day 15 already – but on the other hand I wondered how we’d seen & done so much in the 14 days just passed After breakfast we finished packing and put our bags …
My pilgrimage to Sierra Blanca was signficant on so many levels that you may have gotten the impression it was my first trip there. Not so! Back in 1970, Mom, Aunt Lou, cousin Molly and I made a trip there and visited the Williams hotspots — alth…
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