Sunday, October 24, 2021

 Odd that we can all get together when someone dies, but not while they are living.

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Half 8th cousin two times removed

Stage and silent film actress who played Little Eva in Uncle Tom's Cabin on Broadway.  She appeared in more than 400 stage productions, including at least 29 Broadway plays.

Performed with Maurice Barrymore, Lillian Gish, everybody except Jenny Lind and Edwin Booth.
Sister of Anna Mayhew who played with John Wilkes Booth.
She played the leading role in the play "Jenny Lind" in 1879.
Said to be the oldest living actress at the time of her death..
 

Saturday, August 21, 2021

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Genealogy Gem: Lieutenant Joseph Spaulding, my Half 3rd cousin 7 times removed

Revolutionary War militia officer.  

He was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill, fought on Breed's Hill.

Months before the outbreak of war, Spaulding lost his wife, Phoebe, to "nervous fever."  That left him as the sole provider for a young son and daughter.  Nevertheless, he answered the call to arms of April 19, 1775, and hastened with his company to Concord and Lexington.  He returned home to Pepperell to arrange care for his children and then rejoined the army at Cambridge.  He was first Lieutenant to Capt.  Asa Lawrence's Company, Under the command of Col. William Prescott, which occupied Breed's Hill on the night of June 16, 1775,  Tradition has it that in the ensuing battle on the afternoon of the 17th, Lieut, Spalding exhorted his troops as they exchanged fire with the oncoming British.  His last words were reported to be , "They fall like pigeons."  His death left his children orphans, cared for by a grateful community that honored his memory and service.

Member of "The Wild Bunch" - My 8th cousin once removed

LAURA BULLION Laura Bullion (1890s) was born in Knickerbocker, Texas near Mertzon in Irion County, in 1876. The actual date of her birth is ...