Della Shirley Hollis and her son Glen Hollis.

Elbert Lee Shirley and Margaret Tecoah Hughes. They are my great grandparents.

Elbert Lee Shirley was born 28 Sep 1850 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, and died 08 Jun 1928 in Sand Flat, Van Zandt County, Texas. He is the son of Benjamin Hershel Shirley (1823-after 1880) and Lucinda C. Brock (1824-after 1880).

Margaret Tecoah Hughes was born 08 Mar 1854 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, and died 21 Jan 1935 in Van Zandt County, Texas. She is the daughter of Hezekiah Hughes (1814-1894) and Sarah Deliah Mitchell (1823-1910)



Elbert and Margaret were married 13 Oct 1870 in Franklin County, Georgia. She was 16 and he was 20 years old when they married. They were the parents of 10 children:

1.   Robert Newton Shirley (1871-1903) m. Sallie D. "Sarah" Lauderdale
2.   Nannie Lou Shirley (1873-1908) m. Green Clark Berry
3.   Eugenia Palestine Shirley (1874-1931) m. William Perry Rucker Sr.
4.   Mary Florence Shirley (1876-1879)
5.   James Shirley (1879-1884)
6.   Della Shirley (1882-1971) m. Jefferson Avery Hollis
7.   John Bunyan Shirley (1884-1964) m. Minnie Lee Davidson
8.   William Hayden Shirley (1889-1980) m. Blanche Constable
9.   Henry Grady Shirley (1893-1969) m. Emma Kingston
10. Reba Sallie Shirley (1898-1966) m. Woodall O'Kuykendall Berry (my grandparents)

Emma May Berry and George Washington Redwine on their wedding day in 1908. Emma is the daughter of Samuel A. Berry (1869-1957) and Sarah Almedia Allen (1873-1903).  The cake stand was used for their wedding cake.

                            

L-R - Shirley, Clodell and Barbara Hollis, daughters of Jefferson Avery Hollis (1881-1945) and Della Shirley (1882-1971).

Della Shirley is the daughter of Elbert Lee Shirley (1850-1928) and Margaret Tecoah Hughes (1854-1935).

Elizabeth Shirley Moore and Ruth Shirley Lindsey, daughters of John Bunyan Shirley and Minnie Davidson.

John Bunyan Shirley (1884-1964) was the son of Elbert Lee Shirley (1850-1928) and Margaret Tecoah Hughes (1854-1935).

This photo was taken about 1923 in Grand Saline or Sand Flat, Van Zandt County, Texas. They are related to Elbert Lee Shirley and his wife Margaret Tecoah Hughes.


L-R
1.  Blanche Constable Shirley
2.  Della Shirley Hollis
3.  Minnie Davidson Shirley 
4.  Grace Carpenter
5.  Ruth Shirley Lindsey
6.  Emma Kingston Shirley
7.  Syrene Carpenter Shirley
8.  Pauline Maxfield Shirley
9.  Mattie Skinner Berry
10. Fay Rucker
                                           11. Elizabeth Shirley Moore

 I scanned the back of the photo because of the handwriting. The question, "Would you fill in the other names for me" and some of the names are written by mother, Shirley Berry Currie. The printed names are written by me, and the other handwriting is that of Maurine Rucker Box, my mother's cousin.

I scanned the photo once more hoping to get a closer view of their faces.

L-R - Leon Pike and Joe Monroe Currie, Sr. 

Joe (1917-2006) is my Daddy. Leon is his first cousin.










Today I began scanning old photos. I have looked at them over the years thinking I should do something with them.  Once in great shape they are now beginning to fade. There is no time for my perfectionism to get in the way. Scan them now, tell the story later.


I will spend a little time everyday scanning these precious photos until they are done. Scanning daily will also help me to develop the habit of blogging several times a week.