Category Archives: Ancestor: Guilford

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My first visit to the Valley

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(originally posted Jul 15, 2005) (the photo is not on my first visit — It’s me and Jennifer at Fisher Mtn.)

I hope that everyone will reminisce a bit.  It comes more naturally with age, but then so does forgetfulness. If you have fond memories, it might be best to write them down now.

My first trip to Jones Valley was when I was about eight years of age, as I recall. That’s been a while now.  I went with my grandparents, Guilford and Jeannette. My cousin Mike (Michael Merriman) was along and I think his sister Jeannette may also have been but I’m not sure. I do recall distinctly, and with some relief at the time, that my own sister, Janet, was not there. Continue reading →

It’s a small family world — Granville from the grave

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(originally posted May 28, 20087)

It’s a small world. First some background. The Rev. Michael Merriman (a/k/a Fr. Mouse) is a (now retired) Episcopal priest. My cousin Mike is the eldest child of Jane Jones Merriman, a child of Guilford and Jeannette Jones. Mike lives in the Dallas area and occasionally preaches, sometimes in a church and sometimes not. Mike recently related the following story about Granville. (from Mike on 5/13/07.  (Links and {commentary}  added by Editor) Continue reading →

Blog entries can be categorized by ancestor

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If you have information about an ancestor you can do a quick blog entry or photo and categorize it by that ancestor’s name. You will find a category list on the right side of the editing page. If your entry involves more than one ancestor, you can check each applicable one. If it involves all of them in general, that (more…)