Not too long ago, as you may recall, I shared a few family stories here that had been handed down by my great grandmother’s cousin, Mattie Belle Wise (1892-1992). Well, I’ve got another family story to share with you today. This one, however, comes from my recently-discovered fourth cousin, Stephen Wise. [Stephen reached out to […]
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The story about my great, great grandfather nearly severing the leg of his brother with an axe
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged axes, Billy V. Wise, Caesarea Church of Christ, Elkhorn Creek, family history, fishing, Fox and Hounds, geneology, George Henry Wise, Georgetown, James Monroe Wise, James Monroe “Roe” Wise, Jefferson Davis Wise, Jennie Tucker Wise, John Anderson Wise, legs, Lexington, Long Branch, Minnie Wise, Minnie Wise Florian, Minorsville, Scott County, Seth Wise, Stephen Wise, Thomas Richard Wise, tobacco, trotline 6 Comments
Finding my family’s version of “Little House in the Big Woods”
Quite often, I find myself thinking things like, “If not for this one thing having happened, I likely wouldn’t be where I am today.” I wonder, for instance, if my father hadn’t gotten into an accident that kept him from shipping off for Vietnam, how my life might have turned out differently. Or I start […]
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One more post on my great grandparents, Curtis Florian and Minnie Wise Florian
A few days ago, I posted a little something here about the young lives of my great grandparents Curtis Florian (1892-1977) and Minnie Wise Florian (1892-1981), who were married at the age of 19 in Woodlake, Kentucky, on February 28, 1912. Well, I guess that post of mine inspired my aunt in D.C., who just […]
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 1912, Florian, genealogy, Grover Cleveland Wise, Jefferson Davis Wise, Kentucky, Laura Hutchernson, Laura Hutchinson, Ma Florian, Mark Maynard Archives, Mark's ancestors, Mark's aunt Betsy, marriage certificate, Mimi Gladys, Minnie Wise Florian, obituary, Oliver Florian, Ollie Florian, Pa Florian, Wise, Woodlake 6 Comments