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Mary E. Petty
Daniel B. Petty
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Oliver Perry Petty
Nathaniel T. Petty
John Franklin Petty
W. O. Petty
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Elmer Dennis Hopkins & Emma Ewers Taylor
James Arton Hopkins & Lucinda Howard
John Covey Hopkins
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Elijah L. Hopkins
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Lanier & Bennett
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Elmer Dennis Hopkins & Emma Ewers Taylor
John Cook Taylor & Emma Jane Owens
Grace Taylor
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William Robert Taylor
Emma Ewers Taylor
Hartford Conn Taylor
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Photo: David & Faye's Wedding
David McCauley and Faye Hopkins's wedding on 18 February 1950 with David's siblings and nephew.
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Photo: Faye Hopkins & Emma Jane Taylor
Emma Jane Owens Taylor and her youngest granddaughter, Faye Hopkins, at the Brodhead Fair about 1939.
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Photo: Lucinda and James Arton Hopkins
Lucinda and James Arton Hopkins, Abt 1932, near Blanchester, Ohio.
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Photo: Mollie Hankins Clements at Her Mother's Grave
Mollie Hankins Clements at her mother's (Isabella Jane Goodloe Hankins Yates Devault) grave at Grapevine Cemetery, Hopkins County, Kentucky.
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Photo: Elizabeth Angeline McCauley
Elizabeth Angeline McCauley, daughter of John William McCauley and Verda Waller Hankins, born 23 November 1915, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
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Verda's Middle Name
Growing up, I "knew" my grandmother's name was Verda Jane Hankins McCauley, but that wasn't entirely accurate.
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Photo: John C. Taylor on His Front Porch
John Cook Taylor on his front porch at Buckeye near Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, early 1930s.
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Photo: Bessie & Emma Hopkins
Sisters-in-law, Bessie Hamlin Hopkins and Emma Taylor Hopkins, on their in-law's porch at Gum Sulphur, Kentucky, early 1920s.
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Photo: Jimmy Hankins w/McCauley Nieces & Nephew
Jimmy Hankins with nieces Jimmie, Lois, and Gladys and nephew David McCauley. Jimmy visiting Kentucky from California.
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Most Wanted: Emma E. Lanier Childers Found!
DNA led to the discovery of Emma Lanier Childers and three of her children living in Denver, Colorado, Kansas City,
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Photo: Bob, Gordon, & Vernon Lucas
Gordon and Vernon McCauley Lucas with their youngest child, Bob.
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Photo: Marie, Emma Jane, Susie, & Tiny
Emma Jane Owens Taylor having dinner at her step-daughter, Susie Taylor Krueger's home, with granddaughters Marie and Tiny.
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Family Stories
Maternal
Grandparents: Elmer Dennis Hopkins & Emma Ewers Taylor
Great-Grandparents: John Cook Taylor & Emma Jane Owens
Great-Grandparents: James Arton Hopkins & Lucinda Howard
Paternal
Grandparents: John William McCauley & Verda Waller Hankins
Great-Grandparents: Thomas Leander Hankins & Samantha Angeline Petty
2nd Great-Grandparents: Albert Elvie Hankins & Isabella Jane Goodloe
2nd Great-Grandparents: John R. Petty & Margaret E. Thomas