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Photo: Lucinda and James Arton Hopkins
Lucinda and James Arton Hopkins, Abt 1932, near Blanchester, Ohio. Read more
Photo: Mollie Hankins Clements at her Mother's (Isabella Jane Goodloe Hankins Yates Devault) Grave
Mollie Hankins Clements at her mother's (Isabella Jane Goodloe Hankins Yates Devault) grave at Grapevine Cemetery, Hopkins County, Kentucky. Read more
Photo: Elizabeth Angeline McCauley
Elizabeth Angeline McCauley, daughter of John William McCauley and Verda Waller Hankins, born 23 November 1915, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Read more
Verda's Middle Name
Growing up, I "knew" my grandmother's name was Verda Jane Hankins McCauley, but that wasn't entirely accurate. Read more
Photo: John C. Taylor on his porch
John Cook Taylor on his front porch at Buckeye near Mt. Vernon, Kentucky, early 1930s. Read more
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. Read more
Photo: Jimmy Hankins with McCauley Nieces & Nephew
Jimmy Hankins with nieces Jimmie, Lois, and Gladys and nephew David McCauley. Jimmy visiting Kentucky from California. Read more
Most Wanted: Emma Lanier Childers Found!
DNA led to the discovery of Emma Lanier Childers and three of her children living in Denver, Colorado, Kansas City, Read more
Photo: Bob, Gordon, & Vernon Lucas
Gordon and Vernon McCauley Lucas with their youngest child, Bob. Read more
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. Read more
Photo - Grant Hopkins
Grant Hopkins, son of James Arton Hopkins and Lucinda Howard, at their home near Brodhead, Kentucky. Read more
Postcard from David to Joe
David Hankins McCauley sent a postcard to his oldest brother, Joseph Lee McCauley on 8 March 1946—less than two months Read more