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Thursday, July 28, 2005
daniel boone creech  This is my great great grandfather, Daniel Boone Creech, b. ca. 1840. I found this photo of him on a website devoted to Civil War veterans today - published, obviously, by a cousin of mine. I took a screen shot of the page and copied the picture. I've e-mailed her to get a copy of it. Maybe it will be a little better quality.Daniel B. was the father of William Creech, b. 1865, my g-grandfather, who was the father of my grandmother (my Mammaw), Viola Creech, b. 1915, d. 1979. I remember my Mammaw telling me stories about her older brother "Dan'l" - named after his grandfather there. Today is my first glimpse that far back on the Creech side of my family. Very cool. My father's parents were both Creeches when they were married. This was fairly common at the time and place. They were, as I found later, 3rd cousins. Daniel B. Creech was the first cousin of my other gg-grandfather Creech, Henry Blair Creech, b. 1835 - the father of Joseph A. Creech, b. 1875, d. 1940 - the father of Delmer Creech, b. 1906, d. 1967 (my Pappaw), husband of Viola. Daniel and Henry were both Union veterans of the Civil War, serving respectively in Company's C and B of the Harlan County Battalion - a Union home guard unit. OK, that's all for tonight.
posted by + Alan - 10:59 PM
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This web site is great, enjoyed the photos of the |
Welcome to one of my slight addictions - genealogical research. I thought it would be a good idea to start a blog devoted to this alone. I'll use this as a place to "keep" my records together and share them with my family members who are interested. Volenti Nil Difficile! helpful links Harlan County Research recent posts archives
July 2005 my family tree sketch
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