Re: Flora McRae and James Pearl
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In reply to:
Flora McRae and James Pearl
Horrall West 10/16/07
FLORA MCRAE AND JAMES PEARL WERE MY GGRANDPARENTS.MY GRANDMOTHER WAS FANNIE (FRANCIS)J.PEARL BORN IN DAYTON,MARENGO COUNTY,AL.SHE MARRIED MY GRANDFATHER BENJAMIN EUGENE DEVAN B.1846 D.1906 IN ARLINGTON ,AL.I JUST WENT TO THE DAYTON METHODIST CHURCH (WHICH WAS SPARED FROM ONE OF THE TORNADO'S THAT TOUCHED DOWN IN AL.IN DAYTON THIS PAST WEEK)I WENT TO THE CEMETERY TO TRY AND FIND FLORA MCRAE PEARL'S GRAVE.THIS CEMETERY IS BEAUTIFUL AND VERY OLD AND I LOOKED BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE HER GRAVE.I LIVE ON THE GULF COAST AND PLAN TO GO AGAIN SOON TO SEE IF I CAN FIND IT.I DID FIND A CARRIE PEARL MARRIED TO J.K.CONNOR WHICH I BELIEVE WAS ONE OF HER CHILDREN SHE WAS BFEB.25,1856(I THINK,HARD TO READ)D.DEC. 17,1919.ALSO THERE WERE ALOT OF THORNHILL GRAVES WHICH IS I BELIEVE HOW THEY ENDED UP IN AL.I THINK MAYBE ONE OF FLORA'S SISTERS OR SOMEONE WAS MARRIED TO A THORNHILL.ALSO MY AUNT NELLIE DEVAN MARRIED A THORNHILL ABOUT 1910 IN ARLINGTON,WILCOX COUNTY,AL. THESE COMMUNITIES ARE ALL FAIRLY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER BUT IF YOU DONT KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FOR CEMETERY THEY MAY BE HARD TO FIND.I WONDER IF THERE WAS A FAMILY CEMETERY IN DAYTON,AL THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT.THE DEVAN'S HAVE A FAMILY CEMETERY THAT I THINK ONLY I KNOW ABOUT AND IT IS HARD TO FIND OR SEE IT IS SO GROWN OVER.IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT FLORA MCRAE OR JAMES PEARL I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU MY EMAIL IS [email protected] IS A BOOK BEING WRITTEN ABOUT THE MCRAE'S AND I WANT CORRECT INFORMATION IN THAT BOOK ABOUT MY FAMILY.
THANK YOU
DEENA DEVAN(MAIDEN NAME)LOPER(PREVIOUS MARRIAGE)ROBINS