Thursday, October 21, 2010

Those Places - Euell Bunion Handy's Home


Euell and Oma Handy lived here.  The house is at Meadows of Dan, Virginia

This is a picture of my uncle Euell and Oma Handy's Farm in Meadows of Dan, Virginia back in the 1970's.  I remember going their with my mother, Delcie and my twin sister, Paula to visit when we were kids.  Uncle Uuell had a big farm, almost 200 acres I think.  When we would visit he used to take us for a walk around a small part of the farm.  He would also drive us around in his truck down the old dirt roads to look around and one time he hit a bump so hard we nearly fell out of the back of the truck.  

I also remember when we were younger and my eye level was at countertop hight, Aunt Oma was churning butter the old fashion way with a butter churn and Uncle Euell was just coming inside to visit with us.  When he came home from his hunting trip he wanted to know if we wanted to stay for dinner and slapped 2 or 3 dead squirrels on the counter.  When my little eyes say those dead squirrels on the counter, at my eye level, I ran from the kitchen onto the front porch and said "I want to go home, I am not eat squirrel!"  For some reason everyone thought that was funny but me.


Euell Handy in the 1970's

Euell Handy talking to my mother, Delcie and Deb looking on in her blue blazer. 
Paula, my twin, and I in our little red outfits looking at the goat
 and talking to Aunt Oma.  Picture taken in the late 1970's

Uncle Euell and Mom, Delcie Handy Blades
Taken in the late 1970's

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Adding Tabs - Blades Surname, Handy Surname and Unknown Photos

I have added some tabs to my blog page.  So far I have added three.  They are Blades Surname, Handy Surname and Unknown Photos.  The Blades and Handy tabs I plan on adding Pedgree Charts and Family Group Sheets for the Blades' and Handy's in my family tree.  Some go back two hundred years.

The Unknown Pictures tab is for pictures of people who are unknown to us that Sharon, my sister and I found while going through hundres of photos she got from our Grammy Blades and Grammy Davis on my Dad's side a very long time ago.

If you know any of these people under any of my tabs, I would appreciate it if you would email me at bladeshandyblog@gmail.com and let me know. Thanks.

Here is a sample of what will appear on the other tabs.



William Robert Blades Pedgree Chart

Delcie May Handy Pedgree Chart

Unknown Picture
Just Married

Wordless Wednesday - My Little Helper

Fluffy - On nice days he sits in the
window to help me do research and blog.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Tombstone Tuesday - Virginia Pauline Handy Clifton and Guy Clifton





Here are the tombstones for my mother's sister, (Virginia) Pauline Handy Clifton and her husband, Guy S. Clifton.  Virginia Pauline Handy was born 31 Aug 1921 in Patrick County, Virginia and died 18 Mar 1991 in Roanoke, Virginia.  Her husband Guy was born 23 May 1920 in Patrick County, Virginia and died 26 Nov 2009 in Roanoke, Virginia.  They are both buried at Evergreen Burial Park in Roanoke, Virginia.