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Every journey begins with a single step. When I took the first step of filling out a simple pedigree chart I had no idea that I had just begun a marvelous journey. As I gathered together names, dates and places from my box of scraps and copies of old, musty family group sheets, I turned to my computer to aid me in the search. Computers and their search engines are amazing! Stories about our ancestors began popping up all over. Growing up with a storytelling father, I always knew we had an interesting family. In fact, the art of storytelling seems to run in the family. The stories I found about these ancestors brought them to life for me. Finding stories on the internet was like putting together a very large and complicated jigsaw puzzle. My quest took me to many small communities and their museums and cemeteries. As I searched for missing pieces, the picture became clearer. I began to know and love these people. I am inspired by their faith, amazed by their endurance and humbled by their sacrifices. They were also not perfect. I extend to them the gift of compassion and understanding that they did the best they could with what they had and what they knew and believed. It is my hope that you will enjoy learning about our family and find inspiration in knowing who they were and understanding who you are.


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What's In a Name?

Documentation

The information presented here is well-documented for at least 3 generations beyond Coral & Percy and most often more. Some of the further generations reflect work done by others and were acquired through Ancestry.com & One World Tree. They should be viewed as a "guide" and not specifically as factual. I have tried to remove anything that seemed in error.

Black Family Pedigree Chart

Black Family Pedigree Chart
Clifton Lee represents all of Coral & Percy's children.

Think About It

THINK ABOUT IT - - - - - REALLY IS SORT OF MIND BOGGELING
    

THE YEAR 1908

This will boggle your mind, It did mine! 
The year is 1908. 
One hundred years ago. 
What a difference a century makes! 
Here are some statistics for the Year 1908:
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The average life expectancy was 47 years. 

Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub. 

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. 

There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. 

The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower

The average wage in 1908 was 22 cents per hour. 

The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year..

A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, 
A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME.

Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!
Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which 
were condemned in the press AND the government as 'substandard.' 

Sugar cost four cents a pound.

Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.

Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.

Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used
Borax or egg yolks for shampoo. 

Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason. 

Five leading causes of death were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza 
2.Tuberculosis 
3.Diarrhea 
4.Heart disease 
5. Stroke

The American flag had 45 stars. 

The population of Las Vegas , Nevada, was only 30!!!!

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea 
hadn't been invented yet.

There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. 

Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write. 
Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. 

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, 'Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health.' (Shocking? DUH! )

Eighteen percent of households had at least 
One full-time servant or domestic help.

There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE!  U.S.A.! 

Now I forwarded this from someone else without typing 
It myself, and sent it to you and others all over Canada & U.S.A
Possibly the world, in a matter of seconds! 

Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years. 
IT STAGGERS THE MIND!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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