A Blog with Baylor County, Texas Roots!

The other day I was very happy to find the blog Moments in Time, A Genealogy Blog by Diana Quinn. Of course, I am always thrilled to find blogs with roots in areas where I research, but that covers most of the South, a bit of New England, and, for my husband’s family, New York and New Jersey. But to find someone researching in Baylor County, the area where my mother was born and grew up (and which also has a few distant family branches from my father’s side) and a county which has never had more than a few thousand residents, is a real treat.

Diana’s family research extends well beyond Texas; recent posts connected with Irish research deal with the Irish Uprising.

An Ornament a Day - Day 6

When it comes to ornaments, I like ...

matryoshka-style Santas

marionette Santas (and a marionette Nutcracker Prince who snuck in somehow?)

standing Santas - any old Santa, Father Christmas, or Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) will do. Love 'em.


And I am a true believer in Santa - read about it in the 2008/2009 post, "Advent Calendar Day 6: I KNEW It! I KNEW Santa Was Real!"

An Ornament a Day - Day 5

When it comes to ornaments, I like ...

... reindeer.

An Ornament a Day - Day 4

When it comes to ornaments, I like ...

...hobby horses and merry-go-round horses.

Last year's Advent Calendar post:

Advent Calendar Day 4: Christmas Cards

Surname Saturday: James Raymond Jones and Sarah Alice Brinlee

James Raymond Jones

  b. 10 Mar 1876, Texas

  d. 31 Dec 1931, Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

& Sarah Alice “Allie” Brinlee

  b. 20 Jul 1875, Erath County, Texas

  d. 14 May 1959, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California

|--Daisy Jones

|----b. 25 Feb 1896, Indian Territory

|----d. 25 Jul 1920, Oklahoma

|---& Earl Wilson

|----b. 1889, Indiana

|--Raymond Jones

|----b. 1905, Oklahoma

|---& Anna

|----b. 1909, Arkansas

|--Eliza Jones

|----b. 1910, Coalgate, Coal County, Oklahoma

James Raymond Jones was the son of John Franklin Jones and Sarah Elizabeth Hefley; two of his brothers married two of Sarah’s sisters.  Sarah was the daughter of Richard Mason Brinlee and Sarah Ellen Petit.

I would love to share information with anyone related to/researching this family; you can contact me at my e-mail address, which can be found by going to my profile page (there is a link to that page in the About Me section to the left).

An Ornament a Day - Day 3

When it comes to ornaments, I like ...

... cats.

Hey, what's that last guy doing there? Oh, yeah, he likes to "help." By standing right on top of the ornaments I'm trying to photograph.

The gold-colored cat on the right in the first picture was taken from a belt I bought at a thrift store. We call that "Redneck Recycling."

Last Year's Advent Calendar Post (appropriately):

Advent Calendar Day 3: Christmas Tree Ornaments

An Ornament a Day - Day 2

When it comes to ornaments, I like ...

... birds. All kinds and colors of birds, birds on the wing, perching berds. After all, what's a tree without birds?

Last year's Advent Calendar post:

Advent Calendar Day 2: Holiday Foods

An Ornament a Day - Day 1

For the past two years I have participated in GeneaBloggers' Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories. This year, instead of repeating my posts, I have decided to feature a Christmas tree ornament each day from December 1 to December 25 and post a link to the original posts (I particularly recommend the December 6 post on Santa).

When it comes to ornaments, I like ...

... old-fashioned handmade ornaments. We bought this ornament (and two others similar to it in red and white) at a craft fair more than 25 years ago. These were so beautiful, I had to restrain myself from buying more than three - at $4 each, they seemed so expensive to me then....


Last year's Advent Calendar post:

Advent Calendar Day 1: The Christmas Tree