Visiting with My Love Family
2007
On
Friday June 15, 2007 Marlene and I went to Ashland, Alabama. It is in Clay County
where my Mom and her Family grew up. Uncle Wilbern Love, Aunt Mattie and their
two children Huel and Edna Sue were still living there in 1930. We met with
our cousins Maylon Love Mullins, her brother Billy Bob Love and Grady Gill,
decendants of Jefferson Davis Love. He is a brother of our grandfather George
Francis Love! Grady, who now lives in the Atlanta, GA. area offered to show
us around.
The
first area that we visited was the Millerville district where Grady Gill grew
up, and our Love Family's lived, from about 1870 till our grandfather George
moved to Elmore, County in the early 1920's.We know he died in Wetumpka in 1926!
He had moved there so his wife Joshphine Nance Love would be closer to her relatives.
Below is a link to the 1920 census, George is at the bottom of Page! You will
need to enlarge it!
1920 Census, Clay County- Millerville
District!
Grady Gill, myself and wife Marlene!
Joined
by Maylon, and her brother Billy one of our 1st stop's was the Millerville Baptist
Cemetery! This is behind our common relative Jefferson Davis Love and his wife
Ethel Ann Ray!
The
headstone we are standing behind is for Grady's Mom & Dad Thurman Gill and
Sadie Williams. The head stone on left above is of his grandparents, Thomas
N. Gill and Rosa Lee Love daughter of Jefferson Davis Love!!
This is Grady's Uncle Jim Gill!
After
we left the Cemetery we stopped at Grady's mother-in-law's house for a short
visit and she was kind enough to supply us with water! Maylon wanted to ask
her some genealogy questions about some other Family members. She also reccomended
a local resturant for lunch! Grady being the perfect host treated! What a great
way to spend time with your cousins!!
Click
on Pictures for Enlargement or Click on Flag for Cousin Maylon and Brother Bill
Love Page!!
Another
day Marlene and I drove down to visit my cousin Bill Brown who lives in Lineville,
Al. which is also in Clay County. I had a large group of pictures from my Mom
with no name. I was hoping he could identify some of them? Bill is the son of
my Aunt Lizzie Love. Several of her nephews and nieces live in the area. I also
took the photos to Lafayette to share with cousin Sara Love Harper! Several
was photos of her Family! She was in awe of one photo of her Dad Sam Love with
a girl friend. He was a good looking young man!! Then it was on to CA. and home!!