William Bruce Morgan and Ruth Stemm at the 1925 Morgan Reunion

My maternal great grandparents are Ruth Stemm and William Bruce Morgan. The only picture I have of them together is from this family reunion image. I obtained this image from Bessie who runs Ancestral Ties. William and Ruth are labeled here.

You can also see here in the front row my great great grandfather, Woodson Morgan. On either side of him are two of his brothers. Row 1 has a Lura Morgan listed and I've always wondered if that was the namesake of my grandmother, Mary Lura Morgan. Also, you will note the name Henry Bruce Morgan. Henry Bruce was his grandfather, a rags to riches man who secured the marriage of several Bruces to several Morgans. The tradition of naming descendants to reflect this union of families continued until my mother's generation (i.e. my uncle Bruce Weill) and on both sides of the family. 

Woodson and his siblings and parents are listed here in this country register. 

Lucinda Morgan married the Reverend W.T. Green. Note her middle name of Bruce. Their images and a little bit about how they came to do missionary work in Mexico can be found in this book. 

More on Gerard Morgan and Henry Bruce to come. 

Earnest A. Weill III World War II Photos

I may have  shared a few of these in the past, but here are some more photos that my grandfather, Ernest A. Weill, took during his time stationed in Europe during WWII. I find them utterly captivating.

And this one is my personal favorite. I feel like this one belongs in a museum!

Ernest A. Weill II Marriage License

So, I just found this gem in my genealogy files. Ernest A. Weill II, my great grandfather, was married to Jessie Glenn. He remarried to Chessie Compton. Yes, the brides' first names are very similar. This is their marriage license and you can see she has had to correct her name, from Jessie to Chessie. Just a weird piece of history.

Bonus pic of Ernest with his buddies, "riding" an alligator. I love this pic more than words can express.