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From Bethany and Judy

Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 by Bethany

Welcome to Our Family Forest. Here you will find our families. The names include McCollough, Walker, Corporon, Payne, Figueroa, Longoria, plus many more. We have worked MANY years collecting information and tracking down leads to

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Kimball Cemetery Relocation

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Bethany

A few years ago I came across the Army Corps of Engineer files for the relocation project when they moved the graves from multiple cemeteries to the Kimball Cemetery, so that they could construct the Whitney Dam in 1948. I saved the ones that I needed personally, but bookmarked the link back in case I…

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Revolutionary War / List of Family Members

Posted on September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 by Bethany

Below are family members that were part of the Revolutionary War. Not all of them were soldiers but did their own part to aid the country in winning the war. As you can see, this is a work in progress and will be updated as researched. CORPORON Henry Bailey Greenwood – Patriot recognized by SAR…

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To McCollough Researchers

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Judy McCollough

For any researchers that are trying to research the same line of McCollough’s that we have been, here is something to take note of. It may save you some time, but we are just putting the information out here. My daughter Bethany and I have been researching the McCollough’s for over 20 years. In all…

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Corporon line for Daughters of the Republic of Texas

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 by Bethany

I have been researching the Jenkins line for the last few days and have come to Daniel Milton Larrison. (Chester Miles Corporon > Carrie Lee Jenkins > Freeland Lawrence Jenkins > Sarah Emmaus Larrison > Joel Greenwood Larrison > Daniel Milton Larrison) He came to Texas around 1820, first settling in the Red River area…

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Czech Immigrant Database

Posted on September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 by Bethany

I came across this nice list of Czech immigrants compiled by the The Moravian Heritage Society when I did a quick Google search for my grandmother Margaret’s grandparents. Thought I’d share real quick, as well as not lose it! CzechUSA.com – Immigrant Database

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Clarence E. McCollough military service

Posted on March 16, 2021March 23, 2021 by Judy McCollough

13 Mar 1941 to Oct. 2, 1945…WW II – Army Air Force – Hawaii … 17 Jun 1949 to June 28, 1954…Korean War- US Air Force – Japan … 29 Jun 1964 to Nov 30 1964…Vietnam War – US Air Force – Vietnam …

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MacCulloch’s of Scotland origins

Posted on March 15, 2021September 7, 2021 by Judy McCollough

Our family name MacCulloch has changed from its original spelling from when it was first recorded. There are many variant spellings of the name, but this is the original spelling, and when doing genealogy we have found it helps tremendously if you know the original spelling of your surname. Here is the story of our…

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George Henry Barritt military service

Posted on March 7, 2021March 23, 2021 by Judy McCollough

George Barritt was the husband of Alta Walker.. They were married for 52 years and he passed on May 5th, 2005… George Barritt was a veteran of World War II, where he earned Bronze and Silver Stars and a Purple Heart…

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Abraham Washington Walker Civil War Service

Posted on March 7, 2021March 23, 2021 by Judy McCollough

Abraham Washington Walker enlisted in the military in 1862. Abraham was in the Battle of Corinth, MS…. The siege of Corinth (also known as the first Battle of Corinth) was an American Civil War engagement lasting from April 29 to May 30, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi. A collection of Union forces under the overall command…

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The Corporon Family Photo Collection

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Bethany

After Chester and Margaret (Grandma and Grandpa) passed, their son Charles (Dad) inherited their collection of family photo albums, or some of it. I copied them and posted them to an account at Shutterfly. I soon plan to get them copied over to this site. For now, many of them are not named, but I…

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