tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88742114712685656322024-03-13T23:44:52.701-07:00Ross, O'Meara, Gibson BlogPlus Thompson, Jackson, Alawine Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874211471268565632.post-65274873424845847372019-06-07T17:47:00.001-07:002022-08-31T17:02:08.331-07:00A year of Grant<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My baby boy and his boy both have February birthdays.<br />
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Hard to believe this little ball of energy has been with us for over a year now, love him and his sister so much.<br />
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We had such a good time at his birthday party.<br />
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A birthday card for Dad, he and Mom always look so happy.<br />
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We got to meet Grant minutes after he was born.<br />
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He is such a happy little boy. I couldn't resist using him for this Under the Ocean Challenge.<br />
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I put this together for a Favorite City Challenge. Bo and I spent some time here on our anniversary a few years ago. Old Town became our Home away from Home when Bo was working there. We went to Julian on my birthday and played in the Snow. I always have a great time there. ~Sandra</div>
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I made this page for a Scrapbook Challenge. Olivia loves to sing and already knows her ABCs.<br />
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Another page I made for a Challenge. Peter Rabbit is one of my favorite books, so I was thrilled to find this Peter Rabbit themed kit. I created the background paper.<br />
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I also created the ducks and butterflies as part of the challenge.<br />
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And then added the word art. It was a Progressive Challenge so we did it in stages.<br />
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We were doing Line Contours for this Challenge. It turned out interesting. Pictured is Cousin Laverne, with Aunt Frances and Aunt Jewel.<br />
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Olivia helped me with my Paper Cutouts.<br />
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And this turned into a nice Sketch of myself. ~AlasandraAlastriona, The Cats and Dogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874211471268565632.post-793238138994681672018-05-14T06:50:00.000-07:002018-05-14T06:50:09.619-07:00Mother's Day and Graduation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hazel Jackson is thrilled to be a Great Grandmother. And Baby Grant looks enchanted with her.<br />
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I love this picture as it has 3 generations of Mother's. Katie Carter Alawine, Sandra Alawine (me) and Hazel Jackson. With Olivia and Grant Alawine and Great Grandpa Wayne Jackson.<br />
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Sean got his Masters degree. I am very proud of my Baby Boy.<br />
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Sean was very touched that his Grandmother Jeanette Alawine, Cousin Noah, and Grandma Hazel and Grandpa Wayne came to celebrate his day.<br />
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And it meant a lot to him and to me that Jonathan Alawine and his family came to share the day.<br />
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Katie, Olivia and Grant Alawine Easter 2018. It's Grant's first Easter.<br />
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Olivia's Easter picture from last year.<br />
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I was learning how to do half tone, in this picture I finally nailed it.<br />
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But my practice pictures created some interesting effects.<br />
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This I was learning to do coming out of teh frame. It does ook as if she is fixing to crawl right out of the picture.<br />
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We meet Jonathan, Katie and Olivia at the Fair last year, it was a lot of fun.<br />
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And last but not least me and Sean. <br />
<br />Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874211471268565632.post-44674877804943070072018-04-06T04:50:00.002-07:002018-04-06T04:50:56.520-07:00March 25th 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Grant was baptized March 25th, 2018 at <span class="fwn fcg"><span class="fcg"><span class="fwb">Safe Harbor United Methodist Church, in Moss Point, MS. He got to enjoy some quality time with his Great Grandmother Jeanette Alawine and his Great Grandpa Wayne Jackson and Great Grandma Hazel Jackson during the service. </span></span></span><br />
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Grandma Sandra Alawine and Grandpa Bo Alawine are thrilled with the bouncing boy. These pictures were taken right after he was born. He decided to make a really fast entry.<br />
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And of course we cherish him. Grant is wearing the same outfit Jonathan wore for his baptism. Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874211471268565632.post-82905048033440239232018-03-08T04:59:00.000-08:002018-03-08T04:59:14.186-08:00Scrapbook Pages <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a blast with Olivia at the Jackson County Fair.<br />
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She actually got to pet the rabbit.<br />
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The gender reveal party was lots of fun.<br />
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And Olivia turned 2 December 9th, 2017.<br />
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We had a small party for her here at our house.<br />
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Then she had a bigger party with her friends a few days after her birthday.<br />
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I made these pages for a scrapbook challenge and thought they turned out OK.<br />
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Can you tell I LOVE being a Grandma.<br />
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A page I made using a photograph of the Thompsons<br />
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Our newest addition to the family.<br />
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Has been added to the family trees. Of course it is through Mary Agnes O'Meara, his Great-Great-Grandmother that he is related to the Ross, O'Mire, and Gibson branch.<br />
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And through me he is related to the Jackson branch.<br />
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And through Grandpa Bo who he is named after the Alawine branch.<br />
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This is his very First picture.<br />
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This is Andrew Jackson Mott, those of us related to the Thompsons are related to him.<br />
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Rebecca Bell Ross O'Mire Gibson. She looks so young in the picture, but she has already had 3 kids and been widowed. This is her second husband Henry Gibson and their children <span class=" UFICommentActorAndBody"><span><span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>James and Lucian Gibson.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Walter Harold Thompson holding ME!!!!!<br />
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We are standing in front of Grandma Agnes and Grandpa Cloey Thompson's House in Meridian, Mississippi.<br />
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Baby Shower for Grant Alawine, he has yet to arrive although his due date was this past Thursday. Apparently he is going to be fashionably late like his Grandmother. And Olivia is enjoying hanging out with the Alawine side of the family. BTW I made the fruit baby in the watermelon.<br />
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Me (Sandra Alawine) my sister in law Melissa Alawine (Back row) Shannon Alawine Hunt, Bo's Step-Mother Jeanette Alawine and Melissa's daughter Britney Lister (Front Row).<br />
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She is such a happy little girl.<br />
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And this is an idea board I did for a scrapbook challenge. Back Row: Sean & Jonathan, Front Row: Bo, Sandra (holding Olivia) and Katie. We are in the process of remodeling our kitchen at the moment I am waiting to see what designs the cabinet guy has come up with. ~SandraAlastriona, The Cats and Dogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874211471268565632.post-40322735397570718742018-01-19T04:00:00.000-08:002018-01-19T04:00:11.506-08:00Annie O'Meara<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We don't know much about Annie as our branch of the family lost touch with everyone after Martin Francis O'Meara died in 1906. She looks very stylish in this photograph and look at that tiny waist. Apparently Annie is the one I can thank for my tiny waist (before kids) and big hips.Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874211471268565632.post-56293558122482469722018-01-18T04:41:00.000-08:002018-01-18T04:41:35.492-08:00Modern Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When my eldest son, Jonathan, was in the first grade he took part in a <a href="http://www.flatstanleyproject.com/">Flat Stanley project</a>. We sent Stanley off to visit our cousins Lisa, Alexander and Tristan and they sent us a wonderful letter all about the adventure they took Stanley on.Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874211471268565632.post-61413276641545665682018-01-01T10:03:00.003-08:002018-02-10T09:19:51.484-08:001906 - The Black Hole<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After Martin Francis O'Meara died in 1906 all contact was lost with his family. While Martin could read and write his wife Rebecca Ross could not. Apparently not many people in Mississippi and Alabama could at that time. So sadly they never knew what happened to Martin just that he stopped writing. After his death Rebecca packed up their kids and moved backed to her parents until she married Mr. Gibson so the O'Meara's no longer had her address either.<br />
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A lot can be gleaned from a census in 1911 Margaret was still alive (age 83) but had retired from Farming. Her son James Joseph (and he used both names here so I think he was probably the one giving the information as he went by Joe) was listed as the Head of the Household and married age 44. His wife is listed as Catherine and they had 3 children James O'Meara (age 4) Martin O'Meara (age 3) and Catherine O'Meara (age 1 1/2) so we can surmise he had been married around 5 years. Also of note Annie is no longer living with them. Since the family lost contact with them after Martin's death we have no way of knowing if she married or died, the only thing we do know is that in 1911 she was no longer living in the family home with her Mother and Brother as she was in 1901.<br />
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Today when the large majority of people can read and write and those who can't can still make phone calls it's hard to imagine completely losing touch with your family. But sadly in the 1900's this occurred all to frequently. Not only did they lose touch with Martin Frances' family that stayed in Ireland they lost touch with his brothers that Immigrated to America with him. For the O'Meara's it was like a black hole opened up and swallowed Martin Francis and his wife and children up. And for Rebecca Ross with no way to contact them and no way to read letters that were sent to her it was like they ceased to exist. Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874211471268565632.post-43126374779300622742017-12-31T10:48:00.000-08:002017-12-31T10:54:30.224-08:00Pictures from Ireland & Martin Francis' Siblings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My thanks to Cheri Moore and Pat O'Mire for sharing these pictures from their trip in June 2007. I hope they both will write post for the blog telling more about the trip.<br />
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This does add credence to Mary being James and Margaret's daughter and perhaps Martin Francis named his eldest daughter after his eldest sister?<br />
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Richard was Martin Francis' younger brother born in 1861. Even though the brothers came to America together they didn't stick together. Richard made his home in Chicago, Illinois and was a police officer. His wife's name was Annie Brennan O'Meara<br />
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Patrick was Martin Francis' older brother born in 1857. From this picture he was apparently in New York.<br />
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Annie or Anne was the baby of the family born in 1868. This is possibly a picture of her brother James Joseph born in 1867 as both James and Annie stayed in Ireland and were unmarried according to the 1901 census. Another possibility is a picture of Timothy born in 1859. Apparently I inherited my big hips from Annie and in my younger days (before marriage and kids) I had that ridiculously tiny waist too. Grandmother Agnes' had to take most of my clothing in at the waist. <br />
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The 1901 Census of Ireland has Margaret O'Meara listed as the head of the household and age 75, James O'Meara (age 33) is listed as her son and Annie O'Meara (age 32) as her daughter Margaret's occupation is listed as Farmer and James and Annie are listed as Farmer's son and daughter. Margaret is listed as widowed while both James and Annie are unmarried and all can read and write. There was also a domestic servant age 30 Bridget (O'Connor) and a Farm servant age 27 Dennis O'Donoghu who can read and write and are unmarried. While the script is lovely it's hard to read. But the bottom right corner has my <b>Great Great Grandmother's signature Margaret O'Meara </b>Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874211471268565632.post-40153084029809182482017-12-31T01:00:00.000-08:002017-12-31T01:00:50.084-08:00Last name: O'Meara O'Meara is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic surname O' Meadra. This translates
as "The descendant of the merry one", from the ancient word meadhar,
meaning merry, and applying to the first chief of the clan. Who this was
is not clear, but the clan originated from the town of Toomevara in
County Tipperary, to which they gave their surname, and they are almost
unique amongst the Irish surnames in never having lost the "O" prefix.
To add to the confusion the name also came into England through the
Huguenot refugees, one Jacques Maro for example, being recorded at the
French Huguenot church, Threadneedle Street, London on October 17th
1683. Other recordings of the surname include John Mara of the
Pensioners Army Hospital, Chelsea on May 17th 1761, and Daniel Mara of
Holborn on August 31st 1769. The first recorded spelling of the family
name is believed to be that of Dermot O'Meara, a doctor and poet, and
author of the first medical work to be printed in Dublin in 1619. His
precise dates of birth and death are not known, but his son Edmund
O'Meara, also a doctor died in Dublin in 1680. The name is also
associated with <b>Limerick, Joseph O'Mara of that city being the founder
of the O'Mara Opera Company</b>. Throughout the centuries surnames in every
country have continued to "develop", often leading to astonishing
variants of the original spelling. In our family the spelling was changed to O'Mire
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Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874211471268565632.post-56191153247823536202017-12-30T05:24:00.001-08:002017-12-30T05:29:20.171-08:00Martin Frances O'MearaBig thanks to Sharon Eller for obtaining this information from the <a href="http://www.limerickcity.ie/Library/CityLibraryTheGranary/">Limerick Regional Archives by the The Granary, Michael Street Limerick</a> Director Dr. S.C. O'Mahony and Research Assistant Mary Pyne.<br />
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A baptismal record was located in the Roman Catholic parish of Bruff, County Limerick. Martin was born in Bruff in 1858 and was the son of James O'Meara and Margaret Hartigan. He was baptized on the 12th of December 1858 and his godparents were Patrick O'Mara (*We found that the surname was variously spelt O'Mara and O'Meara, the O'Mara spelling being used slightly more often. This does not indicate the spelling used by the family but is rather the preference of whatever priest wrote the records) and Sarah McCarthy.<br />
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The marriage record of James O'Meara and Margaret Hartigan was found in the Roman Catholic parish of Manister, County Limerick, which is a neighboring parish of Bruff. they were married on the 24th of January 1855. The witnesses to the marriage were Timothy O'Mara and Cornelius Hartigan. James and Margaret had the following issue who were all baptized in the Roman Catholic parish of Bruff:<br />
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Date/Name/Godparents<br />
Born May 21 1857 Patrick O'Meara (Godparents) Stephen Gleason & Catherine Hartigan<br />
Born December 12 1858 Martin O'Meara (Godparents) Patrick O'Mara & Sarah McCarthy<br />
Born December 15 1859 Timothy O'Meara (Godparents) Peter & Mary McCarthy<br />
Born March 30 1861 Richard O'Meara (Godparents) Martin McCarthy & Mary Anne O'Mara<br />
Born January 31 1863 Bridget O'Meara (Godparents) John McCarthy & Johanna Hartigan<br />
Born September 18 1864 John O'Meara (Godparents) Timothy Downes & Margaret Gleeson<br />
Born November 1 1867 James O'Meara (Godparents) Richard McCarthy & Ellen Gleeson<br />
Born September 23 1868 Anne O"Meara (Godparents) Patrick & Mary Anne O'Meara<br />
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* Possible elder sister Mary We also found the baptismal record of Mary O'Mara daughter of James O'Mara and Ellen Hartigan who was baptized in Bruff on the 14th of December 1855. The godparents were John Hartigan and Margaret O'Mara. We cannot find a record of any other children born to this couple nor can we find a marriage record of such a couple. It is possible that an error was made in recording the mother's name as Ellen on the original record (particularly as the godmother was Margaret O'Mara) and that in fact Mary O'Mara was the eldest child of James O'Mara and Margaret Hartigan.<br />
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James O'Meara (Martin's Father) was the son of Patrick O'Meara and Mary Connell and was baptized April 25 1825 in the Roman Catholic parish of Bruff, County Limerick. The Godparents were William and Margaret Gleeson. <br />
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This information comes from my Mother (Hazel Thompson Jackson)<br />
Martin Frances O'Meara died in Selma Alabama July 1906 buried at Bassett Creek Church Cemetery He worked for the Gulf Ship Island Railroad in Alabama. Wife's name Sarah Rebecca Bell Ross<br />
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(Brother) Richard L. O'Meara Died August 18th 1925 married Annie Brennan (born March 14, 1865). Patrolman in the Chicago Police Department (October 8th 1893) previous occupation laborer. Retired in 1917. Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8874211471268565632.post-39742683410152591992017-12-29T05:15:00.001-08:002017-12-29T05:15:32.535-08:00Mary Agnes O'Meara Thompson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was inspired to start this blog by my husband's Aunt who started one for the Alawine family. I hope more family members will contribute so we can have a vibrant family history to pass on to the younger generation.<br />
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Funnily enough Grandma Agnes seems to have been the only one who kept the "Irish" spelling of the O'Meara name her older brother at some point started spelling it O'Mire and Mother (Hazel Thompson Jackson) said Aunt Maggie spelled it O'Mara. <br />
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I am using the O'Meara spelling as that seems to be the original spelling, but Daniel Webster O'Meara and Daniel Webster O'Mire are the same person. And for his descendants I will probably switch to the O'Mire spelling as that will be the spelling used on all official documents pertaining to them.<br />
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Sara Viola Rebecca Bell Ross is the ancestor that the O'Meara's, Gibson's and Thompson's have in common. as after Martin Francis died she married Grandpa Gibson. At some point I will do some less pretty and more detailed family trees. My apologies if I have made any mistakes please feel free to correct me.<br />
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This one picks up with Agnes marrying Cloey and traces my Mother's line. I am still waiting to find out what Baby Boy's name is going to be. At some point I hope to do the Jackson side of my family too. If anyone has family trees that can be uploaded please share. While these are pretty they lack a lot of info you normally find in family trees.<br />
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~Alasandra (aka Sandra Ruth Jackson) <br />
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