Sunday, February 16, 2014

This Week On My Family History Calendar

Feb.16-Feb.22





Feb. 17-The 128th birthday of my Paternal Great Grandmother Louvinia Blanche Thames Hudson (1886 -1918) Blanche was born in Clarendon County, SC to Benjamin Thomas Thames(1854-1931) and Margaret Francis Gibson (1854-1929).

Feb. 20-My Paternal 3rd Great Grandmother, Mary Alice Dargan Bradford (1825-1875), died 138 years ago in Sumter County, SC.


©Cheri Hudson Passey

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Wordless Wednesday: Newspaper Tributes- My Great Grandmother Blanche Hudson



Manning Times, Manning, SC, 10 Nov. 1919, pg. 3

Louvinia Blanche Thames Hudson
( 886-1918)
Original owned by Cheri Hudson Passey
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Manning Times, Manning, SC, 31 Dec. 1919, pg.8
































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Sunday, February 9, 2014

This Week On My Family History Calendar

Feb. 9-15




Feb. 9-
 The 285 birthday of my Paternal 6th Great Grandmother. Catherine Ann Singleton Dargan (1729-abt. 808) was born in Virginia and died in Sumter County, SC.

Feb. 14- My Paternal Grandfather, Benjamin Allen Hudson (1918-1976) died 38 years ago in Lake City, Florence,SC. Ben is buried in the Sumter City Cemetery, Sumter, SC.

©Cheri Hudson Passey