Nancy Adaline (Thompson) Bolinger (1861-1939)

I was also fortunate to have the chance to scan in other photos at my cousin's place. Here's one of my great-great-grandmother Mary Jane (Thompson) McNeill's little sisters, Nancy Adaline Bolinger. I believe she was called "Nan." I am presently reconstructing her family from the record. I would love to hear from any of her descendants.

Nan's husband was Henry C. Bolinger (1858-1928). I found and photographed their graves this past weekend in Cisco, Eastland Co., TX at the Oakwood Cemetery. Their graves are located up on the north edge of the cemetery nearest the railroad tracks and just west of the maintenance buildings.

Henry was from Arkansas, apparently. His middle name may have been Clay, but was possibly Charles.

James Theodore Petzold at about Eight Years

Thanks to my cousin, with whom I spent most of this past Monday up in Erath Co., TX, I am happy to share a great picture of my Daddy at about the age of eight. He's a good-looking boy, which is common to mutts (as our new President might say), and obviously a real charmer. I don't recall seeing this particular photo before, so this is a fortunate fruit of my genealogical field-tripping. Enjoy!

Valley Mills is in Bosque Co., TX. It is an ancestral hometown for me and the place on Earth where my body will be buried.