Our family has grown, again:

Allred, Branum (Brannum, Branom), Buehler, Collins, Fink, Harkey, Horner, Kinsolving, Krapf, Mosier, Palmer, Perry, Underwood, White, Wilkins, and Wong.

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Vennie Bell Palmer Branum Perry

(1910-1979)

9 September - Special note from Mimi: I have most of my pages updated until December, except on-going blogs, film festivals, and awards. FROM THIS DATE UNTIL THANKSGIVING is the time to SEND any FAMILY PICTURES you might wish to share with your family and friends! See below for rules for sending.

Do you have pictures you would like to share? Check instructions below on how to send them. Remember, you send 'em and I'll eventually post 'em with acknowledgment and thanks!

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Tombstone of Elijah (4/16/1851 - 11/?/1886) and Martha Allred (6/13/1861 - 4/6/1889?), Horner in Hutchens Cemetery, Dunklin County, MO. Thanks to Delois Burton Yount. Will search for it when weather gets better.

BRANUM / HORNER PICTURE DIRECTORY

FOR LOTS OF PICTURES and INFORMATION

Branum Cousins

Greg helped facilitate a number of projects that have benefited Hornersville this decade. The first project I noticed getting done was the resurfacing of State Hwy 164 from Steele to Cardwell. This was followed by the 4-way stop with a flashing light at Cotton Plant; a complete overhaul of the water system in Hornersville, including laying all new pipes and installing fire hydrants that H'ville never has had; and a soon to be installed tower to improve wireless communication (hope it works for the Internet). In between there were various miscellaneous grants to the Senath-Hornersville School District, Clay Township, and surrounding towns.

I know first hand because I was in communication with Greg about projects in the area in which he was involved. As soon as he was appointed to the USDA position, he sent me an e-mail informing me, and asking me to list three or four projects that I thought the lower Bootheel really needed. I listed the one's you see above in the exact order. Of course, I mentioned the improved Internet access every chance I got.

Unfortunately, I only learned of his death when my Christmas / New Year e-mail bounced. I knew he was planning on serving his full term with the USDA, so I was shocked by the bounce and started investigating. That's when I found the obituary.

Now as to the facts about our kinship, I'm not entirely sure, so I will not post that until I am. But we were related, and I am now working on getting the facts. However, I know a Branum relative when I see and talk to one. CAN ANYONE SUPPLY ANY INFO OR COMMENTS ABOUT GREG?

During that Internet Google, I found the following statement often used about him, "He was a good man." That he was, and he will be deeply missed.

My sympathies to his surviving mother Emma Jean Branum Van Duson, wife Jeanie, daughters Alisa and Kristin, brother Bill, sisters Julie and Mona, and all their family members.

Howard & Sally Branum Buehler Page

City of Arbyrd honors cousin Ron Branum, March 2007

Branum Family Reunion Pictures 2005-2006 with names

Symbol on James Albert Branum's tombstone identified. Would you believe the emblem is Wiccan? It is probably that, or Order of the Eastern Star. What do you in the William Harrison "Will" and Ruth Underwood Branum line think?

ALLRED FAMILY - - Related through Missouri Horner, daughter of John Z. and Victoria Cougin Branum Horner and James Allred, as well as though James daughter Martha Ann with his first wife Elizabeth White. Martha married her step-mother Missouri Horner's brother. See Branum / Horner Directory for more relations.

My Grandparents Jim and Callie Palmer's Family Pictures and Genealogy

My late Aunt Inez Palmer Smith Stuart and Children

Brother Glenn Perry's Page

Perry Cousins

PERRY PICTURE DIRECTORY

Picture of William Riley Underwood, father of Ruth Mahalia Underwood Branum.

UPDATED! Directory of Underwood Pictures

YOUNGEST GRANDCHILDREN UPDATE

Laura and Steve are still working as movie and TV extras, plus some featured cameos. They both have agents and their Screen Actors Guild (SAG) cards. My Eagle Scout, Grandson Steve, now works for Office Depot, and has his own apartment. He was invested with his Eagle Scout badge at a Court of Honor, 15 October 2005. Once an Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout. [More Pictures]

My children's Fink family - 2005 picture of their father and siblings.

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OTHER FAMILY PERSONAL PAGES:

Cousin Jennifer Cole Walsh's Jewelry Page ~ jlwalshmetalsmith.com

Jennifer is the daughter of Glenn and Dorothy Lee Branum Cole, who is the daughter of the late Clarence Lee and Dorothy Branum. Clarence was son of W. H. "Will" Branum, my great uncle. Jennifer markets her originals, which she designs and makes herself. Well, with a little help from her husband John.

Do you have a personal Web page, or does anyone in your family, and you would like to share a link? Contact Mimi.

GENEALOGY - FAMILY GENEALOGICAL PAGES and Other Web Sites:

Cousin Brinda Branom Eisenmann's family page: Branum Genealogy

Brinda and I need to get together to synchronize some dates, etc., but her page is the result of hours of research. She has some new and interesting information. Enjoy her page!

Cousin Melissa Sims has an excellent page that clarifies the Allred/White connection to the Horners and Branums.

You might find the page difficult to navigate, but it's loaded with interesting and helpful info. The page is located at: http://www.myfamily.com/and is titled "The White Family Connections".

Cousin Steven Branum (Don & Billie's son). Steven, who deals in rare books, has acquired some valuable old history books about places and people in Southeast Missouri. He'll check them and try to find answers, if you submit questions. See his list and mine. For the books, see Reference Page. Want his latest e-mail address? Contact Mimi as ask for it. Same goes for any contibutor to this Web site.

An excellent genealogical site, but they will charge you for everything; http://www.ancestry.com/.

Dunklin County Public Library || Send E-mail and refer to Genealogy Room.

Do you have a family page, or does anyone in your family, and you would like to share a link? Or, do you know a good genealogical page and wish to recommend it? Contact Mimi.

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c. Also, please be sure to give ALL pertinent information about the photo in the e-mail. Credit will be given to each person sending a picture. Your e-mail address will not be given, unless you tell me it is o.k. to do so.

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Sorry, no photocopies. All pictures must be on photographic paper like the type you can copy your pictures onto at a Kodak Picture kiosk in many stores. Please don't send your only copy. However, I will return all hard-copy pictures, if requested to do so, and return postage is enclosed.

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