Barham Siblings-Atkins, AR 1919

Descendants of Thomas Franklin Barham and Theodora "Dora" Hazeltine Willis Barham

Description with photo: 1919 Homeplace of Dora & T. F. Barham. Near what was the ball field in 1995, Atkins, AR

1^st Row-left to front -Very front- Boys – Berlin Kinder, s/o of Lillie Barham & Andrew Kinder, Haskell Vest s/o Eliza Barham & Alex O. Vest, Burgess Brashear, s/o Amanda Barham & Tommy Brashear.

2nd Row-Children including babies on laps - Marie Barham(Shadell Fields), d/o of Dora & T.F., Avis, d/o of Willie & Myrtle, Alta, d/o of Willie Myrtle, Johnnie Barham, d/o of Pearl Dunn & John Jackson Barham

3^rd Row – Myrtle Dalrymple Barham, Pearl Dunn Barham, Lillie Barham Kinder, Catharine Vest Young(little girl) d/o  Eliza & Alex Vest, Eliza Barham Vest, Amanda Barham Brashear holding Lucille Brashear Jackson

4^th row – Willie Barham holding Nola Barham, Willis Barham holding his sister, Doris Barham, John Jackson Barham with daughter Oleta behind him(hand on his shoulder), Andrew Kinder, the girl behind John & Andrew is Lila Kinder Gill, Alex Oakland Vest holding son, Coyne Vest, Violet Brashear Williams and Tommy Brashear, sitting on the end behind Amanda. 

Note: Tommy Brashear was Maggie Brashear Dunn's brother and Andrew Kinder was Charlie Dunn's 1/2 brother.

These are the three younger Barham sisters.

My grandma, Marie, Fay, and Ruth. Brother, Donald came along a few years later.

A few years ago a dear cousin from Arkansas emailed several photos to me. Many do not have a description. I will post the photos as often as I can. Hopefully, people can be identified. Since a Barham married a Kinder it could lead us to a photo of Emily Singleton Dunn Kinder.

Love,

Territory Mom aka Jill

The Foundation of Woody Guthrie - Windshield Oklahoma

   

I've driven by this location many times knowing it was the old homeplace of Woody Guthrie and his family.  I never notice the foundation until the recent clean up.  This is the view from 1st street, the front of the house. 
It amazed me when I saw this beautiful foundation.  It had generations of rumble, waste and neglect on top of it yet underneath was this beautiful native Oklahoma stone.

 

We all have a little clean up to do.  Underneath all the rumble is a beautiful foundation. Sometimes we just have to dig. Sometimes we have to dig hard.

One time I was working on something for my daughter.  She was getting frustrated with my ability. I told her I was doing the best I could, which she responded, "you can always do better".  I love it that my kids are smarter than me, well sometimes.

If you don't keep any of your New Year's resolutions that is okay.  Just keep working at it.  Always remember that underneath all that rumble and down to the native stone is a child who will do incredible things and influence generations.  It is your job, our job to keep building the foundation, keep it moving forward.

Love,

Territory Mom

 

P.S. The rebuilding of Woody Guthrie's childhood will be featured on Discover Oklahoma January 18, 2014. 

P.S. again:  Please forgive me if it sounds like I am rambling. I'm a mom, enough said.

 

It's Back! Who Do You Think You Are?

Photo: TLC.com

Are you as excited as I am?  Is your DVR set?  Our favorite show is back.  The season premiere of Who Do You Think You Are? is tonight at 8/9 central on TLC.com. 

It is hard to believe the last time I saw the show was May, 2012.  It feels like forever.

My kids like to watch the show too.  My son always says, "let's find out who her mama is".  It is great that they are starting with Kelly Clarkson!  I can't tell how many times we have watched her episode on the Reba show.

It appears from clip of the show that Clarkson has a Civil War connection.  I've hit many roadblocks in my family history due to this war. 

After the show I always check my Ancestry.com account.  The show always sparks a new interest in family history research.  I'm part of the Ancestry.com DNA project and I have been surprised by the connections.  I'll let you know and begin another Territory Mom's Who Do You Think You Are?

Talk to you soon.

 

Love,

Territory Mom

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Rebuilding Woody Guthrie's Childhood Home in Okemah

Photo source: 19th Century Restorations

 

This is pretty interesting.

  Daniel T. Reidemann of 19th Century Restorations reconstructs many celebrity homes.  Soon he will be rebuilding Woody Guthrie's childhood home in Okemah, OK.  In addition to the rebuilding of the home Mr. Reidemann will also be doing a documentary showing the process which will include many people but especially, Arlo Guthrie as lead carpenter.

The project is accepting donations through Kickstarter.com-Woody Guthrie.  They need $93,000.00.  I'm sure this project will be fully funded.  Check out the above Kickstarter link for more information and to be a part of history. 

 

 Soon 301 S. 1st Street, Okemah, OK will have a home on it again.

Love,

Territory Mom

Happy birthday, Ma! It was another Oklahoma tornado week.

My grandparents, Harold and Marie (Barham) Baker aka "Brother and Sister Baker" aka "Bake and Ma", cir 1964

 

Well, it is your first birthday in Heaven and I know you are relieved you don't have to go through the process of acting excited when you opened your presents.  You were a great actress.

Those new arrivals from Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday were due to those wild Oklahoma tornadoes that swept our state yet again.

I know you and Bake were excited to get some new church members.  I can hear you guys laughing and clapping upon their arrival.  Those sweet little children will be so thrilled to be in your children's church.  I can see the joy on their faces when they learn new songs and listen to your very animated Bible stories. 

What a fun VBS you guys are going to have this summer.

 

Love you, Ma.

Territory Mom

 

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