A Smörgåsbord of Stories
It’s snowing (again) in Minnesota. The beautiful flakes cover everything with a clean coat of crisp, sparkling delight. A handful of snow brings back memories of younger days, building impressive snowmen, sledding down steep hills or creating cavernous forts. Not everyone is enamored with snowfall … read more
This past weekend, lots of cousins gathered at the beautiful Locust Hill Farm in Virginia for the biennial reunion of the Willis, Gordon, Garnett and Allied Families. Members are descendants and relatives of Capt. Isaac Willis (1774-1867) of Locust Grove and his wife, Anne Garnett … read more
James E. Garnett was the son of William Hopkins Garnett and Mary Victoria Jackson Willis. Born in Adair County, Kentucky in 1864, he used several nicknames: Ed, Ned, and, most frequently, “J. E.” Family members spell his middle name Edmund or Edmon. I … read more