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Friday, January 28, 2011

Momma Peacock and Momma Carroll


Sherri Carroll shared these pictures with us on facebook, they came from Aunt Shirley. I am guessing they were taken around 1955 some where in the woods.  They may be out for a picnic and probably close to Momma Peacock's house. I am basing the 1955 guess on Ricky's age. He looks like he is about 1 year old. His birthday was October of 1954.....



Momma Peacock and Aunt Lucille, aka "Momma Carroll" and Ricky


Aunt Shirley and Uncle David


Cherry and Peggy wearing matching outfits.


Back row left to right
Momma Carroll, Momma Peacock holding Ricky, Cherry and David
Hugh Peacock, Nathan Carroll, Peggy Peacock, Dane Carroll and Brenda Peacock in front, looking sooo cute!


Ricky Peacock
I think Cicely and Joshua's son Jeremiah favors Ricky in these pictures.


Lucille Lott Carroll we all knew her as Momma Carroll


Peacock Family In Henry County



Lota Lee Lott Peacock and Hugh Dorsey Peacock
This picture was taken in the early 70's for the church bulletin, when Daddy Peacock was a Deacon at Hodgesville Baptist Church


Momma and Daddy Peacock's grave in Hodgesville Baptist Church picture taken Dec. 26, 2010


I have been tracing the Peacock Information that Daddy Peacock left with us. The 1850 census for Henry County is on line and I found Washington Hamilton and Elizabeth Pennington Peacock listed in the census. They are Daddy Peacock's great grandparents. Their son Richard is Daddy Peacock's Grandfather. His father was James Allen Peacock.  Momma said his mother's name was Penelope Pierce Peacock. Everyone called her "Penny."

There are two articles about cemteries in Henry county on the Henry County Historical Group website. One of the articles is about the Peacock Cemetery and one is about the Culp-Kirkland cemetery. Just happens to be the main two I have been searching for. Go to http://www.hchg.org/ and click on archives and then cemeteries.

I hope to go to Abbeville very soon and get some pictures and more information for you on the Peacocks and the Hollands and Kirklands.

The Children of James Allen Peacock in the early 1970's
Left to Right
Annie, Victor, Nell, Dorsey, Gladys, and I am not sure who the man on the far right is.

Aunt Gladys is the only one still living. She was born in 1916 so she is 95 this year. I hope to go visit her in March with Momma. She lives in Homasassa Springs or close by there. I remember going there when we were little and having a really good time.



 

 


Thursday, January 27, 2011

Bertha's Fresh Coconut Cake Recipe


Some of Morgan's children.
Lena Mae, Riley, standing back
Left to Right front
Naoma, Orea, Hubert and Bertha
The following recipe is our family favorite "Fresh Coconut Cake." This was Aunt Bertha's special cake. I am making it tomorrow. I had a friend from college, who after graduating, was the manager or The University Club in Tuscaloosa. She said they had this cake on their menu and it was constantly their best seller.
 
 
Fresh Coconut Cake

Butter Cake Recipe
2 ½ cups plain flour
¾ teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
¾ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup soft butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
·       Combine flour, salt, and soda blend with a whisk.
·       Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add eggs 1 at a time and beat after each addition until yolk is blended in well.
·       Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, mix until well blended. Stir in vanilla.
·       Bake 350 degrees in 3- 9” pans for 30 min.

Fresh Coconut Frosting

2 bags of frozen fresh coconut Thawed do not drain
1 16 oz container of sour cream
1 16 oz box of confectioner sugar
1 small container of whipped topping like cool whip

·       Mix together thawed coconut with juice, sour cream, and confectioner sugar in large mixing bowl. Fold in cool whip or whipped cream.
·       Frost layers when completely cool, cover top and sides of cake. Cover and refrigerate for at least 24 hours. Keeps refrigerated up to 5 days.
 
After 24 to 48 hours the flavors have time to blend and the sugars melt and seep down into the cake….It’s really good. If you want to use a pre mixed cake mix try Duncan Hines Butter recipe cake mix. It's almost as good as this "from scratch" recipe


Sanders Holland and Emilie "Millie" Kirkland Holland

This past Thanksgiving mother gave me a list of the Holland family members. I am attempting to get the information and pictures sorted out and recorded for the Holland Family Reunion I think it will be April 24th this year. The location is always East Gate Park in Dothan. 

Sanders Holland my Great Great Grandfather is the oldest family member that we have information on so far. He was born March 6, 1831. He married Emilie Kirkland from Abbeville, Al. prior to 1851. Sanders was killed in The Civil War in Virginia in 1863.
Emilie was born Jan. 5, 1830, and died in 1901. As far as we know after Sanders died in Virginia she stayed in Abbeville with her father and raised their 5 children.

1. John Franklin Holland  born 12- 4-1851 in Henry Co......died  2-2-1910 in Hartford, Al.
2. Josiah Holland born 3-9-1853 in Henry Co. died unkown
3. James Madison Holland born 5-18-1853 in Henry Co. died unkown
4. Mary Polly Holland born 1-1-1859 in Henry co.  died unkown
5. William Morgan Holland born 9-1-1860 in Henry Co. died Jan. 25, 1941 in Houston County buried Ramer Baptist Church Cottonwood, Al.

William Morgan was my great grandfather. He was 3 years old in 1863, when his father Sanders, died in The Civil War in Virginia. He was raised by his mother in Abbeville. After the war Emilie lived with her father Josiah in Abbeville where he operated The Country Tavern.



I have to go to Abbeville and research Sanders Holland, and casualty records for the Civil War. The civil war records may be in Ozark, Al. I heard there is civil war information in a museum or library there.



I think this picture is one of Morgan's older brothers. I think they look alike.


This may be another of Morgan's brothers.

We have the list of children for most of Morgan's brothers and sisters. I am sure there is more information and possibly some more pictures in Abbeville. 

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Holland Gravesites Mount Enon and Ramer Church

I am working on Holland Genealogy again and pictures.......

List of all of the children of Morgan Holland.  The picture below was taken the day of Morgan's funeral Jan. 25, 1941. 70 years ago yesterday. Jessie and Riley were the only children deceased at the time of his death.
Riley Holland
Jessie Holland
Lucius Holland
Lome Holland
Lena Mae Holland
Bertha Holland
Ernest Holland
Orea Holland
Elmire Holland
Hubert Holland
Ruby Holland
Ruth Holland
Louise Holland
Naomi Holland


Left to Right
Lucius, Ernest, Hubert holding Doyle, Elmire, Louise and her husband, Bertha, Ruby, Lena Mae, Ruth holding Charles and her huband Ray Thurmon holding Faye, Luverne, Lome and her children and husband.

Ruth Holland Thurman Aunt Ruth is buried in Geneva County. I need to take mother to help me find her gravesite. Faye was Aunt Ruth's only daughter and she passed away the spring of 2011.
 

                                                        Aunt Naomi is buried in Big Creek.


Louise was burried in New York State close to her home in Buffalo.
Bertha Holland
Ruby Lee Holland

Aunt Ruby and Aunt Bertha's graves are under an oak tree and they are covered with acorns and sticks. The day we were there the wind chill was about 10 so we didn't stay long. I am going back soon to get that moss off the stone and pick up the sticks and take some flowers for all of them.




Uncle Elmire and one of his friends.

Elmire Holland




Uncle Elmire and Aunt Verbie

Left to Right back row
Ernest, Elmire, Hubert and Orea
Front Granny and Aunt Bertha and my Dad.
 
Uncle Orea





Grandpa and Granny









The picture of Granny and Grandpa was taken in 1958. The one of Grandpa above I am guessing in the mid to late 40's.


This is Morgan and Emma Holland's graves in Ramer Church Cemetery State Line Road Cottonwood, Al. They were my paternal great grandparents, my Dad's Grandparents.



Morgan and Emma Holland

 

Monday, January 24, 2011

Spring Break 1965

Ricky, Greg Butch Becky and Brenda and the Cherokee Indian Cheif in Cherokee, N.C. I love Becky's expression! Momma and Daddy Peacock took all of these guys and went camping during spring break. The truck had a camper and I think they were in tents too. I am guessing this is about 1965 or 66. There is a funny story about a bear trying to get Becky's big lollipop when they were in the camper in the National Park. I will have to get Butch to tell the story.

Not sure if this was the same trip. Becky and Butch look about the same age. They may have been on another trip visiting their Aunt Cherry when this was made.

Pictures from Spring Break 2010! We had fun!!



I found these pictures in my cell phone. I forgot about them.

Colton's 10th Birthday 2010 in Gatlinburg... We had lunch with Bubba Gump.... Colt's feet are in Forest Gumps tennis shoes.....



This picture of a rainbow was taken at the Farm spring 2010. This shows Daddy's blue barn on the hill. Momma fussed because he painted it blue. It was supposed to be red. We asked him why and  he said that is what the man had in his sprayer so that's what he used. I told him I was glad the guy wasn't painting with pink that day!

In Highlands, N. C. Spring Break 2010

Granny's Ann Landers Clipping from 1992



Friday, January 21, 2011

Becky Butch and Me

Left to Right
Becky, Butch, and Me

This picture of the three of us was taken in the living room of Momma Peacock's house. Momma still  has the dress I am wearing. Aunt Bertha made it for me. They took me to L & J Studio Photography to have this picture made in the same dress. L & J was located on South Oates street next to "the hump", railroad overpass. We had a small volkswagen bug when the boys and I were little and Daddy would drive over the hump fast to tickle our tummies! We would squeel and he would make the block and do it again. I remember going to McDonalds for the first time in the bug, guess this was about 1963. McDonalds was new to Dothan on Main Street, across from Sears. We loved it of course. But I still liked Nip and Ernie's Hot Dogs.
Nip and Ernies was a diner and soda fountain close to Dothan High School, where we went to eat hotdogs and hamburgers occasionally.  I have tried to make Ernie's hotdog chili for years. I still don't have it just right. Momma makes it better than I do. I watched her the last time she made hotdog chili to see what she did.I think I can do it now and write a recipe for it. I am going to try and will pass it on to you.
My freind Elizabeth is here to visit this weekend and we are going to Destin Commons and down to the beach for a long walk later.... if it's warm enough right now it's very cold. I'm glad she's here. We haven't been together in a long time. We have been best friends since we were in the fifth grade........which was almost half a century ago!






Thursday, January 20, 2011

Sookie discovers the fire!

These are some pictures I snapped of Tricia's kitten " Sookie." She discovered fire. She is so cute. Another bob tail kitty we adopted.




Sis loves her!

Pictures from Christmas 2010

A few pictures from Chirstmas Eve 2010.
Hudson Smith he makes me think of Drew Vinson in this picture!

Amber and Holland

Hudson
Keith and Marcee
Momma, Keith, Clayton and Micheal
Keith and Brenda
Brooke and Colton in the go cart!


Holland has all of us wrapped around his finger but especially Uncle Wade! He says "Uncle Wade I Wanna Hold You." and Wade just melts!

Something happened!




Amber and Danielle

Tricia and Lee Ann
Syndi, Isabelle and Hudson

Greg, Kim, Holland and Hudson


Holland's Happy face, Gracie and Colton

Hudson has the cutest expressions. He isn't talking yet but he can sure communicate with those faces......


Oh No!!! And that's what Hudson thinks about all these pictures!

I didn't get any pictures of Donya and Steve.....wonder where they were and if they were being Naughty or Nice? Naughty probably knowing them!