My Great Grandfather Working On The Farm

[Mulebrain]

My great grand dad is the one on the far left.

My relative fought in the Indian Wars! Daniel Guthrie, and my other relative signed the Declaration of Independence John Rutledge.

More on this later, but great history ahead!

Some great research here, on the cemetary where Daniel is buried! A look back! My father took me here as a child. This is one old cemetary, with mostly fighters buried.

http://www.geocities.com/sdfranklin_1999/eliall.html

 

[mikee51848]

Pretty neat history in your family. Which colony were your relations representing? And..is that a John Deere? :crackup:

 

[Mulebrain]

I forget the name of it, but it had a whopping 16.5 horses!

 

[scott k]

Yea but that's 16.5 steam horse Power! A lot of those steam tractors came from England I think. Nice picture :front:
Lehigh..

 

[The Baron]

Neat picture. Ain't history cool - especially stuff about your own kin?! :thumbsup:

 

[shmrck1]

High Power,
Very nice to have a photo history of past
family. Do you happen to know what year the picture
was taken??
snake-eyes :hmm:

 

[Mulebrain]

I beleive it was taken in 1887.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Gr-Gr-Grandpa Levi Pearsall w/wife Sarah. He was in the 9th NY Heavy Artillery.

 

[Stumpkiller]

His son (seated) Wait Pearsall. My Grandpa is in the doorway. My namesake is the dapper fellow with the suspenders & chain (an air observer in WWI).

 

[Stumpkiller]

My Momma's Grandparent's & their two-horsepowder log skid.

Some low-life scummy rat scab broke into my Mother's house between our trips to move her into a nusring home after Dad passed away and stole a trunk which had some of the older family photos and documents. Daguerreotypes of Levi & other family members in CW uniform (and some of his CW items) - one of whom died at Cold Harbor.

 

[Mulebrain]

Neat shots Stumpy! I love old stuff!

 

[Bob J]

Gr-Gr-Grandpa Levi Pearsall w/wife Sarah. He was in the 9th NY Heavy Artillery.

That's where you got your other cool avatar!

 

[KyFlintlock]

Really neat picture! Thanks for sharing.

Wess

 

[luvv2hunt]

Great photos thanks for sharing. :applause:

 

[Gary]

What a lot of neat pictures. I'd show pictures too, but we couldn't afford the crayons - then & now.