Brinson, Terrell, Shumaker, and May families
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Trying to figure out what to call your distant cousin? Even if you ...
EVER FOUND YOURSELF ASKING, “SO WHAT EXACTLY IS A SECOND COUSIN?”OR DEBATING WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A “FIRST COUSIN ONCE REMOVED”?
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In David’s WWI Letter April 15, 1919 he writes, “I am sure glad that Willie is such a fine young man.” His Dad must have been bragging on David’s younger brother, William!
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David doesn’t have much to say in his WWI letter of March 22, 1919.
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David says that he has nothing to write about in his WWI letter of March 13, 1919.
But he has been transferred to the Police Corps! We know these as “Military Police”.
Here is what Wikipedia ...
In David’s WWI letter of March 8, 1919, he says that he picked up a “Bosch” cartridge case.
First, I had to research to see what he meant by “cartridge case”, and this ...
Did you know that David Jesse Shumaker wrote poetry? Read the poem that he wrote to his family in this WWI Letter of March 3, 1919!
In the photo of the four Doughboys at the top of the page, David Jesse ...
IN DAVID JESSE SHUMAKER’S WWI LETTER OF FEBRUARY 18 1919, HE WRITES, “I HAVE REC’D JUST ONE LETTER FROM YOU SINCE I’VE BEEN HERE AT RUILLE ...
IN DAVID JESSE SHUMAKER’S WWI LETTER OF FEBRUARY 14 1919, IT’S COLD AND SNOWY IN FRANCE FOR THEIR RECENT THREE-DAY MARCH! BUT THE WEATHER IS WARMING ...
HERE’S DAVID JESSE SHUMAKER’S WWI LETTER OF FEBRUARY 5, 1919, THAT DAVID JESSE SHUMAKER WROTE HOME TO HIS BROTHER LEE AND SISTER AZEL.
He congratulates Lee on the quality of his artistic ...