A number of unusual circumstances came together this past weekend and the result was an impromptu family reunion at the San Jose home of The World’s Smartest Sister. All of my parents’ children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren showed up!
Harold V. Manson and Lillian G. Manson (front, center) with all of their descendants, San Jose, California, April 2009
Several weeks ago, in a post called Happy Dance Days are Here Again, I posted some photographs. The photos were of Frank Gines and his wife Willie V. Cole Gines, and their children. Frank Gines (1883-1946) was a son of Richard William Gines (1860-?) and Sylvia LeJay Gines (1863-1940). One of Frank’s younger brothers was my grandfather, William Edward Gines (1898-1955). This family started out in Shreveport, Lousiana, but eventually dispersed around the country. For example, Frank took his family to Nacogdoches, Texas, while “Eddie” moved to Kansas City with his brother, Henry (1903-1980). Henry’s family eventually ended up in Denver.
Over the last few days, I have gotten emails from a number cousins in the Nacogdoches family. It’s been thrilling and fun. They’ve been planning a family reunion and now I’m planning to go!
If you want understand part of the drive to do what we do here in the Geneablogosphere, or if you just need a true-life story of family, read this post at the footnoteMaven’s Shades of the Departed today. And check it tomorrow when I’m the guest blogger at Shades!
Just received word that the descendants of James Bowie FMC will have a family reunion on July 27, 2007, in Monroe, Louisiana.
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