My Great-Grandparents Miranda Iona Bell
& James Curren Powell
I never knew my Great-Grandfather, but remember
my Great-Grandmother. She was tiny and brown as
a berry. Even when she was old she was very agile,
energetic, and strict. The children knew not to
misbehave around her! She grew gourds and made eating
utensils and other items out of them. She was a
healer and often visited the woods to gather herbs
to make medicines. She had diabetes (which runs
in the family) and treated herself with herbs until
she was very old. |
Great-Grandfather
John Wesley Williamson
(Left-most person)
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Great-Grandmother
Tempy Elizabeth Parker
My Father said that his Grandma Parker was a very
quiet woman - he remembered her sitting and weaving
baskets and rarely saying anything.
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My Grandparents Thera Mae Williamson (Left)
& Byrd Victor Powell (Right) pose with
their children.
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My Parents Martha Powell Armstrong &
James William Armstrong
In their youth, my parents were country music songwriters
and musicians. My dad played for a while with Hank
Williams Senior. He also participated in rodeos
- trick riding, bronc & bull riding and so forth.
Eventually my dad became a firefighter and my mother
a genealogist & necrogeographer.
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Martha Armstrong, Julia Armstrong, James
William Armstrong and Mary Armstrong Litrell.
Taken at the county fair in Montgomery, AL.
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My Mother, Martha Phyllis Powell Armstrong
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