This is the wedding photo of Thomas & Laura Jane Hunley Bryant. They were married in southern Illinois. He worked as a coal miner for most of his life. She was a school teacher. They had seven children, and four that reached adulthood. They are both buried in Olympia Washington. They were both born in Kentucky. He was born in Wayne Co., and she was born in Metcalfe Co. They moved to Longview, WA in 1924, and spent the rest of their lives in that state.
Photos of the 1900's which brought us from the industrial age to the technological age.
From 1900 through 1999 we witnessed the beginning of flight to a man on the moon and a Mars Rover. We went from using phones tethered by cords and computers that filled rooms, to carrying the equivale...
The 1920s Changed Our Daily Lives & Not How You Might Think . . .
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Photos of the harsh living and working conditions of miners and prospectors and of the men who endured this life.
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Discover school and class photos from past decades.
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Antique and old photos showing weddings and anniversaries through the centuries.
Did you know that the white wedding dress was popularized in the West by Queen Victoria in the 1800's? In the East, a red wedding dress is considered good luck.
Regardless of particular customs or...
A genealogy addict, and trying to extend info on the families of James M. (Preston) Bryant, of Whitley Co., KY, and Saul Parker, of Northampton Co., NC