This was taken below their house in Paden. The house is across the tracks going away from the old Post Office in Paden. The house is still there. Mattie (Martha) Lou Floyd was married to Bill Bruton. He had the Bruton Bros. store in Paden, which was in the line of stores that were just east of the railroad tracks.
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at Paden in Tishomingo County, Mississippi USA
Mattie Lou Floyd Bruton was born on January 26, 1867. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mattie Lou Floyd Bruton.
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