Lisa Shea was working on a research project in 2002. Lisa wrote her great-aunt Nancy Warren Grammer for information about Nancy’s childhood. Nancy was the older sister of Lisa’s grandmother Jane Warren Waller. The three siblings were born in rural Tennessee and their childhood was during the Great Depression. Nancy – June 8, 1918Joe – […]
Nancy Grammer Letter – The Plow
Lisa Shea was working on a research project in 2002. Lisa wrote her great-aunt Nancy Warren Grammer for information about Nancy’s childhood. Nancy was the older sister of Lisa’s grandmother Jane Warren Waller. The three siblings were born in rural Tennessee and their childhood was during the Great Depression. Nancy – June 8, 1918Joe – […]
Nancy Grammer Letter – Punishments
Lisa Shea was working on a research project in 2002. Lisa wrote her great-aunt Nancy Warren Grammer for information about Nancy’s childhood. Nancy was the older sister of Lisa’s grandmother Jane Warren Waller. The three siblings were born in rural Tennessee and their childhood was during the Great Depression. Nancy – June 8, 1918Joe – […]
Nancy Grammer Letter – School Books and Dad
Lisa Shea was working on a research project in 2002. Lisa wrote her great-aunt Nancy Warren Grammer for information about Nancy’s childhood. Nancy was the older sister of Lisa’s grandmother Jane Warren Waller. The three siblings were born in rural Tennessee and their childhood was during the Great Depression. Nancy – June 8, 1918Joe – […]
Nancy Grammer Letter – School Yards and Toilet Paper
Lisa Shea was working on a research project in 2002. Lisa wrote her great-aunt Nancy Warren Grammer for information about Nancy’s childhood. Nancy was the older sister of Lisa’s grandmother Jane Warren Waller. The three siblings were born in rural Tennessee and their childhood was during the Great Depression. Nancy – June 8, 1918Joe – […]
Nancy Grammer Letter – Wash Tubs and Wood Stoves
Lisa Shea was working on a research project in 2002. Lisa wrote her great-aunt Nancy Warren Grammer for information about Nancy’s childhood. Nancy was the older sister of Lisa’s grandmother Jane Warren Waller. The three siblings were born in rural Tennessee and their childhood was during the Great Depression. Nancy – June 8, 1918Joe – […]
Daniel Warren – 1791 to 1876
The patriarch of our Warren family is Daniel Warren. Daniel was born on March 6, 1791 in Nash, North Carolina. There are hints of the parentage of Daniel Warren which can be gleaned from wills and other documentation. It seems that Daniel Warren was perhaps the biological son of William Henrick and Mary. William Henrick […]
Lines and Rhymes – Essays and Poems from Lincoln County Tennessee
Ora Smith Warren was born on February 9th, 1893 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. From an early age she was drawn to writing essays, poetry, and short stories. In this collection, Ora shares stories about her grandfather, who was a Civil War soldier. She brings to life the joy of community quiltings when friends and family […]
Jane Warren – 1934 Story with Model-A Ford
George A. Waller says, about this story, “This style of writing is so Mamaw, I had to google Model A which was common in 1934 which is when Mom (Jane) was 10 years old.” The story takes place near the “Rocky Knob” grade school, located in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Jane’s father is driving her to school […]
Brazil Letter – October 1 1958
This letter is from Jane Warren Waller to her mother, Ora Smith Warren, just after Jane’s fourth son, Bruce, was born. At the time Jane and the family lived in Ipanema, Brazil. It was written on October 1, 1958.