William Riley Maynard, Spanish-American War Veteran
October 19, 2023 No Comments
This is a colorized photograph of my 1st cousin (three generations removed), ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ. He was an officer in the United States Army who served during the ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต-๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ. The conflict originated while Cuba was in a war for independence from Spain. After violence between Cuban rebels and pro-Spanish loyalists escalated on January 12, […]
Marion Crider and Naomi “Oma” Maynard
October 18, 2023 No Comments
The first image is a portrait of my great-great-grandparents from my paternal grandmotherโs side: ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ and ๐ก๐ฎ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ โ๐ข๐บ๐ฎโ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ. Both were originally from Eastern Kentucky. Marion was born on June 30, 1856 while Oma was born on November 8, 1863. She belonged to the ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ of Appalachia. After the Civil War, her family […]