Ina Mae Hammond was given a bridal shower on the Thursday evening (April 28, 1927) before her Saturday wedding to Bill Sinclair. It was put […]
Bill Sinclair and Ina Hammond — Courtship and Marriage(s)
I wish we had the story of how Bill Sinclair and Ina Hammond first laid eyes on each other. But, it isn’t difficult to imagine. […]
The Early Life of William Bryan Sinclair
My grandfather, William Bryan Sinclair, left quite a few breadcrumbs for us to follow in order to replicate his life’s journey– mostly due to his […]
William Barnes Sinclair Family Tree
This tree displays one generation of descendants and one generation of ancestors for William Barnes Sinclair.
William Bryan Sinclair Family Tree
This tree shows one generation of descendants and 2 generations of ancestors for William Bryan Sinclair.
Back to Kansas – There’s No Place Like Home
by Thomas B. McDavitt As related in a previous issue of CRO$$TIES, Bruce and Carrie made their home in Blackrock, N. M., until 1920, when […]
Wedding Bells and the Land of Enchantment
by Thomas B. McDavitt The Lawrence Journal World, September 9, 1909, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas A wedding which will be of general interest to many […]
Young Bruce Haworth Pilcher
by Thomas B. McDavitt In Olathe, Kansas, on a hot August day in 1882, a boy child was born to James Ruthven Ferdinand and Louise […]
May Williamson Mannon – Precious Photos
May Williamson Mannon, my great-grandmother, is a mystery to me and perhaps always will be. At this point, I can find very little on her […]
Samuel Richard — What Were You Thinking??
We don’t know why Samuel Richard Hickson stayed behind in England, while his mother and brother’s family sailed to Canada in May 1850. We had […]