Mmmmmmm

Thanksgiving 2010
Richard carving while Penny and Tina look on.
Mmmmmmmm......

Bob Champion

I have been working on Ancestry.com recently and am discovering relatives just several generations back with interesting stories.

This is Robert James Champion

He was born in 1877 in Corsicana, Texas

His younger brother, Frank Champion, was my great grandfather.  Known in the family as Big Dad, Frank attended Southwestern University in Georgetown and so did his brother, Bob.

Bob died in 1919 in an accident in Ranger, Texas.

  He worked for the railroad and was crushed between two railroad cars.  

At the time of his death, Bob was 42 and from what I can tell, he never married.

Bob was only two years older that my great grandfather, and looks just like him.

Welcome to the family, Bob.

Brenda Nichols McDonald and Family

Great casual Christmas photo of Brenda and her family:  

Claire and Wayne on fireplace

 Brenda and Meredith seated on the floor.

Tommy Thompson

Our family member Tommy Thompson ended his earthly journey yesterday.

He was the only brother with 3 sisters:  Clariece, Jane and Penny.

Uncle to a huge brood.

Father to Tonya and Champ

Husband to Lucy

He will be missed

The Mustang

This is a photo of Jana Nichols with her first car.circa 1977
"I had finished 2 years of college and decided to drop out and move toward the shining lights of Austin, Texas.  I shared an apartment with my best friend, Laura Hawkins Hearn and was completely living on my own at 19 or 20.  I had my first "grownup" job complete with insurance and paying enough to make my first car payments.  My mom came up from Corpus Christi to help me through the maze of finding a car, applying for a loan, etc.  I absolutely loved my little blue mustang.  I know it looks like a Pinto, but it was really a smaller hatchback Mustang.  After I married, I passed this sweet little thing on to my sister, Brenda and she loved it as much as I had"

What was your first car?  Do you have a photo and/or story?  Please share with the class!

Grandma and Grandpa Knight

Bottom Row:  Steve Nichols holding Lee Nichols, Jana Nichols, Brenda Nichols and Rick Nichols
Seated:  Charles Knight (Grandpa Knight) and Pauline Boeger Knight (Grandma Knight)
Standing:  Evelyn (Penny Nichols) , Meta Nichols, Bob Nichols and Vivian.


I can remember visiting Grandma and Grandpa Knight as a little girl for 2 very distinct reasons.  First, they were absolutely the old people I ever knew. Grandma Knight was my great grandmother.  Second, because they lived in a high rise apartment.  Like really high for 1962 or so.  It was pretty thrilling in those days to ride an elevator and go up so high.

Brenda Lee Nichols McDonald

School photo of Brenda. Probably kindergarten circa 1963. Brenda and her sister Jana had matching dresses, often made by their mother, Evelyn (Penny) Nichols or their paternal grandmother, Meta Nichols.