THE YAYA TREE - AND ITS ROOTS - ROOTS TO OURSELVES - FROM CASTLES, CHATEAUS AND HOMES ON THE RANGE

for my children, their children and theirs, this blog is created to capture a genealogical glimpse into the WHO of each of them - the WHEN and WHERE of them - a glimpse from yesteryear, yesterday, today and into tomorrow -

I AM CALLED WOMAN...

I AM CALLED WOMAN...
i am called woman i am all that you see and so much more three in one all compiled i am the wee girl child choosing you from before to carry me then set me free i am the lover banshee quenching desire from every shore leaving all who linger more beguiled i am the earth mother styled to hold you to love you then have you soar to be the wee girl child the lover banshee the all of me i am called woman - 2009 jenean corette gilstrap

Sunday, August 30, 2009

CHARLES HERBERT "JACK" GILSTRAP JR and WINIFRED ALWILDA "RUTH" PERRY GILSTRAP - PARENTS

CHARLES HERBERT "JACK" GILSTRAP JR
born may 1, 1909 [am] - saint paul arkansas - weight 8 lbs

died december 29, 1961 - monroe ouachita parish louisiana - 
buried winnfield winn parish - winnfield cemetery gilstrap plot



WINIFRED ALWILDA "RUTH" PERRY GILSTRAP
born august 22, 1906
died february 26, 1977 west monroe ouachita parish louisiana

buried winnfield winn parish louisiana - winnfield cemetery gilstrap plot


married april 30, 1938 - may 1, 1938
midnight
seagraves texas


mother and daddy were married in seagraves, texas at midnight on april 30 and may 1, 1938, dates and time chosen so that they would have a unique wedding date with both days on their marriage certificate - these are not their wedding pictures but there are no photos remaining - the picture of daddy is made in 1941 while mother's picture was made in 1922 when she was sixteen [16] years old -

this was the first marriage for our father - and the third marriage for our mother -