HeyJaredLetters from LaBelle
Documenting my discoveries in family history as I read through 885 letters hand-written by my long deceased great-grandmother between 1961-1975.
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Part 13: The Legendary Life of Pennsylvania & Kentucky Frontiersman John Hinkson (1729-1789) (opens the original)
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Note: This is the thirteenth chapter of a multi-part story about my ancestor John Hinkson. He was a Captain in the American Revolution, an influential pioneer in Kentucky’s founding, and a notable frontiersman and woodsman on the “Western Frontier.” You can find the other installments of his story as well as future chapters here.<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eU6Q!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.c
The “Favorite Aunt” who inspired WWI’s “Tree of Joy” campaign (opens the original)
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Note: I’m taking a slight detour again from the John Hinkson story to share this delightful story about a favorite aunt. I will return to the conclusion of John Hinkson’s epic story next week. Enjoy! When one looks at a family tree, it is easy to get caught up in connections and bloodlines. However, anyone who has studied family history long enough has likely come across an individual in their tree who isn’t a genetic relation, yetwhose presence profoundly shaped the world our ancestors inhabite
Devotion (opens the original)
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Note: This story is bonus material related to the chapter about Annie Northcutt, titled, The “favorite aunt” who inspired WWI’s “Tree of Joy.” This story, by Annie Northcutt, was written in 1936, two years before her death. It was most likely sent to her niece, Mary Northcutt Locke, for her to read to her own grandchildren. Written on several pages of an art drawing tablet, it was saved by Kathryn Locke (Mary’s daughter-in-law) for future generations to enjoy. Thanks to my dista
Part 12: The Legendary Life of Pennsylvania & Kentucky Frontiersman John Hinkson (1729-1789) (opens the original)
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Note: This is the twelfth chapter of a multi-part story about my ancestor John Hinkson. He was a Captain in the American Revolution, an influential pioneer in Kentucky’s founding, and a notable frontiersman and woodsman on the “Western Frontier.” You can find the other installments of his story as well as future chapters here.<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eU6Q!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%
Part 11: The Legendary Life of Pennsylvania & Kentucky Frontiersman John Hinkson (1729-1789) (opens the original)
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Note: This is the eleventh chapter of a multi-part story about my ancestor, John Hinkson. He was a Captain in the American Revolution, an influential pioneer in Kentucky’s founding, and a notable frontiersman and woodsman on the “Western Frontier.” You can find the other installments of his story as well as future chapters here.<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NhOg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.co
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