Father's Day 2012 - Pictures of My Ancestors

I don't have many photographs of my male ancestors, but here are those I do have, starting with my dad and going back to my maternal 3rd great-grandfather.

Jasper Jackson Spurlock II
1912-1978
Daddy

Jasper J. Spurlock I
1876-1940
Paternal Grandfather

William L. Yawman
1870-1948
Maternal Grandfather

John F. Spurlock
1850-1945
Paternal Great-Grandfather

Michael H. Yawman
1842-1913
Maternal Great-Grandfather

Houston T. Owens
1816-1895
Paternal 2nd Great-Grandfather

Andrew Yawman
1810-1891
Maternal 2nd Great-Grandfather

Ephraim Cary
1790-1878
Maternal 3rd Great-Grandfather

© 2012 Denise Spurlock

A Tribute to My Grandfathers

My grandfather was a giant of a man ...

When he walked, the earth shook.

When he laughed, the birds fell out of the trees.

His hair caught fire from the sun.

His eyes were patches of sky.

(Eth Clifford, author)

The surnames below are those of my male ancestors - ALL my grandfathers! The quotation above is how I choose to think of these men I never had the opportunity to know.

© 2011 Denise Spurlock