Memory Lane Was A Gravel Road For Eight Generations: Second Edition

Ed Butler is fortunate to know many stories about his ancestors. Some of the stories have been handed down for several generations. Others are his experiences. Often they bring to mind more questions than they answer. If you were homesteading land in 1821 and your husband went to clear land one afternoon and totally disappeared, how would you survive? Could you survive a fifty-mile trip in an ox cart, much of it through swampy woodlands, with three small children? The youngest was not old enough eat solid food! Do you know anyone fourteen years old that left home and was gone for nearly six years before returning. Ed states that his Dad is the only person he ever knew that had traveled and lived in a covered wagon and the only person he knew that had trained and worked three yokes of oxen. His Dad milked cows for sixty-two years and was an "animal whisperer" long before the term "horse whispher" was coined. Ed's Mother had a two-year teachers certificate and taught school in a one-room schoolhouse before she got married. She sure knew how to maintain order in her classroom! Have you ever eaten dried Tennessee strawberries? How many people that you know have owned a horse and top buggy and have driven it in a local parade? These stories and many others are told in this narrative. Often, Ed provides details and explains the terms he uses so today's reader can understand how we was raised and how eight generations survived the hardships they encountered. He is amazed that a number of people that read the first edition, have commented that some of the "old folks" in their family have told similar stories about their hard times and hard work. His stories as well as the stories of how your ancestors survived are all a part of our American history. It is hoped that you will preserve your family history also!

Author: Ed M. Butler
Publisher: Ed Butler Publishing
Published: 06/26/2017
Pages: 238
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780999089286

About the Author
Butler, Ed M.: - Ed Butler was raised on a hundred-acre hill farm in West Kentucky. He was born in 1943. His Butler ancestors homesteaded land in what is Hickman County, Kentucky in 1821. He has traced some of his family lines back as far as eight generations. Learning and preserving family history has always been one of his favorite endeavors. While teaching, he was attracted to a lady that taught public school music. In June 2017, they have been sweethearts for fifty-one years. They have three sons and six grandchildren. As a manufacturer's rep, he has worked in thirty-five states and has traveled to forty-six.

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