The Clohecy Sisters

My second great grandma, Corinne Caroline Clohecy Wise had three sisters, Olivia (Viv), Annie and Aimee. They were the children of Mark and Emma Clohecy. They lived in Louisiana and Georgia.

Olivia (Viv) Marie Clohecy was the eldest, born in 1883. She was a composer. Numerous newspapers wrote about her. She never married and moved to Georgia with her family. She and her sister Aimee lived together until her death in 1961. (All of the pics are also on ancestry.com)

 Corinne Caroline Clohecy was born on September 11,1887. The newspapers referred to her as "little." She loved to help out and create plays for the less fortunate. She married Daniel Wise in December 1908. They had three sons, Gerald (originally named Daniel, but was either kept or kidnapped by Aunts Olivia and Aimee for a while and his name got changed. He apparently hated the name, so everyone called him Gerry), Hilton and Daniel. She also adopted two boys, Robert and Glenn. She was loved by all, and died in Louisiana. Her relatives knew her as Mamaw. She died in 1972. 

Located in Louisiana

Corinne's Boys 

Wedding Certificate

With Gerry

Gerald and Hilton

With Glenn

In her wedding dress

Where they got married

Wedding Invite

Annie Marie Clohecy was born on February 12, 1889. I could not find much about her. She married in 1908 to a man named Leon Henry Barrere, and they had a son named Leon Gerald Clohecy Barrere in 1909 and a daughter, Leonie Corinne Barrere in 1911. Both were born in Texas. They then moved to Virginia, where Annie died in 1925 at age 37.

Aimee Loretta was the youngest, born in 1892 and she lived until 1980. She never married but was very active in the Catholic Faith. She was constantly raising money for the "Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home," located in Atlanta, Georgia. According to the website, "Founded in 1939, the Cancer Home is staffed by the Hawthorne Dominican Sisters, and is dedicated to the care of terminal cancer patients. The facility is open to those who cannot afford to pay for care, and most of the patients are not Catholic." It is still running today. Aimee designed the grotto there.

All of this is accesable on either ancestery.com, familysearch.com or newspapers.com. Please let me know if you have any additional information.

The Children of Julien Button Young and Catherine C. Monroe

JB and Catherine

Julien (or Julian) Button (JB) Young and Catherine C. Monroe were my 3rd Great Grandparents. They were both born in 1850 and married on December 10th, 1868. They had 11 children.  Everything that is posted was either found online or in the possession of my Great Grandmother. If anyone else has any information and/or pictures I would love to see them.

Catherine with one of her children

Anna A. Young was born in 1870. She was known as Annie. She married Monroe Woodward and they had 6 or 7 children. She died in 1912 in Sugartown, Beauregard, Louisiana.

Frances or Fanny Young was born in 1872. She married a widower, Edward Blake and they had one son named Louis who was born in 1911. According to records, she passed away in 1938.

John Jefferson Young was born in 1874. He married Azima Azelie Webre in 1899 and they had 8 children. He died on October 28th, 1938 in Sugartown, Louisiana. He was 63. 

Ralph Young was born in 1877. He died in 1955. The history that I've found is hard to decipher. It looks like he was married twice and had many children. Again, if anyone has information and would be willing to share, I would appreciate it.

Felix Young was born in 1879. He died in 1908 and was married to Josephine Edwards. They had two daughters, Ruby and Bertha and two sons, Dewey and Douglas. 

Luther Dutch Young Sr was my Great Great Grandfather and was born in 1882. He married Francis Emma Walker and they had 3 children, Luther Dutch Young Jr (LD), Elsie and Esther. Ester was my Great Grandmother. He was a good man, and according to my mom, he home when he was 14 years old. He was a railway man, a good father and a good husband.

LD's wife and children

George Young was born in 1885. He married May R and died in 1951.

Hattie Young was born in 1888 and according to ancestry, died in 1982. However, there is no evidence, photos or sources, so I am unsure.

Nettie Young was born in 1891 and according to ancestry, died in 1969 or 1996. I'm not sure which. If anyone has information, it would be greatly appreciated. 

Cora Young was born in 1893 and died in 1972. According to my grandmother, she was the last surviving sibling. She married William Lainer and they had a bunch of kids...Leonard, Lenioux. Libbie, Lonce, Lois, Lonzo, Robert and Shelton (Pee-Wee). Shelton died in the Korean War.

Theodore Young was the baby. Born in 1895, he married May Agnes Lanear in 1914. He died in 1957.

My Grandfather, Ronald Blaine Stapley

A few weeks ago, my grandfather passed away. I've been thinking about him and the things that he taught me. One of my earliest memories of him was walking into the kitchen and seeing him eat strawberry jam directly out of a jar with a big spoon. I adopted that habit immediately. He would always have candy in his pockets and made my parents stop the car when he saw blackberries on the side of the road. He loved talking about Southern Utah and he loved my grandmother.

For Erynn's wedding, Patriarch Bateman performed the ceremony. When he saw Grandpa come in, he smiled and asked, "You kept the faith?" Grandpa nodded, smiled back and said, "Yep, how about you?" His faith was important to him and he was a huge example to all of us.

The thing I will miss the most is that when he left, he would always give me a big hug and tell me that he loved me. I loved him too.

Frances Emma Walker- My Great Great Grandmother

Frances Emma Walker was born on July 19th, 1887 in Louisiana. Her father was Andrew Walker and her Mother was Caroline Helmer. She was the 6th of 8 siblings. She married Luther Dutch Young and they had three children, "LD" named after his father, Elsie and Esther. Esther was my great grandmother. Frances passed away on March 25, 1957. My mom said that she had diabetes. Luther Dutch Young would pass away in 1972. 

 If anyone else has pictures of the Walker Siblings (specifically the brothers), I would love to see them.

Frances on her wedding day

Found this online

If anyone knows who's bible this is, please let me know.

Frances's Daughter, Elsie

My Nana, Esther and her husband, Daniel Wise

Frances and her husband- Luther Dutch Young

LD as a baby

Kate, Andrew and Frances Walker

Frances and Kate. This photo is in my grandmother's home.

This is Ola, Frances, and Kate. The baby is my Great Aunt, Elsie. The little boy is my Great Uncle, "LD." The girl with the necklace is Carrie. Both Ola and Frances married men with the surname "Young," but they were not related to one another.

Frances with her children. Elsie is pouting because she wanted to sit in the car. My great grandma (Nana) is on Frances's lap.

Rodney (Ola's son) and LD

LD and sister

LD and his wife Lora Mae

Ola and her children