Mostly Angels in the Sky

Pauline Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:89181, (4 Oct 1934 - 12 Aug 1963)

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Joseph Truit Cantrell¹ B: 7 Jul 1894, D: 28 Aug 1976

Mother*

Liddie Ann Boswell¹ B: 20 Aug 1906, D: May 1971

Vital Statistics

Born: Pauline Cantrell was born on Thursday, 4 Oct 1934, at Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Monday, 12 Aug 1963 at Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee^G, at age 28 years, 10 months and 8 days. Details as recorded: Cause of Death: pulmonary tuberculosis for 20 years Death Certificate ID: 63-23748. The informant on the Death Certificate was: Minnie Josephine Walker.¹
Interred on Wednesday, 14 Aug 1963 at Carr Cemetery, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Pauline Cantrell was the daughter of: Joseph Truit Cantrell and Liddie Ann Boswell.¹

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955.

Last Edited

8 Jan 2017

Essie Lee Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:89182, (c 1930 - 29 Dec 1949)

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Joseph Truit Cantrell¹ B: 7 Jul 1894, D: 28 Aug 1976

Mother*

Liddie Ann Boswell¹ B: 20 Aug 1906, D: May 1971

Vital Statistics

Born: Essie Lee Cantrell was born circa 1930.¹
Died on Thursday, 29 Dec 1949 at Overton County, Tennessee^G, Details as recorded: Cause of Death: pulmonary tuberculosis for 1 year Death Certificate ID: 49-27979. The informant on the Death Certificate was: Joseph Truit Cantrell.¹
Interred on Saturday, 31 Dec 1949 at Carr Cemetery, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Essie Lee Cantrell was the daughter of: Joseph Truit Cantrell and Liddie Ann Boswell.¹

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955.

Last Edited

8 Jan 2017

William Boswell¹

Family

TMG ID:89183, (1875 - 7 Dec 1959)

Vital Statistics

Born: William Boswell was born in 1875, at Alpine, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Monday, 7 Dec 1959 at Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee^G, at age 84 years.¹
Interred after 7 Dec 1959 at Carr Cemetery, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Born: William Boswell was born circa 1878, at Tennessee^G.²

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Bill"^1,3,2

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1909, William, age 34 years, and Catherine S. Dishman, age 36 years were married.^1,3

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1909, William, age 34 years, and Catherine S. Dishman, age 36 years were married.^1,3

Children of: William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman

Lola Mae Boswell¹ B: 12 Nov 1902, D: 18 Jul 1988
Liddie Ann Boswell+¹ B: 20 Aug 1906, D: May 1971
Lora Lee Boswell¹ B: 1 Mar 1909, D: 26 Dec 1988
Albert Grover Boswell³ B: 12 Feb 1910, D: 24 Jan 1985
Fannie Belle Boswell³ B: 13 Apr 1912, D: 6 Sep 1949

Memorable Moments & Stories

Anecdote: William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman it appears that the first 3 children from Joe and Lydia were given Lydia's surname of Boswell and raised by her parents from a very young age. The paternity of the three is presumed to be Joe Cantrell.
Others were: Joseph Truit Cantrell, Liddie Ann Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell.^3,2

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1930	12 Apr 1930, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G	Catherine S. Dishman, Albert Grover Boswell, Fannie Belle Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell³
Census-1940	24 Apr 1940, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G	Catherine S. Dishman, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1930

12 Apr 1930, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G

Catherine S. Dishman, Albert Grover Boswell, Fannie Belle Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell³

Census-1940

24 Apr 1940, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G

Catherine S. Dishman, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell²

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1940	Overton County, Tennessee^G	farming²

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1940

Overton County, Tennessee^G

farming²

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, William and Catherine S. (née Dishman) (age 62) Boswell lived at: Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G.²

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

Last Edited

9 Jan 2017

Catherine S. Dishman¹

Family

TMG ID:89184, (24 Dec 1872 - 18 Oct 1962)

Vital Statistics

Born: Catherine S. Dishman was born on Tuesday, 24 Dec 1872, at Tennessee^G.^1,2
Died on Thursday, 18 Oct 1962 at age 89 years, 9 months and 24 days.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Katherine³
Nick-Name: her nickname was "Sarah"²
Name-Married: in 1909, her married name became Mrs. Boswell (née Dishman).^1,3

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1909, Catherine, age 36 years, and William Boswell, age 34 years were married.^1,3

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1909, Catherine, age 36 years, and William Boswell, age 34 years were married.^1,3

Children of: Catherine S. Dishman and William Boswell

Lola Mae Boswell¹ B: 12 Nov 1902, D: 18 Jul 1988
Liddie Ann Boswell+¹ B: 20 Aug 1906, D: May 1971
Lora Lee Boswell¹ B: 1 Mar 1909, D: 26 Dec 1988
Albert Grover Boswell³ B: 12 Feb 1910, D: 24 Jan 1985
Fannie Belle Boswell³ B: 13 Apr 1912, D: 6 Sep 1949

Memorable Moments & Stories

Anecdote: William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman it appears that the first 3 children from Joe and Lydia were given Lydia's surname of Boswell and raised by her parents from a very young age. The paternity of the three is presumed to be Joe Cantrell.
Others were: Joseph Truit Cantrell, Liddie Ann Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell.^3,2

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1930	12 Apr 1930, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G	William Boswell, Albert Grover Boswell, Fannie Belle Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell³
Census-1940	24 Apr 1940, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G	William Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1930

12 Apr 1930, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G

William Boswell, Albert Grover Boswell, Fannie Belle Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell³

Census-1940

24 Apr 1940, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G

William Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell²

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, William and Catherine S. (née Dishman) (age 62) Boswell lived at: Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G.²

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

Last Edited

9 Jan 2017

Denver Boswell^1,2

Family

TMG ID:89185, (c 1927 - )

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Joseph Truit Cantrell² B: 7 Jul 1894, D: 28 Aug 1976

Mother*

Liddie Ann Boswell² B: 20 Aug 1906, D: May 1971

Vital Statistics

Born: Denver Boswell was born circa 1927, at Tennessee^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Denver Boswell was the son of: Joseph Truit Cantrell and Liddie Ann Boswell.²

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1930	12 Apr 1930, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G	William Boswell, Catherine S. Dishman, Albert Grover Boswell, Fannie Belle Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell and Trevel Boswell¹
Census-1940	24 Apr 1940, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G	William Boswell, Catherine S. Dishman, Linvle Cantrell Boswell and Trevel Boswell²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1930

12 Apr 1930, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G

William Boswell, Catherine S. Dishman, Albert Grover Boswell, Fannie Belle Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell and Trevel Boswell¹

Census-1940

24 Apr 1940, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G

William Boswell, Catherine S. Dishman, Linvle Cantrell Boswell and Trevel Boswell²

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Anecdote	Anecdote: Denver Boswell was present when William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman it appears that the first 3 children from Joe and Lydia were given Lydia's surname of Boswell and raised by her parents from a very young age. The paternity of the three is presumed to be Joe Cantrell. Others were: Joseph Truit Cantrell, Liddie Ann Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell and Trevel Boswell.^1,2

Activity

Details

Anecdote

Anecdote: Denver Boswell was present when William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman it appears that the first 3 children from Joe and Lydia were given Lydia's surname of Boswell and raised by her parents from a very young age. The paternity of the three is presumed to be Joe Cantrell.
Others were: Joseph Truit Cantrell, Liddie Ann Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell and Trevel Boswell.^1,2

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Denver Boswell lived at: Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G.²

Citations

[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

8 Jan 2017

Trevel Boswell¹

Family

TMG ID:89186, (c 1928 - )

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Joseph Truit Cantrell¹ B: 7 Jul 1894, D: 28 Aug 1976

Mother*

Liddie Ann Boswell¹ B: 20 Aug 1906, D: May 1971

Vital Statistics

Born: Trevel Boswell was born circa 1928, at Tennessee^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Trevel Boswell was the daughter of: Joseph Truit Cantrell and Liddie Ann Boswell.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Trevle²

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1930	12 Apr 1930, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G	William Boswell, Catherine S. Dishman, Albert Grover Boswell, Fannie Belle Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell and Denver Boswell²
Census-1940	24 Apr 1940, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G	William Boswell, Catherine S. Dishman, Linvle Cantrell Boswell and Denver Boswell¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1930

12 Apr 1930, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G

William Boswell, Catherine S. Dishman, Albert Grover Boswell, Fannie Belle Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell and Denver Boswell²

Census-1940

24 Apr 1940, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G

William Boswell, Catherine S. Dishman, Linvle Cantrell Boswell and Denver Boswell¹

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Anecdote	Anecdote: Trevel Boswell was present when William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman it appears that the first 3 children from Joe and Lydia were given Lydia's surname of Boswell and raised by her parents from a very young age. The paternity of the three is presumed to be Joe Cantrell. Others were: Joseph Truit Cantrell, Liddie Ann Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell and Denver Boswell.^2,1

Activity

Details

Anecdote

Anecdote: Trevel Boswell was present when William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman it appears that the first 3 children from Joe and Lydia were given Lydia's surname of Boswell and raised by her parents from a very young age. The paternity of the three is presumed to be Joe Cantrell.
Others were: Joseph Truit Cantrell, Liddie Ann Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell and Denver Boswell.^2,1

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Trevel Boswell lived at: Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹

Citations

[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

Last Edited

8 Jan 2017

Fannie Belle Boswell^1,2

Family

TMG ID:89187, (13 Apr 1912 - 6 Sep 1949)

Father*

William Boswell¹ B: 1875, D: 7 Dec 1959

Mother*

Catherine S. Dishman¹ B: 24 Dec 1872, D: 18 Oct 1962

Vital Statistics

Born: Fannie Belle Boswell was born on Saturday, 13 Apr 1912, at Tennessee^G.²
Died on Tuesday, 6 Sep 1949 at Overton County, Tennessee^G, at age 37 years, 4 months and 24 days. Details as recorded: Cause of Death: pulmonary tuberculosis Death Certificate ID: 49-22999. The informant on the Death Certificate was: Walter Lee Allred.²
Interred after 6 Sep 1949 at Carr Cemetery, Overton County, Tennessee^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Fannie Belle Boswell was the daughter of: William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman.¹
Born: Fannie Belle Boswell was born circa 1914, at Tennessee^G.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: in 1935, her married name became Mrs. Allred (née Boswell).²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1935, Fannie, age 22 years, and Walter Lee Allred, age 50 years were married at Overton County, Tennessee^G.²

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1935, Fannie, age 22 years, and Walter Lee Allred, age 50 years were married at Overton County, Tennessee^G.²

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1930	12 Apr 1930, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G	William Boswell, Catherine S. Dishman, Albert Grover Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1930

12 Apr 1930, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G

William Boswell, Catherine S. Dishman, Albert Grover Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell¹

Citations

[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Last Edited

8 Jan 2017

Albert Grover Boswell^1,2

Family

TMG ID:89188, (12 Feb 1910 - 24 Jan 1985)

Father*

William Boswell¹ B: 1875, D: 7 Dec 1959

Mother*

Catherine S. Dishman¹ B: 24 Dec 1872, D: 18 Oct 1962

Vital Statistics

Born: Albert Grover Boswell was born on Saturday, 12 Feb 1910, at Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee^G.^2,3
Died on Thursday, 24 Jan 1985 at Harvieland, Franklin County, Tennessee^G, at age 74 years, 11 months and 12 days.^2,3
Interred after 24 Jan 1985 at Harvieland Methodist Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Tennessee^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Albert Grover Boswell was the son of: William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman.¹
Born: Albert Grover Boswell was born circa 1912, at Tennessee^G.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Tuesday, 29 Mar 1932, Albert, age 22 years, 1 month and 17 days, and Essie (?), age 20 years, 2 months and 7 days were married.²

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 29 Mar 1932, Albert, age 22 years, 1 month and 17 days, and Essie (?), age 20 years, 2 months and 7 days were married.²

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1930	12 Apr 1930, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G	William Boswell, Catherine S. Dishman, Fannie Belle Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1930

12 Apr 1930, Civil District #06, Overton County, Tennessee^G

William Boswell, Catherine S. Dishman, Fannie Belle Boswell, Linvle Cantrell Boswell, Denver Boswell and Trevel Boswell¹

Citations

[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.

Last Edited

9 Jan 2017

Unnamed Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:89189, (10 Jan 1933 - 10 Jan 1933)

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Joseph Truit Cantrell¹ B: 7 Jul 1894, D: 28 Aug 1976

Mother*

Liddie Ann Boswell¹ B: 20 Aug 1906, D: May 1971

Vital Statistics

Died on Tuesday, 10 Jan 1933 at Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee^G, Details as recorded: Cause of Death: no medical aid Death Certificate ID: 26732 Note: died at age 1 hour. The informant on the Death Certificate was: Liddie Ann Boswell.¹
Born: Unnamed Cantrell was born on Tuesday, 10 Jan 1933, at Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹
Interred on Wednesday, 11 Jan 1933 at Carr Cemetery, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Unnamed Cantrell was the son of: Joseph Truit Cantrell and Liddie Ann Boswell.¹

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955.

Last Edited

27 Sep 2022

Maurene Grace Cantrell¹

Family

TMG ID:89190, (c 1935 - 22 Jun 1962)

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Joseph Truit Cantrell¹ B: 7 Jul 1894, D: 28 Aug 1976

Mother*

Liddie Ann Boswell¹ B: 20 Aug 1906, D: May 1971

Vital Statistics

Born: Maurene Grace Cantrell was born circa 1935, at Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Friday, 22 Jun 1962 at Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky^G.¹
Interred after 22 Jun 1962 at Carr Cemetery, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Maurene Grace Cantrell was the daughter of: Joseph Truit Cantrell and Liddie Ann Boswell.¹

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962.

Last Edited

8 Jan 2017

Charnel Bilbrey¹

Family

TMG ID:89191, (c 1830 - )

Vital Statistics

Born: Charnel Bilbrey was born circa 1830, at Tennessee^G.^1,2

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Charnel and Amanda Swallows, daughter of: Jacob Swallows and Sarah Copeland, were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Charnel and Amanda Swallows, daughter of: Jacob Swallows and Sarah Copeland, were married.¹

Children of: Charnel Bilbrey and Amanda Swallows

S.J. Bilbrey² B: c 1857
Mary Vestine Bilbrey+¹ B: Feb 1862, D: 23 Oct 1933
Martha Mildred Bilbrey+³ B: 6 May 1863, D: 13 Sep 1952
Frances Ann Bilbrey+² B: 17 Oct 1866, D: 3 Sep 1951
Eliza Clementine Bilbrey+² B: 30 Apr 1870, D: 18 Jul 1916
Patience Belle Bilbrey+² B: 30 Mar 1874, D: 29 Mar 1939

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	7 Jun 1880, Civil District #10, Overton County, Tennessee^G	S.J. Bilbrey, Mary Vestine Bilbrey, Frances Ann Bilbrey, Eliza Clementine Bilbrey and Patience Belle Bilbrey²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

7 Jun 1880, Civil District #10, Overton County, Tennessee^G

S.J. Bilbrey, Mary Vestine Bilbrey, Frances Ann Bilbrey, Eliza Clementine Bilbrey and Patience Belle Bilbrey²

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Jun 1880	Overton County, Tennessee^G	farmer²

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1880

Overton County, Tennessee^G

farmer²

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File Submitted 5/10/2011.

Last Edited

14 Jan 2017

Amanda Swallows¹

Family

TMG ID:89192, (1831 - bt 1874 - 1880)

Father*

Jacob Swallows¹ B: 11 Feb 1786, D: 1863

Mother*

Sarah Copeland¹ D: c 1849

Vital Statistics

Born: Amanda Swallows was born in 1831, at Overton County, Tennessee^G.^1,2
Died between 1874 and 1880.³

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Amanda Swallows was the daughter of: Jacob Swallows and Sarah Copeland.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Bilbrey (née Swallows).²
Nick-Name: her nickname was "Mandy"²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Amanda and Charnel Bilbrey were married.²

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Amanda and Charnel Bilbrey were married.²

Children of: Amanda Swallows and Charnel Bilbrey

S.J. Bilbrey³ B: c 1857
Mary Vestine Bilbrey+² B: Feb 1862, D: 23 Oct 1933
Martha Mildred Bilbrey+¹ B: 6 May 1863, D: 13 Sep 1952
Frances Ann Bilbrey+³ B: 17 Oct 1866, D: 3 Sep 1951
Eliza Clementine Bilbrey+³ B: 30 Apr 1870, D: 18 Jul 1916
Patience Belle Bilbrey+³ B: 30 Mar 1874, D: 29 Mar 1939

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Pedigree Resource File Submitted 5/10/2011.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880.

Last Edited

30 Aug 2017

Walter Lee Allred¹

TMG ID:89193, (5 Jul 1884 - 20 Feb 1960)

Vital Statistics

Born: Walter Lee Allred was born on Saturday, 5 Jul 1884.¹
Died on Saturday, 20 Feb 1960 at age 75 years, 7 months and 15 days.¹
Interred after 20 Feb 1960 at Carr Cemetery, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1935, Walter, age 50 years, and Fannie Belle Boswell, age 22 years, daughter of: William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman, were married at Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1935, Walter, age 50 years, and Fannie Belle Boswell, age 22 years, daughter of: William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman, were married at Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Death	Tuesday, 6 Sep 1949, Walter Lee Allred was the informant on the death certtificate for Fannie Belle Boswell.¹

Activity

Details

Death

Tuesday, 6 Sep 1949, Walter Lee Allred was the informant on the death certtificate for Fannie Belle Boswell.¹

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Last Edited

8 Jan 2017

Essie (?)¹

TMG ID:89194, (22 Jan 1912 - 29 Mar 1990)

Vital Statistics

Born: Essie (?) was born on Monday, 22 Jan 1912.¹
Died on Thursday, 29 Mar 1990 at age 78 years, 2 months and 7 days.¹
Interred after 29 Mar 1990 at Harvieland Methodist Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Tennessee^G.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Tuesday, 29 Mar 1932, her married name became Mrs. Boswell.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Tuesday, 29 Mar 1932, Essie, age 20 years, 2 months and 7 days, and Albert Grover Boswell, age 22 years, 1 month and 17 days, son of: William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman, were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 29 Mar 1932, Essie, age 20 years, 2 months and 7 days, and Albert Grover Boswell, age 22 years, 1 month and 17 days, son of: William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman, were married.¹

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Last Edited

8 Jan 2017

Lola Mae Boswell¹

Family

TMG ID:89195, (12 Nov 1902 - 18 Jul 1988)

Father*

William Boswell¹ B: 1875, D: 7 Dec 1959

Mother*

Catherine S. Dishman¹ B: 24 Dec 1872, D: 18 Oct 1962

Vital Statistics

Born: Lola Mae Boswell was born on Wednesday, 12 Nov 1902, at Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee^G.^1,2
Died on Monday, 18 Jul 1988 at Overton County, Tennessee^G, at age 85 years, 8 months and 6 days. Details as recorded: Note: Social Security records the date as 19 Jul 1988.^1,2
Interred after 18 Jul 1988 at White Cemetery, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Lola Mae Boswell was the daughter of: William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. York (née Boswell).^1,3
Name-Married: on Sunday, 26 Nov 1922, her married name became Mrs. Hickman (née Boswell).^1,3

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 26 Nov 1922, Lola, age 20 years and 14 days, and Marion Bradley Hickman, age 26 years, 1 month and 12 days were married at Overton County, Tennessee^G.^1,3

Memorable Moments & Stories

Anecdote: Lola Mae Boswell TN marriage records show Lola married Bradley Hickman, cemetery records show she married Bradley York. It is possible that there are two separate people by the name Bradley that married Lola Mae. I choose to trust the marriage record over the cemetery record barring further evidence.

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950.

Last Edited

21 Sep 2022

Marion Bradley Hickman¹

TMG ID:89196, (14 Oct 1896 - 10 Jun 1982)

Vital Statistics

Born: Marion Bradley Hickman was born on Wednesday, 14 Oct 1896.²
Died on Thursday, 10 Jun 1982 at age 85 years, 7 months and 27 days.²
Interred after 10 Jun 1982 at White Cemetery, Overton County, Tennessee^G.²

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Bradley"³
Name-Variation: He was also known as Bradley York²

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 26 Nov 1922, Marion, age 26 years, 1 month and 12 days, and Lola Mae Boswell, age 20 years and 14 days, daughter of: William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman, were married at Overton County, Tennessee^G.^2,3

Other Major Events

Military: on Thursday, 12 Sep 1918, at Overton County, Tennessee^G, Marion Bradley Hickman at age 21, registered for the military draft for World War I.¹

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950.

Last Edited

6 Aug 2022

Lora Lee Boswell¹

Family

TMG ID:89197, (1 Mar 1909 - 26 Dec 1988)

Father*

William Boswell¹ B: 1875, D: 7 Dec 1959

Mother*

Catherine S. Dishman¹ B: 24 Dec 1872, D: 18 Oct 1962

Vital Statistics

Born: Lora Lee Boswell was born on Monday, 1 Mar 1909.²
Died on Monday, 26 Dec 1988 at age 79 years, 9 months and 25 days.^1,2
Interred after 26 Dec 1988 at Harvieland Methodist Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Tennessee^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Lora Lee Boswell was the daughter of: William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman.¹
Born: Lora Lee Boswell was born on Friday, 1 Apr 1910, at Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Lora B.²
Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Walker (née Boswell).¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Lora and J. Dillard Walker were married.¹

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.

Last Edited

9 Jan 2017

J. Dillard Walker¹

TMG ID:89198, (24 Dec 1888 - 20 Feb 1954)

Vital Statistics

Born: J. Dillard Walker was born on Monday, 24 Dec 1888.¹
Died on Saturday, 20 Feb 1954 at age 65 years, 1 month and 27 days.¹
Interred after 20 Feb 1954 at Harvieland Methodist Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Tennessee^G.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

J. and Lora Lee Boswell, daughter of: William Boswell and Catherine S. Dishman, were married.¹

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Last Edited

9 Jan 2017

Robert Lynn Boswell¹

Family

TMG ID:89199, (5 Jan 1949 - 21 Feb 1998)

Relationships:

8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
8th cousin 3 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Linvle Cantrell Boswell¹ B: 29 Jan 1925, D: 3 Nov 1967

Mother*

Minnie Josephine Walker¹ B: 7 Oct 1927, D: 27 Oct 2016

Vital Statistics

Born: Robert Lynn Boswell was born on Wednesday, 5 Jan 1949.¹
Died on Saturday, 21 Feb 1998 at age 49 years, 1 month and 16 days.¹
Interred after 21 Feb 1998 at Overton County Memorial Gardens, Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Robert Lynn Boswell was the son of: Linvle Cantrell Boswell and Minnie Josephine Walker.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Bobby"¹

Other Major Events

Military: Robert Lynn Boswell, military service, Private, U.S. Army.¹

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Last Edited

20 Mar 2018

Farley J.B. Ledbetter¹

Family

TMG ID:89200, (12 Sep 1925 - 30 Jan 2002)

Father*

Overton C. Ledbetter¹ B: 25 Aug 1894, D: 27 Apr 1954

Mother*

Mary Jane Andrews¹ B: 6 Jul 1897, D: 18 Apr 1954

Vital Statistics

Born: Farley J.B. Ledbetter was born on Saturday, 12 Sep 1925, at Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 30 Jan 2002 at Livingston Regional Hospital, Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee^G, at age 76 years, 4 months and 18 days.¹
Interred on Friday, 1 Feb 2002 at Miller Cemetery, Allons, Overton County, Tennessee^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Farley J.B. Ledbetter was the son of: Overton C. Ledbetter and Mary Jane Andrews.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 31 Jul 1954, Farley, age 28 years, 10 months and 19 days, and Alpha Mildred Cantrell, age 22 years and 20 days, daughter of: Arkley Dow Cantrell and Bertie Copeland, were married at Putnam County, Tennessee^G.^1,2

Other Major Events

Military: Farley J.B. Ledbetter, military service, Korean War.¹

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002.

Last Edited

21 Feb 2017

All additions, modifications, suggestions and comments are welcome.

A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.
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A fool and his money are soon elected.
— Will Rogers
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A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.
— Will Rogers
A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.
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About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.
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Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.
— Will Rogers
All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.
— Will Rogers
America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there.
— Will Rogers
America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few.
— Will Rogers
An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
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An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
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An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make people laugh.
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Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?
— Will Rogers
Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.
— Will Rogers
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
— Will Rogers
Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
— Will Rogers
Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.
— Will Rogers
Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.
— Will Rogers
Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation.
— Will Rogers
Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans.
— Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
— Will Rogers
Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
— Will Rogers
Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.
— Will Rogers
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
— Will Rogers
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
— Will Rogers
Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
— Will Rogers
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
— Will Rogers
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
— Will Rogers
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.
— Will Rogers
I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father.'
— Will Rogers
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
— Will Rogers
I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.
— Will Rogers
I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one.
— Will Rogers
I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do.
— Will Rogers
I read about eight newspapers in a day. When I'm in a town with only one newspaper, I read it eight times.
— Will Rogers
If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them.
— Will Rogers
If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
— Will Rogers
If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?
— Will Rogers
If the other fellow sells cheaper than you, it is called dumping. 'Course, if you sell cheaper than him, that's mass production.
— Will Rogers
If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.
— Will Rogers
If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.
— Will Rogers
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep.
— Will Rogers
If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.
— Will Rogers
I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood the woods are full of people that learned to write but evidently can't read. If they could read their stuff, they'd stop writing.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time.
— Will Rogers
Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as the Prohibition one did, why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth.
— Will Rogers
It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so.
— Will Rogers
It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.
— Will Rogers
It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
— Will Rogers
Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.
— Will Rogers
Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they do on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.
— Will Rogers
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.
— Will Rogers
Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.
— Will Rogers
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.
— Will Rogers
Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have.
— Will Rogers
Never let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it is try and manage somebody else's affairs.
— Will Rogers
Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.
— Will Rogers
On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
— Will Rogers
One Ad is worth more to a paper than forty Editorials.
— Will Rogers
One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide.
— Will Rogers
Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
— Will Rogers
People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.
— Will Rogers
People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.
— Will Rogers
People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.
— Will Rogers
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
— Will Rogers
Politics is applesauce.
— Will Rogers
Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.
— Will Rogers
So let's be honest with ourselves and not take ourselves too serious, and never condemn the other fellow for doing what we are doing every day, only in a different way.
— Will Rogers
So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.
— Will Rogers
The best way out of a difficulty is through it.
— Will Rogers
The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats.
— Will Rogers
The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer.
— Will Rogers
The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can't make anybody believe that he has it.
— Will Rogers
The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.
— Will Rogers
The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'
— Will Rogers
The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
— Will Rogers
The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
— Will Rogers
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
— Will Rogers
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
— Will Rogers
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
— Will Rogers
The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing.
— Will Rogers
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
— Will Rogers
The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got.
— Will Rogers
The United States never lost a war or won a conference.
— Will Rogers
The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.
— Will Rogers
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
— Will Rogers
There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
— Will Rogers
There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.
— Will Rogers
There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.
— Will Rogers
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.
— Will Rogers
Things ain't what they used to be and never were.
— Will Rogers
Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.
— Will Rogers
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
— Will Rogers
This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
— Will Rogers
We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.
— Will Rogers
We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.
— Will Rogers
When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.
— Will Rogers
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
Why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth.
— Will Rogers
Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
— Will Rogers
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— Sam Harris
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never allow a person to tell you 'no' who doesn't have the power to say 'yes.'
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Work is always an antidote to depression.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do …
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It's your life-but only if you make it so.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Every time you meet a situation you think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are freer than you were before.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage is exhilarating.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
— Eleanor Roosevelt
As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The giving of love is an education in itself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
All of life is a constant education.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

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