Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Queen Anne Smith

Last Monday a cousin visited and shared a lot of information. Among this was a letter from a gentleman in Tennessee written to him in 1994. The man had included his phone number and had family connections to our Bowen family. Given that the letter is seventeen years old, I wondered if it might still be possible to contact this person. Then, I noticed he had pointed himself out on a genealogy chart he had included with the letter. he was one year younger than me. I thought it might be worth an attempt to contact him. I dialed the number and in a minute was talking to him!

It turns out that he has a lot of information on our family that is new to me, including pictures. After our phone call, we exchanged emails. He sent me a picture of five young ladies. One of these is Queen Anne Smith, my Bowen grandfather's mother, my great grandmother. This is the first picture of her I have ever seen.

I am so glad I made that call and have this new distant cousin to share information with.

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