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  Carter Hopkins Temple

Patrolman Carter Frederick Patton Temple Born: February 17, 1879 Indianapolis, Indiana Died: April 17, 1941, Indianapolis, Indiana 252 Date appointed to IPD: April 28, 1900 Date of Separation/Retirement: August 18, 1900 Carter Frederick Patton Temple was born February 17, 1879 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Carter Temple Jr. and Martha A. Blackwell. Carter F.P. Temple was one of the best known men in the city of Indianapolis, White or Black. He attended Purdue University until age 17, when he enlisted in the State Militia. In 1898 at age 19 he joined the U.S. Army and reached the rank of First Sergeant, the highest rank an African-American could achieve at that time. After his honorable discharge, Carter joined the Indianapolis Police Department on April 28, 1900. He resigned August 18, 1900 to start a contracting business, which became very successful. He became involved in politics in 1916 and became a powerful man whose support was welcomed. It was said at his deat...

Happy February Birthday & Anniversary Celebrations!     Willie Lymon Feb 4 Janiece Viverette Feb 4 Kristie Arnold Feb 8 Joe Wingfield Feb 9 Corene Sturghill Feb 9 Rebecca Bibbs Feb 10 Theresa White Feb 15 Debra Maddox Feb 16 Mary Smylor Feb 16 Andrew Feb 22 Vanessa Carter Jordan Feb 21 Patricia Ann Wilson Feb 22 Frank Jones Jr. Feb 25 Tanesha Smith Feb 27 Andrew Wilson Feb 27 Isabella Jordan Brown Jason Ray Feb 28  

Due to schedule changes our January Birthdays and Celebrations post is quite a bit late but if we missed your special day, we apologize & are doing so now! Happy January Birthday or Celebration! 1/9 – Remus Webb 1/11 – Johnny Wilson, Amelia Smith – Davis, Elbert McGaughy Jr. 1/15 – Jalan Webb 1/16 – Chanda Smith   & Nicole Joy Wilson 1/22 – Bifford Wellington 1/24 – Natasha Wilson 1/27   - Kendra Wilson & Larry Wingfield 1/30 – Phyllis Ponder Harris 1/31 – Leon Wilson    

Reese J. Booker Wilkes Relative Distinguished African American educator and community leader, Reese Jack Booker was born in 1911 in the Pinto District of Wilkes County Georgia. The 1930 Census reflects that his 45-year-old mother, Sallie Lou Booker, was the head of the household and was parenting three children - 12-year-old son Reese, 14-year-old daughter Clara, and 10-year-old son O. D. The census records that Sallie was a farmer and that each child was a farm laborer. Gibson Grove Baptist Church was the family church and was significant in the spiritual development of all the Booker children. After completing high school in Washington, Georgia, Reese enlisted in the Navy where he served honorably as a cook for several years. Having been positively influenced in Wilkes County by the local Black Presbyterian minister and educator Rev. William Woods, Reese, upon being honorably discharged from the Navy, used his hard-earned GI Bill educational benefits to prepare himself for a ...

Story copied from: Philadelphia Stories by Bob Mcnulty   Note: I have found no evidence to Mrs. McDonald or Mr. Gibson. Mary McDonald was born on November 14, 1770 in Frogtown (near Norristown). When Mary was 4 years old, her mother died. She was then sent to live with the family of Rees Howell as a bound servant. Howell had a farm situated on the road betwe ... en Gulph Mills and Valley Forge. In mid December, 1777, (about a month after her 7th birthday) Mary watched as Washington's ragged Continental Army passed in front of the Howell's house on their way to nearby Valley Forge where they would make camp for the next several months. It was snowing fiercely on January 1, 1778. The Howell family was about to sit down to a New Years Day feast when their neighbor, Isaac Walker arrived outside their door on a huge sleigh. Walker told them that the soldiers at Valley Forge were starving and he had been out collecting food for them all day. The Howells...

Kinsler Family Reunion will be on the following website by this weekend: www.kinslergroup.com TIPTON**** 2014**** BROWN FAMILY REUNION Saturday, August 16, 2014 Seven Lakes State Park 14390 Fish Lake Rd Holly, Michigan 48442 Big 7 North Pavilion HUDDLESTON REUNION SUMMER 2014