No Joyous Noel

Every year the Noel's house was decorated with joyous NOEL from top to bottom, left to right. Christmas goodies were baked. Christmas presents were bought and wrapped.
The Noel's came for Thanksgiving. Their home was filled with joy.
December 1st was different. The youngest Noel didn't call. He didn't write.
The Noel's drove to see him. No one answered. No Noel.
25 days passed. No one baked the Christmas goodies. No one bought and wrapped the presents. Oneta Noel's health began to fail her. She was too weak to talk.
Oneta Noel lived on Christmas, but died December 26th with a broken heart.

American Indian Genealogy

Champlain Cox was an American Indian that fought in the Mexican American War. He was married to Ellender Bunch and lived in Greene County, Indiana.

Descendants of Champlain Cox

Generation No. 1
1. CHAMPLAIN1 COX He married ELLENDER BUNCH 01 Jan 1850 in Greene Co, Indiana.
Children of CHAMPLAIN COX and ELLENDER BUNCH are:
i. LUCRESAE2 COX, b. 1847; m. UNK, 20 Feb 1885, Greene Co, Indiana.
ii. JESSE R. COX, b. 1860; m. UNK, 08 Oct 1885, Greene Co, Indiana.
2. iii. EVAN COX, b. 19 Jun 1867; d. 01 Aug 1971, Greene County, Indiana.

Generation No. 2
2. EVAN2 COX (CHAMPLAIN1) was born 19 Jun 1867, and died 01 Aug 1971 in Greene County, Indiana. He married WINIFRED H. HUNTER 28 May 1893 in Greene County, Indiana, daughter of WILLIAM HUNTER and EMILY BUCKNER. She was born 25 Oct 1875 in Greene County, Indiana, and died 16 Feb 1962 in Greene County, Indiana.
Notes for EVAN COX:
His grave marker states that he lived to be 104 years old.
Notes for WINIFRED H. HUNTER:
Oneta Crites wrote: "Oh, how Winfred loved Winnie, she got pneumonia and he walked several miles to visit her; he took a cold that went into pneumonia and they both died about two weeks apart at 86 years of age.
Children of EVAN COX and WINIFRED HUNTER are:
i. CLAUDE3 COX, b. 19 Oct 1893, Greene County, Indiana; d. 16 Dec 1987, Greene County, Indiana; m. GRACE; b. 12 Aug 1901; d. 03 Sep 1981, Indiana.
ii. ELMA COX, b. 1896, Greene County, Indiana; d. 1992.
3. iii. ZELMA COX, b. 1896, Greene County, Indiana; d. 1989.
iv. BRONSO COX, b. 09 Feb 1899, Greene County, Indiana; d. 22 Oct 1984, Greene Co, Indiana; m. ROSALIE; b. 12 Mar 1905; d. 18 Dec 1969, Greene County, Indiana.
v. ELLA COX, b. 14 Aug 1901, Greene County, Indiana; d. 1901, Indiana; m. ALZA CLUMBOUGH, 09 Mar 1918, Greene Co, Indiana.
vi. DELMER COX, b. 1902, Greene Co, IN.
vii. ELMER COX, b. 1902, Greene County, Indiana; d. 1976, Bridgeport, Conn.; m. BELL.
viii. ESTAL COX, b. 08 Nov 1906, Greene County, Indiana; d. 09 Feb 1989, Greene County, Indiana; m. (1) MARIE JOSEPHINE MILLER; b. 27 Feb 1911; m. (2) WILMA JEAN MARTINDALE, Greene Co, Indiana.
ix. WILLIAM COX, b. 1909, Greene County, Indiana; d. 1973, Louisanna; m. JEAN.
x. DOVIE COX, b. 1911, Greene County, Indiana; m. LOUIS WEAKS.
xi. EVA COX, b. 1913, Greene County, Indiana; m. EARL PULSE.
4. xii. GENEVA COX, b. 1913, Greene County, Indiana; d. 1995.
xiii. MAC COX, b. 1915, Greene County, Indiana; d. 1988, Greene County, Indiana.

Generation No. 3
3. ZELMA3 COX (EVAN2, CHAMPLAIN1) was born 1896 in Greene County, Indiana, and died 1989. She married RAYMOND MCCELLAN PITTMAN.
Children of ZELMA COX and RAYMOND PITTMAN are:
i. LEONA4 PITTMAN, b. Abt. 1922.
ii. NAOMA PITTMAN, b. Abt. 1922.

4. GENEVA3 COX (EVAN2, CHAMPLAIN1) was born 1913 in Greene County, Indiana, and died 1995. She married ELMO SHIELDS. He was born 1910, and died 1977.
Child of GENEVA COX and ELMO SHIELDS is:
i. REX4 SHIELDS, b. 13 Mar 1932, Greene Co, IN.

Where has Soul Food gone?

We have become a country of fast food restaurants. Our culture has become a "melting pot" of quick meals and in a hurry eating. Cultural foods and recipes are taken out of their recipe boxes only on special occasions and holidays.

Most young people today do not know the difference between "scratch" cooking and convience foods. Teens often are given the responsibility of feeding the family. They don't know what nutritious foods are, or how to prepare foods from recipes.

Are package directions the recipes of the future?

Can cooking shows replace grandma's food cooked with love in the kitchen?

We must save the soul of our food cooked at home. Food cooked by traditional family recipes, and made with love for family and friends can never be replaced. Soul food must be taught and practiced so it is not lost like canning, and preserving food at home has been lost.

Six Hunter Sisters

These three pictures of the six Hunter sisters tell of happy times the six sisters shared together. The six Hunter sisters of Winfred & Elsie (Huffman) Hunter were: Ona Mae Hunter born 9 Feb 1900; Ruby Emily Hunter born 6 Sep 1901; Mary Belle Hunter born 25 Feb 1910; Blanche Inez Hunter born 19 Jun 1912; Audrey N. Hunter born 23 Nov 1914; and Evelyn O. Hunter born 22 Dec 1916.

The first picture taken of all six sisters together in their straw hats. There mother bought straw hats and dressed them in there Sunday best dresses and lined them up to take pictures. There were two brothers not pictured, two more boys were born later. This picture was taken in about 1918. The second picture was taken about 1924. The third picture was taken about 1950.

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Monday Madness

Mickey Pickard Crites is still keeping her secrets.
Update from July is that I got a copy's of her death record and guardianship record. The question now is Goodwin or Goodman cemetery? One cemetery was lost to a strip mine.