TO ALL THE MOTHERS WHO MADE MY EXISTENCE POSSIBLE

Mother -

Lila Pearl Thornton- 9 Aug 1917 -16 Mar 2002- m. Efton Defee Sloan 

Grandmothers -

Icy Belle Foust 22 Sep 1891-10 Oct 1984 -m. John Franklin Sloan

Rosa Isbell 25 Jan 1893-6 Jul 1973-m. Luther Benson Thornton

G Grandmothers -

Mary Ellen Dunaway 25 Mar 1867-5 Aug 1915-m. George E. Sloan 

Fidelity Hughes 14 Feb 1867-25 Jul 1925 m.  John Alexander Foust

Autha Emmett Pittman 19 Jul 1871-24 Jun 1930-m.  S. J. Isbell

Anna Marie Unknown Oct 1852-13 Feb 1920 m. William Patrick Thornton 

GG Grandmothers -

Missouri Ellen Allen 8 Apr 1839-30 Jan 1914 m.Mack Henry Hughes 

Nancie Jane Daniels 1851-1926 - m. Frank Dunaway 

Carolyn Hazeltine Hackney 12 Dec 1852-20 Jan 1929 -m. John Eli Pittman 

Nancy Ann McPherson 20 Feb 1825-17 Mar 1904 - m. Phillip T. Foust

Nancy Unknown abt 1836- ?? - m. Edmond W. Thornton

Serenia J. Richardson 6 Nov 1838-8 Feb 1920 - m. John B. Sloan 

Matilda Ann Wade 1827-30 Jun 1904 - m. Jeremiah Marion Isbell 

GGG Grandmothers-

Susanna Cleveland 16 Feb 1806-1 Dec 1888- m. Pendleton Isbell  III 

Frances Collins 1797-???- m. Benjamin Allen

Mary Davis 1813-???- m. John Walker Hughes 

Mary Odiel Dumay abt 1808 - ???- m. Samuel Dunaway

Mary Frances Lockett 20 Jan 1833-22 Apr 1910-m. John W. Hackney 

Nancy Mary Morrison ???-??? m. Alexander Sloan

Sarah Margaret Roberts 12 Oct 1771-16 Jun 1841 - m. Philip Foust , Jr. 

Melissa Unknown abt 1820-??? - m. George W. Richardson

Elizabeth Walker 1794-abt 1866 - m. William Stallworth Thornton 

GGGG Grandmothers -

Martha Barker abt 1805-??? - m. Georgia William Hackney

Obedient Callaway abt 1783-aft 1812 - m. Jeremiah Cleveland 

Marie Anne Capuchain ???-??? - m. Pierre Riche Dumay

Catherine Clapp 1744-??? - m.  (John) Philip Foust

Mary Davison ???-??? - m. Eli Thornton

Margaret McTeer abt 1766-aft. 12 Aug 1832- m. William Sloan 

Mary Rowan 30 Jun 1788-1 Sep 1858 - m.  Levingston Isbell 

5G Grandmothers -

Elizabeth Unknown ???-1847 - m. Samuel Rowan 

Anna Barbara Albrecht 10 Oct 1719-1 Mar 1802 - m. John Foust 

Martha Boykin ???-??? - m. Thomas Thornton

Sarah Brewer btw 1725/1755 - ??? - m. Francis Callaway

Dorothy Davenport 1769-1830 - m. Robert Boyd Hackney 

Sarah Henderson 14 Oct 1758-14 Apr 1827 - m. Pendleton Isbell 

Agnes Ann Martin 26 Apr 1740- 5 Aug 1823 - m.  Robert McTeer

Mollie McCann ???-bef 1809 - m. John Cleveland 

Anna Margaret Strader 18 Jun 1717-1 Jan 1785 - m. John Ludwig Clapp 

6G Grandmothers -

Frances Unknown btw 1710/1725-??? - m. Francis Callaway , Sr.

Hannah Unknown ???-??? - m. Henry Isbell

Margaret Anderson 1699- bef 1745 - m. James McTeer

Hannah Baker 1742-??? - m. Martin Davenport

Martha Coffee???-??? - m. John Cleveland

Anna Elizabeth Grauel abt 1693- ???- m. Johann Peter Faust

Elizabeth Patrick ???-??? - m. Burwell Brewer

Anna Margaretha Unknown abt 1678 -??? - m. Johan Jost Clapp

Elizabeth Unknown 26 Apr 1721-23 Dec 1796 - m. William Martin 

Frances Unknown abt 1730-1811 - m. Thomas Henderson 

Jane Unknown bef 1715- 11 May 1764 - m. John Sloan

7G Grandmothers -

Unknown Cox ???-??? - m. Henry Isbell

Kunigunda Mohn 7 May 1646-29 Oct 1721 - m. Johan Faust 

Elizabeth Potter ???-??? - m. Nicholas Clapp

Milly Pressley 1667-1770 - m. Alexander Cleveland 

Catherine Unknown ???-??? - m. Joseph Callaway 

8G Grandmothers-

Elizabeth Unknown ???-??? - m. James Cox

Elizabeth Fischer 1619-1653 - m. Hans Faust 

Unknown Lewis ???-??? - m. William Isbell

Anna Maria Wilhelm ???-??? m. Hans Mohn

9G Grandmother -

Elizabeth Fuchs 26 Nov 1588-??? - m. Christolph Mohn

10G Grandmother -

Ursula Deynes ???-??? - m. Anton Fuchs

And to all of the others I've not yet identified - Happy Mothers Day to you, too.

The Smallness of Some Politicians

Shaking my head over Sarah Palin and others ignoring the role the President and Administration had in the take down of Osama Bin Laden. Yes, the Intelligence Community and the Military were the "feet on the ground" and they deserve unbounded accolades and kudos, to be sure. However, to ignore the role that President Obama and the Administration played in this event is tantamount to putting your head in the sand and shouting it isn't so, it isn't so, it isn't so, much like the "birthers" continue to do with the "Certificate of Live Birth" issue.

There is a "status update' going around on Facebook which encourages others to repost that it was the Military who got Osama, not the President:

"Let's be clear on this: OBAMA did NOT kill Bin Laden.  An American soldier, who Obama just a few weeks ago was debating on whether or not to PAY, did.  Obama just happened to be the one in office when our soldiers finally found OBL and took him out.  This is NOT an Obama victory, but an AMERICAN victory!!  Repost if you agree"

There is so much that is factually incorrect with this paragraph that I cannot begin to debunk it here because my focus is on the 'intent' of the message.  It is a blatant political slap at the President housed in a "pro American", "pro Military" guise.  It is mean-spirited, childish and demonstrates a level of ignorance that I hate to admit resides in this country of mine.  No thought - just copy and paste, easy, peesy and dumb.

Nothing happens in a vacuum; it took tenacity, power of conviction, decisiveness, and leadership to authorize the on-going search, guide the administrative process, to give the orders and place everything on the line. President Obama had the decency to call and tell President Bush about the event and mentioned Bush's role in the eventual take-down of Bin Laden during his announcement on Sunday night. President Bush and Vice President Cheney had the decency to congratulate everyone connected to the event, including President Obama. 

So why in the world would Sarah Palin and her followers display the pettiness and the derisiveness they are displaying with their current attitude?  A "three inch fish" may be "bait" where you come from, Sarah Palin; but where I come from you are an opportunist with a chip on your shoulder as big as Half Dome.  You have no business even thinking about being President of this country since you appear to have no ability to apply decency and diplomacy in your every day life.  Any President of this country needs to display those traits clearly and unabashedly.  You are out of your league.