Epperly Family Genealogy

Military Salute Photo Contest It’s the last day to send off photos of your hero for The Mountaineer’s “Military Salute Photo Contest” on Facebook. The winning photo will be featured in Monday’s newspaper in celebration of Memorial Day. I entered a photo of my … Continue reading → more... - 2013/05/17

Photo of Samuel F. Sanford Family Yesterday, I was lucky enough to speak with one of Samuel Sanford’s granddaughters over the phone. It was so wonderful to get to hear stories about her father, William Crawford Sanford, and her Uncle Grover Sanford. She was such a … Continue reading → more... - 2013/05/17

James Anderson Sanford James Anderson Sanford was the sixth child of Ambrose Sanford and Naomi Liner, and the next person on my list to research after completing a full profile on his brother, Josephius Carter Sanford. Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot to share … Continue reading → more... - 2013/05/15

Passing Down the Musical Gene I recently saw a funny quote on Facebook proclaiming, “Successful parenting is finding 80′s hair band music on your kid’s iPod.” I giggled and thought to myself how fine of a job my parents did with me. This thought of … Continue reading → more... - 2013/05/14

Josephius Carter Sanford My research on the fifth child of Ambrose Sanford and Naomi Liner, Josephius Carter Sanford, was riddled with roadblocks from the beginning. I’ve found in my research that once information dries up on an individual that it’s truly rare to … Continue reading → more... - 2013/05/14

Lady Bug and Papaw A while back I promised to spend some time recounting my favorite stories of the youngest generation of my family. While compiling a list of some of my memories I started thinking about watching my father turn into a grandfather. … Continue reading → more... - 2013/05/13