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| Top Row: Mary (Chambers) wife of Roy, Bob Gray 2nd husband of Mattie, Hays (Hourigan) wife of Albert holding AJ, Jr., Leona daughter of Sam, Edna Bonta daughter of Mattie, *Rev. H. I. Hester (see information below), Nora daughter of Sam, Rufus Hourigan, Jr. brother of James Patrick Sr., Mattie (Powar) wife of Sam, Bertha (Stayton) wife of Fred holding Evelyn Middle Row: Roy holding son David, Pat, Mattie holding son Paul Gray, Albert, James Patrick, Gracie (Johnson), Sam holding daughter Inez, Fred holding daughter Ruth, Pauline daughter of Fred Bottom Row: Grace Bonta daughter of Mattie, Billy Bonta son of Mattie, John Gray son of Mattie, Henry Bonta son of Mattie, Tilden son of Sam, Cleaver son of Sam, Lottie daughter of Sam, Ella Mae daughter of Fred, John Quincy son of Fred |
| The children of James Patrick Hourigan and Gracie Ann Johnson are in blue. The spouses of the children are in red. The grandchildren are in green. |
| This picture was probably taken in 1922 at the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of James Patrick Hourigan and Gracie Ann Johnson. Two of the chidren were deceased by this time; William Rufus in 1906 and Lottie in 1914. |
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| Alberta Gray and Anna Lou Shewmaker, daughters of Albert J. Hourigan, Sr. and Hazel "Hays" (Hourigan) graciously shared this picture. Thank you Beanie and Anna Lou for the picture and for all of your help! |
| *The minister is the famous H. I. Hester of NC. He was pastor at Beech Fork Baptist between 1920-1923. He preached my grandfather's, Fred B. Hourigan, funeral in June, 1923. Rev Hester married Carolyne Geer (died Oct. 14, 1976) on Nov. 1,1921 after graduating in June from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. They planned to be missionaries to Brazil but were hindered due to ill health. He left Beech Fork to teach at Furman University 1924-1926; was the Head of the Department of Religion at William Jewel College MO 1926-1961; and Vice President of Midwestern Seminary, Kansas City 1961-1974. He is the author of the classic text, "The Heart of the New Testament" and the endowed lectureship on preaching @ Golden Gate Seminary CA was named in his honor from 1968 on. Feel free to share this in any way you wish. Respectfully your distant cousin, Gerald Patrick (Hourigan) Adamson |