Biography & Memoirs > Family Memoirs

The names of many of the characters in the story are the neighbors and shirttail relatives I knew or heard about from my mother and her siblings. Some characters are real with fictitious names; some characters are fictitious with names of real people. I played with Sandra Rae and Mickey Wells, and Barbara Ann Bennington. Wendell Patterson took me for a short ride on his two-wheeler bicycle when I was four. Lucille Patterson Mauk was my mom’s best friend since early childhood. They attended the Woodland School and McKell High School. Our family attended the Brick Union Christian Church. James Douglas White is a friend from college. He was my orchestra director and classical violinist ...

The autobiography of a beloved family matriarch.

The stories about growing up in different areas of rural central Louisiana. Memories of family and community that served as protectors, inspirations and teachers about life.

This book is about the author’s visit to the Jennett Cemetery in Simpson County, Kentucky in July, 2022 to assess the condition of the cemetery and photograph the graves of William M. Neely (1800-1845) and his wife, Eliza Neely. William M. Neely was the oldest of three sons of Edward Neely (born ~1770, died late 1828 or early 1829) from New York, who served as the first sheriff of Simpson County from 1819 to 1821.

A life sketch of Alma Myers Lloyd by her daughter, April Lloyd Earl. My dad was a great father. I have written my memories of dad and added information about the land he farmed and interesting high points of his life, as well as a few remembrances of his other children.

A compiled list of stories written by Ronald Swanson that give a glimpse of life growing up along the Mississippi.