THIS IS THE BEGINNING
This picture was taken in Southport, NC in about 1934 with my Mother Laura Larsen St George, my Dad Edward Franklin St George, my sister Frances Christine, and me, John Daniel.
PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF JOHN AND FAYE
Grandfather Newton St George Grandmother Nathalia St George
12 11 1858 10 15 1928 4-8-1863 9- 6- 1946
MY PARENTS
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| Edward Franklin St George Born 9-2-1882 Died 1-21-1948 |
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| Laura Larsen St George Born 3-9-1899 Died 8-29-1990 |
MY GRANDPARENTS THE LARSENS
Grandfather Thomas Larsen (with my father and Grandmother Erika Torgrinsen Larsen
4-25-1879 1-3-1963 6-21-1874 1-2-1971
The Larsen Family
Grandfather Thomas, Grandmother Erika.and Uncle Tommy
Top row My mother Laura, aunts Dagny, Christine, and Jessie
( Uncle Tommy passed away this year at 97)
( Uncle Tommy passed away this year at 97)
FAYE.S PARENTS
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| Neil Angus Morrison Born 1-1-1891 Died 11-4-1965 |
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| Ometa Lewis Morrison Born 6-22-1892 Died 11-24-1973 |
THIS IS WHERE THE ST GEORGE, MORRISON STORY BEGINS
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| This is a picture of the old Watson Drug Store where in 1948, while on a visit to my Grandmother, I stopped in for a famous ice cream which I remember well in growing up in Southport.Here I met 5 beautiful girls, and very graciously invested 50 cents for 5 ice cream cones. Best money I ever spent, because a year later I married one of those beauties, Iris Faye Morrison |
John D St George and Iris Faye Morrison were married June 12, 1949 in Roseboro NC
MY SISTER FRANCES AND I GREW UP, LEAVING THE PORCH IN SOUTHPORT, AND MARRY
Frances married John O'Dowd and they had 5 children,
I married Faye Morrison and we had 4 children
THE ST GEORGE - O'DOWD CHILDREN
Bottom row left, Christie O'Dowd, Eddie St George, Ometa St George
Second row left, Karen O'Dowd,Barbara St George, Laura O'Dowd
Top row, John O'Dowd, Dan St George, Michael O'Dowd
THE ST GEORGE CHILDREN GROW UP AND MARRY
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| Dan marries Sarah Campbell, 2 children, Peter Jon (PJ) and Jeffrey |
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| Dan marries Dr. Allyson Preston |
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| Eddie marries Tina Godwin |
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Ometa marries William (Bill ) Claypole
OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
Eddie,Tina,&.Allie St George Chelsey, Jackson,and Jillian Austin
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| Ometa, Bill, Timothy,& Billy Claypole |
Pam, Mike, Barbara, Brian, Willow, and Courtney Mayes
Dan, Allyson, Christopher,and Cathrine( Katie) St George
(missing, Jeffrey and PJ St George)
GRAND CHILDREN MARRY
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| Brian Mayes marries Pamela Ferrel |
Timothy Claypole marries Jodi McLane
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| Jeffrey St George marries Cathrine (Katie) Martin |
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| Billy Claypole marries Holly Jepson |
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| Chelsey St George marries Jerrod Austin |
Now for the saddest entry in this entire family post
IRIS FAYE MORRISON ST GEORGE LEAVES US
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| Born January 16,1928 Died March 9 2007 |
This note was attached to her last mother's day gift
Family gathers for Faye's funeral
She was beautiful, wasn't she ?
Faye on the beautiful front lawn of our estate in Seward Alaska.
Thats Dan inside the wire fence.
This is the bench in the Church playground dedicated to Faye,
This bench is placed at Whiteville Primary School in her honor.
FAYE'S SISTERS
. Lucy Williams, Margaret Woody(deceased), Peggy Parker,and Faye,
not pictured, sister Mary Maudlin, and deceased sister Elise Herring
famous for the red boots she loved to wear
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FAYE'S SISTERS
not pictured, sister Mary Maudlin, and deceased sister Elise Herring
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CHRISTMAS AT THE MORRISON HOME Georgia and NA Morrison Jr. and Mr and Mrs Morrison Elise Herring, Bobby Maudlin and Mac Herring Peggy and BA Parker And Bob and Mary Maudlin |
OUR GRAND CHILDREN
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| Allie St George |
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| Cathrine (Katie) St George & Christopher(Chris) St George |
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| PJ St George |
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| Billy & Timothy Claypole |
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| Brian Mayes ( with Willow) |
Jeffrey St George
OUR GREAT GRAND CHILDREN
Emma and Charlotte St George
Parents,Jeffrey & Katie Martin St George
Jackson and Jillian Austin
Parents,Jerrod & Chelsey Austin
Courtney and Willow Mayes
Parents,Brian & Pamela Mayes
NEW ADDITION, BILLY CLAYPOLE'S FAMILY
Billy, Erin, Holly Hannah, and Chase
FAMILY MEMBERS IN UNIFORM
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| William (Bill) Claypole |
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| Billy Claypole |
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| Ometa St George Claypole |
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| Edward Franklin St George |
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| John Daniel (Dan) St George Jr. |
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| SGM Michael Ray Mayes |
John D St George
I always thought I was a good Officer and a good navigator, but I must have been one hell of a poor Navy recruiter, 3 of my 4 children joined the Air Force.
MY SISTER FRANCES O'DOWD
John D and Frances
Mother, Laura St George, Frances O'Dowd, Laura McCants,
Karen O'Dowd & Christie Whipple
Karen O'Dowd & Christie Whipple
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| Norway Cruise |
Frances, one of Las Vegas' favorite patrons
MY HALF SISTER
Gwendolyn St George Dixon
10-12-1914 7-19-1996
Her mother died when she was an infant and
my Grandmother raised her.(only picture I have)
ANOTHER MUCH LOVED MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY
Our sweet and loveable Luci Gail St George
FAMILY GATHERINGS
Vacationing at Carolina Beach,NC in 1996
( We attend Gwendolyn Dixon funeral)
( We attend Gwendolyn Dixon funeral)
Thanksgiving gathering at Ometa and Bill's in Beaufort SC in 2009.
Everyone present except Dan's family,and I know traveling over
1000 miles to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner was just too much to ask.
We certainly missed all of you.
St George Gathering at Cherry Grove Beach, SC 1999
Morrison family gathering at Susan and Gary Umstead's home in Raleigh, NC
THESE PICTURES ARE PROBABLY FOND MEMORIES FOR SOME, BUT MAYBE NEW TO OTHERS
My last tie to Southport.Mother's house was sold to 2 Professors
from UNC Chapel Hill. Sad to report, he passed away 2
weeks after this photo was taken.
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| I loved working with these flowers. A snooze in hammock was not hard to take either. |
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| Faye really enjoyed both the sun and the pool |
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| This lighthouse was kept lit and used so the children could always find their way home to visit. . |
You just can't beat beautiful girls, and pretty flowers.
It is great to have a son Eddie,and grandson Brian
that are able to replace a broken sill under the house.
FAMILY COOKOUTS
It can't get any better than the following 2 pictures.
Pig picking at Bill & Lisa Parker's in Knightsdale NC.
The pig is cooked, ready for any way you desire to prepare it.
Second picture from the home of Dan & Allyson St George
in Marblehead MA.I believe I ate 3 of those delicious lobsters.
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| We are so proud of Barbara.These awards and honors awarded her for the work she is still doing for the Lions Club.She was district Governor of over 40 Lion Clubs. and was installed as Governor in Hong Kong. There is another wall half covered with more awards. |
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| After 7 years of sea duty in Navy and Merchant Marine I had to take a 2 week paid cruise in the Mediterranean to say I had been in a ship wreck.. Wish I could say that Barbara and I were rescued by the Italian Navy, but it happened in Palermo, Sicily as we were trying to dock in a 50 knot.wind.This is the first ship wreck of the COSTA CONCORDIA. PARTING THOUGHTS I hope this brings the St George-Morrison family tree to full bloom.As I asked earlier for all to please look, read, and enjoy what I have tried to do, so each family member will be able to reconize others they have never met, and rekindle many great memories of the past. As I bring this post to closure my prayer is that probably there will be no more Grandchildren, but may the family be blessed with many, many more Great Grandchildren. ALWAYS REMEMBER., GOD LOVES YOU, AND I LOVE YOU |
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