Family History Reveals Great Grandmother’s Civil War Era Life
Bill Miller of Ottawa discusses his great grandmother Sophia a enslaved woman raised at Magnolia Manor in Bolivar Tennessee. The book Seeds of Magnolia recounts Sophia and Austin Miller’s relationship and a child Richard born in 1854 detailing a non traditional slave household. Miller notes the mansion still stands and describes the complex family ties during the Civil War era.
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Sophia
Bolivar
Tennessee
Austin Miller
Magnolia Manor
Magnolia
Miller
Jackson
Ottawa
Franklin County
Legislative Action Committee
Ottawa Area
Mississippi
Elizabeth
Richard
Austin
Amazon.com
Hickory St
Kansas City Forecast Noting Hot Conditions And Weather Hotline
City region forecast calls for hot conditions with partly cloudy skies. Stated risks include showers and thunderstorms with possible base flurries. Kansas hotline ice and travel information provided by Kansas Highway Patrol. online updates at 511.ksdot.org.
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Coming events schedule for Williamsburg and Ottawa area
A busy slate of gatherings today includes the Jayhawker Days in Williamsburg City Park and Center Street plus the SWAN Arts Festival in Ottawa City Park. Highlights include an Ottawa City Band concert, VFW dances and bingo at the Ottawa VFW Post 5901, Bikers Against Child Abuse at Eagles Hall, and school board meetings for USD 290 and USD 289.
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Williamsburg City Park
Center and
William Streets
Williamsburg
Eagles Hall
15Th St
Ottawa
Weather Extremes and Records Across Dates
Statistics note highs and lows for Wednesday and Thursday with records from 1953 1999 1936 1912 and other figures. National extremes noted Death Valley 111 degrees and Leadville 28 degrees. Precipitation totals include Friday 0.01 and historic records 4.68 1915 and 1.85 1905. Month to date 6.40 year to date 12.79.
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Leadville
Colorado
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D & D Tire Inc
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MasterCard International Incorporated
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