Residents of Courtney Flats 1940s
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The scene above is an enlargement of houses in the "background" of yet another photo taken of a small girl Sue Young about 1940. The blown up image captures a valuable panoramic glimpse of a small section of Courtney Flats from the period. Examine your photos for this type of "background scene". An Emma Carnahan photo.
P.D. Black standing in front of his new home built on hillside at the edge of the pecan orchards. Home located near the end of the county line on the Jefferson county side. Photo taken in 1940s shortly after home was built. Gale Black photo.
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Belleville Independent Baseball Team - Mid to late 1940s. George Davis, Tankie Spivey, R.T. Longest, Montie Pruitt, Pascal Spivey, Bruce Griffin, Billy Joe Watkins, Ray Caldwell & Jack Blankenship. Organized by Bruce Griffin playing Sunday afternoons. Petersburg Club photo..
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Courtney Home Demonstration Club 1947-48. Back Row: Ramona Blankenship, Eva Linville, Opal Blankenship, possibly a Brandon ?, Cleo Baxley. Front Row: Elsie McDaniel, Haskell Blankenship, Grandma Thomas, Jacqueline Blankenship, Ima Banks, Larry Blankenship, Ruby Hogue, Gaye Baxley, Doris and Malacha Fox. Taken at Cleo Baxley home. Petersburg Club photo..
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Earl Blankenship and granddaughter Marquita on the tractor ca. 1941.
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Courtney Missionary Baptist Church located at Belleville, ca. 1941.
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Courtney Missionary Baptist Church ca. 1941. Tommy Carnahan, Tommy Stephens, Emma Carnahan, Mary Lou, Ruth, and Daisy Robinson, others unknown. Oscar Carnahan photo.
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Ruth Robinson graduation from Courtney High School 1943. Ruth was born in 1925 at Courtney, dau of Marion and Daisy (Carnahan) Robinson. She married Bill Thomas from Courtney.
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Alta Faye Beavers was born at Courtney Aug 29, 1924 the dau of Charles and Alice (Young) Beavers. She graduated from Courtney High School and married Kieth Cox. Photo by Alta Faye Beavers Cox
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Black's home ca. 1941: Allen Holland, Julie (Holland) Black, P.D., and Fines Black. Blacks arrived 1907, Hollands arrived 1904. Photo by Scott Black
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Courtney families on "old" Mud Creek bridge for picnic: Ruth & Bill Black, Ruth's mother, Carrie & Jim Pinnick, P.D.Black, Cecil Pinnick, Minnie Black. Kids: Pat, Sue Black, Margrete Pinnick, Maxine, Gale, Carol, and Cecil holding Gene Paul Black
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Black; P.D., Minnie, Gale and Carol ca. 1941 in front of Jim Pinnick home at Belleville.. Photo by Scott Black
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Mary Katherine (Meekins) Eakin of Petersburg.
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The Petersburg school. Built possibly around 1912 the closed its doors after the 1947 school year.
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Roxanna Hogue, Marquieta, Jacqueline, Haskell, Larry Dennis Blankenship, Wayne Light, Mary Ann Sullivan, Nov 1946. Photo by Deanne Grant
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Tilda and Earl Blankenship. Photo by Deanne Grant
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Arthur Blankenship, Courtney 1940s. Photo by Deanne Grant.
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Clifford Baxley with dau Gaye on John Deer tractor, ca. 1946. Photo by Michelle Hadden
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Baxley: Clifford with kids Don, Joe, Malcom, and Danny. 23 June 1945. Photo by Michelle Hadden
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Clifford and Cleo Baxley's home. Baxleys: Gaye, Don, Glenn, Joe, Grandma, Clifford, Malcolm, Wayne, ca. 1947, Photo by Michelle Hadden
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Baxley Reunion at home place Courtney 1940s. Photo by Michelle Hadden
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Baxleys: Joe, Don, Larry, Gaye, Malcom, Dan, Carl, Dean, and Jack, ca. 1947, Photo by Michelle Hadden
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Baxley: Wayne, Marie, Clifford, Jack, Glenn. Photo by Michelle Hadden
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