Friday, July 20, 2018

Sharman Ramsey's BAKER PAGE  http://www.southern-style.com/Southeast%20Alabama%20Heritage%20Association/Baker.htm

from Ellen Dawson:

"I neglected to give you my grandfathers name, Thomas Eugen Buntin. His mother was Eugenia Baker. Who married W.T. Buntin. Eugenia is Buck Bakers sister."

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35010217/eleanor-buntin


"As Requested, I have thumbed through the book my father has and has pulled excerpts written in the margins by my grandmother.
page 11
third paragraph. 'His mother' is under lined and in the margin reads Jane Baker.
PAGE 13
last paragraph 'Coke" is underlined in in the margin is written:
Uncle Coley whom I remember and fave me 1/2 stick of juicy fruit gum which he would cut with his pocket knife.
PAGE 14, 5th paragraph, 3rd sentence: 'Jeff and Hearn'
In the margin reads:Uncle Dan and Doug Baker
7th paragraph: Joe Bannon
In the Margin, Grandfather Joe Baker
Lat ssentence:
You Kin see the McPherson stock...
Underlined McPherson and in the margin is written 'Sanders'
Page 50, last paragraph "Myrt and Nance,"
Written in the margin 'Maggie and nanny?' There is a question mark after nanny.




More excerpts:
Chapter 6, PAGE 59, 1st paragraph 4th line. "the block of land"
In the margin is written N. Foster, Newton, N St. Andrews, Powell
PAGE 64
8th paragraph, the whole paragraph is in parenthesis and it begins with "She's a schoolteacher," and beside it in the margin is written 'Music Teacher'
PAGE 73, right above the INTERLUDE is written: ' The teachers name was Ida and Ghastie was named Ida after her and christened later when she was 2 - 3, she was renamed Ghastie.
It is not until Chapter 16 that more is written in the margins.
PAGE 171, this page is about my grandfather, Thomas Eugen Buntin Sr., Buck's Nephew.
3rd Paragraph -"He (Buck) was near the door when a small boy came slowly down the hall. Syrup dripped from a soffy hole in a biscuit held just above his mouth and the boy licked gravely at the bottom. He had bright red curly hair and his noe looked like allthe Bannons'.
In the Margins reads 'Tom Sr.'
It goes on to the last sentence
Ernestine's (Eugenia)





Also on PAGE 171, next to the last paragraph, last sentence:
"then he reached out and knuckled the red head, hard," 
This is underlined and in the margin is writtten a single word. 'Tom.'
Chapter 19, Page 195
At the top of this page is written
'Tom was hired by Buck as "water boy" at 5 cents a week.'
PAGE 196
In the center of the page where the dialog reads:
"Had it Long?"
"Ten Years,"
In the margin is written Martin Hotel
PAGE 202
5th Paragraph
"Tobe? I didn't ...."
Tobe is underlined and written 'Dominque' over his name.
PAGE 204, last paragraph
"I'm Lota Kyle,"
In the margin reads:
'Lota was the name of one of Buck's nieces, Lota B. Cheek'






And Finally the last few written words.
Chapter 21, 4th paragraph,
"Laughing" Bell right in front...
Right over Bells name is written 'Bush'
Page 289, talks about the farm Buck bought his mother.
I n the Margin in written 'Landmark'
Grandmother had unerlined in the center of the page "I've got a thousand acres and a big white house ..."
Also on this page in the first line is the name "Myrt", over it is written 'Maggie'.
PAGE 299 1st full paragraph, half way down is the name "Carmen".
In the margin is written 'Aunt Jessie'.
And Last on page 300, at the bottom of the page is underlined "the boys".
In the Margin is written 'Tommy, Otis and Joe.'
The book this information comes from is the 1st edition written is 1948."

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