Welcome!!

Welcome

Welcome all my relatives!!

I am Denise Diffee Hall, of Burlington, Alamance County, NC.  My mother is Jeanne Brooks Diffee, a descendant of James M Terrell and Lula Morgan Terrell of Alamance County and John R Shepherd and Susan Kinney Shepherd of Alamance as well, maternal side.  She is descended on her paternal side from Joseph Samuel Brooks' and Sarah Catherine Sharp Brooks (this is the grandparents of Jeanne instead of Great Grandparents because I have not found the Great Grandparents yet), William G. Sharp, Jr.and Emily Isely Sharp.

Belva Shepherd Brooks was Mom's mother and she was the daughter of Maggie Terrell and Lonnie Edwin Shepherd Sr.

I have been working on Ancestry.com for a few months trying to trace our heritage.  Some of you may have already done this.  If you have - let me know so I can add the information you have found.  It's quite an adventure trying to trace all these people.

Here are some pictures I have scanned from our collection.  If you have some you would like to share  here that would be awesome!  We can make this our home base and I will give out the password so everyone can upload information as well as pictures.  That is my intention by creating this blog.

Email me if you would like to upload a story, info or picture to this site.  If you don't know how to upload - I can upload from an email you send me.

The email you can write to is :  denisedh22@yahoo.com

Garland Brooks(deceased), husband of Belva Shepherd Brooks in chair, me(the little kid), back row : Ronnie Brooks, Peggy Brooks Moore, Billy Brooks (deceased)

Correction: The child is Billy Burl Brooks! (thanks Katherine!)

Sarah Catherine Sharp Brooks holding one of her grandchildren but I have nothing written on the back so help me find out the mystery child!

The children of Maggie Terrell and Lonnie Edwin Shepherd

Garland Brooks and Belva Shepherd Brooks 

I really need help with the people in this photo.  Who is Joel Shepherd, Granny Shepherd, etc.  Is this
grandpa Shepherd (Maggie's husband) mother?  I really do hope someone is still alive who knows the answers
or we will never know!  My Mom, Jeanne said she knew "aunt" Addie Mitchell - but just can't remember
who this Lizzie and Grandma Shepherd are!

Ruth Shepherd Gurkin and her mother, Maggie!