by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 12, 2015 | Appalachian, Family
Today I thought I’d share another installment from the 1976 edition of The Pioneer–a booklet put out periodically by the Descendants of the French Creek Pioneers. This one is about Elijah Phillips who was brother to my great, great, great,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 21, 2014 | Appalachian, Church, Family
The 40th meeting of the Descendants of the French Creek Pioneers was just held back home in West Virginia. I wish very much I could have been there and hope to make it in 2015. Next year will be the centennial year, which sounds weird until you understand that meeting...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 8, 2014 | Appalachian, Family
Last week I wrote about being descended from David Phillips whose father-in-law fought in the Revolutionary War. The same booklet that reassures me I am, indeed, a Daughter of the American Revolution, also offers up some interesting tidbits about other ancestors...
