Easter Sunday with the Baggetts and Blackstocks

 

Sweet Easter photo from a long time ago in Pine Bluff AR with Mam-ma Baggett.

(thanks to Rhonda, front left, for sharing on facebook)  

The early Baggett years in Pine Bluff

 We found this photo of Cindy's dad and his brothers and sister

taken at a studio in Pine Bluff in the  early 1940's. 

Joel Layton Baggett, Jr (left) with his sister Robbie Kay Baggett Blackstock , 

and brothers Kelsea (front) and Ralph (Sonny) on the right.   

Memories of a great father

Memories of a great father...

Thankful for J.L.Baggett, Jr who had such a great and lasting influence on his daughter 

Cindy (my wife) 

This photo is from 1977 

on the Galveston Ferry with 

his son and mother - 

Carl and Mildred(Mam ma)

The Baggett Men (1959 photo)

The Baggett men - Joe Layton Sr with his sons,  J. L. Jr, Ralph, Kelsea, David and Leslie from a photo taken in 1959.   Mildred (Mam-Ma) in front of the porch.  

A four generation photo from the past

Four generations (photo from Sept 1954) 

Cindy on her dad's lap - Joel Layton (J.L.) Baggett, Jr. 

Mildred (Mam-ma) Lorena Franks Baggett (left) 

Josie Viola Kindrick Franks (great-grandmother)

Great Memories!

                                                                                                                 

A favorite photo 
from the past - 
riding the Galveston 
Ferry in 1977

with Carl, JL and 
Mam-Ma Baggett.

Mam-Ma was born 
on Jan 22, 1914 
(100 years ago) 

and died on Jan 26, 1999.

J.L. was born on 
Dec 24, 1931 
and died Nov 5, 2002.

                          




In memory of Mam-Ma (Mildred) Baggett and Cindy's dad J.L. Baggett, Jr.

cement finishers they were!

I found these pictures from 2000 when Cindy's dad was able to visit Mile High Stadium after his stroke. Her dad and brother John both worked in the concrete industry as "cement finishers"  and helped build this stadium in Denver.  Cindy always says "John was smart and could do just about anything".  We miss you both! 

Tracing the family history of Cindy's dad's ancestors

We recently found and scanned a copy of an old photo of Jesse Clint Kendrick, who was born on July 29, 1859 at Hot Springs, AR. He died at the young age of 52 on Feb. 10, 1912 and is buried at Bear, AR.

Jesse Clint Kendrick was Cindy's Great-Great Grandfather on her father's side of the family. Her grandmother's brother Jesse Gibson (Uncle Bo) Franks was named after Mr. Kendrick. Cindy's Uncle Kelsea Kindrick Baggett was also named for him.  (some of the family spell Kendrick with an "e" and some spell Kindrick with and "i")

Jesse Kendrick of Hot Springs, AR was married to Mary Catherine Monk (born March 30, 1867) of Pine Bluff, AR. One of their daughters, Josie Viola Kendrick, would grow up to marry Zack Atlas Franks.  The Franks had five children:  Marion Atlas (born Dec. 31, 1912), Mildred Lorena (born Jan. 22, 1914), Elsie Eleanora (born July, 10 1917), Olive Josephine (born Jan. 17, 1920) and Jesse Gibson Franks (born Dec. 22, 1924).  

Mildred Lorena Franks would marry Joel Layton Baggett, Sr. (Cindy's grandparents)  on Feb. 9th, 1931.  Mildred (Mam-ma) and Joe (Punkin) had six children: Joel Layton, Jr., Ralph Morris, Kelsea Kindrick, Robbie Kay, Loren David, and Leslie Mark Baggett.   ***Picture above taken in the late 1950's***

Joel Layton Baggett, Jr. would marry Winnifred Marie Richardson on Feb. 28, 1953 and have four children: Cynthia Lee (born Jan. 31, 1954), Samuel Hardy (born June 21, 1958), John Dale (born April 20, 1960) and Carl Layton (born Aug. 15, 1978). 

Baggett Memorial Concrete bench

In honor of Cindy's dad, J.L. Baggett, Jr., who worked in the concrete construction industry, we added a bench to our flower garden this spring. Her brother, John Dale Baggett, also worked in for concrete companies across the country before his death almost five years ago. JL was proud of his work and was the man they called to finish the job, or correct someone's mistake. He was especially proud of his work completing the Denver stadium. (Cindy and her mom, Winnie pictured above)