New Grandbaby for Lori Wyatt

Received via email dated June 18, 2009: Just wanted to let you all know that I am going to be a Grandma again. Just found out this evening and my son Joe is expecting another child. That's about all I know at this point. No due date yet, but I figure sometime in February (2010). -- Lori

Laurel Wilkins Wyatt

Heard from Lori that she and J.R. will not be financially able to come to Alabama for the Wilkins reunion (said they would be visiting the grandkids if there was money for travel - and we certainly can identify with that!). I told her I would publish the pictures of Joey's son that she shared with me.

Wilkins Family Reunion 2009

It's that time again and we hope you have put it on your calendar and plan to be here! It will be covered dish on Saturday, July 11, from 11:00-?? (usually eat about Noon). This year it is being held at Chesley Oaks Country Club on Hwy 69 - just up the road from Concord Baptist Church. Following the meal, we will move to the house George Wilkins built for their homeplace (now part of Spring Arbor Baptist Church) so that family pictures can be made.

Some of you may have the print of the Wilkins siblings (John to Peg) made outside this house -- and we thought a reproduction of that with the next generation or so would be exciting! Joshua (Butch and Barbara's son) has agreed to make photos for us.

So plan now to join us for this exciting time. Any genealogy information you have to share would also be appreciated! Bring photo albums to show too!!

Oak Level Cemetery - Cullman

Barron and I drove only a few miles from our temporary house and visited the gravesites of Bobby "Scoots" Latham and son, Stanley, in Oak Level Cemetery. As some in the family know, Scoots suffered from TB (as did brother Stancell "Nip") and had lost a lot of his lung capacity. He died of pneumonia at age 29 in 1963.  Then two years later, little Stanley died as a result of an automobile accident.

We'll try to take another trip over that way and I'll take the camera with me so I can post pictures of the headstones.  Please feel free to share any photos or stories you have about our Wilkins relatives! (Please let me know of any corrections to my info!)

Family Reunion 2008

What a great time was had by everyone -- and all that food!! We did miss those of you who could not make it this time and look forward to seeing you next year. As some of you know, I started working on the family tree many years back at Sue's request and the information I have has been uploaded to Ancestry.com and you can go to our blog (www.janbscott.blogspot.com) and just click to see what I have. I brought copies of the information to the reunion and asked that you let me know of any changes, deletions, corrections and additions. Thought perhaps this blog might be an easy way for you to get that information to me.

Barron/Freddie would like to do a "video" family tree and so this is our first attempt to get this started. As you share your information with us, I will add it to the Family Tree Maker genealogy I have and hopefully by next year's reunion, we will have something on CD that can be shared with you and your children and their children.

I know Barbara has worked on the genealogy and now that we are in Cullman, I anticipate that we can corroborate together. Others of you may have done some research and I hope you will share that with us as well.