MEETING MAHALA FACE-TO-FACE
Unretouched Photo of J.J. & Mahala
It was exactly ten years ago this month when I walked into a warm and welcoming home in Brazoria County, Texas, and began a journey back in time to the years of the war between the states. There I was introduced to events in the lives of some of my 19th‐century kith 'n kin, and there I Eirst met our Mahala face‐to‐face. The 20th‐century home where I was a guest was that of my new cousin, Esther. Our exact relationship is deEined as half second cousins, twice removed with our common ancestor being the lady in the collage ‐‐ Mahala Lee Sharp Hall nee Roberts (1816‐1885). Mahala is cousin Esther's great‐grandma (via the Hall marriage), and my 3rd great‐grandma (via the Sharp marriage).
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