My children descend from a variety of cultures.

The BRIGHT family relocated from Pennsylvania to the booming riverfront town of Wyandotte, Kansas, shortly after the Civil War.

The MOORE family, of Scots-Irish descent, lived in the upcountry of South Carolina for a hundred years or more.

The THADEN family came from German immigrants and Tennessee Scots-Irish clans.

The NICHOLAS family originated in Tripoli and Beirut, Syria, and lived among a Syrian colony in Jacksonville, Florida.

The HAHN and LUTES families raced for land in the Oklahoma Land Run of 1893 and had been ever on the frontier prior to that time.

The ROMEO and MOTTA families immigrated to this country at the turn of the century from Sicily.

Monday, July 27, 2009

The Deckner Iris


The young woman who has purchased one of the original Deckner homes in Southwest Atlanta has a unique variety of iris growing in her yard. It must be remembered that the Deckner family, who originated in Saxony, were horticulturalists in Atlanta and must have had beautifully landscaped yards. This iris is so unique because it was brought to Atlanta from Germany by one of the Deckners in the 1930s. How fortunate we are to be able to still enjoy some of the Deckner beauty.
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