Maude Lee Bender

My great grandmother (Maude Lee Bender>John Elma Rogers>Marie Annette Rogers>Kim McGowan)
Born: July 22, 1882
Died: ?
Married: William Lafayette Rogers June 11, 1899 in Laurens County Georgia

Father: William W. Bender 1853-1914
Mother: Nancy J. Register 1858-1902

Zedoc "Zeddie" Harrison Perry

My great-grandfather (Zeddie Perry>Floye Perry McGowan>John Perry McGowan>Kim McGowan)
Born: May 30, 1893
Died: August 5, 1962
Married: Myrtle Ivelina Christian 10/23/1913

Father: George Nathan Perry b. 10/5/1849 d. 5/24/1932
Mother: Elsie Cannon b. 2/22/1851 d. 5/28/1925

Myrtle Ivelina Christian

My great grandmother (Myrtle Christian Perry>Floye Perry McGowan>John Perry McGowan>Kim McGowan)

Born: March 27, 1896
Died: January 14, 1973
Married: Zedoc Harrison Perry (Zeddie) 10/23/1913

Father: Robert Morgan Christian b. 9/9/1870 d. 11/9/1933
Mother: Lenorah Dominy b. 6/30/1873 d. 2/5/1960

In this photo (1917):
Myrtle Christian Perry (21)
Floye Perry (2)
Zedoc "Bo" Harold Perry (born July 27, 1917)

Marie Annette Rogers

My Mother
Daughter of John Elma and Esther Shepard Rogers
Born December 2, 1940 in Laurens County, Dublin, Georgia

John and Esther Rogers

My maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Rogers of Laurens County, Dublin, Georgia. They married in May 1940.
Children:
Marie Annette b. 1940
Charlotte Bender b. 1942

(Those are my sister's twins in the picture...more on them later!)

John Perry McGowan

My Dad
Son of Joseph F. and Floye Perry McGowan
Born October 18, 1938 in Laurens County Georgia

Felton and Floye McGowan

My paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Felton McGowan.
They married in March 1935.
Children:
Joseph Felton McGowan, Jr. b. 1935
John Perry McGowan b. 1938 (my father)

Floye Perry

"Mama Mac"
My Paternal Grandmother

Born: January 19, 1915
Age 94

Father: Zedoc Harrison Perry (Zeddie) b. 5/30/1893 Laurens County Georgia, d. 8/5/1962 Laurens County Georgia
Mother: Myrtle Ivelina Christian b. 3/27/1896 d. 1/14/1973 Laurens County Georgia

Siblings:
Zedoc Harold (Bo) b. 7/27/1917 d. 6/30/2003
Prentice Lamar b. 6/15/1919 d. 7/22/1998

Joseph Felton McGowan

"Papa"
My paternal grandfather
Born: September 23, 1911
Died: March 12, 1994

Father: William Johnson McGowan b. 10/1876
Mother: Maude Stuckey b. 3/1881 Dodge County, Georgia

Siblings:
Idonia (Doni) b. 7/4/1898
Irene b. 10/8/1901
William Clyde b. 9/30/1903
Inez b. 10/8/1905
Gladys b. ?
Ernest b. ?
Jim b. ?
W. J. b. ?

Mary Esther Shepard

"Nana"
My Maternal Grandmother
Born: August 29, 1921
Died: September 22, 2006

Father: Thomas Monroe Shepard b. 10/19/1889 Laurens County, Georgia
Mother: Eva Mae Bridges b. 5/29/1890

Siblings:
Kenneth Carlton
Owen Monroe
Maytrelle Estelle
Charles Horace
Forest Hobson (Died at age 12)
Juanita
Wylene (died at age 3)

John Elma Rogers

"Daddy John"
My Maternal Grandfather
Born: January 29, 1917 Laurens County, Georgia
Died: October 17, 2001 Laurens County, Georgia

Father: William Lafayette Rogers b. 8/12/1877 Washington County, Georgia
Mother: Maude Lee Bender b. 7/22/1882 Laurens County, Georgia
Married: 6/11/1899

Siblings:
Clyde Elbert b. 2/28/1900
Minnie Jane b. 9/28/1902
Effie Ann b. 1/28/1905
William L. Jr. b. 8/8/1907
Loran Lee b. 8/7/1908
Sarah Jeanette b. 10/1/1911
Cecil Cordy b. 7/31/1914
James Ernest b. 10/4/1919
May Roy b. 11/26/1921
Willie Maude (Billie) b. 10/6/1924