OK, So I'm Not So Wordless, But I Have A Divine Reason
I am way too excited about this house to keep my mouth shut! Why? Well, this house may not look so divine, BUT it's the house that my 2nd Great-grandparents, Daniel and Annie (O'Brien) Vaughn lived in when they lived in San Antonio, Texas in their later years. [Remember Annie and her Tin Cup?] It's a duplex type of home ~ 2 houses connected, and a few of my family members lived in both homes in the early 20th century. In addition to my 2nd Great-grandparents ~ Daniel and Annie ~ my 1st Great-grandparents, Claudius Roy and Mary Alice "Boo" (Vaughn) Truitt and my grandparents, James Wesley and Mary Alice "Gran" (Truitt) Blacketer lived in this house. Another family that lived there was my "Boo's" sister and her family. I love their names: Claiborne Leander and Genevieve (Vaughn) Bouquet. [Oooh, and Claiborne has a cool story, too...] So, now can you see why I think this house is divine? I can't express how excited I was that I was able to find it this past weekend ~ that it was still standing after all these years. I had never seen this house, but growing up, I had heard my Gran, my mother, and my aunt talk about it. "Remember the house on Devine?" they'd ask each other. I remember always thinking, "What's so great about the house on Devine Street?" Now, I know ~ the family memories, the family stories. That's what makes the house on Devine Street so, well, divine, and now I've seen it. And lucky for the descendants of Daniel and Annie, I took photos of it. [Your welcome. It was my pleasure.] They won't have to wonder about the house on Devine Street. They can simply bask in its...divinity.
Wish there were more pictures. Is anyone living in the house now? How Cool!
ReplyDeleteThere are more photos, but the house isn't in very good condition ~ lots of crap on the front porch: trash, a couch, etc. Plus, there were cars in front blocking the view. It's not a very good neighborhood, but it looks like it's in transition. Most of the houses are for sale, and the ones that aren't have been totally remodeled. It's within walking distance of downtown San Antonio ~ the Riverwalk, the Alamo, convention center, etc. Prime real estate!
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How neat for you to be able to see the house! What a treasure. I grew up in the house that my great grandparents built. That was on Dad's side of the family. Mom's ancestors traveled from NY state to IL by covered wagon and settled in Lockport, IL. I wish I had a street address for one of the houses they lived in. How exciting it would be to see where they lived.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of traveling by covered wagon from New York to Illinois, but I don't think I'd like doing it myself. ;) I found street addresses in the census as well as death certificates, and I feel very fortunate to have found them. Thanks for reading!
ReplyDeleteCaroline
That's fabulous :-) I can relate to how exciting that must have been for you as i lived in a house that, ok, an ancestor didn't live in, but more than likely spent some time in. Here's my storyhttp://sarndra.com/balcairn.html
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