• General Notes

  Hi, Linda -- I just saw your Oct. 12 post on the Barber & Kinfolk website about Serena Hines' grandparents.  I'm not posting this on the website because there's a member there who disagrees with the Hines lineage, even though the Pulaski County records contradict his information, and he's very sensitive about it.
  
  Anyway,  I have William Hines and Barbara Baugh as Serena's paternal grandparents, and Henry Vaught, Sr. and Esther Baugh as her maternal grandparents.  I have more on this line but it will take a while to pull it together.  If you're interested, please let me know and I'll get started on it.  By the way, are you descended from Serena and Punkin' Jim?  I'm descended from them through their son Albert C. Wesley (m. Lucinda Saddler), and through their son John Lincoln Wesley, Sr.
  Kathleen Reynolds [KathleenRey@msn.com]
  
  The following is an attempted transcription of a letter from ?Mary? to Mitchell Wesley in Beggs, Oklahoma telling him of Serena Hines Wesley?s death:
  
  Mangum, Kent.
  
  Feb. 2, 1922
  
  Dear Uncle & Aunt:
  
  How are you all by now  We are not very well  Are lonesome sincet Moms death Monday                  Jan. 30  She died 20 minute till          o?clock  Said she was resting in Jesus was willing reddy to go at Gods call when death struck her at 4:30  She open her eyes and look into heaven raise he left hand and talk but in a wisper then was when she told the way she did then at 12 look into heaven again but could not speak nor raise her hand after her spell last fall  She took the gripp got she to table then took just like did last fall only worse  She just live a few days over a week after she took so bad   We put her away nice her casket cost $65.00 her dress $10.00 ready made  We put shoes & gloves on her dress her in black  Bish         Wesley preach her furnel Wednesday morning at 10 oclock        Bough or Paster was hear also She?s 77 years 4 months 25 days at death  When are you comming home would love to see you all if I could you could tell more about Mom then can write  I am sending you a bunch of her hair I had it cut out after she was dead  Ans this letter soon
  
  Your neice
  
  Mary
  
  Source:  Photocopy of original letter in the possession of Faye Cram.
  

Details of Serena Cyrena's family with James B. "Pumpkin Jim" Wesley