You talk about a girl with her chest puffed up!
Reading the Obituary of my Uncle James BARWICK {my Grandfather Willie BARWICK’S baby Brother} I recently learned that he was a decorated World War II Army Veteran! WOW!
Uncle James was known for being ridiculously handsome — which we can all see — but I never knew he fought in WW2?!
An excerpt from Uncle James 1994 Obituary:
He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army in the Amphibious Tank Corp as a mechanic. He was in the D-Day Normandy Beachhead in France, 1945. His Battalion was one of the first to invade the shore, and they suffered many casualties; he also served in Germany when the war ended. He received an Honorable Discharge and received numerous meritorious awards.
How cool is that?!
Of course, I couldn’t learn of all this FABULOSITY & not start snooping around for his military service records! Lucky me {no pun intended!:-} I found the 1943 Cincinnati Enlistment record for Uncle James!
Okay, now I just won’t be satisfied until I find a picture of Uncle James in uniform!
Stay tuned…
Luckie.
My Great Great Grandfather, James {Jim} BARWICK was born in Alabama, Feb 1860 & according to the 1870 Henry Alabama Census, he was 1 of 7 children {siblings Ann, LaVina, Lilly, Vina, John, Marion & Benia} born to Mulatto parents, Cary & Ann BARWICK.
It isn’t difficult, even without the census, to conclude that Grandpa James was of mixed blood when looking at the portrait of him & Grandma Laura Barwick.
James married Laura ROSS on the 12th of September in 1880. I am working on obtaining a copy of the marriage license!
The 1900 Dothan, Alabama Census shows James & Laura married 18 years & living with their 8 children. Although the census taker slaughtered their names, we know the children as John, Lee, Aulby, Raymond {my Great Grandfather}, Cleveland, Rosie, Paralee & Mattie.
Grandpa James passed on the 17th of September in 1922.
Our growing Alabama BARWICK family tree has been posted to Ancestry.com.
Lest we forget…
Luckie.
Our Alabama Roots ~ Barwick & Related