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  Left, Evelyn Joyner, 1920's and on the right great niece Joy Braswell, 1990's
Evelyn was the daughter of Amanda Lanier Joyner and Woodson Melco Joyner
Joy is the daughter of Liz and Sam Braswell

Sam Braswell and Liz Armstrong, 1953 Colony Resturant, London and right, studying for USAF test.
Liz stationed at Ruislip AFB and Sam stationed at Chicksands RAF

August 31, 1954, London, England Then to Brighton Beach for three day honeymoon.

Aurelia Naomi Joyner (left) and her mother, Nancy Joyner (right) with
Great-Granddaughter Nancy Braswell (age 2 years, 1960)

 

 Beloved Grandmother, Nancy Elizabeth Joyner 1950's

Nancy Marie, middle daughter of Liz and Sam Braswell. Middle, Nancy and Buddy
Right, Sebastian (Liz and Sam's great-grandson 6/12/00) with his Nana and PawPaw, Christmas 2002.
 

 Nancy Joyner's sister, Nettie (Joyner) Parker with her four children, 1945
(Left to right) William, Pauline, Victor, Nettie and Henry Parker

 

Sam Braswell's much loved mother, Sarah Ethel Smith Braswell

 

 

Left picture: Adelia Ruth and Elmer (3 1/2 and 2 yrs).
Right picture: Sarah and Harvey Braswell with Sam, in front of Harvey
(left to right) Ramona, Arthur Beal and Jodi Braswell

This is a photograph of T.W. Smith, maternal Grandfather of Samuel C. Braswell, at the age of fourteen in his Union Army uniform. Shortly before this picture was taken he and his family had just survived the Great Sioux Uprising. Shortly after seeing burning barns, fields and farm houses and being escorted to safety, by no less than a group of the Sioux whom his family had befriended, TW slipped back under the cover of the darkness of night to get a cow so the little ones could have milk. The confrontation he experienced raises goose bumps to this day and his father and mother decided he should join the Army. If you look really close you can see his nose is broken. T.W. had taken his shotgun for protection and when he had to fire it, the gun was overloaded with gun powder and it broke his nose. He served the uniform well surviving several historic battles and I think he would be proud knowing that all of his male descendents answered the Call To Colors when needed. Not one waited to be drafted, they all enlisted!
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