Connections

My grandmother’s maternal grandfather was Thomas L. Pemberton. I found his gravestone this visit to Richardsville. He is buried in the Baptist cemetery:

And I think, but am not entirely sure, that he is the man in this picture in my bedroom, sitting next to his wife, Ann E. Bullard Pemberton. But whether that is Thomas or not, it is he who made the washstand that I use as a beside table, and who made the kitchen table that I use as my desk, and also the bench that matches it. He also made a bed that my brother used to have and also a large cherry wardrobe that matched it.