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A Firey Romance

Contributed by: Beverly McClure on 6/7/2007

This is the story of how my grandparents met, as told to me by a sweet relative, who helped me with our family genealogy.

Soley Stowe, my grandfather, was born in Ashland, Tennessee, in 1863. When he was thirteen, his family moved to Fort Worth, Texas. His father, Jacob, died two years later, and his mother, Caroline, ironed for people and ran a boarding house.

Clara Rushing, my grandmother, was born in Parker County, Texas, in 1876. Her father was a minister. When Clara was a young woman, their house caught on fire. Guess who one of the young men was who came to put out the fire.

Right. Soley Stowe, along with his brothers and other members of the community fought the blaze bravely. Alas, they were too late. The house burned to the ground. But some good came of the tragedy. Soley met the preacher's daughter. On November 8, 1894, they married, in Peaster, Texas. Soley's brother, Bruce, married Clara's sister, Mattie. They later moved to Olney. Bruce and Mattie lived in town. Soley and Clara lived in the country.

And they lived happily ever after.


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Submitted By: Pamela Dixon
posted on 6/18/2007 @ 1:21:41 PM
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I love history. Being able to identfy that strange face in an old photo is priceless. Do whatever it takes to connect with the past.
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Submitted By: Mark Clopton
posted on 6/11/2007 @ 2:26:47 PM
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It's about time that heathen's (non-Christians) not be denigrated. Thomas Edison was an open and forceful atheist, yet EVERYDAY we live under an electrical light bulb, hot water in many cases, the ability to have a telephone, and the ability to speak with loved ones who are far away from us.
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Submitted By: Mark Clopton
posted on 6/11/2007 @ 2:23:26 PM
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This minute I can talk to whoever I chose to talk to, be they an Evangelical Christian, or a Roman Catholic one from any part of the world. Name the topic, THIS MINUTE one can talk with those who are sitting NOW 12,000 miles away from you. THAT is astounding. Yes, in most ways, you may thank the atheist Bill Gates for this opportunity.
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Submitted By: Mark Clopton
posted on 6/11/2007 @ 2:20:42 PM
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This minute you can talk to a writer of children's books who lives in India, or China, or Japan, or whatever country or culture you chose to name.
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Submitted By: Mark Clopton
posted on 6/11/2007 @ 2:16:50 PM
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There is no current human enterprise which can 'ignore' the Internet. That fact in itself is rather amazing. It it a titanic shift for humanity, and in my opinion, for democracy.
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Submitted By: Mark Clopton
posted on 6/11/2007 @ 2:15:19 PM
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Beverly, yes, searching the Internet in an attempt to answer your own, private questions is a good use of your time, in my humble opinion. Life is now web-based in many respects. Ask your preacher, he lives on it.
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Submitted By: Beverly McClure
posted on 6/11/2007 @ 1:22:55 PM
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Absolutely, Mark, and I treasure each moment of the day and hope I use them wisely. (Does surfing the Internet count as being wise?) Just kidding. My publisher does a lot of her work on the Web, such as sending book covers and manuscript edits. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Submitted By: Mark Clopton
posted on 6/10/2007 @ 1:39:19 AM
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The future always comes down to a 'today' or a 'now'. If we are lucky. In the meantime, it will come if we live long enough. Most folks live for tomorrow, or in yesterday, and miss this present moment in which we are NOW taking a breath. Ya? one cannot change yesterday, or the future tomorrow. All we do have is today, this moment.
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Submitted By: Mark Clopton
posted on 6/10/2007 @ 1:36:49 AM
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Beverly, life is too short to live in regret. As Native Americans of various tribes, 'you can do nothing about yesterday, you have only today'. Do what you can today, and to hell with the rest.
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Submitted By: Beverly McClure
posted on 6/9/2007 @ 8:49:07 PM
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That's true, Mark. When I was younger I wasn't interested in family history. They were "old" folks. Then I got older and realized that if I didn't do the research my kids would have no idea who all those great pictures I have were. I missed out on a lot by waiting so long. It's better to talk to people than to have to search records. Now I appreciate what our ancestors did for America.
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Beverly McClure

Iowa Park , TX

Beverly McClure has posted 44 stories and 215 comments since joining on 9/17/2006. Beverly McClure 's average story rating is 4.93.
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