© Laurie Patton 2015
“I’m saying this is the South. We’re proud of our
crazy people. We don’t hide them up in the attic.
We bring ‘em right down to the living room and
show ‘em off. See, Phyllis, no one in the South
ever asks if you have crazy people in your family.
They just ask what side they’re on.”
Julia Sugarbaker
1950s
The Pattons
My mother was an amateur photographer. Not only did she teach herself photography, but she developed her own black & white photos at home.
In the 1950s, my parents added two more
children to their family. They had their third
son & second daughter in the 1950s. They were
finished with kids. Whoopee!!!
Moss Hill, Texas
My father was born in Moss Hill, Texas in 1918.
He lived there all his life. My mother was born
in Beaumont, Texas in 1921. They met one
summer when she was in Moss Hill, visiting her
grandparents. They were married August 16,
1940. My brother Edward was born July 18,
1941. My sister, Carol Ann came along March
21, 1945. My brother, Donald Lynn, aka Tex,
was born December 29, 1946. Michael Lee
came alone July 29, 1951. My mother thought
she was finished with kids, and I came and
spoiled all her pretty fun July 12, 1954,
The Adventures of the Pattons
Some years will have months with no photos. I’ll post all I have of Jewell Pattons pictures as I get them scanned. Again. 1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
Mostly, the pictures from the 1950s are
copyright by Jewell Tanner Patton. I will add
notes here as I scan the images & have
information to put in.
Life in Moss Hill
1950
These photos are from the year 1940. As soon as I’ve rescanned them, they will be posted here.
1951
I had all the 1941 pictures scanned, but they met their demise in a server crash & all the scanned photos were victims of a lost CD when we moved last time. They have to be rescanned, and I’ll post them here when they’re ready.
1952
The events of 1952 will link here.
The rest of the decade will be linked to
the right. The list will go live when the
photos are ready.
