Catherine Henry Cook Mabry  Part Four by Edna Matthews Liggin Catherine Cook Mabry was a little woman, scarcely weighing 100 pounds, yet, her fortitude was so great, that faced with the tragedy of the murder of her husband, she kept the farm operating and directed the activities of her twelve children. In the year 1885 … Continue reading Catherine Cook Mabry…From the West Corner of Shiloh

Part Three by Edna Matthews Liggin No evidence has been found in Margaret Elam's life that she had the "second sight" or was psychic, which is perhaps a good thing. What courage would she have had to face life if she could have foreseen that at the age of 100 she would be living in … Continue reading Margaret Fuller Elam, Soldier’s Daughter: From the South Corner of Shiloh

Mary Edmunds Tabor Lee Part Two by Edna Matthews Liggin She probably heard for the first time the words, "Be brave," when as a little girl she came with her parents, James and Ann Edmunds, from Georgia to Louisiana. Years later, her grandchildren repeated her stories of the family eating with Indians as they camped … Continue reading Mary Edmunds Tabor Lee…From the East Corner of Shiloh

Four Women of Shiloh Who Faced Life With Courage   Tributes to two Senior Citizens of North Louisiana and two who were part of the past of Shiloh    by Edna Liggin   Of the two living, Mrs. Bertha Porter Burns, was the wife of a country preacher, the late Reverend Marion Van Burns. Her … Continue reading Four Women of Shiloh Who Faced Life With Courage