I posted an inquiry, and received several encouraging and helpful
responses. (Thanks, LaMona Phillips, ISIGNI, and all the rest of you.)
So, in return I wanted to share a couple of stories in case anyone might
be interested. These are taken from the writings of my grandfather,
J.E. Cline, b. 1888, d. 1973. He was the grandson of Levi Cline and
Patsy (Martha) Cagle. Patsy was the daughter of John Cagle, son of
Peter Cagle, son of Henry Sr. These two brief mentions in his writings
were written sometime during the 1960's:
"Bill Cagle, my grandmother's cousin, became a Baptist preacher and
committed much of the Bible to memory. He moved to Oklahoma before it
became a state, and built a residence there, of sand & cement. If he
had had educational opportunities and religious breadth, he would have
been a powerful man. He returned from the West and visited in our home
when I was about 18 years old [ca 1906]. I loved and respected him so
much. I would have been glad to have gone home with him for a long
visit."
and another mention of our Cagle side:
"Randolph Cagle, Grandmother Cline's [i.e., Patsy Cagle Cline] brother
was extremely economical. . . . Randolph's brother got his frontal
skull fractured. The doctor examined the broken bone and instructed the
men present to take a one fourth silver dollar to the anvil and beat it
out thin, to beat it until it was three or four times its original size
so it would support the broken skull and hold it. Then the skin was
stitched over the silver plate. Randolph heard the instructions and
said, "Wouldn't a nickel do instead of a quarter?"
Have a good weekend, everyone.