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| | George and Melissa Lifford Hearst (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | They were George Thomas, the eldest son, James Robert, Robert, William, Joseph, Lillie Melissa, the eldest daughter, Emma Lee, Allen, Benjamin, the youngest son Benjamin. |
 | | George, James, William, Joseph, Lillie, Emma, Allen, and Ben married and had a total of 12 children; eight girls and four boys. |
 | | While the picture may seem crude, it tells a story about the practice of propping a deceased's casket on the front porch so that family and friends could openly bid farewell to their loved one. |
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