Jenkins, Laney,Davis Families – The Ranch

I found a whole branch of my family tree. My 2nd great grand mother was Emma Davis Brown Paulhill. See Emma holding me in the picture below. She was 97 I think. I was probably eating a tea cake or piece of jelly cake my great grandma Hester made. Hester, Emma’s daughter is standing on the left in the picture.

I found Emma’s brother’s family.

I found the Davis family online via a descendant of her brother Reverend James Davis. Apparently, we have a family Ranch in Houston. The church featured in the clipping below was at the center of what the call the Gleason Ranch.

So I guess I know where I’ll be going on my next visit home. Will be going to find the church its cemetery and the remains of the ranch.