Tag Archives: Pleasant Grove

Granddad Reflects on His Years as a Teacher, 1900-1917

Posted on December 7, 2020 by bullersbackporch

My grandfather, G.M.C. Massey, left memoirs of his life, starting with growing up in rural East Texas. Here I have gathered some fragmentary pieces from the text where he shared some thoughts about his time as a teacher and an … Continue reading →

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Pappa’s Childhood: Conclusion (part 11)

Posted on February 26, 2017 by bullersbackporch

Conclusion of “Pappa’s Childhood,” a section of my grandfather’s memoirs, edited by my mother, Dell Buller,  from some of her father, G.M.C. Massey’s manuscript notes. After about a year, we bought an old improved place near Pleasant Grove. We let the unimproved … Continue reading →

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