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From: "Lynna Kay Shuffield " <>
Subject: [GEN-EVENTS-L] 9/20 - Shuffield/Sheffield Family Reunion & Flag Etiquette
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:51:47 -0500



9/20

“Shuffield/Sheffield Family Reunion”

On Saturday, October 20, 2001, the “Descendants of
James S. Shuffield” will assemble for the “Annual
Shuffield/Sheffield Family Reunion” at Bea’s
Kitchen, 101 E. Main St. in Cameron, Milam County,
Texas from 9am to 5pm. Catered bar-be-cue lunch will
be served at noon, cost $6 per person.

James S. Shuffield was born in 1824 and was married
to Martha Speed. There were eight children: Harmon
Jasper [m. Sletha Jane McGee]; Marcus Newton “Mark”
[m. (1) Jane/Jennie Unknown (2) Ada Donaldson];
James [m. Lula Wingo]; Emranda E. [m. Jesse Griffin
Sherrill]; Sally (Mary) [m. (1) Columbus Clinton
Hair (2) Unknown Clark]; Andrew C. [m. (1) Rose
Lindsey (2) Sarah Newberry]; Frannie W. [m. Jacob P.
French]; Elvira Abbie [m. William Newton McMillan].

James and his family moved to Milam County, Texas in
about 1869 from Bartow County, Georgia. There is no
information on the parents of James or his wife,
Martha.

For more information on the Shuffield/Sheffield
family history, visit the “My Loose Ends database
posted on the World Connect Project at RootsWeb.com
< http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-
bin/igm.cgi?db=friday >. If you have trouble with
the URL, go to < http://www.rootsweb.com/ > and type
James Shuffield into the search boxes and click
Search.

To attend the reunion, contact Betty Shuffield
Angel, RR 2, Box 25, Cameron, Texas 76520 or
telephone 254/697-4806.

“Flag Etiquette”

With the current surge in Patriotism, young and old
are pulling out their flags and showing the world
you can’t tread on us!

However, many folks are asking, How do I display my
American Flag?

There are many guidelines to follow but they are not
too complicated.

When you display a US flag over the middle of the
street, it should be suspended vertically with the
union (blue field area with stars) to the north in
an east and west street or to the east in a north
and south street.

When you displayed a US flag from a vertical staff,
the flag should hold the position of superior
prominence and in the position of honor to the
viewer’s left. Any other flag displayed should be
placed to the viewer’s right.

When you display the US flag with another flag
against a wall from crossed staffs, the US flag
should be on the viewer’s left and its staff should
be in front of the staff of the other flag.

When a flag is flown at half-staff, should be first
hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered
to the half-staff position. The flag should be again
raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.
By "half-staff" is meant lowering the flag to one-
half the distance between the top and bottom of the
staff. Black/Crepe streamers may be affixed to spear
heads or flagstaffs in a parade only by order of the
President of the United States.

When you display the flag from a staff projecting
horizontally or at an angle from the windowsill,
balcony, or front of a building, the union of the
flag should be placed at the peak of the staff
unless the flag is at half-staff.

When the flag is used to cover a casket, the union
is placed at the head and over the left shoulder.
The flag should not be lowered into the grave or
allowed to touch the ground.

When the flag is displayed in a manner other than by
being flown from a staff, it should be displayed
flat, whether indoors or out. When displayed either
horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union
should be uppermost and to the flag's own right,
that is, to the observer's left. When displayed in a
window it should be displayed with the union to the
left of the observer in the street.

When festoons, rosettes or draping is desired,
bunting of blue, white and red should be used, but
never the flag.

For more information on flag etiquette or flag
history, visit < http://www.ushistory.org/ > and
click on “Betsy Ross Homepage.”

In this column, I will be glad to highlight and
review any family history, genealogy, county
history, or similar book, free of charge, if you
donate a copy of the book or item. After it has been
highlighted and reviewed, on a space available
basis, it will be donated to the genealogy section
of a library. You will receive an acknowledgment of
the donation from the library. Mail item or book to
me at the below address.

Regretfully, I cannot help with individual
genealogical research. However, you can submit
queries that will be published on a space available
basis. If you have any questions, comments,
suggestions for column topics, genealogy or
historical society announcements, please contact me
at: P. O. Box 16604, Houston, Texas 77222-6604 or e-
mail: < >.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Lynna Kay Shuffield
P. O. Box 16604
Houston, Texas 77222
telephone: 713/692-4511
e-mail:
---My webpages---
'Our Loose Ends' Genealogy Column by Lynna Kay
Shuffield
http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/COLUMN-001.htm

'My Loose Ends' Family Tree Database by Lynna Kay
Shuffield
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-
bin/igm.cgi?db=friday

Note above URL wraps around onto the next line, cut
& paste it onto the end of the first line in
the 'location box' on your browser.

'Milam County War Dead Project'
http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/

County Coordinator for the Milam County TXGenWeb
http://www.geocities.com/milamco/

County Coordinator for the San Jacinto County
TXGenWeb
http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/SANJAC-01.htm

TX-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION
http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/CEMETERY-001.htm



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