Bonnie,  I am curious about your question regarding phrases ". . ., she did;
. . . ,we did; . . . , it was".  You are talking about the speech pattern of
my mother, Lillian Russell JONES, (daughter of Clarence E. JONES and Mae
RUSSELL, born 1913 in Lake City, SC, grew up in Tampa, FL ).  I have never
heard anyone else with this speech pattern.   So, I always assumed the
pattern was peculiar to her.  I'm delighted if this speech pattern may have
some regional, and thus some genealogical, significance.

Perhaps this will help me find some of my JONES and RUSSELL ancestors and
cousins.

Thank you for your Christmas Eve gift.

Mary Jacques in Montana
[email protected]

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Subject: speech patterns


 << My granma Westberry was a Swilley. Born in Georgia, died in Florida,
she
>  did. >>
> This phrase "she did" really caught my eye.
> My husband's late G'pa BUTLER (Bennie Daniel BUTLER  1906-1994) would
often
> follow sentences with a similar phrase...
> "We went to the store, so we did."
> "It was cold outside, so it was."
> My husband and I will often imitate G'pa Butler with wry smiles on our
faces.
> To the genealogical implications -- he/his family was from Newberry/Saluda
> (Old Edgefield), then Ninety Six, then Greenwood, SC. My husband and I
were
> both raised in Greenwood, but never heard anyone regularly use this sort
of
> phrase or speech pattern. Does it ring any bells?
> Bonnie Butler


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