Category: Family Contributions

by Linda Stewart, 17 March 2021

San Antonio, Tex., Feb. 28, 1912 – Four clashes along the American border between American Cowboys and Mexican revolutionists have been reported here today and the greatest excitement prevails among the American’s living along the border.  Armed posses of citizens are patrolling the border in many sections and are not hesitating to cross into Mexico territory in an effort to disperse bands of rebels.

The Nelson Morris Ranch, at Cuervo, Mexico, opposite Sierra Blanca, is now safely in the hands of Americans.  A rescuing party charged the besieging revolutionists under cover of darkness last night, reached the abode house and relieved the besieged employees.

The attacks started Monday Night, when Brown Paschall, manager of the ranch, refused to furnish the Mexicans with arms and horses.  He also refused to flee to American territory, and declared he and his men would remain in the adobe building, where they barricaded themselves, and fight it out to the finish.  He was wounded and two friendly Mexicans, who sided in the defense of the ranch were killed during the fighting.   A squad of American cowboys went to Paschall’s aid and the Mexicans withdrew.

They are still in the vicinity, however, and threaten to renew the attack.  A band of Americans waited on the border through the night, intending to dash across and engage the Mexicans in case of a fresh attack being started on the ranch.

It is reported that several of the besieging Mexicans were killed.  A second clash between revolutionists and cowboys occurred at the Wilson Ranch near Alpine, Texas.  A body of rebels raided the ranch and captured cattle.  An American posse pursued the Mexicans and a fight followed.  Four Mexicans were reported killed, and Charles Tuttle, an American, shot through the body.  Attempts were made to raid two other ranches, but the rebels were driven off.

The sheriff at Alpine has authorized all Americans to arm themselves to protect their property, and Governor Colquit has been asked to send a detachment of militia to patrol the border.

Source:  Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, Virginia), Wednesday, February 29, 1912, Pages 1 & 7

By Linda Stewart, 13 January 2021

Chick-fil-A has been advertising Mac and Cheese.  Last month my sister and I decided to try it.  It was wonderful.  Best Mac and Cheese I have had in a long time.  But what was so strange, is the taste was familiar to me.  I called my sister and asked, “Why does this taste familiar to me?”  She said, “Because it is Grandma Paschall’s mac and cheese.”  Our grandmother, Ruth McKinney Beard Paschall, always made her sauce with “Rat Trap” cheese, which is a cheddar cheese.   Our grandmother died in 1976, but that taste brought back so many sweet memories.  So if you want to taste some of Grandma Paschall’s mac and cheese stop by a Chick-fil-A.

https://topsecretrecipes.com/chick-fil-a-mac-and-cheese-copycat-recipe.html

INGREDIENTS:

8 ounces elbow macaroni

1 cup whole milk

3 1/2 ounces (5 slices) American cheese (not Kraft Singles), roughly chopped or torn

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 1/2 ounces (scant 1 cup) shredded sharp cheddar cheese

1 ounce (1/4 cup) shredded white cheddar cheese

1 ounce (1/4 cup) shredded BellaVitano Gold cheese

3 Tablespoons grated Parmesan

1 Tablespoon grated Romano

TOPPING:

3 ounces (2/4 cup) shredded sharp cheddar cheese

3 ounces (3/4 cup) shredded white cheddar cheese

INSTRUCTIONS:

Cook the macaroni in 2 quarts of boiling water for 20 minutes.  When the macaroni is completely soft, strain out the water.

While the pasta cooks, make the cheese sauce by combining the milk, American cheese, butter, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium/low heat.  Slowly heat up the milk to melt the butter and cheese.  Stir often with a whisk until the American cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.

Add the remaining cheeses and stir until the sauce is smooth, then remove it from the heat.  Allow the sauce to sit for 10 minutes to cool and thicken, then combine the sauce and pasta in a large bowl and allow it to cool enough that the cheese doesn’t call to the bottom of the bowl.  Gently stir it occasionally as it sits.

Preheat your broiler to high.  Pour the macaroni and cheese into an 8×8-inch baking pan or dish.  combine the yellow and white cheddar cheese from the topping, then sprinkle the mixture over the top of the mac and cheese.  Pop the pan under the hot broiler for 2 to 3 minutes or until the top has lightly browned.

TIDBITS:  If you can’t find BellaVitano cheese, you can substitute with 1 additional tablespoon of Parmesan cheese.  If you don’t have American cheese, you can use Velveeta or any cheese that contains sodium citrate.

By Linda Stewart, 4 January 2021

“Mantled Anew” Artwork by James Nesbit     https://jnesbit.com/products/mantled-anew

In 1682, the first Paschal stepped foot on American soil.  There has been a Paschal presence in this country for 339 years.  They came to this country seeking freedom and was willing to do whatever it took to hold on to that freedom.  Our ancestors have fought in every American war beginning with the Revolutionary War.

On December 31, 1776, General George Washington encouraged his men to re-enlist in the Army.  He said, “My brave fellows, you have done all I asked you to do, and more than can be reasonably expected; but your country is at stake, your wives, your houses and all that you hold dear. You have worn yourselves out with fatigues and hardships, but we know not how to spare you. If you will consent to stay one month longer, you will render that service to the cause of liberty, and to your country, which you probably can never do under any other circumstances.”

About half of the men did re-enlist and on January 2nd and 3rd, Washington and these men defeated General Cornwallis.  The battles of Trenton and Princeton were part of the “Ten Crucial Days” of the American Revolution. The battles turned the war around for the Americans. Many people who had given  up hope, now believed America would win the Revolution.

245 years later, our country is at stake, our families, our houses and all that we hold dear. On January 6, 2021, the destiny of our nation will be determined.  This is a spiritual battle and we are in crucial days.  Do not give up hope.  Once again the Paschal’s are fighting in an American war, but we will fight this one on our knees.

PRAY for this nation.  PRAY that every hidden secret in this nation will be revealed.  PRAY that the schemes and strategies to destroy this nation will be blocked.  PRAY that the perpetrators will be brought to judgment according to the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America and God Almighty.

by Linda Stewart, 2 December 2020

Hello Researchers,

Brian Rodriguez has been researching the Paschall’s in England.  He submitted his father-in-law, J. Paschall’s DNA to be tested.  He then downloaded the results to create a research map of England.  As you can see from the map there is a lot of area to research.  We were wondering of those of you who have submitted your DNA would also consider getting a map?   We can compare the maps and possibly pinpoint and area of research. The maps may be emailed to admin@paschal-paschall.com.  Even if you have not had your DNA mapped and want to help with the research, please let us know.

Brian writes … After you have your DNA tested with one of the big DNA testing companies (23andMe, Ancestry, LivingDNA, FamilyTreeDNA, or MyHeritage), you download your DNA test results to your computer. Then you upload that DNA file to the website LivingDNA for free, although you need to set up a free account first.  After you have uploaded your DNA to LivingDNA, you can generate the DNA map of the UK area, along with most of Europe.  It does costs $39 to see those results.  It would be great if more Paschall’s could send their LivingDNA maps to us (I used a screen capture on my PC when the map was displayed), so that we can have a more efficient search in both the UK and Europe.

Brian is an excellent researcher.  His Jana Inglish Paschal work is featured at http://paschal-paschall.com/jana-inglis-parker-payne-paine/jana-by-brian-rodriguez-2-nov-2019/

by Linda Stewart, 11 November 2020

Today is Veterans Day.  I want to honor two young men, whose names I will never know.  When I first saw them, they were standing at attention saluting, as the hearse carrying my husband’s casket drove past them.   They again saluted the American flag and the deceased veteran as taps was being played.   It was a very sobering moment as the notes of the bugle reverberated throughout the cemetery, signaling “lights out” at the end of the day.  Afterward they folded the American flag with such dignity and presented it to me.   Thank you for honoring Manton Paul Stewart Jr., son-in-law of Ruth Paschall Clark.  May the Lord bless and protect these two young men.  May the blessings of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob be upon them all the days of their lives.  Thank you for your service.

                                  

by Linda Stewart, 23 June 2020

Fort Sam Houston, Texas – A 350-pound sergeant stepped in front of his class on bandaging.  He rolled his eyes, bounced a couple of times and chanted:  “The roller bandage is so neat, The flannel bandage gives with the heat.  The gauze, of course, lets in the air, with a wound on the head you shave your hair.”

That is the first verse of “The Roller Bandage Calypso,” an Army training aid with a West Indian beat.

The song just came to Master Sergeant William J. Paschall Sr., a former Memphis and St. Louis ” rhythm and blues man,” one day.  He was listening to another instructor teach trainees at Brooke Army Hospital here about the long narrow bandage, how it’s used to keep dressings in place and protect wounds.

“I made a little ditty in my head,” said Paschall, who sometimes is known as “350 pounds of solid sugar” and also as “the melodious medic.”   His supervisor, Lt. John L. Hontales of San Francisco, talked him into singing it during the break between classes.

“Now I use it after each lecture on roller bandages,” Paschall said, “And the trainees sing it with me.  You’d be amazed how fast it caught on — I heard the men singing the song while they were shooting pool at the service club and pulling ‘KP’ in the mess hall.”

Maj. Gen. William E. Shambora, commanding general of the hospital is officially enthusiastic about the calypso.  “We welcome an innovation in our training which makes subjects easier to teach and easier to learn,” He said[i].

William Jass Paschall, the son of Governor Paschall and Florence Griffin,  was born 25 January 1920 in Greenwood, Mississippi, died 9 April 1988 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, and was buried in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, PLOT: Section 8A Site 1878[ii].  He married Katheryn Louise Bell on 31 January 1942 in Crittenden Co., Arkansas[iii].   Katheryn, the daughter of Jack Bell and Jessie Mae Mack, was born 28 June 1924 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN, died 2 July 2013 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, and was also buried in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, PLOT: Section 8A Site 1878[iv].

Katheryn Louise Paschall was born June 28, 1924 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the first of three children born to Jack Bell and Jessie Mae Bell Mack. She attended Booker T. Washington high school and graduated in 1941. She married William J. Paschall Sr. in January of 1942. The couple lived in St. Louis Missouri until the US Army relocated them to San Antonio, TX. in 1956 .

While in San Antonio, Katheryn became a Post Chaplain Secretary at Fort Sam Houston during the late 1950’s. She later was the Youth Program Director for the YWCA Carver Branch in San Antonio and retired in 1973 from Volkswagen Inc. She held many leadership roles for the South West Texas Conference Jurisdiction of United Methodist Women where she held the office of president for two terms. She is a member of St. Andrews United Methodists Church and a former member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her late husband, Msgt. William J. Paschall Sr.; and is survived by her four children; William J. Paschall Jr. and wife Ellen, Raphael C. Paschall and wife Charlotte, Renee A. Paschall and husband Johnny Harris, and Jack K. Paschall. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, five great grandchildren and her sister, Evelyn McNeal-Harris. She will be missed by many family and close friends who adored her[v].

     

 

[i] Casper Star-Tribune, (Casper, Wyoming), Thu. Jun 10 1954, Pg 6

The Dispatch, (Moline, Illinois), Fri. Jun 11, 1954, Pg 28

[ii] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3040373/william-j-paschall, accessed 23 June 2020

[iii] Crittenden Co., Arkansas Marriage Record Book A-76, page 585

[iv] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113799956/katheryn-paschall, accessed 23 June 2020

[v] Obituary https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sanantonio/obituary.aspx?n=katheryn-paschall&pid=165748631, accessed 23 June 2020

 

by Linda Stewart, 24 June 2020

In 2020, there are three spirits that have been released upon the world.   The spirit of fear, the spirit of chaos, and the spirit of greed.  The spirit of fear was ushered in with the Coronavirus.  The spirit of chaos was ushered in when the peaceful protesting turned into violent anarchy.  The spirit of greed was ushered in when the anarchist began vandalizing and looting stores and businesses.  These three spirits belong to the family of lawlessness.

We know these spirits are rampant in America, but have you noticed the rest of the world?  Protests have taken place in over 50 countries and on every continent except Antarctica.  What we are experiencing today is the beginning of a global revolution to bring about the New World Order.

People always say the Lord has to do something about this lawlessness, but you have to give Him something to work with.  Everything begins with you.  The Christians have to repent of their sins and ask for forgiveness.  The Christians have to pray individually.  The Churches have to pray cooperatively.  Prayer is the only thing that will postpone the timeline of the New World Order.

2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

How many times have we heard this verse?  “If my people” are Christians.   For every action there is a reaction.  If the Christians don’t act, God can’t react.   If the Christians do not petition heaven for the souls of this nation then this country will be lost.  We are in a spiritual battle.  It is your decision if you are going to join the battle or sit on the sidelines.   Ask any General … One soldier can change the tide of the war.

I encourage you to join the Paschal-Paschall prayer battalion.  We are a formidable family and can make a difference in this spiritual battle.

By Linda Stewart, 19 June 2020

Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi was born in 1940 in Baltimore, MD.  Her father Thomas Ludwig John D’Alesandro (1903-1987) born and died in Baltimore, MD, was a politician.  Her grandfather Tommaso G. D’Alessandro was born in 1868 in Italy, immigrated to the US ca 1890, naturalized ca 1899, died in 1952 in Baltimore, and was a city laborer.   So this Italian D’Alesandro family has been in the North East area of this country for 130 years.

The Paschall’s, on the other hand, have been in America for 338 years with many of them fighting for the freedom to create the United States.   We have fought for this nation in EVERY war, with many of them sacrificing their lives.

When I read about Nancy Pelosi wanting to removed the Confederate Statues from the Capitol building.  I don’t get offended, I just get angry.  The Capitol, which was started in 1793, has been a meeting place for the House of Representatives and the Senate for 227 years.  The Capitol building stands as a monument to the American people and their government.  Since it is a monument to the AMERICAN people then ALL statues are to remain in place.

The Paschall family is both White and Black, Northern and Southern and we are proud of it.  Our DNA shows that we qualify to be called an American.  If you want a more specific designation such as Hispanic American, or Italian American, then we Paschall’s are American Mutts.  Our family has made more contributions to this nation than the D’Alesandro family.  We Paschall’s are proud of our family, are proud of our nation, and proud of our heritage.   And we do NOT bow the knee to Moloch.  We bow ONLY to Jesus Christ, and we are prayer warriors.

If  Nancy is so ashamed of this nation, than I am sure her ancestral home of Montenerodomo, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy would welcome her back with open arms.

by Pat Hogue, 20 March 2009

Dr. N. J. Paschall – Fulton County, was born May 21, 1840, in Weakley County,  Tennessee, six miles southeast of Fulton.   He is the eleventh of thirteen  children, seven boys and six girls, two boys and one girl now living, born to  Jesse M. and Mary (Freeman) Paschall, natives respectively of Caswell and  Grandville Counties in North Carolina. His grandparents were Alexander and Susan  (Morgan) Paschall, of French descent. The father of our subject came to Weakley County in January 1827, and entered about 220 acres of land, which he improved  and lived on until his death in 1872; he was born in 1799. The father,  grandfather and great-grandfather and mother of subject all lie in the family graveyard on the farm entered by grandfather  Alex Paschall, and now owned by Dr.  N. J. Paschall. His father flat boated in an early day down the Mississippi  River, and was one of the first magistrates of Weakley County. He assisted in  organizing the first court and was appointed justice for life.   At the end of the four years the constitution was changed; he was then elected for sixteen years.  He enlisted to assist in removing the Cherokee Indians, also enlisted in the  Florida War. He was an intimate friend of Davy Crockett.

Dr. N. J. Paschall was  reared on a farm and received a common school education, the best the log-school  of the pioneer days could afford.  He lived with his parents till he was  seventeen years of age, when he commenced the study of medicine with his  brother, G. W. Paschall. He took his first course of medical lectures at  Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1861. After his return  he enlisted in July 1861, in a cavalry company commanded by Capt. Ballentine. He  participated in the battles of Paducah, Corinth, Britton’s Lane, Fort Pillow,  bombardment of Vicksburg, Bolivar, Fort Donelson and Belmont. He re-enlisted  in  the spring of 1862 for three years or during the war, and was detailed at  various times to take charge of the sick. He was  under the command of the  following named generals: Pillow, Forrest and Van Dorn. After the surrender in  May 1865, he  returned home and shortly after emigrated to Kaufman Co., Texas,  where he remained three years. He returned, renewed his study of medicine and graduated at Jefferson Medical College in the spring of 1869. He located at  Fulton, where he has continued his practice ever since with success. He attended  a course of medical lectures at St. Louis Medical College in 1871.

Dr. Paschall  owns 225 acres of land in a good state of cultivation and a drug store, which he has acquired by his own industry.  He was married July 17, 1864, to Sarah J.  Wilson of Ballard County, Ky., a daughter of Rutledge and Elizabeth (Holman) Wilson, natives of Livingston and Butler Counties, Ky. Respectively, of Dutch  descent. Samuel Wilson located in the Purchase in 1820; William Holman in 1823;  both settled in Ballard County. To Dr. and Mrs. Paschall eight children were  born, viz.: Mary B., Sarah A. May F., Demitra A., Newton J., Ed C., Jesse R. and  Lola A. Mrs. Paschall and eldest daughter are members of the Methodist Episcopal  Church. Dr Paschall has been trustee of Fulton several terms. He is a member of  the I.O.O.F. in Fulton, also a charter members of the K. of H.

Source:  Battle,  J.H., W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin.  Kentucky: A History of the State, Vol. 2: “Histories and Biographies of Ballard, Calloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken and Marshall Counties, Kentucky.”  Louisville, Chicago. F.A. Battey Publishing Co., 1885. p.207

Picture of the Newton Julian Paschall Family, Contributed by Betsy West, Memphis, Tennessee.  Posted on Ancestry.com

N. J. Paschall Family – August 1896 Standing in back row: Edward Crossland Paschall, Sara Agnes Paschall, Newton Julian Paschall, Jr., May Flora Paschall Bennett, Bettie Paschall Foster, Frances Fern Foster, Andrew Lee Foster. Seated, center row: Demitra Augusta Paschall, Sarah Jane Wilson Paschall, Dr. Newton Julian Paschall, Aubrey Paschall Foster (on lap), Joseph Wesley Bennett, Mabell Clare Foster.     Seated, front row: Someone raised by the Paschalls, Lola Gladys “Dixie” Paschall, Jesse Rutledge “Blue” Paschall, nurse holding Hazel Jean Bennett.

Note:  Sarah Agnes Paschall later married Herschel T. Smith of Ft. Worth, TX.  They lived and died in Fulton.  May and Joseph W. Bennett are the grandparents of Follis Bennett, who currently lives in Fulton.  The Foster family moved to Memphis, TN in 1900.  Augusta Paschall later married Thomas Nelson Fields.  They lived and died in Fulton.  Dixie later married Thomas Merritt Pittman, of Henderson, NC.  They lived in many places, but are buried in Fairview Cemetery, Fulton.  Blue became Dr. James B. Paschall; he married Addie Bowder and had one daughter, Mary B. Paschall Hefley.  The infant, Hazel Bennett later married Dr. Joseph C. Scruggs; she had two sisters, Helen Gould Bennett (Mrs. W. H. McGee), and Mayme Bennett, in addition to a brother Joseph Julian Bennett.  All are buried in Fairview Cemetery.