Happy Birthday, Winnie!

Today, I received a wonderful handwritten letter from my Uncle Richard in Waynesville, North Carolina.

It's not often that one receives a handwritten letter nowadays, so I was impressed.

What impressed me more, however, was the newspaper clipping he enclosed. It was all about the recent 108th birthday celebrated by a lady named Winnie Morgan Crawford Cathey of Andrews, North Carolina.

Mrs. Cathey was born 22 August 1899 in Macon County, NC, to William and Mary Morgan, and now has about 150 living descendants.

My question, however, isn't about her descendants. Rather, I'd like to know about her Morgan ancestry. I mean supercentenarians are a rare breed, and I'd certainly like to know if this one may be included in our family tree . . .

I'll keep interested parties posted as I research the possibility.

In the mean time, Happy Birthday, Winnie!