title: Yancey Family: Timeless Treasures: Stories and Recipes
author: Wanda Austin Nelson
description: Wanda Austin Nelson grew up in Mississippi, listening to her father's stories of his youth. She began her own writing at a young age, and is now an Indie author of "God's Peace Pact" and "Tracks of my Father", a series based on her father's stories. She is an avid genealogist, tracing her family back for many generations. She has now become her family storyteller. She has written a series of condensed genealogy books: Our Family Genealogy. Currently living in Iowa, she enjoys being with her husband and children. Visit her website for more: http://www.wanda-nelson.org/
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  Lori Copeland is the author of more than 90 titles, both historical and
  contemporary fiction. With more than 3 million copies of her books in print,
  she has developed a loyal following among her rapidly growing fans in the
  inspirational market. She has been honored with the Romantic Times Reviewer’s
  Choice Award, The Holt Medallion, and Walden Books’ Best Seller award. In
  2000, Lori was inducted into the Missouri Writers Hall of Fame.
  
  
  She lives in the beautiful Ozarks with her husband, Lance, and their three
  children and five grandchildren.
  
  
  
  
  
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  [One](contents.html#rch1)
  
  
  July 1863
  
  
  Houston, Texas
  
  
  Best lookin’ herd of beef I’ve seen this side of