Ancestors honor and worship is central to all ancient Pagan faiths...and something modern people have gotten away from alas, even modern Pagans.
This page will not be much of a 'cybertemple' to any but my own family as these are our ancestors,
but you can use it as a template to make one of your own honoring your ancestors.
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My maternal Grandparents David "Bud" Norris jr. and Sue (King) Norris
They were married nearly 40 years, had 4 children, and 11 grandchildren.(including myself who they raised.)
Bud worked at a drug store as a child after dropping out of school to support his father when he was in 3rd grade, delivering prescriptions on a bike around Canton, NC.
He later worked for Champion Paper plant. He excelled at Bowling in the 70's and later called BINGO all over western NC.
He Died in 1995.
Sue was a homemaker in the 50's and 60's, working for a dry cleaners, and then doing alterations out of her home
then her own sewing shops in Canton over the 80's, and 90's. She sewed beautifully and also enjoined BINGO and Bowling.
Sue died in 2011.
Both are buried at Ray Crawford Memorial Gardens on 19/23 between Canton and Clyde.
"Mawie" as I called my grandmother was a talented artist, who made my Prom dress, and my and my bridal parties dresses
for my 1st wedding, made me several shawls and many Crocheted decorations, including the pillow and Butterfly hair clips pictured here.
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Their Mothers below: Zelvia Gibson Norris, who was said to be part Cherokee Indian,
through her father but I can't trace that line any further back than her father in the records.
(Her parents were named Ida Gibson and Charlie Gibson.) She was born in 1912 (date unknown).She was married to an older crippled man (David Sr.) at the age of 12 or 13.
I can only assume because as it was the great depression, and her family could not feed her, or perhaps in 'payment' for his work as a Water witch dowser, healer, fortune teller.
Her first child, Gladys, was born when Zelvia was 14 years old,
but died just months later, likely due the malnourishment from their severe poverty, or cribdeath.
Her 2nd child, David jr. "Bud", my grandfather was born when Zelvia was 16 years old.
She died giving birth to a still born third child (Paul) at the age of 18 on April 8th, 1930.
She was buried in an unmarked paupers grave somewhere in Western NC, possibly 'clark's chapel' in Haywood co.
She led a short, sad, difficult life, but her motherhood led to 4 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 30+ great great grandchildren from her line.
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And My Grandmother Sue's mother was MaeBelle McMahon King.
(She Was born to Mary McMahon, her father was unknown.)She married Troy King (Son of Leona King, father unknown)
Both Sides of their family were related to the McMahons and Kings in Sandy Mush, NC.
They had 12 children, who all lived to adulthood, in spite of the great depression, and their very modest farm income.
Troy Spent time in jail for moonshining, during which time MaeBelle took care of the 12 children herself
with some help send to her from the older son who had gone off to WWII.
MaeBelle Died in 1971, and is buried at Pisgah View Memorial gardens on 12/23 between Canton and Asheville..
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My Paternal Great-great-great grandparents Byrd and Peterson, I am lucky enough to have photos of.
Mack (1848-1933) and Allie (1850-1940) Deyton Byrd,
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Rebecca (1856-1917)McCourrey Peterson, and Rayburn (1852-1924) Petterson
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My 3rd great-grandparents on my father's father's mother's mother's side
Hulduh Koone (1832-1913) Young and William Strawbridge (1838-1903) Young
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Rachel Mahala (a common family name was used to mean 'Indian woman' ) Massey was my
3rd greatgrandmother (mother's father's father's mother's mother.)
Here she is seated with some of her kids, grandkids, an older lady maybe sister or sister-in-law and a cute dog, lol.
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Sarah Mahala James was my 5th greatgrandmother.
(mother's mother's father's mother's mother's mother's mother)
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I have many warriors in my family tree.
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My Paternal grandfather Phillip Blevins served in the Navy during in WWII
and afterwards was a member of Admiral Byrd's 'Operation High Jump' expedition to Antarctica. 
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One family tree branch has several famous Cherokee chiefs and their wives of the Wolf, Paint, and Deer clans.
Chief Oconostoda's sister, Quatsi Moytoy was my 8th great grandmother
making him my 9th great uncle.Also notice in his painting he closely resembles my grandfather Bud Norris, his descendant.
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Chief Amatoya Moytoy and his wife Quatsi Tellico were my 10th great grandparents.
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My 7th Great Grandparents Samuel and Jane King got married at Saint Werbugh's in Dublin Ireland
on Beltane (May 1st) 1736
My fiance Brad (who is also a direct line descendant of theirs...we are distant cousins lol)
and I got to visit the church in 2023.
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My 4th great grandfather (mother's father's father's father's mother's father)
Pvt. Labon Lafayette Long (1810-1891) served in the Civil war in NC's confederate army regiment.
His ancestor, Lt. Eleazer Osborn (1716-1788) served in the French Indian war.
Eleazer's father was Sgt. David Osborn (1686-1727) and his father was Capt. John Osborn (1649-1709) and his father was
Capt. Richard Osborn (1612-1684) who came to Barbados on the Hopewell in 1634 on his way to Mass.
He served in the Pequot War in 1637, fighting in the Mystic Fort Fight.
He moved to CT in 1639, and was one of 55 signers of the Fundamental Agreement...then moved to NY, where he died.
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Pvt. Hezekiah Jones my mother's father's mother's mother's father also fought in the civil war, on the confederate side.
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Pvt. David W Duncan 1846-1915 (my father's mother's mother's mother's father) also served in the civil war,
in Company K, North Carolina 29th Infantry Regiment in 1864 after his father
Private George Washington Duncan (1821-1862) had died in the war.
George had enlisted on 26 July 1861 in Company G, 29th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 26 Jul 1861.
George died of disease on 20 Jun 1862 at Knoxville, TN.
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My 6th great grandfather (Father's mother's father's mother's mother's father's father's father)
Captain William Deaton (1725-1781)fought in the revolutionary war as a Tory Captain. He died in the battle of Cane Creek on Sept. 13th 1781.
George William Byrd (1730-1825) from the same side of the family served on the American side in the Revolution,
and was in attendance when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.
Pvt. William Guthridge Garland
(also on my father's side)
Also fought in the Revolutionary war (American Side) in the NC militia.
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Pvt. James Litton, (1736-1798)on the other side of my family (mother's father's father's father's mother's father's mother's mother's father) served
on the American side also in the Revolutionary war.
(James was the great grandfather of Labon Lafayette Long who served in the civil war.)
(And James was the son-in-law of Eleazer Osborn who fought in the French Indian war.)
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Even a female 'warrior' shows up on my family tree the rather famous;
Penelope Van Princis Stout.
My 9th great grandmother on my Mother's side AND my 11th great grandmother on my father's side.
She came to America from Amsterdam at the age of 18 with a sick husband, upon being shipwrecked,
the rest of the crew fled on to the colony leaving her to tend to her sick husband on the beach.
They were attacked, and her husband died, but she survived the horrific Indian attack,
hiding for days scalped, a shoulder hacked up and her bowels coming out of a slit open stomach which she held in with her uninjured arm, in a hollow log,
to finally be rescued by an Indian Chief who carried her to his village to nurse her back to health, She then returned to the colony and went on to live to be 110!
She was called; "Mother of Middletown" and the "First Lady of Monmouth County."
She was featured in Ripley's Believe it or not in the newspaper, and has a commemorative coin made showing her being rescued
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Also finding some Royal and Noble bloodlines....way back in my family tree in my genealogy research.
One of the best cross-checked, verified of those lines is connected to William I of Scotland through my 11th Greatgrandmother Lady Jane Allen
Lady Jane Allen and Rev. Peter Bulkeley my 11th great grandparents...interestingly He is also my 12the great grandfather (with his other wife Grace Chetwoode, no photo for her alas)
It seems My 8th GGmother; Hannah Bulkeley's father and Mother-in-law were half cousins, when she married Lt. Eleazer Osborne who was also a desendant of Rev. Bulkeley and the other wife of his.
(Both Hannah and Eleazer were 5th greatgrandparents of my greatgreat grandfather David Burgin Norris.
Peter was a famous important Colonist n Mass...and She (Jane) was somehow a descendant of William I King of Scotland.
So was able to find portraits of them--They kinda a handsome couple too, huh?
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The Admiral Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595)
famous sea captain, Royal Navy Treasurer, Slaver, explorer, and 2nd cousin of Sir Francis Drake
is my 14th great grandfather through my greatgreatgrandfather; David Burgin Norris,
and ALSO is my 14th greatgrandfather through my greatgreatgrandmother; Ida Sadie Jones Gibson,
David was David 'Bud' Norris's paternal grandfather, and Ida was his maternal grandmother.
(My grandfather; Bud Norris that pictured at the top of this webpage with my grandmother Sue King Norris.)
The Admiral's son, Sir Richard Hawkins was also a famous seaman and adventurer...and my 13th greatgrandfather (twice on two separate family tree limbs, LOL)
Augustine Warner I, my 11th greatgrandfather...who also is the greatgrandfather of George Washington and an ancestor of Robert E. Lee and Queen Elizaeth II of England.
My 15th greatgandmother Mary Boleyn was the famous 'other Boyle sister'
to Queen Anne Boleyn (my 15th great aunt)who was the 2nd wife of King Henry the Eight.
Mary is on the left of the photo. Anne on the right>
one set of My 14th grandparents were King James IV of Scotland and his Mistress Isabell Stewart
And my 24th great-grandmother; Isabella Of Angouleme,
The Countess of Angouleme, and Queen consort to John, King of England. (1188-1246)
The image is her wooden carved tomb in an abbey in France.
Who led a rather colorful life.
'The Blessed' Queen Blanche of Castile and King Louis VIII of France were another set of my 24th-great grandparents 
'The Blessed' Queen Blanche is up for sainthood.
