❧ Wings of Kritter Ridge · Family scrapbook ❧
The people behind our family tree
Some of these faces are familiar. Some are still mysteries. Every one belongs to a story worth keeping.
This is where we’re bringing together family photographs, remembered moments, and the records that help connect them. There is room here for what we know, what we remember, and what we’re still discovering.
✦ Start somewhere familiar ✦
Which family would you like to meet?
You don’t have to know a surname or understand a chart to begin. Follow a face, a memory, or a family branch.
Carrie’s family
Buffington & Caudle
Granny Buff, Jake, old photographs, family memories, and the Miller, Padgett, Caudle, and connected lines.
Come meet this side of the family →
Tony’s family
Johnson Family
The Johnson, Bennett, Johns, and Llewellyn family lines, and the stories that connect them to Tony.
Come meet this side of the family →
✧ A memory worth keeping
Granny Buff’s front porch
“Granny Buff always made me feel safe.”
Carrie remembers sitting on her front porch while everyone talked, and quiet afternoons when Granny Buff went about her chores. Nothing extraordinary had to happen. Being near her was enough.
Even now, a butterfly brings that feeling back. Her story lives in those moments, not just in a date on a family tree.
Follow one thread
How we’re connected
You can follow one person back through the generations, then open their stories as you go. Here is a simple path through part of the Buffington family.
James Chestnut Miller Jr.
& Lula Mae Padgett
Mary Robb Miller
“Granny Buff”
Jake Paul
Buffington
Carrie
The relationships shown reflect the current family research. Earlier generations and conflicting records are still being checked.
Tucked inside the album
The little moments matter, too
Not every photograph has a date or a full set of names. We’re keeping those pictures anyway, with honest captions, until we learn more.
Stories in the margins
There’s more to every name
Granny Buff’s remembrance
A son’s birthday tribute adds another voice to the family memories of Mary Robb Miller Buffington.
Read the remembrance →James and the baseball story
A family recollection connects Granny Buff’s father, James Miller, with baseball in Florida and Chattanooga. We’re keeping the memory while researching the details.
Follow the Miller family →Tony and Kritter Ridge
The place he named became more than a home. His memories belong beside the family history that came before him.
Visit Tony’s memorial →For the curious
Want to follow the family tree further?
Our charts give you the bigger picture. Open one to zoom in, then visit the family pages for the stories behind the names.
A research snapshot of the Buffington and connected lines.
Meet the family →
A research snapshot of the Johnson and connected lines.
Meet the family →These charts reflect ongoing FamilySearch research, not proof of every connection. Some family dates and relationships are uncertain, and living relatives’ information is intentionally limited.
There’s room for your story, too
What do you remember?
A name on the back of a photograph. A story told at the kitchen table. A voice on an old home video. These small pieces help make a family history feel like family.
If you have a photograph, memory, correction, or clue, email kritterridge52@gmail.com. Let us know who is in the picture, anything you remember about when or where it was taken, and whether it may be shared publicly or should stay with family.
We protect living relatives’ privacy, and uncertain identifications stay clearly marked. You can also visit John’s memorial or Tony’s memorial to remember the people whose stories brought this site to life.
More leaves in the family album
Recent family stories
The collection keeps growing, one remembered moment or newly found record at a time.
Tony and the Home He Named Kritter Ridge
Kritter Ridge became Tony’s sanctuary and the first place that truly felt like his own.
The Mary Boykin Chesnut Family Tradition
A meaningful family tradition connects the Miller line to Mary Boykin Chesnut, but the relationship remains unproven.
A Life Preserved in Photographs: Jake Paul Buffington
Family photographs follow Jake from childhood through school, work scenes, young adulthood, and later portraits.
From Track Hand to Railroad Engineer
A 1912 Masonic memorial preserves the story of James B. Buffington’s railroad career and community life.