Pioneers of My People
Viewing comments for Chapter 3 "Grandma, Annie"Vignettes of my ancestors who made me who I am.
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Comment from Annmuma
A wonderful story and how blessed you are to have these memories. I believe it is important to write them down so that future generations have an opportunity to know something about from whence they came. You know the old saying, 'One never truly dies in this world until his name is no longer spoken.' Good post. ann
reply by the author on 21-May-2022
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A wonderful story and how blessed you are to have these memories. I believe it is important to write them down so that future generations have an opportunity to know something about from whence they came. You know the old saying, 'One never truly dies in this world until his name is no longer spoken.' Good post. ann
Comment Written 21-May-2022
reply by the author on 21-May-2022
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Thank you Ann. I appreciate your reviewing my story. I enjoyed your comments.
Beth
Comment from royowen
How I wished I had more knowledge of my grandparents and beyond than I do, but I don't so I'll have to leave it in God's hands. I just love the fact that you can, and it's a marvellous, because I've really started the family here, I guess I'm the first, perhaps my grandchildren will start to record our family biography, beautifully written Beth, blessings Roy
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reply by the author on 21-May-2022
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How I wished I had more knowledge of my grandparents and beyond than I do, but I don't so I'll have to leave it in God's hands. I just love the fact that you can, and it's a marvellous, because I've really started the family here, I guess I'm the first, perhaps my grandchildren will start to record our family biography, beautifully written Beth, blessings Roy
Typo : Shortly after Eugene('s) death,
Comment Written 20-May-2022
reply by the author on 21-May-2022
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If you are really curious, have your DNA done and join Ancestry. You'll be amazed at what you will learn about everyone. I never dreamed there was so much information out there. Thanks for reviewing my story.
Beth
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Oh I am 49% Anglo Saxon, 49% Celt an 1% North African
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I'm 49% English and NW Europe
43% Scotch
8% Welsh
But it changes every time I look.
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My grandfather was welsh, my Surname is Welsh, mum?s surname traces back to Jutland or modern Danish/German.
Comment from damommy
In those days, women often married for security. My grandmother did the same. It's amazing your grandmother had a good sense of humor, given all she went through. I wonder if women today to stand up to those times.
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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In those days, women often married for security. My grandmother did the same. It's amazing your grandmother had a good sense of humor, given all she went through. I wonder if women today to stand up to those times.
Comment Written 20-May-2022
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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Thanks for a great review. Grandma would have married for love if her brothers and stayed out of it. I pretty sure her marriages, especially the last, was for security.
Beth
Comment from nancy_e_davis
This is quite a story. You were an only child but your family's history was jam packed with children. You were fortunate to have grandparents, especially Grandmothers'. I was not that fortunate.
Well done Beth. Nancy:)
reply by the author on 21-May-2022
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This is quite a story. You were an only child but your family's history was jam packed with children. You were fortunate to have grandparents, especially Grandmothers'. I was not that fortunate.
Well done Beth. Nancy:)
Comment Written 20-May-2022
reply by the author on 21-May-2022
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Grandparent meant a lot in my life. I feel bad for those who have never known them. People are all different though. Some mention not having caring grandparents. Thanks for reading my story.
Beth
Comment from Judy Lawless
Thanks for sharing this heart-warming memory of your grandmother, Beth. She sounds like a woman to be admired, even thought she was never able to do what she really wanted to do. Well done.
A few suggestions: "...ranging in age from (ages) 5 to 17. - no need for this word
"With my Bob's original 10 children" - either just Bob's or my Grandpa Bob's
"Mom seemed to think (her) mother and father had a happy marriage, but I believe it was a choice she(Grandma) made because she felt she had no other (choice). - no need to use 'choice' twice. It's implied the second time.
reply by the author on 21-May-2022
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Thanks for sharing this heart-warming memory of your grandmother, Beth. She sounds like a woman to be admired, even thought she was never able to do what she really wanted to do. Well done.
A few suggestions: "...ranging in age from (ages) 5 to 17. - no need for this word
"With my Bob's original 10 children" - either just Bob's or my Grandpa Bob's
"Mom seemed to think (her) mother and father had a happy marriage, but I believe it was a choice she(Grandma) made because she felt she had no other (choice). - no need to use 'choice' twice. It's implied the second time.
Comment Written 20-May-2022
reply by the author on 21-May-2022
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Thank you so much Judy, I appreciate the review and help cleaning up some spags.
Beth
Comment from barbara.wilkey
I can tell your grandma was a wonderful lady. She lived in a different era, than we did, and things were different. I was lucky to know both of my grandparents. My Mom's mom was born in Wales.
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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I can tell your grandma was a wonderful lady. She lived in a different era, than we did, and things were different. I was lucky to know both of my grandparents. My Mom's mom was born in Wales.
Comment Written 20-May-2022
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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Thank you for the review and comments. My husband's Shelby family was from Wales as well as my Davis family. I felt lucky to have three of my grandparents until I grew up and got married. My husband never saw any of his.
Beth
Comment from Ric Myworld
The many twists and turns of life, I'm glad your grandmother was an important part of your life, and she lived to hold your first child. This one hits a soft spot for me because this week I learned that I have a 42 year-old daughter I didn't know I had, and two more grandbabies. We almost missed out on knowing each other. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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The many twists and turns of life, I'm glad your grandmother was an important part of your life, and she lived to hold your first child. This one hits a soft spot for me because this week I learned that I have a 42 year-old daughter I didn't know I had, and two more grandbabies. We almost missed out on knowing each other. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 20-May-2022
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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Wow, congratulation on you new additions to your family. That sounds like something worth writing about. Have you met them yet. I love to hear more about how that came to be. Thanks for reading my story.
Beth
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Well, Beth, it's a story that would be embarrassing from the beginning. But as we all know, boys will be boys, and in truth, girls will be girls too. LOL. I'm sorry for all the wasted time and not knowing, but I'm thankful it wasn't a total bust. We haven't met in person yet, just phone calls and pictures. We live four hours apart but are making plans to spend time together soon.
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I'm curious as to how they found you. I hope it will turn out to be a great reunion and you'll find you have a lot in common.
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Just talking, it's amazing how much we have in common. The daughter hasn't had a life I would have hoped for her, but it wasn't terrible either. She had siblings, but never felt like she belonged, and they look nothing alike. Her grandmother told her before she died that I might be her father, so she went to Ancestry. There data base showed a close match to a cousin of mine in California, and then my daughter. Things went from there. She looks just like my mother at her age, and her two children look just like my sons and daughter. I'm anxious to see where things go from here. :-)
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I'm on ancestry and It seems I have a first cousin who doesn't know she is s related. The one who is working with her DNA is afraid to tell her the one she thinks is her father isn't related to her. Instead it is one of my cousins. DNA is amazing.
Comment from Ben Colder
Perfect! You described America and the people of yesteryear. We called them pioneer stock, which you never hear about anymore. Hollywood has killed the desire of learning about real America and its real people.
Well done, Beth.
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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Perfect! You described America and the people of yesteryear. We called them pioneer stock, which you never hear about anymore. Hollywood has killed the desire of learning about real America and its real people.
Well done, Beth.
Comment Written 20-May-2022
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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Thank you for the nice comments. I hope I can do write more stories like this that people will be willing to read. You definitely made my day with the six stars.
Beth
Comment from zanya
An interesting glimpse into life in another time and place and how life was lived then and - it's wonderful to have lots of family history and events - a really enjoyable read
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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An interesting glimpse into life in another time and place and how life was lived then and - it's wonderful to have lots of family history and events - a really enjoyable read
Comment Written 20-May-2022
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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Thank you so much for an excellent review. I'm glad you liked it.
Beth
Comment from lyenochka
It's so good that you had her in your life even though you probably didn't appreciate getting scolded. What a hard life your grandmother had and yet she seemed to make the most of things and I'm glad she sprang for those encyclopedias for you! I hope you read them to her!
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She never stopping regretting the fact her (stopped)
she [had] no fear of dying
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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It's so good that you had her in your life even though you probably didn't appreciate getting scolded. What a hard life your grandmother had and yet she seemed to make the most of things and I'm glad she sprang for those encyclopedias for you! I hope you read them to her!
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She never stopping regretting the fact her (stopped)
she [had] no fear of dying
Comment Written 20-May-2022
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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Thank you, Helen. I wore the encyclopedias out looking up things that interested me and writing reports in school. Grandma looked up things she was interested in to. She didn't stop learning all she could just because she didn't go to school past five year.
Beth