So I wonder if there is a birth certificate or record of some type that lists the mother. My initial thought was she was perhaps a servant raised by him and his wife.
I have a vague family history but no solid records that my mother, born in 1929, was born to an Italian woman down the street. I did not learn this until both of my parents …
So I wonder if there is a birth certificate or record of some type that lists the mother. My initial thought was she was perhaps a servant raised by him and his wife.
I have a vague family history but no solid records that my mother, born in 1929, was born to an Italian woman down the street. I did not learn this until both of my parents passed and there was no family to ask. It seems my grandfather was not a faithful husband. Even the woman that was the only grandmother I knew was the sister or half or step sister of my mothers “real” mother. This has been impossible for me to research. I am also supposed to be a descendant of John Quincy Adam’s but the family member with the proof of that never shared it.
I love this family history stuff and have spent many days at the National Archives in Kansas City reading microfilm. I could not even find my grandfather’s birth certificate from 1895.
I shared this post with my 18 year-old grandson hoping to teach him something.
I have to share a true and funny tale with you! My mother was born in 1929 too. She is still alive, but lost in dementia, so there's no retrieving anything these days. However, several years ago I was writing a children's book based upon my grandmother's life (her mother) and I asked her to read it and give me feedback on accuracy, as I was writing about primitive farm life and was out of my league, recalling only bits and pieces of childhood memories. Mama liked it, but whispered (literally - whispered), "don't tell anyone, but (name of uncle inserted here) is really my half brother. Mama was already pregnant when she married Dad...I think his real father was (insert name of Scottish colonel visiting the US at that time.)" This never made its way into the (unpublished) book and has never been shared, except right here with you where it will be buried in that famous Cloud in the sky where all things on social media end up going to rest!
So I wonder if there is a birth certificate or record of some type that lists the mother. My initial thought was she was perhaps a servant raised by him and his wife.
I have a vague family history but no solid records that my mother, born in 1929, was born to an Italian woman down the street. I did not learn this until both of my parents passed and there was no family to ask. It seems my grandfather was not a faithful husband. Even the woman that was the only grandmother I knew was the sister or half or step sister of my mothers “real” mother. This has been impossible for me to research. I am also supposed to be a descendant of John Quincy Adam’s but the family member with the proof of that never shared it.
I love this family history stuff and have spent many days at the National Archives in Kansas City reading microfilm. I could not even find my grandfather’s birth certificate from 1895.
I shared this post with my 18 year-old grandson hoping to teach him something.
I have to share a true and funny tale with you! My mother was born in 1929 too. She is still alive, but lost in dementia, so there's no retrieving anything these days. However, several years ago I was writing a children's book based upon my grandmother's life (her mother) and I asked her to read it and give me feedback on accuracy, as I was writing about primitive farm life and was out of my league, recalling only bits and pieces of childhood memories. Mama liked it, but whispered (literally - whispered), "don't tell anyone, but (name of uncle inserted here) is really my half brother. Mama was already pregnant when she married Dad...I think his real father was (insert name of Scottish colonel visiting the US at that time.)" This never made its way into the (unpublished) book and has never been shared, except right here with you where it will be buried in that famous Cloud in the sky where all things on social media end up going to rest!