People don't believe me, but when I was born,
I had 13 living grandparents.
I had Grandparents,
Great-Grandparents,
two Great-Great Grandmothers,
and 3 Step-Grandparents.
And most of them lived
in the little town of Hanford, California,
where I was born.
I had 13 living grandparents.
I had Grandparents,
Great-Grandparents,
two Great-Great Grandmothers,
and 3 Step-Grandparents.
And most of them lived
in the little town of Hanford, California,
where I was born.
Here is a photo of some of them:
Me - the baby in the middle
Me - the baby in the middle
Left of me: Great-G-Grandma Maria de Jesus de Freitas
Right of me: Great-G-Grandma Etta Mae Dora Herrell
Left male sitting: Great Grandpa JJ Carvalho
Right male sitting: Great Grandpa Benjamin Hall
Back row L to R:
Great Grandma Emma Carvalho
Grandma Mary Carvalho Hadley
Grandpa JC Cato
Grandma Inez Hall Cato
Great Grandma Ada Hall
Missing are:
Grandpa Fred Cole
Step Grandpa Bruce Hadley
Step Grandma Faye Sams
Step Grandpa Weldon Sams
My life was RICH as I made the rounds from house to house,
gleaning stories and knowledge from each one.
My father's family was Portuguese.
My G-Grandfather JJ Carvalho spoke very little English
and they were active in the local Portuguese community.
My G-Grandmother Emma attended the Catholic Church.
My mother's family was a mixture of Sicilian/Scot.
They attended the Methodist Church.
My Cato Grandparents were my primary caretakers.
I called them Ma and Pa.
Ma worked at Sears for 18 years.
Pa was a farmer, and I rode in the pickup with him,
Right of me: Great-G-Grandma Etta Mae Dora Herrell
Left male sitting: Great Grandpa JJ Carvalho
Right male sitting: Great Grandpa Benjamin Hall
Back row L to R:
Great Grandma Emma Carvalho
Grandma Mary Carvalho Hadley
Grandpa JC Cato
Grandma Inez Hall Cato
Great Grandma Ada Hall
Missing are:
Grandpa Fred Cole
Step Grandpa Bruce Hadley
Step Grandma Faye Sams
Step Grandpa Weldon Sams
My life was RICH as I made the rounds from house to house,
gleaning stories and knowledge from each one.
My father's family was Portuguese.
My G-Grandfather JJ Carvalho spoke very little English
and they were active in the local Portuguese community.
My G-Grandmother Emma attended the Catholic Church.
My mother's family was a mixture of Sicilian/Scot.
They attended the Methodist Church.
My Cato Grandparents were my primary caretakers.
I called them Ma and Pa.
Ma worked at Sears for 18 years.
Pa was a farmer, and I rode in the pickup with him,
every day until I started school.
Ma's mother and father, the Halls,
lived right next door.
When I go vanning,
I usually take some art or craft to keep me busy.
I've decided on this trip not to take anything
Ma's mother and father, the Halls,
lived right next door.
When I go vanning,
I usually take some art or craft to keep me busy.
I've decided on this trip not to take anything
except my computer.
I have a list of stories I want to write,
I have a list of stories I want to write,
and that will be my main activity.
I'll post them here,
but will also post them on another blog I keep
called
called
"Our Precious Past."
If you're interested in reading that blog,
If you're interested in reading that blog,
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