Well lets see, not much is known about my family especially
on my mothers side.
My great grandfather came to the United States from Frnace
via through Canada (Quebec?) not sure all I know is I have
distant family who are French Canadians.
My grandfather was born in Winterset, Iowa, he was a WWI
War Veteran and died at the age of 80 in 1973. I was only
8 yrs old when he died. Don't know much else (yet).
Do not know dates about anything on my mom side of the family,
other than she was the 3rd oldest of six kids. Her mother died
when she was fairly young and her grandfather married a MEAN
Indian woman (so the rumors went).
My mother was a "blue baby" when she was born, her parents
was told she would not live long enough to become a teenager.
At the age of 8 (maybe a year younger or older not sure) mom
came home one day from school and was getting ready to start
her "chores", but prior to doing them everyday she would go see
the bull in the pin (named "blue boy). Bull saw a snake and started
to charge towards mom, she took off running, but the bull got her.
His horn went in at her temple and out of her forehead at the hair
line.
Because of this my mother has a mental handicap, but a heart of
gold.
My mother is the strongest, most determined woman I have ever
known to live. She is 83 years old now and had a slight stroke last
June and still going strong even through all her trials of life.