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Old 10-25-2014, 05:02 PM
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Maternal grandparents...Granddaddy and Grandma, lived in the other end of the hollow from the paternal grandparents who were Grandpa and Grandma. Granddaddy's barn burnt and he had to replace it which resulted in Grandma having to live out her days in the temporary "shack" they'd built. Granddaddy died shortly after the new barn was built which still stands today. Paternal Grandma did not abide any female wearing anything but dresses and skirts. My sisters and cousins always had a skirt with us to put on before we went in to visit her. Her father had been a preacher with whom she disagreed, studying on her own, deciding that the Church of Christ without instrumental music was the "right" church. Eventually, all my relatives on both sides of my family chose this church as well. Her influence was impressive. Later my cousins discovered that Grandma's father, the preacher, had a whole 'nuther family in South Carolina that no one knew about. The story was that he'd killed a man during a pool game, faked his death and headed for Ohio and safety.howard-presleyss-100-year-old-mother-jpgHere is the found family, including the mother who never believed her son was dead.