tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post1896627050956491229..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: He Grew up a Motherless ChildNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-71101317014627329172011-03-06T17:40:29.298-05:002011-03-06T17:40:29.298-05:00What a story, thank you for sharing it! It just br...What a story, thank you for sharing it! It just breaks my heart what he had to go through as a child.Leah Kleyleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796483107434706318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-85036605926733793012011-02-28T10:17:24.033-05:002011-02-28T10:17:24.033-05:00Hi Nancy, thank you for stopping by to say hello. ...Hi Nancy, thank you for stopping by to say hello. What a story you have shared with us. You are a wonderful writer. I feel bad that your Dad had a mean step-mother, but proud of him for making so much of his life.<br /><br />You sure do have a lot of good resources and links on here.<br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />KathyOregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-25587028467791024822011-02-27T19:22:15.433-05:002011-02-27T19:22:15.433-05:00Oh, my heart goes out to your dad. I can't hel...Oh, my heart goes out to your dad. I can't help but wonder how different his life would have been if Leila and Beulah had lived.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-8349949314857598772011-02-27T11:38:18.899-05:002011-02-27T11:38:18.899-05:00Nancy,
This is a wonderful post and I am so glad y...Nancy,<br />This is a wonderful post and I am so glad you were able to find out more about your Dad's early years.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14107969938339346191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-48751981154475904232011-02-27T10:23:16.194-05:002011-02-27T10:23:16.194-05:00What an emotional story, Nancy, and Gust did the b...What an emotional story, Nancy, and Gust did the best he could under the circumstances. Your Dad was a very handsome young man :-) JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-30485058254251039582011-02-27T10:03:53.953-05:002011-02-27T10:03:53.953-05:00Wow. This post makes me think back on all the cen...Wow. This post makes me think back on all the census records I've looked at that have blended families on them.<br /><br />Either everyone is lined up in birth order, or there is a clear divide between the children of one family and the step-children who came to the family.<br /><br />Very nice post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-61609082594079271202011-02-27T08:10:04.196-05:002011-02-27T08:10:04.196-05:00What a lovely, insightful post. It's painful t...What a lovely, insightful post. It's painful to think of how family members may have suffered from the lack of parental love, though at least your father had Gust.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.com