tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post7269684534112422399..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: What to Do about RaymondNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-44514012301536368862019-01-03T00:06:12.048-05:002019-01-03T00:06:12.048-05:00I think I need to search for Raymond's (suppos...I think I need to search for Raymond's (supposed) family of birth and see if I can find where they lived and how many children there were. Now that the holidays are over I'll get more serious about my search for Raymond's beginnings and any adoption information I can find. I don't suppose adoptions were mentioned in newspapers of the time, were they?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-26629818446437414622019-01-01T21:21:00.833-05:002019-01-01T21:21:00.833-05:00My gg grandparents seemed to have had a couple of ...My gg grandparents seemed to have had a couple of “adopted” children, but I know for a fact that the family of the one adopted son lived nearby. I think it was just an arrangement, not a legal adoption. The birth family had a large number of children, so perhaps they were poor. I admire your effort to get Raymond’s story right. Succeed or fail, you have still brought his life into the light. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-57217326233753913692018-12-26T23:26:31.152-05:002018-12-26T23:26:31.152-05:00Thank you, SuzAnn. How awful to be abandoned! An...Thank you, SuzAnn. How awful to be abandoned! And what an interesting trail these little ones had. I hope you're able, somehow, to find the birth information for your husband's great-great-grandmother. It's had when we have to search several states. That's good you've recorded both birth and adoptive parents.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-17273873148006611702018-12-26T23:23:09.849-05:002018-12-26T23:23:09.849-05:00Thank you. Yes, Raymond is definitely family, Dev...Thank you. Yes, Raymond is definitely family, Devon.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-53916646076883155552018-12-24T20:52:32.807-05:002018-12-24T20:52:32.807-05:00Love your posts about Raymond! I have a similar si...Love your posts about Raymond! I have a similar situation in my DH's family. His 2xGG and 5 kids were abandoned by her hubby in the early 1900s. Legal adoption as we know it didn't exist. She placed the 2 older ones (my DH's 2xGG and a brother) in an orphanage and the 3 littles went witha family we recently learned were their Godparents! All 3 kids used the Godparent's last name throughout their lives. I have yet to find these 3's birth certificates and they all claim on their vitals to have been born in Illinois, but my MIL says all 5 were born in Pennsylvania. Illinois is where they lived when their mom died and the got "adopted" by the Godparents. I've added them under their birth parents but also added "foster parents" and put them under them as well. My MIL is pleased with that. SuzAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562780726829700742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-78560902788047325862018-12-17T14:30:47.807-05:002018-12-17T14:30:47.807-05:00Laura stole the thoughts that I had. He's fami...Laura stole the thoughts that I had. He's family because your family made him so.Devon Noel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440829254298661495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-63137745548738299642018-12-17T00:02:56.368-05:002018-12-17T00:02:56.368-05:00Thank you, Laura. I hope I am able to find enough...Thank you, Laura. I hope I am able to find enough of the story to learn when he moved from my great-grandparents' home and perhaps why. Raymond is definitely connected to us.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-6466177003136596412018-12-17T00:00:33.597-05:002018-12-17T00:00:33.597-05:00Oh, that's heart-breaking to have "lost&q...Oh, that's heart-breaking to have "lost" the little fellow, Heather. I'm sure you've searched every possible source and way you can but I hope that sometime in the future you'll find some bit of information that leads you to him. The heartstrings pull....Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-65807559584459003262018-12-16T23:33:02.601-05:002018-12-16T23:33:02.601-05:00Thank you, Sue. I hope I can find adoption papers...Thank you, Sue. I hope I can find adoption papers and a death record for him!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-85224851589556783392018-12-16T23:20:23.370-05:002018-12-16T23:20:23.370-05:00Thank you, JenniferAlison. I hope so, too!Thank you, JenniferAlison. I hope so, too!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-59165172625360747102018-12-16T22:58:30.803-05:002018-12-16T22:58:30.803-05:00Thank you, Liz. I hope I can find the rest of his...Thank you, Liz. I hope I can find the rest of his story, too.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-6466089657265800272018-12-13T23:26:52.550-05:002018-12-13T23:26:52.550-05:00Oh, I hope you find him, Heather!Oh, I hope you find him, Heather!genealogylizgauffreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17288311879959690124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-81145108859212194122018-12-13T11:25:46.721-05:002018-12-13T11:25:46.721-05:00Whether or not he's officially on the pedigree...Whether or not he's officially on the pedigree chart, Raymond is connected to your family's tree. The fact that the family "took in" Raymond says so much about the kind of people they were. I'm glad you keep writing about him. Laura Hedgecockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752973975021363922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-68703803253277211872018-12-13T09:22:34.501-05:002018-12-13T09:22:34.501-05:00I understand your feeling about Raymond. My grand...I understand your feeling about Raymond. My grandmother took in three foster children during the Great Depression, but one little boy must have stolen their hearts because my father and both of his brothers have asked me to look him up. He is listed in their household in the 1930 census, but I have not found out anything further on this little guy. It's still a mystery. Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-86484479093673973582018-12-13T09:15:39.638-05:002018-12-13T09:15:39.638-05:00I love the sentiment that you feel, that Raymond i...I love the sentiment that you feel, that Raymond is eager to be associated with his family, and I do hope you are able to do so one day. <br />Sue (kindredpast.com)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668590915003016435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-5583788009855928092018-12-12T05:33:16.821-05:002018-12-12T05:33:16.821-05:00I hope your research leads you to answers about Ra...I hope your research leads you to answers about Raymond #geneabloggerstribeJennifer Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775109431603341328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-14216668693610404852018-12-10T23:44:47.121-05:002018-12-10T23:44:47.121-05:00I read the three posts about Raymond, and I can se...I read the three posts about Raymond, and I can see why he weighs on your mind as someone who was welcomed into your family and loved. I hope you're able to find the answers you're looking for. genealogylizgauffreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17288311879959690124noreply@blogger.com