tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post822397111545603942..comments2024-03-28T18:50:23.094-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Wistful Wednesday: Roots Part FiveFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-34491764102114548932014-08-10T10:28:54.578-05:002014-08-10T10:28:54.578-05:00Poor little baby. People had bigger families (no ...Poor little baby. People had bigger families (no birth control and they needed help on the farms) and they were lucky all the rest survived. Hardy stock. ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-70157789999996981882014-08-07T11:56:53.517-05:002014-08-07T11:56:53.517-05:00I'm sure there are many similar family stories...I'm sure there are many similar family stories, but taking a train to the middle of nowhere, no one to pick you up, two small kids in tow, giving birth among strangers -- this is hard to fathom! You come from strong stock, Farside!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-86900400110540437822014-08-07T00:18:55.630-05:002014-08-07T00:18:55.630-05:00I'm glad, as a woman, that I wasn't living...I'm glad, as a woman, that I wasn't living back then. Thirteen kids...oh my....Somehow I doubt that was the woman's choice.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-44335705888429620722014-08-06T23:56:23.792-05:002014-08-06T23:56:23.792-05:00I was wondering if those were particularly tall me...I was wondering if those were particularly tall men. They sure looked like it.<br /><br />And Iggy, I saw that comment about Chance's "ancestor." I was wondering about that, too!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-12467855430764495072014-08-06T23:45:29.797-05:002014-08-06T23:45:29.797-05:00Great to know your roots. Nice photos.Great to know your roots. Nice photos.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888669064467961669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-46668500356585224562014-08-06T20:47:04.593-05:002014-08-06T20:47:04.593-05:00Cool . I love the name LeviCool . I love the name Levikathy bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534431969086721507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-79069641553896599792014-08-06T19:14:42.707-05:002014-08-06T19:14:42.707-05:00What great photos and interesting info.What great photos and interesting info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-15668649087348966322014-08-06T18:36:16.587-05:002014-08-06T18:36:16.587-05:00I love all the unusual names. A 10' x 10' ...I love all the unusual names. A 10' x 10' home, and I'll bet she was glad to get moved in. That makes my little house sound big.Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-66321027719109405902014-08-06T14:30:10.486-05:002014-08-06T14:30:10.486-05:00thanks for sharing such a special part of your lif...thanks for sharing such a special part of your life with us. great pics. i love b&w photos. they do look like industrious, strong, compassionate, sensitive men. cheers!!bobbybegood1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01471708916636552589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-45480245687266460042014-08-06T12:08:19.759-05:002014-08-06T12:08:19.759-05:00Enjoyed the post so much as always your Wednesday ...Enjoyed the post so much as always your Wednesday posts. Great pictures, Francine.Primitive Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02525399769247105105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-33128761161058024012014-08-06T11:10:26.421-05:002014-08-06T11:10:26.421-05:00Those were tough times with tough people surviving...Those were tough times with tough people surviving. I can't say that Minnesota has much of a friendly climate when you are out and about in the winter. It is hard to believe they all but one did survive. The moving had to be difficult with no house there when you arrive. My mom's parents were poor and they moved from vacant houses year after year. My mom said that she was never in the same school for over a year. I expect when the rent was due my grandfather moved on. He was that kind of guy. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-84963391473768223512014-08-06T08:39:54.919-05:002014-08-06T08:39:54.919-05:00Your great-grandmother was a brave woman.
One of t...Your great-grandmother was a brave woman.<br />One of the best things about blogs is the opportunity to share these stories - and pictures - from our past. It extends our memories of these people who were in our lives and spreads them through new people who stop to consider them.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-48445429642709779912014-08-06T08:03:26.073-05:002014-08-06T08:03:26.073-05:00Wonderful pics, don't you just love them? I&#...Wonderful pics, don't you just love them? I'm like DJan, 13 kids, really??? My grandparents on my dad's side both came from families of 10. The farmers needed lots of kids to help with the work on the farm!Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-67936315105806875462014-08-06T07:27:27.324-05:002014-08-06T07:27:27.324-05:00Thirteen children. I cannot even imagine. It's...Thirteen children. I cannot even imagine. It's wonderful to have those pictures to remember them by, though. They all have the same look about them, you can tell they are related. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-86049343330349020532014-08-06T07:10:27.015-05:002014-08-06T07:10:27.015-05:00Looks like Chance's great-great-grandparent is...Looks like Chance's great-great-grandparent is in one of the photos.<br /><br />Rugged men - they look like they were hard workers.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-88261061314032574742014-08-06T06:57:45.925-05:002014-08-06T06:57:45.925-05:00I love all the old photos and stories. Brings back...I love all the old photos and stories. Brings back so many memorieslinda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.com