Today I stumbled upon a lapel pin with initials engraved upon it. The initials are M E L. For so long, this pin just sat in the jewelry box with no known history. Today, I put two and two together and discovered (i think) the previous owner of this pin. Margaret E Logan would have been my Great Step Aunt. Or would that be Step-Great Aunt. Okay, the easy way. My grandmother and she would have been step-sisters. Since they were 25 and 24 years old when their parents married, I would assume their relationship was probably just passing. Holidays maybe. By the time Warner and Olive married, my grandmother had been married and had just had her fourth baby.
I know nothing of Margaret. And now, that grandma is not around to chat, it is hard to learn about that branch of the family tree. Someday I may learn about her, about them. To be able to have a story to place with the faces in the photographs I know are kin to her will be a nice treat.
I recommend, to everyone, talk with each other. Write stuff down. It doesn't matter if the grammar is bad, if it is only a few sentences. Someone, sometime down the line will want to know. I want to know. And I wish I had taken more time to listen to the stories... Remember...
Keep on Searching!
Wow, you continue to amaze me when you find this buried info....You really should go into research, you seem to never tire of digging.
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