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Birth Places Of My Ancestors

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Thank you to  J Paul Hawthorne , a fellow family historian, for the idea to list the birth places of our ancestors in a chart! It is fun to see in this format!  Notice that I have three "Sweden" boxes with a question mark. My great grandfather's name was not on my grandfather's birth certificate and his father seems to be a mystery. I am however working on uncovering this with the help of DNA!  There are a couple of possibilities at this point which would place each in Sweden, but no concrete proof, yet. But I do have Scandinavian roots, don't I? Thanks for stopping by!   Wishing you success in all of your genealogical treasure hunts!  Copyright © 2016 Cheryl Palmer All Rights Reserved

A Birthday Gift To You Dad

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Richard "Larry" Fleming March 18, 1936 ~ August 26, 2015 June 21, 1966 The days are tough since you have gone.  Last night I was at a birthday dinner and one gentleman who sat across from me reminded of you. Of course, knowing today is your birthday, I listened to him and watched him even more. Memories came flooding through me. Wonderful, loving, and funny memories.  The family misses you more than you could ever know. You were, and still are, superman to me. You never "told" me what to do, you would say a few simple words, let me make my own decisions and watch me grow. I'm forever grateful for the life and trust you have always given me. During one of our last conversations, I mentioned I wasn't happy with my weight (I hadn't been for many years). In your own typical way, you simply said, "Then why don't you do something about it?"  Period, the end, off to another subject. Of course, coming from you dad, that