Families are in denial, afraid what people would think if they found out about the "Family Secrets". I have been through the same thing all my life. No One...
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Jthrly@...
jthrly
Jul 30, 2011 6:02 pm
I can agree with you there. My husband was 35 when he found out the man he
thought was his father and who would not have anythng to do with him, was
not his...
10951
Jthrly@...
jthrly
Jul 30, 2011 6:02 pm
I am sure they probally were. You know their mental state would be awful
staying there with no family. ... From: Joy Weaver Date: 7/30/2011 10:07:16 AM To:...
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Leeann Boone
luvsweetpuppy
Jul 30, 2011 9:35 pm
It took me YEARS to find out that grandpa Oscar was 29 years older than grandma Boone! I STILL don't know what happened to his first wife Ann DeCook! Some...
10953
Judy Grundy
judykaytoo
Jul 30, 2011 10:52 pm
Now I wondering if that might have been some of the problem. Sarah Perkins Nash's husband died from TB contracted while a prisoner during the Civil War. The...
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Judy Grundy
judykaytoo
Jul 30, 2011 11:50 pm
What a mess! Was your husband's mom legally married to the 1st man at the time she got pregnant by the other man? If so, in Texas the 1st. man is considered...
10955
april_anastasia
Jul 31, 2011 12:21 am
My paternal Grandmother died of TB in the early 1940s. She was the mother of nine children, the youngest two of which were taken away by the State, since ...
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Jthrly@...
jthrly
Jul 31, 2011 12:40 am
No, he was a married man and she was single and 21. He was 39. She later
married two more times and had children by the other two men. My husband was
taken...
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Ann Y Stokes
annystokes
Jul 31, 2011 3:48 am
Joy, I'm really sorry to hear about what happened with your gf. I had not heard that TB could affect the brain. I've heard of TB of the spine as a secondary...
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Ann Y Stokes
annystokes
Jul 31, 2011 5:25 am
Arlyne, I'm SO happy your sister is with you and doing well on her meds. You're so right - those were not "bad people" - they were sick. The last 30 yrs has...
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Joy Weaver
joyweave
Jul 31, 2011 2:14 pm
Anny, It's Tubercular meningitis. It normally begin with vague aches and pains, low-grade fever, generally feeling unwell, tired, irritable, not being able...
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njlad@...
njlad...
Jul 31, 2011 2:15 pm
I will just start an new topic so the hospital questions can get answered in that post. I think there are some secrets in every tree. Medicine sure has not...
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Leeann Boone
luvsweetpuppy
Jul 31, 2011 2:15 pm
I'm not sure it could affect the brain. Maybe it was side effects of what drugs they were being given? They didn't really know much about side effects in those...
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Ann Y Stokes
annystokes
Jul 31, 2011 7:34 pm
Yikes, Joy! That was a lot to find out in one week! Oh my goodness - my cousin, Ross, died in March from what started as prostate cancer, progressed to other...
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Ann Y Stokes
annystokes
Jul 31, 2011 7:45 pm
Was it called "consumption"? That was an earlier name for TB. I think if the TB spread into the spine via the spinal fluid, it would definitely affect the...
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Gale Nash
gale_anne
Jul 31, 2011 7:54 pm
His last weeks were living hell for him and his family and I would imagine they are not ready to discuss it. Been there watched it happen. ... [Non-text...
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Leeann Boone
luvsweetpuppy
Jul 31, 2011 8:26 pm
One of my relatives... Charles Hunkins my great great great uncle I think had left Waukesha,WI to live with his family in MN. Well shortly after leaving WI...
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mark_f_rabideau
Jul 31, 2011 8:31 pm
If you know of anyone related to and/or seeking images of a young Clyde Ross born in Cambridge Illinois, USA in the year 1896, we have 5 original photos of...
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Ann Y Stokes
annystokes
Jul 31, 2011 9:56 pm
I know you're right, Gale. The whole thing has been hard -- even for those of the family who are at a distance. I haven't been able to bring myself to call my...
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Leeann Boone
luvsweetpuppy
Jul 31, 2011 10:26 pm
I THINK it started with chronic something or other...she died in 1900 in Walworth,WI. 12 is 3x better than 4! Packers FTW in 2011! YOOHOO! I'll make ya...
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Lori
heritage_scr...
Jul 31, 2011 10:27 pm
TB also affected the lungs. I read that they would collapse a lung on purpose to "give it a rest". I'll have to look for my book on the hospital that my aunt...
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Jthrly@...
jthrly
Jul 31, 2011 10:27 pm
Hope you can find some of the family. ... From: mark_f_rabideau Date: 7/31/2011 4:31:56 PM To: genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com Subject: [genchatfriends]...
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Ann Y Stokes
annystokes
Jul 31, 2011 11:12 pm
Is there a way to view them other than as thumbnails? I know some Ross' from the 80's who lived in northern NV and northern CA. Maybe they would know who this...
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Lucie Lou
legal_secret...
Aug 1, 2011 12:27 am
love the pictures ! wished I could find pictures of my ancestors too :( not sure id ever find some, let alone have i even tried to... i got a few from my...
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Deb
debjack216...
Aug 1, 2011 3:07 am
Irenes siblings were half because her father remarried to Lillian after my mothers mother died giving birth....
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Jthrly@...
jthrly
Aug 1, 2011 3:07 am
I am working on this now and have some pictures from the mid 1800's of my
father's people. First thing I did was go back to my father's family and
found...
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Leeann Boone
luvsweetpuppy
Aug 1, 2011 3:07 am
Do you know if Clyde had relatives in Waukesha County,WI with the ROSS surname? I have several of them. 12 is 3x better than 4! Packers FTW in 2011! YOOHOO!...
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Ann Y Stokes
annystokes
Aug 1, 2011 4:07 am
Oh mercy …that would’ve been a hard day for that birthing mom. I do remember hearing stuff about some people being ‘carriers’. Without quarantine...
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Ann Y Stokes
annystokes
Aug 1, 2011 4:15 am
Judy, That’s great news for you! Did he have any interesting tales from the famous “Perkins” family? Didn’t you say George lived in the Waco, TX area...
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Ann Y Stokes
annystokes
Aug 1, 2011 4:25 am
Wow....that's quite a long, messy trail, isn't it? Your poor husband was unnecessarily pained that his "father" didn't want to see him. I'm so sorry. I know...
