My mother's maiden name was spelled with a double T: Lovett. But no E on the end as you might expect.
Another question would be whether I am related to the former Major League baseball player George Thomasson. I sus[ect if I dig bacl far enough there would be a connection, but it's not close.
Mum found something in her research indicating that on my father's side I'm distantly related to Belle Star, but that strikes me as unlikely, unfortunately. She was a very interesting, er, lady.
Oh my, I am sooo tired here. Worked Saturday, had Grand here yesterday and today, culminating in her first Tap Dance class. Fun! But it takes such energy to keep up with her. Her latest is to begin telling you a story while you are about halfway through your first sentence relating to her something important.
Must get to sleep early, therefore, as I am working at the polls tomorrow, then working at the Library. Recheck with the retina specialist on Wednesday, then Watercolour class again.
I am beginning to suspect that the man I think was my paternal grandfather may have died from the Spanish flu. He would have been required to register for the draft on Sept. 12th, 1918, but I don't find his registration card. (I did find my maternal grandfather's draft registration card.) The killer strain of the Spanish flu was noted in the area where he lived at the beginning of September that year, and that county is said to have been particularly hard-hit. My only remaining chance of finding out about him is finding a descendant of one of his (several) siblings.
Reading up on the Spanish flu, I encountered some stories I hadn't heard before. Because of the many dead combined with the sickness and deaths among grave diggers, in some places in the US steam shovels were used to excavate mass graves. On a far better note, the death rate in Japan was very low because the government severely limited inter-island travel. There was only one place on earth that escaped completely--an island in the Amazon river delta.
--Alan
P.S.: Not a rough day at work. I just might watch a movie tonight--Casino Royale, the James Bond parody.
Howard's first on this fine snowy day.
ReplyDeleteCold here today; currently 19. BRRR!
ReplyDeleteBill, Lovet? Are you related to Rick Lovet, or does he spell his name differently? It would be cool if you and he were some sort of cousins.
My mother's maiden name was spelled with a double T: Lovett. But no E on the end as you might expect.
ReplyDeleteAnother question would be whether I am related to the former Major League baseball player George Thomasson. I sus[ect if I dig bacl far enough there would be a connection, but it's not close.
sus[ect = suspect, dig = dug, and bacl = back
DeleteMum found something in her research indicating that on my father's side I'm distantly related to Belle Star, but that strikes me as unlikely, unfortunately. She was a very interesting, er, lady.
DeleteAlan, just saw and answered your e-mail. One too many mornings and a thousand miles behind, that's me. *wry grin*
ReplyDeleteOh my, I am sooo tired here. Worked Saturday, had Grand here yesterday and today, culminating in her first Tap Dance class. Fun! But it takes such energy to keep up with her. Her latest is to begin telling you a story while you are about halfway through your first sentence relating to her something important.
ReplyDeleteMust get to sleep early, therefore, as I am working at the polls tomorrow, then working at the Library. Recheck with the retina specialist on Wednesday, then Watercolour class again.
The days are just packed!
I am beginning to suspect that the man I think was my paternal grandfather may have died from the Spanish flu. He would have been required to register for the draft on Sept. 12th, 1918, but I don't find his registration card. (I did find my maternal grandfather's draft registration card.) The killer strain of the Spanish flu was noted in the area where he lived at the beginning of September that year, and that county is said to have been particularly hard-hit. My only remaining chance of finding out about him is finding a descendant of one of his (several) siblings.
ReplyDeleteReading up on the Spanish flu, I encountered some stories I hadn't heard before. Because of the many dead combined with the sickness and deaths among grave diggers, in some places in the US steam shovels were used to excavate mass graves. On a far better note, the death rate in Japan was very low because the government severely limited inter-island travel. There was only one place on earth that escaped completely--an island in the Amazon river delta.
--Alan
P.S.: Not a rough day at work. I just might watch a movie tonight--Casino Royale, the James Bond parody.