I finally found my grandfather after 40 years of genealogical research; can you believe it, he changed his last name.
Sparkle
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
Family History
Grandma was the young woman with the flag resting on her lap. She worked for one of the many sweat shops in Chicago and was a smart lady who became one of the supervisors.
Hi Ruth, just been looking up the Hammill family addresses in our area. I have only managed to find one they lived at in Town street,carlton, its about 1 1/2 miles from us.I need to find an old map of the area to find Shay cottage and Stead Row.Do you know if they died in the area? I wonder if they would have been buried at ChristChurch, Lofthouse? As you know I love family history so cant wait to have a look and see.I will try and take other photos of places your ancestors may have been familiar with. Love the photo of grandma!
Hi Ruth, just been looking up the Hammill family addresses in our area. I have only managed to find one they lived at in Town street,carlton, its about 1 1/2 miles from us.I need to find an old map of the area to find Shay cottage and Stead Row.Do you know if they died in the area? I wonder if they would have been buried at ChristChurch, Lofthouse?
ReplyDeleteAs you know I love family history so cant wait to have a look and see.I will try and take other photos of places your ancestors may have been familiar with.
Love the photo of grandma!
What an amazing photograph!
ReplyDeleteLiz @ Shortbread & Ginger
What a great photo. I never saw this photo before - Aunt Stella looks so young.
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