re: #394 HappyWarrior

I think it was even more recent than that. Funnily enough, I remember a book on my grandmother’s bookshelf called Oldest Confederate Widow Tells all. I never did read it but I always wondered about people like that. Interestingly enough, my grandmother had a life like that herself. Born in 1912 the fall after the Titanic sank and died in early 2005. Fascinating woman. She’s a big part of why I do genealogy.

We had a neighbor named Rose who used to own the area now covered by 100 homes within a mile of downtown (including ours). It was whittled down to her house and her daughter’s house over the years. Her daughter was our landlady. Rose passed away about 5 years ago.

Mr. w used to make up stories about her running away with Pancho Villa and returning years later. Fantasy can be as much fun as genealogy.