Dan, I remember Happy Jack very well and he lived up to his name as being a happy man and long beard. We have many cousins across the country - its so grand to think how we link up to each other by modern technology. "Happy Jack" was a preacher and hold revival meetings that my family attended - I loved the singing but laid down to sleep during the preaching. When service was over and Mom woke me for home I complained that Happy Jack was to loud and his shouting disturbed my sleep -I was only four or five at the time. I guess that I was a picky eater as a child for when Mom wanted me to eat a certain thing and I didn't like the taste then my Dad would tell me if I ate the certain food that it would make me grow and put lead in my pencil. Mom would tell Dad that he should not say that because it sounded dirty. (He didn't mean it as a nasty sentence but that it would make me strong.) One Sunday after church Mom invited "Happy Jack" to dinner and at the table Dad passed a dish to Happy Jack and he said that his plate was to full so I said "Happy Jack" you better eat some of that for Dad said that it puts lead in your pencil." Mom was angry and said "Paris you told her that", Dad laugh and admitted as much. But "Happy Jack" laughed till tears rolled down his cheeks and slap his hands against his leg and roar with laughter. He never forgot that time and when ever we would see each other he would always ask me if I was eating to make lead in my pencil. Those were the good old days of simple life... Patsy coming out of California woodwork and your Editor in Chief On Sun, 05 Dec 1999 14:16:02 -0500 "HAMRICK,DANIEL" <dhamrick@neo.rr.com> writes: > > Dear Cynthia: > > Was your great grandfather's nickname John Andrew "Happy Jack" > Hamrick, son > of "James "Curly Jim" Hamrick and Jane Miller? If so, I can provide > information on Happy Jack's ancestors and have only that which you > provided > on his descendants. If so , we are also related. > This one may also bring my cousin and editor, Patsy > Hamrick-Weikart, out of > the California woodwork, such as woodwork dares exist there. > > dhamrick@neo.rr.com > Dan Hamrick > 402 23rd Street NW > Canton OH 44709 > Phone and fax: 330-454-2376 > > >