RHPPS@aol.com wrote: > Hi Wanda, > My grandmother was Sarah Crawford she was adopted by Greens sister Surilda. > I have always heard that Green was her father but because she was adopted > there > is no way to prove that. She was born the same day as Floyd Hatton Jan. 13, > 1883. Her mother was never mentioned. > I found Frank Cockerham on Sylvania death certificate, her daughter Golden > was the informant. I think Golden married Bill Luke and Sylvania was living > with them in > 1951 when my grandma died. > > Richmond Phipps > Radcliff, KY > rhpps@aol.com Hi, did you ever meet her? She was some old lady, ~g~.........used to drive me crazy. I was just a kid, and she always wanted a kiss. Well, our family wasn't very open with affection or feelings, and it always embarrassed me. Do you have a scanner? I'd like a copy of Sylvania's deathe certificate, to send to my uncle in Tenn. He too always thought she was grandpa's half-sister. I called my mom tonight and told her. She was wondering if Frank was related to Lulie Cockerham, who md. my g-uncle, Richmond Brewer. Was Sarah a mid-wife? I've heard that before. If she is the same one, she delivered my cousin. And she told my cousin's mother that Green was her father. That's as good a proof as we're going to get, if it was straight from Sarah herself! I have the info somewhere, but as I've taken in my 3 grandchildren to raise, I can't find anything right now. We're almost done with the 2 extra bedrooms, then they'll be moving their things out of my computer room, and I can get straightened out again, and be able to find things. If Green was her father, then we share a g-grandfather. Ugg, tho'. I don't like a thing I've heard about him. I have loads of stories I've written down, for my book I'm doing. Grandpa used to sit on the porch step, light his pipe, and tell us stories for hours. I want to preserve them for my grandchildren. Do you have Sarah's mother's name? Also, Floyd and Boyd were twins, both born on the same day. I keep getting them mixed up, when telling stories, but one died in a fire in Campton Ky. He was trying to crawl to the window to get out, but didn't make it. There's a lot more to the story, but I'd have to look at my notes. I wonder how Golden knew? Woodrow didn't even know, at one time. They may have found out later. To me, Woodrow was one of the most wonderful people in the world. He helped my uncles spoil me rotten. Grandma raised me, so I saw a lot of Woodrow, since he lived with them for a while. The last time I saw him, he walked into the living room. I jumped up, not knowing what to think, not recognizing him at first. He grabbed me around the waist and started swinging me around until I was dizzy. [easy to do, since I'm only 5' tall, with my shoes on, lol]. It wasn't until he spoke that I knew it was him, then I started screaming his name and laughing. When grandpa and grandma died in a car wreck, I tried for days to find him, but I couldn't. I didn'tknow where he's moved to. I don't remember Golden, but know her granddaughter. She's in a nursing at the edge of Campton. I visited her. I want to go again, as she said she had lots of family pictures. She was really nice, but paraylized from the neck down, due to a car hitting her. I felt so sorry for her, but she was cheerful. I really loved it in Campton. Felt as if almost everyone was a cousin, either a Brewer or a Hatton, or md. into the family. They were really nice. Well, I do tend to go on and on, don't I? ~g~ so, enough for now........go glad you contacted me. Hope we can keep in touch..................I've got so many brick walls, still want to go back to Ky and find Sally Hatton's parents. She was Green's mother, but can't find nothing saying she and Isom were md. Seems that Green's father was just like him. He left Sally for Polly Simpson, left her for another woman, and on and on. I found one relative that had 12 wives!! He followed the mormons out west, and I guess joined up with Brigham Young! Also, seems they all loved a good fight, too! I've got that temper, but over the years have learned to controll it [I hope, ] Well, I really go to go now. got to get up early and get my granddaughter off to school.............ttul................Wanda