This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: morvren1 Surnames: Lowery, Conklin, Flynn Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.lenawee/5041.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am descended from Anna (Cox) Lowery. Her husband was James Elliot Lowery; they lived in Tecumseh, MI and are buried there. James Lowery was a stonemason; he used to ride the train from the Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor area and jump off when he got near home and walk the rest of the way along the tracks. One of these times, about 1905, he was attacked and robbed (it was payday). He was found dead by his wife, who went out with a lantern to find him; his body was on the tracks, so you can imagine what it was like. Florence Lowery married James Albert Conklin, son of James Edward Conklin and Alice Rachel Flynn. Florence was Presbyterian and James was Catholic; they were married in the Roman Catholic Church and raised their children as Catholics. My great-grandfather's family did not approve of his courtship of a Protestant girl. He came home one day and announced that he was "marrying Florence" and they could come if they wanted to; they were so ashamed that they attended. He worked on the Michigan Central Railroad for many years as an engineer and conductor; he lost a finger in a switching yard accident. Florence and James had two children, Alice Lina (1908-1965?...she was in her 50s and died of diabetes) and James Albert, Jr. (1915-1989). James Albert, Jr. is my grandfather. Interestingly, he also married a Protestant (Mary Isaacs, 1910-1970) and raised his children Catholic. Anna Lowery lived with her daughter and son-in-law after she was widowed. She was apparently proud of having been born in England, and one day my grandfather (about 11 years old) came downstairs and told her he'd been reading a book about "the bloody British." She was very upset and he was made to apologize, though he didn't know why she thought what he'd said was so bad. I could go on, but I'll stop before you get bored. :) Hope this helps somehow. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.