Hi Sandi I am sorry but I do not remember anyone named Catherine. I didn't move to Carthage until 1948 and I was an infant then. Do you have any idea of her last name and possibly what restaurant? My grandmother, brother, uncle and I lived there until 1959 at which time my grandmother and I moved to OK. We came back every chance we got and I still go visit now as often as I can. If you could give me a little more info on Catherine I will ask my uncle who might remember something. It never hurts to ask. I live in Georgia now so I don't get home as often as I would like. But I do enjoy going. My folks are in the Joplin/Neosho area now, but I still like to roam the area. Let me know. Carole

Thanks so much, Carole, I'm actually leaving for the Joplin area tomorrow. I'm in CA now, but I'm going to Lamar to pick up my Dad and move him out here with me and my kids. I was also an infant at that time....but her name was Catherine Brown and she married an Alexander and then in 1948 a Bray. I do know she had a mother, brother and sister in Cairo IL area. We are interested in knowing if anyone knows her and if she has any relatives in the area that might have a picture of her, which is what we are looking for. She gave 3 children up for adoption in the short span of a year, and I was one of those children. I am not wanting to meet her if she is still living. I would like to find out if she gave up any more children, or if anyone has health information for us, and perhaps pictures of our ancestors. That's all we are interested in. We'd like to meet our father, though. His name is Edward Alexander. Thanks so much for your help. Sandi >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [MOJASPER] Carthage House Torn Down >Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 14:42:44 EDT > >Hi Sandi > >I am sorry but I do not remember anyone named Catherine. I didn't move to >Carthage until 1948 and I was an infant then. Do you have any idea of her >last >name and possibly what restaurant? My grandmother, brother, uncle and I >lived >there until 1959 at which time my grandmother and I moved to OK. We came >back every chance we got and I still go visit now as often as I can. If >you >could give me a little more info on Catherine I will ask my uncle who might >remember something. It never hurts to ask. > >I live in Georgia now so I don't get home as often as I would like. But I >do >enjoy going. My folks are in the Joplin/Neosho area now, but I still like >to >roam the area. > >Let me know. >Carole >