More and more people are becoming interested in finding out who their ancestors were. This is such an interesting and exciting journey. Not everyone can have such elaborate ancestors as a King or President or even a great war hero, but, all of our ancestors are interesting. None of my ancestors (as far as I have found so far) have done any elaborate deeds or held any high positions. What I have found is that they were hard working and good hearted. My grandmother Polly Goodman was a mid-wife and delivered many of the babies on Denton Island. Her and Grandpa Taylor always had extra children to raise besides their own 9. That says a lot about the type of people that they were.
Roosevelt's "new deal" in the 1930's probably allowed them to purchase the farm on Denton Island and have a home to raise their family. As the children grew, they all seemed to spread their wings and go where the work would take them. Uncle Orden and Aunt Neal ended up in Converse, Indiana. The automotive factories in Kokomo offered a new opportunity for families in the 60's.
For those that remained in Tuckerman and Grubbs, farming continued to be the way of life. Daddy became an Assembly of God minister preaching at Sunny Valley Church on Denton Island and later at Egypt, Arkansas. My childhood was happy. We always had food, always felt safe and ALWAYS ALWAYS felt loved. What more could you ask for?
Roosevelt's "new deal" in the 1930's probably allowed them to purchase the farm on Denton Island and have a home to raise their family. As the children grew, they all seemed to spread their wings and go where the work would take them. Uncle Orden and Aunt Neal ended up in Converse, Indiana. The automotive factories in Kokomo offered a new opportunity for families in the 60's.
For those that remained in Tuckerman and Grubbs, farming continued to be the way of life. Daddy became an Assembly of God minister preaching at Sunny Valley Church on Denton Island and later at Egypt, Arkansas. My childhood was happy. We always had food, always felt safe and ALWAYS ALWAYS felt loved. What more could you ask for?