This is such a treasure to receive! It answers for my mom what she had wondered about her entire life. This information came to her in this priceless letter from a cousin on Feb 20, 1997. Due to size of the writing it is a bit difficult to read so I am going to type it for you so you can read it more easily:
Dear Nora,
This is the house I was born in. It may be where you were born also. My mother said your parents were living here at the time of your birth. Because of the sickness of your mother, Nancy Adeline Simpson (our gradnmother) came to live and help. Your mother passed away and William Orion (your father) went to Idaho to harvest potatoes. At that time my parents, Christopher Vernon and Beulah Simpson and my sister June moved in to help with the family also. We lived there until 1934. Aunt Verna Alice Simpson Hermanson lived just across the street and Howard (your brother) went to live with her. Afton (your sister) went back to Kaysville and lived with grandmother Nancy A Perkins Simpson. Your father was also there some of the time. My mother moved about a block from the above pictured home and Ruth lived with us as well as with one of your mothers sisters. This is how I remember it and also how Beulah (my mother) recalls it. I hope it might be of interest to you. Your cousin, Jack Simpson
Might be of interest?! Wow, he had no idea! This is priceless! What an amazing gift to have connected with this cousin Jack Simpson. My mom - being the baby at the time of her mothers death went to live with a sister of her mothers. She really never saw her siblings much again during her growing up years. My mother was the only child of the 4 to be raised by the Miller side of the family while the other 3 children were raised by the fathers side of the family - the Simpson's. Interesting how the children were divided.
"By keeping our past alive, He connects us to the people, places, and events that make up our spiritual heritage and, in so doing, motivates us to greater service, faith, and kindness." Gordon B. Hinkley Marlin K. Jensen, "Remember and Perish Not," Ensign, May 2007, 38 Topics: Family History, Pioneers
Showing posts with label Family History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family History. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
When a mother dies...
Labels:
Death,
family,
Family History,
Healing,
Nora Simpson Larsen,
Pugsley Street,
Salt Lake City,
Separation,
Simpson,
Sisters,
Utah
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Family Connections
"Consider the spiritual connections that are formed when a young woman helps her grandmother enter family information into a computer or when a young man sees the name of his great-grandfather on a census record. When our hearts turn to our ancestors, something changes inside us. We feel part of something greater than ourselves. Our inborn yearnings for family connections are fulfilled when we are linked to our ancestors through sacred ordinances of the temple."
Russell M. Nelson, "Generations Linked in Love," Ensign, May 2010, 92
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