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| Christopher's Mother |
A few years ago I met a young man on Facebook named Christopher. He was cleaning out his mother's apartment and came across some old photographs that he didn't recognize. He decided to post them of on an African American genealogy page that I also follow. In his post he said his mother had family in Tyler and Polk County, Texas. I grew up in that part of southeast Texas so I asked him for more information about his family. After a little research I found that his mother and I were distant cousins. Our great-grandfathers were brothers. Needless to say, we were both shocked and amazed at our coincidental connection. |
| The Twins and Their Mother |
Our connection didn't end there. Although Christopher's mother grew up in Iowa, she and her brother had spent many summers with their grandmother in Tyler County. They enjoyed spending long summer days playing with the twin boys who lived next door. Those twins were my husband and his brother. My husband has always had fond memories of his summers with his two friends from Iowa. He said there were tears when their summers ended.
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Donie Lacy
Christopher's Grandmother |
Christopher was shocked to find out about a little of his mother's childhood and some very distant relatives. He was also thankful to hear how she and her brother spent her summers and the friends who remembered them so fondly. His uncle, although in failing health, remembered his summers in Tyler County. He asked for pictures of the twins.  |
| Unknown and Donie Lacy |
Christopher said he wished he could tell her about what he had learned, but his mother now has dementia. He was cleaning her apartment because she was being placed in a nursing facility.
My husband was able to identify two of the pictures for Christopher.
There are no coincidences; just family....
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