Greetings fellow genealogists,
I am new to this list and will take this opportunity to share my CARD dilemma
with you. First, I will give you what I know of my CARD line:
Benjamin CARD d 1897; Venago Co, PA; m Mary MINCH
James L. CARD 1847--1910; PA; m Mary FARRAH 1860--1911
Roy Adelbert CARD 1883--1956; PA; wife unk
Ronald Arman CARD 1907--1984; PA-FL; m Gertrude MERRILL
1909--1979
Janet CARD Headley -- me
My father was an orphan and I cannot find his mother -- he told me the
mother's name on his birth certificate was incorrect. I have no living
relatives to interview. The story goes like this. He was born in Franklin,
PA. At some point he went to live with his paternal grandparents until his
grandmother died in 1911. At the age of 4 yrs. he was put in an orphanage.
His father was alive and established at least one more family. Even though
he died in 1956, my father had no contact with him. The only relatives that
my dad knew were his half sister and an aunt. We never talked about it much
because it was so painful for him. When he was ready to retire, he sent for
his birth certificate and found that most of it was wrong (according to his
knowledge of his life) -- another painful time.
My guess is that he was illegitimate or his mother died in child birth. I do
not know the name of the orphanage in which he was placed -- I think it was
in PA.
Even though I have written mostly about my paternal grandmother, I am also
keenly interested in working on my CARD line. I have my MERRILL line back to
England in the 1600s.
Thanks so much for 'listening',
Janet CARD Headley
Sarasota, FL