Hi,
I am new to your list and thought I would post my Card info. My line goes
back to England and immigrant Richard Card, born in England and first found
in Newport, RI abt. 1652.
*Richard CARD b. England 1598; d. Rhode Island 1674
*Job CARD b. 1646/47, Newport, RI; d. 1739, Charleston, RI; m. Martha ACRES
*Job CARD b. 1690, New Shoreham, RI--1710, So. Kingston, RI; m. Judith
GREENMAN
*John CARD
*John CARD
*John CARD, Sr.
*Benjamin CARD b. 1810, NY; d 1897. Venago Co, PA; m Mary Jane LYNCH
*James L. CARD 1847, Butler Co., PA; d. 1910, PA; m Mary FARRAH
*Roy Adelbert CARD b. 1883; d. 1956, Martinsberg, MD; wife unk
*Ronald Arman CARD b, 1907 Franklin, PA; d. 1984, Sarasota, FL; m Gertrude
MERRILL --
The story goes like this. My father, Ronald, was born in Franklin, PA. At
some point he went to live with his paternal grandparents and remained there
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 Roy 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. I do not know the name of the
orphanage in which he was placed -- I think it was in PA.
My hardest brick wall is finding the name of my grandmother (Roy's wife) and
the name of the orphanage in which my dad was placed.
Thanks and happy hunting,
Janet Card Headley
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