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Author: jgwheat10
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This is a resend from 7/18/2013. Not sure what happened but I am not seeing it on the
Message Board or List. Sorry if the following is a duplicate:
Given what's become public in recent years, it isn't hard to guess what could have
freaked him out.
I don't know the full story, but my grandmother, Anna (Carroll) Gibbs [Patrick's
sister], also left the Catholic Church but I don't think it was over whatever happened
to Patrick. I think it had more to do with her husband, George Gibbs [my grandfather],
than anything else. George was a Lutheran at the time he married Anna Carroll; however,
the two oldest children, Georgia and Carroll, went to Catholic Church up until it was time
for Georgia to start school.
At age 13, my dad was confirmed in an Evangelical Church in Evansville. There wasn't
one of those in Rockport so my family went to the Lutheran Church when I was a child. My
mom was raised in the First Christian Church so that's where our family eventually
settled.
Dad's sister, Georgia, returned to the Catholic Church when she married and she stayed
with it until her death.
I think I've found a link to just about every Christian denomination in researching my
ancestors.
Thanks for keeping me in the loop. Good Luck with your research.
Jane
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