Dear Vickie,
I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!! I feel like shouting and crying with you at the
same time. I, too know the joy of a "divine revelation" at a cemetery in
Owen Co. And new found extended family that you can put faces to not just
an email address.
Thank you for sharing your story with us as it encourages us to keep
diggin'.
WOW and I feel the same as you that Sarah can now rest in peace.
Blessings,
Carol Lindamood
VA
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Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:17 PM
Subject: [INOWEN] Peace for Sarah
I spent the week end in Spencer Co. What a great trip! First of all
My
cousin
coming from ILL and I coming from Ohio had decided to meet at Mc
Donalds.
We
both pulled into Mc Donald's at the exact same minute! We went to
the
library
and found two probate files! Have a new name to research now,
ALLOWAY. We
didn't have much time before the library closed. One probate file I didn't
see much of but have ordered copies. next we went to the Spencer County
home
and seen where Grandmom was taken at the age of 3 in 1999. Her mother
had
remarried and seems (when I say seems like, that's what we think happened)
the husband may of taken Grandmom and her sister Sadie to the home against
Sarah Ollie's will.So sarah's children never knew each other. I have a
letter
from Sarah Ollie trying to find the girls in 1914. Seems she is
writing
behind her husband's back as she writes from Freedom Chirstian church
instead
of from home. As some of you may know I have met on-line a new found
cousin.Bob. He is grandson of George which would be Grandmom's half
brother
she never knew. So we called Bob and we got to the library at 9:05
the
next
morning. Bob and his wife Cathy were waiting for us! The people in
the
Spencer genealogy Library were as excited as we were! They took pics for
us.
Poor women having 3 different cameras at the same time! After doing
research
and lunch we headed to the Defore cemetery where our ggrandmother is
said
to
be buried with no marker. Bob showed us where he thinks she may be
buried.
Well I am standing there looking at this big stone and the sun shone on
it. I
said there's an S..A maybe a R under it I see O. I said here she
is!
Everyone
came to see and it sure was! It says MOTHER SARAH O. HUBBARD. The sun
shone
just long enough for one pic and it was gone. And you couldn't
see the
writing anymore! It was like Sarah was saying "HERE I AM!" Sarah wanted
all
her children in her life and never got that. But 2 generations later
here
3
of her grandchildren met and she got to say Hi. I think Sarah rested
in
peace
Saturday Night. We also found Freedom Chirstian church and the pastor
was
again, like everyone we met just as excited as us! And there was an old
desk
in the church. The Pastor says everyone says they don't ever
remember it
not
being there. Could this be where Sarah sat when she sent her letter
off
tring
to find her girls? Rest in peace Sarah Ollie Price/White/ Hubbard.
your grandchildren
Vickie, Rose and Bob
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