Monday's Question of the Day - September 5, 2016

[Primula]

Maternal: William & Eliza
Paternal: Arthur & Louise - never knew them

Great-grandparents: haven't a clue

 

[oldgloryrags88]

Susan (maternal) and Dorothy (parental). Mert (great grandmother) and Beesy (great great grandmother). I cannot go further on my dad's side.

* paternal.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

Very interesting! 

I only knew one of my Great-Grandparents; my Grandfather's Mother, Mary.  She was about 100 when she passed and I was 8 or 9 I believe.  Grandpa and Grandma used to take me with them to visit her sometimes.  My Grandparents were all pretty big on telling family stories; so that helps me.  I also have copies of Obituaries to help with spellings and things like that.  

I forgot to add; my step-grandma was Hipolita.  We weren't close; but I have some fond memories.  There was a language barrier; but she was caring and giving.  Family doesn't always equal blood right?

  

 

[Columbine]

This is embarrassing, but the only name I know for sure was my mum's mother. Her name was Elisabeth but she went by the name Bessie.

The rest of them died a long time before I was born, I don't think I've even seen photo's of them.

:anon:

Same here. My maternal grandmother was Elfreda. She usually shortened it to Freda.

 

[Winchester]

 
Great Grandmother:  Mary Betty, although I'm willing to bet she was actually "Mary Elizabeth," 

Not necessarily, @Mamanyt1953

 
My mom's name was Betty Lou and it really was Betty, not Elizabeth or Beth or anything like that. I always thought it was rather strange that she was really a Betty and not an Elizabeth. Although Dad always called her Bet and so did a lot of her friends. 

 

[AbbysMom]

Maternal grandmother - Jennie
Paternal grandmother - Marie. She died before I was born.

 

[Mamanyt1953]

 
Not necessarily, @Mamanyt1953

 
My mom's name was Betty Lou and it really was Betty, not Elizabeth or Beth or anything like that. I always thought it was rather strange that she was really a Betty and not an Elizabeth. Although Dad always called her Bet and so did a lot of her friends. 

I did think of that, but since her daughter was "Elizabeth," I'm thinking that she was named for mama.

 

[Draco]

I am blanking on my great-grandparents' names.. I have the family tree with that info on my other computer.

My grandparents on my mom's side was Mary and Augustine

My grandparents on my dad's side is Concetta (Connie) and Boleslaw (he changed it to Benard when he moved to the US from Poland. Last name changed too)

 

[angels mommy]

My mom's mother's name was Christine. She was German.
My dad's mother's name was Cecelia. The Italian side of the family.