My maternal grandfather was an alcoholic; a horrible disease. It was
interesting to discover how many generations back the alcoholism went as I
found an ancestor in the mid-1800's who was a prominent settler of a new town
in Georgia, but died young of alcoholism. You can track generation after
generation to current day where the alcoholism still exists in the family
lineage.
On my husband's line, there is a genetic bicuspid value problem in the family.
I've noted it in my research records so other family members can be on the
lookout for the genetic defect in their medical care.
There are other family stories that I have not been able to investigate and
certify, so I haven't added them to my research records. One story was that my
Azorean grandmother's brother was killed by the Portguese mafia by being thrown
off the train between Bakersfield and Fresno. Was there a Portuguese mafia in
Central California? Was this a tall tale or true? Who knows...the research
continues...
Debbie Wolgemuth
Researching Azoreans: Jorge (Flores), Freitas (Flores), Enos (San Miguel),
Silveira Matos (Faial), Rodrigues (unknown)
Immigrated to: Merced, CA
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:36:16 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Writing the family history
I have been researching my grandfather in the hopes of writing a history for
the coming generations and to satisfy the curiosity of my family about their
heritage.
After some research, I find that the kindly old man that I knew as a child may
not have been all that nice. Stories are starting to arise of abuse, excessive
drinking, and estrangement of his children.
My father was a product of his second marriage and cared a lot for his parents.
Vovoo was an old man of 75 when I was born, and I only knew a sweet, kind old
man who loved me. Now, I am finding that the children of his first marriage
did not hold him in such high esteem.
So, my question for the group is: If you were putting together a family
history for the generations to come, how would you handle this?
Most of the stories are hearsay as there is no one alive with direct knowledge,
but there must be something to them.
I am inclined to be very honest in relating family stories, but I wonder how
some of you might handle this.
Thanks for your input,
Len
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