American Legacies Organization, Inc.

Written and contributed by Lee Thatcher

Grandmas

Left to Right, Top to Bottom:

Frances Batho, Jane Crouch, Bob Thayer, Jim Thayer, May Crouch,

Gertrude Batho, Grandma Hinkelbein, Edna Thayer, and Ray Thayer.

By Kathryn Seiley

By Bill Hawksford

Following is an excerpt from the book titled,

The Silly Buggers

by Bill Hawksford

In 1947, Billy was found guilty, by a Court Martial at Catterick Camp, of playing table tennis in the NAAFI while on guard duty. The military considered this offense more serious than the capricious soldier and sentenced him to 56 days detention.

Cliff in his Navy uniform at the age of 17.

By Zelpha Williams-Smith

There has never been anything ordinary about Cliff Smith. When he was born on January 18, 1927, he weighed in at fifteen pounds, three ounces, and to this day continues to do everything in his own unusual and unique way.

PHOTO: Japanese Soliders Prepare to Land - January 1942

America Stepping into War is a continuous article detailing the day-to-day events leading to WWII and of the days of WWII.

By: Dr. Zo L. Simmons

January 1, 1942

U.S. Troops Ring Manila.

1922 photograph of Anna Cahoon nee Hasenmyer, Carrie Smith nee Hasenmyer, Amelia Hasenmyer nee Kebortz, Amelia Wetherill nee Hasenmyer, Ida Parker nee Hasenmyer and Helen Held nee Parker.

by Helen Held nee Parker and Franklin T. Wike, Jr.

Helen Held nee Parker is in her late 80s. The photograph above shows her standing beside her mother, three of her mothers sisters and Helen’s grandmother, Amelia Hasenmyer nee Kebortz. This photograph was taken around 1921 or 1922 at her grandmother’s house.

You could tell that my one-room school was a backward school the first time you saw it. The back of the school was turned toward the road. The road used to be on the side of the school between the school and the creek. This gave us a little more playground. Crawford County has the lowest value land in the state of Indiana, but the trustee had the school built on less than one acre.

Jab Mayfield. It was taken the year she got married.

By: Joe MayfieldAll rights reserved

Her shoe size was 31/2, she was 5 ft. 4 in. tall, always a petite woman, her voice soft, but her heart was bigger than the sky, yet full of gold. Born November 28th, 1914, to W. W. Dowda (12/19/1898) and Pearl Ballard Dowda (10/4/1892) she enjoyed a full life, spending her 77 years as a protective sister to two younger brothers, a wife and partner to her husband for 55 years, and a wonderful mother for 46 years.

Dartha Peppers Williams

1882 to 1972 Paternal Grandmother

of Sandy Williams Driver

By: Sandy Williams Driver

“Grandma’s”

Left to Right, Top to Bottom:

Frances Hinkelbein Batho, Jane Crouch, Bob Thayer, Jim Thayer, May Crouch, Gertrude Batho, Grandma Hinkelbein, Edna Thayer, and Ray Thayer.

As Told by Frances Hinkelbein Batho Seiley

to Kathryn Seiley