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My Maternal Grandfathers
Yesterday, I wrote about my paternal grandfathers. Today, I must tell the stories of my mother’s fathers and their fathers. Their stories are just as interesting and possibly more critical to my being here than those of my Cuban ancestors. … Continue reading
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Tagged Camp Rathbun, Co. G 15 Alabama Infantry, County Road 18, Dothan Al, Elmira NY, England, Florida, Highway 231, Mississippi, My Maternal Grandfathers, my paternal grandfathers, Northern Aggression, prisoner of war, South Alabama, South Carolina, Southerners, The South, The War, The Wilderness, the Wiregrass
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My Grandfathers
Every now and then, you have to stop and think about how you got here. In my case, I came from England, on both sides of my family, but not directly. My father’s family came to America from England by … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Bahamas, England, half-Cuban, Letter of Marque, My Grandfathers, Nottingham, pirates, pretty Cuban girls, San Francisco de Paula Regla Havana Cuba, Spanish galleons, Straits of Florida, the Caribbean, the King of England, think about how you got here
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