tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post5104370253434700003..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: Anyone Need a Water Main Cap?Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-47029718225822616132015-04-13T09:27:01.772-04:002015-04-13T09:27:01.772-04:00I guess I should have said it was tossed aside, no...I guess I should have said it was tossed aside, not really capping an active water main.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-25691803464106302272015-04-13T09:26:15.481-04:002015-04-13T09:26:15.481-04:00When I think about how I consider stores that I fr...When I think about how I consider stores that I frequent to be "my store," it makes sense that the Hockmans' lumberyard was in some sense "Walter's lumberyard."Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-77075498967001137022015-04-13T09:24:41.688-04:002015-04-13T09:24:41.688-04:00I don't mind when a story turns out to be fals...I don't mind when a story turns out to be false. It's the search for the truth that interests me.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-92121451716593100712015-04-13T09:23:29.709-04:002015-04-13T09:23:29.709-04:00I agree -- coal mining was dangerous.I agree -- coal mining was dangerous.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-82746968449215318462015-04-13T09:23:03.923-04:002015-04-13T09:23:03.923-04:00I've never thought about fences like that. Gr...I've never thought about fences like that. Growing up, we had a fence around the back yard but some of my neighbors had none. Today there are many neighborhoods that expressly forbid fences - I think it's a matter of aesthetics in those cases. My neighborhood allows beautiful fences but not chain-link.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-15477402623958378892015-04-13T09:20:33.196-04:002015-04-13T09:20:33.196-04:00A keg of nails is really a keeper. I hope before ...A keg of nails is really a keeper. I hope before my aunt sells the homeplace that there will be something we can all snag from that house that Walter built.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-48807767995773873442015-04-13T09:17:11.272-04:002015-04-13T09:17:11.272-04:00We can't think about grandmothers having boy t...We can't think about grandmothers having boy toys -- that's too creepy even when it's true.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-43880242998699055122015-04-13T09:15:55.232-04:002015-04-13T09:15:55.232-04:00Yep, that's it. I checked with my aunt but go...Yep, that's it. I checked with my aunt but got confirmation AFTER I posted this story.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-4366001663220358022015-04-13T09:12:18.625-04:002015-04-13T09:12:18.625-04:00Yes, and it's ok. I don't mind that the p...Yes, and it's ok. I don't mind that the property wasn't Walter's. I'm glad to find the truth, no matter what it is.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-81165487072328328682015-04-13T09:11:35.652-04:002015-04-13T09:11:35.652-04:00As it turns out, you are right on the money. I co...As it turns out, you are right on the money. I confirmed with my aunt that this property was definitely the Hockmans' and that my great-grandfather bought all his materials there.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-31584850926647403112015-04-13T09:10:31.088-04:002015-04-13T09:10:31.088-04:00I agree -- he was a smart one!I agree -- he was a smart one!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-71075844657162051962015-04-12T17:24:55.308-04:002015-04-12T17:24:55.308-04:00I love that you took the water main cap. And even...I love that you took the water main cap. And even better is that you still have it!Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-49584131847973666062015-04-12T13:05:11.169-04:002015-04-12T13:05:11.169-04:00Well if they were neighbours I’d say that was clos...Well if they were neighbours I’d say that was close enough to be Walter’s lumberyard. Gail had described it so well.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-66375716865259260232015-04-12T12:16:07.134-04:002015-04-12T12:16:07.134-04:00Family stories are interesting if they turn out to...Family stories are interesting if they turn out to be true and interesting if they don't and you find out what really happened. There are quite a lot of those women with ages that stay the same or even go down decade after decade.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-34275213963122591232015-04-12T08:38:01.308-04:002015-04-12T08:38:01.308-04:00All things considered, it is not a bad thing that ...All things considered, it is not a bad thing that your family were not directly involved in coal mining!<br /><br />@Jo, I remember on my visit to Australia, hearing the same comment! The back yards are fenced, just not the front.violet shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-81170819009356735782015-04-12T06:40:56.344-04:002015-04-12T06:40:56.344-04:00Actually speaking of neighbours just reminded me o...Actually speaking of neighbours just reminded me of a comment in my mother's life book about the coalman who lived across the road from her parents, and I might even add a further ps. to my blog about him☺Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-45644966805294522172015-04-12T06:33:43.981-04:002015-04-12T06:33:43.981-04:00I love the way you know so much about your relativ...I love the way you know so much about your relatives' neighbours' lives. I'm always surprised at how houses in the States don't seem to have fences at all, and wonder how people keep their children and dogs from wandering away, or are they simply not allowed outside?Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-49136258175836426682015-04-11T23:44:12.596-04:002015-04-11T23:44:12.596-04:00Family friends add so much to family history. My m...Family friends add so much to family history. My maternal grandparents also lived in a house built by a carpenter who lived across the street. The three bedroom, one bath, two story house cost $7500 in 1936. Now next to my fireplace I keep kindling in a wooden keg that once held the nails used to build their home. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-59347077698483976922015-04-11T18:43:08.605-04:002015-04-11T18:43:08.605-04:00Your water main cap is a treasure. We have the sam...Your water main cap is a treasure. We have the same problem with family stories and once you start down the genealogy trail you can see why. The Killeen's I research are listed as Kliens, Kleens, Killians etc.,etc - the handwriting on the census data is misread. I also think my relatives lied to the census people. My grandmother was over 20 years older than her second husband, but she's reported as various ages on different census - all intended to match her age better with her boy-toy hubby (I think). Pure speculation on my part.Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-53675636814746468342015-04-11T10:24:31.095-04:002015-04-11T10:24:31.095-04:00It sounds like the lumberyard could have just been...It sounds like the lumberyard could have just been where Walter got his lumber.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-36260721599801132032015-04-11T04:20:51.532-04:002015-04-11T04:20:51.532-04:00Family stories take on a life of their own, someti...Family stories take on a life of their own, sometimes to people's great disappointment, but I think it's just as interesting trying to work out what was true and what wasn't.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-81732635376717940522015-04-10T12:33:00.655-04:002015-04-10T12:33:00.655-04:00Your water main cap is probably from what was comm...Your water main cap is probably from what was commonly known as "Walter's lumberyard" though it rested on Hockman property. He was a carpenter, after all, building houses. He'd need a place to store his lumber & the Davises & Hockman's, being such good friends, I can imagine Walter being offered a spot to store his lumber. Your cap may not be Davis heritage in a strictly legal sense, but if Walter kept his lumber there, it's still a Davis heritage in a real-life sense!La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-19402745214212245872015-04-10T12:04:07.988-04:002015-04-10T12:04:07.988-04:00They always say, "location, location, locatio...They always say, "location, location, location." Between the railroad and the highway? What a perfect place to establish a business. Good for him! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.com