My genealogy software, Legacy Family Tree, has a great search tool. After entering a search for anyone born in August, I discovered that my Great Grand Aunt, Kathryn Louise Baker Ryan (1898-1987), was born on August 5, the closest to my August 3 birthday.
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| Kathryn "Kate" Baker Ryan (1898-1987) 1973 ©Cheri Hudson Passey |
As a child I remember going to the home she and her two sisters shared. One of those sisters was my Great Grandmother, Emma Ruth (Baker) Early (1901-1993). All were widows.
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| Three of the Baker sisters L-Ella Fair (Baker) Wells (1889-1971) M-Emma Ruth (Baker) Early (1901-1993) R-Kate Louise (Baker) Ryan ( 1898-1987) ©Cheri Hudson Passey |
My memories of Auntie Kate was that she was a great cook. I especially remember her creamed corn. No one could make it quite like her. She had a poodle named "Jacques. He could do several tricks and was even potty trained! Think about that one for a minute... I won't give details but he just needed someone to flush for him.
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| Kate and "Jacques" Early 1980's |
Auntie Kate was one of the first people I spoke to in 1979 about genealogy. She had spent many years researching the Baker family. Her work had been placed into a book and she gave me a copy of it. I was hooked!
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| Kate and Jimmy Ryan ©Cheri Hudson Passey |
Both are buried in the Sumter City Cemetery in Sumter, South Carolina.
Are we kin? Please contact me. Together we can find our people.
