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I'm a husband, a dad, a son, a grandson, a pastor, & now a grandpa, too! Those are the basic hats I wear in my daily life. I was born & raised in rural Pennsylvania couple of miles from the New York border in a small town, Shinglehouse (Potter County). I struggle with my weight & my own quirks just like everyone else does. I became a United Methodist pastor in 1996 and was ordained in 2003. While I'm officially Methodist, I also consider myself a “charismatic” Christian, as well as an “evangelical”, although not everything identified with either of those labels fits me perfectly. I enjoy genealogy but seldom have time to do much with it. I like playing with eBay. I like to read, watch movies, camp, hike, and talk. I LOVE to write, but usually don't worry too much about formal grammar... instead choosing to write as I probably would speak. And even though I can spell pretty well, I'm a lousy typist, so be gracious. I update my blogs as often as I can, but I have a real life that demands me NOT being at the computer all the time... so there are dry spells!

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Lena Mix Kemp

I came across a newspaper article this morning about my Grandpa Mix's aunt, Lena (Mix) Kemp on her 99th birthday. I must have inherited this, because there's no newspaper date. The newspaper it appeared in was the Olean (NY) Times-Herald.

Aunt Lena was one of the ones Grandpa (John D. Mix) took me to meet when I started getting interested in the family history. Her memories and stories fascinated me. It is said that a fish can 'take the bait' and yet still get away, once the hook is 'set' it can no longer can get free. Aunt Lena was the final hook and set for me in genealogy.




Before she reached her next birthday, however, in July, she had passed away.
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