In honor of Memorial Day 2022, I found a relative via Family Search, Charles Russell, who was a farmer in Indiana that enlisted in the Army in 1918 only to die in France just months later. His headstone says, "Gave His Life For His Country".
I am his first cousin four times removed. Some of the dates are questionable but here's the link to Find A Grave:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38035069/charles-tobert-russell
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The journey took 6 days as I drove a bit on Route 66 and I documented the trip. Here are the Links to see a bit more:
https://cathyscamera.blogspot.com/2010/05/moving-ca-to-fl-day-1-destination.html
http://cathyscamera.blogspot.com/2010/05/day-2-destination-holbrook-arizona.html
https://cathyscamera.blogspot.com/2010/05/day-3-destination-tucumari-new-mexico.html
http://cathyscamera.blogspot.com/2010/05/day-4-destination-oklahoma-city-ok.html
http://cathyscamera.blogspot.com/2010/05/day-5-destination-memphis-tennessee.html
http://cathyscamera.blogspot.com/2010/05/day-6-destination-panama-city-beach.html
One of the Highlights was Cadillac Ranch in Texas
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On April 1, 2022, the 1950 Census were made available to the public for free. So far, I found my grandmother, Edna Palmer, who lived at 12142 Burbank Blvd in Los Angeles, CA which is now an apartment building and one of her sons, my Uncle Willard Palmer who lived in Burbank CA at 829 Rose Street with his children, my cousins, Will Jr and June Marlene.
Link to the 1950 Census: https://1950census.archives.gov/
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Uncle Willard's house on Rose St today looking pretty good and below is a map showing the 10 min route from his home to ours at 935 E Tujunga Ave, Burbank CA. Both homes were sold after he and my folks passed in the 1970's.
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FOUND MY AUNT AND UNCLE
Patricia Hearn Hibben and husband George lived in Long Beach at 289 Bay Shore Ave, Apt 6 in 1950. Aunt Pat was my mother's only sibling who was 2 years older.
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OKAY FOUND MY FAMILY!!
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MARCH 4, 2022 UPDATE
Found my grandfather's 1950 Census from Detroit Michigan, John/Jack Hearn. He lived with his 2nd wife, Ethel and her mother, his mother-in-law, Carrie Austin.
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