My mother, Lela Nell Johnston, was an only child, so we have no first cousins on our mother’s side. We had an abundance of cousins on my father’s side, as two of his three sisters had children totaling nine first cousins. We saw them perhaps once or twice a year.
My mother had seven first cousins from her uncle, R.D. Lancaster, and two from her uncle, Wayne Lancaster. That totals nine maternal first cousins. On her father’s side, her Aunt Mildred Johnston Bay had two daughters, her Uncle Hal Johnston had three children, and Luther Johnston had one child, for a total of six first cousins.
That means I have fifteen first cousins, once removed. Of my mother's cousins, she was probably closest to Aunt Mildred’s oldest daughter, Sandra, who was near her age. The other children were much younger than she. I have many photos of Sandra and her together before my grandparents and my mother moved to California.
Lela Nell Johnston, left, Sandra Bay, right
#52Ancestors-Week 40: Least
This is my seventh year working on this
year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow (https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/) at Generations Cafe.
I write each week in one of my two blogs,
either Mam-ma’s Southern Family or My Trails into
the Past. I have enjoyed writing about my children’s
ancestors in new and exciting ways.
Great idea to count first cousins and 1c1r. What an adorable photo of your Mom and her cousin Sandra!
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