The HOSTETLER’s
Mother used to go to American Legion Meetings with Fleming and Anne HOSTETLER and leave all the kids together at the Hostetler’s. They had a shed where we played and some of the DILS kids would come up and play with us.
The HOSTETLER’s lived on what is now called Blosser Hill Road. It was set farther back than most with a long lawn in front. Another road ran perpendicular to Blosser Hill Road past one side of the house and the Dils lived below next to the Debolt’s on Rt. #119, which we called the “State Road.” (Later, this house was occupied by “Ham” Swift.) On the other side of the perpendicular road was a house belonging to Maggie and Harry DIEHL.
I once went with the HOSTETLER kids to visit their grandfather, Ambrose FRANKENBERRY who lived on the back road to Fallen Timbers. Grandfather FRANKENBERRY (whose nickname was “Groundhog”) stood on a chair to get down a jar of stick candy from a corner cupboard. The room was dark but we could see with the shaft of dust-speckled golden light streaming in the window.
(I think this is the same house where “Pig” Lincoln later lived. Not too long ago, I got an e-mail from a person in England who was related to “Pig” Lincoln’s wife and wanted some information about them.)
Coming up - the people I remember from going to the Amercan Legion Auxillary meeting with Mother.
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2 comments:
Funny that you mention Ambrose Frankenberry's nickname as "Groundhog." Bob "Pig" Lincoln's father was also called "Groundhog." He met and married his wife in England while he was serving in World War I.
Those were my sister's thoughts. I bet she was confused about Mr. Frankenberry's nickname and Bob Lincoln's fathers's nickname.
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