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At 97, last known Civil War widow is living link to history
Associated Press ^
| 4/12/03
| PHILLIP RAWLS
Posted on 02/03/2004 7:46:40 PM PST by Jaysun
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She has a website:
http://www.lastconfederatewidow.com/
I checked on her via telephone and she's still doing well. Take note that the old man sired a son who is also still alive. His Dad fought in the Civil War!!
Here's a picture of her and the Civil War: husband.
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posted on
02/03/2004 7:46:44 PM PST
by
Jaysun
To: Jaysun
WOW!
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posted on
02/03/2004 7:50:53 PM PST
by
Arpege92
To: msdrby
ping
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posted on
02/03/2004 7:53:58 PM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(Spirit/Opportunity~0.002acres of sovereign US territory~All Your Mars Are Belong To USA)
To: Jaysun
Glad I took the lump-sum...inflation sure does a job on the non cola'd pension!!
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posted on
02/03/2004 7:55:34 PM PST
by
CGASMIA68
To: Jaysun
Afterward, Martin lived with her son Willie, making do off her third husband's pension as a World War II veteran.You've got to admire her, that woman is the original surviving widow. From the Civil War to WWII....
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posted on
02/03/2004 7:57:04 PM PST
by
xJones
To: Jaysun
Oh no, another one?
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posted on
02/03/2004 7:57:11 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
To: Jaysun
bump
To: Jaysun
Gold-digger!
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posted on
02/03/2004 8:00:08 PM PST
by
vavavah
To: Jaysun
How can you live to age 96 and be that healthy while eating Cheetos?
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posted on
02/03/2004 8:04:28 PM PST
by
risk
To: Jaysun; snippy_about_it
Amazing
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posted on
02/03/2004 8:10:10 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(Elevators smell different to midgets.)
To: SAMWolf; Jaysun
Neat.
Thanks for the ping Sam.
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posted on
02/03/2004 8:19:33 PM PST
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: risk
George Burns was once asked in reference to his being in his 90's yet still drinking, chasing women, and smoking cigars, "What does you doctor say about you doing this."
George Burns responded, "He's dead."
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posted on
02/03/2004 8:24:36 PM PST
by
CougarGA7
(It's only funny until someone gets hurt....then it's hilarious!)
To: risk
How can you live to age 96 and be that healthy while eating Cheetos? My uncle is 96, he eats lots of sweets, and has dessert every day after his noon meal. More amazingly, he still has all of his own teeth. This will make you shudder, he was driving until last year, and so was my aunt, his 95 year old wife.
To: Arpege92
Sounds like they'll stuff her and mount her on a horse the way they are going.
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posted on
02/03/2004 8:26:27 PM PST
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf
That funeral would be a sight to see.
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posted on
02/03/2004 8:26:47 PM PST
by
Samwise
(There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.)
To: stainlessbanner
did you see this? WOW
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posted on
02/03/2004 8:28:27 PM PST
by
cyborg
To: Jaysun
Just another Anna Nicole Smith.
To: Jaysun
From this Northerner, my hat off to this last living link to our past. It's incredible when you think that her husband was part of the McKinley generation!
To: Jaysun
bump to read later
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posted on
02/03/2004 8:42:59 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(God protect the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God protect them all!)
To: Jaysun
Seems like a read a similar article on this woman once, and it mentioned an incident whereby she told her son of seeing a place "where the yankees shot your pa" (must have been a battlefield).
Great post and great pix. Thanks.
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