Tuesday, February 1, 1927
Cool, windy
Jessie and Clarence stopped for a little visit as they happened to be in the city – bringing Roy’s babies back to their mother after having them over a year at their house.
(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "Jessie and Clarence Plough lived in Tipton, I think, and Jessie was an old friend of Mother's. They never had children and I have no idea who Roy was. Clarence abandoned Jessie and ran away with a friend's wife. I seem to remember their affiar was discovered when they had an auto wrreck. I think I also kind of remember the "other woman's" husband commited suicide. Anyway, Mother told me to always be careful who I chose as a friend. She probably got acquainted with Jessie when visiting her brother in Tipton. I believe Jessie was original Jessie Cunningham."
Oh my, tha'ts quite a story!
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Apparently her advice should have included 'be careful who you pick as a husband', too. I have no idea who Jesse & Clarence, or Roy, is either. Must have been quite a scandal at that time.
ReplyDeleteWhat crazy person would let their babies go "visiting" for a year? I don't get it. And then they just return them? Too weird.
ReplyDeleteIt may not have been just any old visit. Perhaps the father (as no woman is mentioned) could not care for the children. Perhaps the mother died in child birth as was more common back then. It sounds like they started out as nice people but something went haywire in the marriage. Perhaps carrying for two small children for a year turned the marriage on its head. We all know how much energy it takes to raise children.
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