When you have been researching for as long as I have, 46 years, you accumulate a lot of paper. Unfortunately, things sometimes get lost. Such was the case of the project I did in 8th grade History that was the beginning of my genealogical journey.
After years of searching, I found it a few weeks ago. Many happy memories came flooding back and a few things stood out, I misspelled Genealogical and cemetery and apparently, I thought I was still in the 7th grade.
What follows is what happens when you have to write an autobiography and fill out a pedigree chart and your older sister is extremely creative. I did the work, under her guidance, so no, Mrs. Cody, you can’t take that A+ back.
The Tale of the Beautiful Princess: Or Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Me, But Were Afraid to Ask
Once upon a time in merry old England lived the great-great-great-great-grandfather of the heroine of our story, “the beautiful princess”. He owned an estate near London called the “Grantham Courts”. His son came to “the colonies” about the turn of the nineteenth century, and his grandson served in the Civil War under Robert E. Lee. This ancestor came to Texas in 1875.
The princess’ Great-great-grandpa Driver and his son came to Graham and built the old Driver Hotel in 1923.
Now that we have established the general ancestry of our main character “The Beautiful Princess” (so named that this story won’t seem dull), we shall concentrate on the present.
The father of our princess, “King James I”, locally known as James Black, owner of The Graham Ice and Locker, was raised in Munday. Naturally he is married to Mary Grantham Black alias “Queen Mary” (not to be confused with the ship). She was born and raised in Graham.
The “prince” in our story, heir to the throne, a beat-up green recliner, is Thomas Benton Corbin, II (Buba), 29, he resides in Wichita Falls with his wife, Jerri, and their children, Thomas Brent, 7 and Ty Scotty, 2.
“Princess Linda”, our world traveler, is 26 years old. She has lived in Hawaii and has visited most of the fifty states. Her travels have taken her to Belgium and to our Mother County, England. After returning home, she was married to Ronnie Howard Pippin, of Jermyn. They now have one child, William Brian, who is four months old.
“Princess Rebecca”, who is 23, is the family scholar. She attended college at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is married to Samuel Louis Ribble, II, of Graham. They also have one child, Bradley Garrett, who is fourteen months old.
“Princess Jaime”, 22, is the family clown and her hobby is cooking. She lives in Brockton, Massachusetts.
And last, but not least, we come to your favorite and mine, “The Beautiful Princess”, Susan. She was born in Fort Worth at Northwest Hospital. She loves animals and music and is an active member at First Assembly of God Church, where she sings in the choir and is secretary of the youth group.
At times in her dreams, she can see the handsome prince charming that will come someday to take her away.
So, as we drift away from the quiet castle, you may be safely assured that everyone lived happily ever after.
THE END
View Original School Project – lots of after the fact scribbles
That which is not written, is lost forever