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Grammy Phylis

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  I spent a great many Sunday’s visiting my grandmother Phylis but it turns out that I actually don’t know a great deal about her. I know a little bit about her life in the years that I spent with her but I didn’t get to grow up with her in my life and once she was there I never thought to ask her about her past. Phylis Myrna Harvey was born May, 13 th , 1925 in Des Moines, Iowa. Her mother Blanche Newville would’ve been 26 at the time and her father Albert Harvey was 32. The story goes that Albert left in 1930 but a 1931 census shows them still together, either way, Phylis would’ve been young to not have her father around anymore. I wasn’t able to find any records of him after that. Within months though Phylis has a step-father and new siblings. Her Maternal grandparents were still alive and living in Northern Iowa which I think they visited often from the stories my uncle has told. I’m not sure about her father's side of the family. I have after my father contracted Covid, fou
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                     Today, I started a Facebook group and this blog to share my ancestor's stories.  I have been doing genealogy since 2013, there have been many highs and lows but the one thing that keeps me searching is learning about the lives of my ancestors. When I learn a new detail or a fun story, I feel connected to them, and growing up I didn't really feel connected to my family.  I have a sibling that I didn't get along with, a step-dad that wasn't allowed to have any input on my life, an absent bio-father, and a mother who could be categorized as hateful. Since starting a family tree I have made connections to ancestors I never even knew I had and even felt closer to the ones recently passed. Hi, my name is Lisa Littell and I live in Iowa. I am a housewife and husky mom. Genealogy is my passion slash hobby. This blog will go along through my tree by ancestors. I will keep it all grouped by family and hopefully make it easy to read and understand. No jumping
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