Installment #2: Family Tree
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I guess before we get too far into the life story of my mother, we should first learn about her lineage. I won't go too far back in time, but it's important to establish who immediate family members were. They will be included in the memories of Mom's life.
Jeremiah Olds (May 1844-Feb. 1932)
Married Oct. 1876 to Emma Davis (1853-??)
Children: Clara Olds, Nellie Olds, Elsie Olds, Bertha Olds, Silvie Olds, Ke Della Vandy, Sadie Vandy
Bertha Viola Olds (Jan. 1894 - Jan. 1936)
Married Dec. 1907 to John Fielding Hinote (Oct. 1884-??)
Married ?? to George W. Menefee (1873-??)
Children: Francis Hinote (Oct. 1909), Donald Hinote (Oct. 1913), Lucille Elizabeth Hinote
Lucille Elizabeth Hinote (Dec. 1911-Aug. 1997)
Married April 16, 1927 to William Edgar Lee (??)
Married ?? to Cecil Glenn Harreld (Jan. 1900-July 1959)
Married 1951 to William Joe Deck (1903-1975)
Children: Vivian Claudell Lee, Jerry Douglas Herrald, Donna Rae Deck, Claude Michael Deck
Vivian Claudell Lee (Dec. 1927- )
Married April 16, 1949 to Jack Richard Jones (Feb. 1921-Feb. 1978)
Married March 23, 1980 to Francis Marion Gunnett (Oct. 1921-March 1999)
Children: Clyde Richard Jones (July 1953- ), Janice Louise Jones (Aug. 1955- ), Ronald Grant Jones (Aug. 1958-Oct. 2009)
As noted above, Bertha Olds married John Fielding Hinote in 1907. They had two sons and one daughter. At some point, they were divorced. John (Jack) took the boys, Francis and Donald, to live with him. Bertha raised Lucille.
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When Lucille and her family came to visit us, she would tell me the story of her birth. Bertha had gone into premature labor. The doctor and nurse were called. Because of low birth rate (2 pounds), the doctor assumed Baby Lucille was dead. He cut the umbilical cord very close to Lucille's stomach and laid her to the side. As the doctor focused on Bertha, the nurse saw the infant move. Realizing the baby was alive, a makeshift incubator was made. The nurse padded a cake pan with a blanket. Baby Lucille was laid on the blanket and then put into the oven which was set at a very low temperature.
Lucille grew up to be a healthy, beautiful woman. However, because the umbilical cord had been cut so close to her stomach, each time she was pregnant, the skin at her navel was stretched so tightly she often thought she could see through it.
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