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This post is specifically for my nieces, Sienna and Sophia. Here's some of the family history I found for their Grandpa Gordon's side of the family.

On Ancestry, several people have scanned in their old yearbooks, and so I found a couple different yearbook pics of your grandpa. The pic below reminded me of Sienna; I thought he has the same chin, smile lines, and grin. 

Here's a pic of your Grandpa Gordon in high school, his senior year. 


Here's a wedding announcement for when your Grandpa Gordon and your Grandma Phyllis were married in 1964.


The picture below is your great-grandpa Grabe's draft registration card for World War II. Every man over 18 was required to register for military service. Notice how he was listed as living in Oakland, CA, but then it was later crossed out and on the side it has an address in Flint, Michigan. This is because your great-grandpa Grabe got temporarily transferred to Michigan during the war to work for Ford Motor Company, the same company your mom worked for when you were born.

Also listed on the same WWII Draft document is the name and address of your great-great grandpa, George Clyde Grabe. I was curious if the house that he lived in during 1940 was still around, and when I Google Mapped the address I found the house pictured below, which was built in 1910. So, yeah, the house your great-great grandpa lived in is still around. I also thought the car parked in front of it looked like it was from 1940, but I'm not a car person, so I could be wrong. This is also the house that your great-great grandpa lived in when he got married in 1935.


Your great-great-great Grandpa George Washington Grabe was a Reverend who fought in the Civil War for the Illinois 30th Infantry (Union).

Finally, here is a link that talks about your Grandpa Gordon's life; I suspect your mother may have written this when Grandpa Gordon passed away. 

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/pressdemocrat/name/gordon-grabe-obituary?id=15633177 

Hope you girls thought this was a fun way to learn more about your family history. Leave your Auntie a comment and tell me what you thought, or ask any questions you might have. 

Love, 

Auntie Manda!

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