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Death of Grandmother, Marie Genevie Knauff
Grandmom died on December 6, 2002 Read More
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Parents Divorced
Mom wrote that Dad found a lawyer and sent divorce papers. When the courthouse called to finalize everything, what lingered most was her confusion over control, timing, and who got to choose lawyers first. Read More
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Marriage to Cassandra Rose Small
We weren’t really great at planning things. We had a marriage certificate that was expiring soon, and the Marriage Commissioner invited us to his home before he left on vacation to get married. I recall he lived on Hope Street, which seemed fitting. It was a small wedding with my Mother in-law and sister-in-law present.… Read More
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Moms Desertion
My mother left my father after a vacation, disappearing without explanation. Worried, we searched for answers while she secretly contacted me for information. Eventually, we learned she had moved to Florida to live with a traveling glassblower, abandoning everything behind. Read More
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Death of Grandfather Edward William “Tiny” Royston
A childhood memory, a family story, and newspaper records tell conflicting versions of my grandfather’s death during a 1980 snowstorm. As I piece them together, questions emerge about what really happened, and how memory, emotion, and time reshape truth. Read More
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Birth of Lewis Edward Moten III
On May 28, 1975, at 4:40 am, I was introduced to the world. I was born in a hospital in Towson, Maryland. I was nine pounds and four ounces. Each of my siblings and I had some kind of complication during birth. Mine was that the umbilical cord wrapped around me, and my heart beat… Read More
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Parents Marriage
My mother married my father on October 5, 1974. Read More
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Death of Grandfather Lewis Edward Moten
I grew up with fragments of a story I didn’t fully understand. I reflect on my grandfather’s death, the quiet ways it shaped my father, and what I’ve pieced together through memory, records, and time. Read More
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Birth of Mother
Mom was born on November 9, 1954. She was eight pounds, ten ounces. Her mother wanted to name her Jennifred, since her sister was named Winnifred. Mom figured her mother probably had a liking for a man named Fred at one time. Her father chose Barbara, as it was a popular name at the time.… Read More
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Birth of Grandmother, Marie Genevie Knauff
Born on December 13, 1920 Read More