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No problem Jean. As my grandmother lay dying last spring she revealed a
family secret that unfortunately it's too late to follow up on:-( My great
grandpa was a "rounder" as my gramma so succinctly put it and fathered a
child while married to my Great Gramma by some poor young thing in town!
That means my mom has a 1/2 aunt or uncle somewhere that shew doesn't know
anything about! Sad really. This is not the Sinclair side but I can tell you
we hjave some pictures of my Sinclair grampa during WWI with a woman in his
underwear somewhere in europe....so I may have relatives there as well!<G>
There are skeletons in nearly every closet....sometimes it's best if they
get left there...<G>
Cat *** I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.***
ICQ #5252151 Cathyscatz@bigfoot.com
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/9961/
-----Original Message-----
From: Jean Grigsby <jgrigsby@bcni.net>
To: sinclair@zilker.net <sinclair@zilker.net>
Date: Sunday, December 06, 1998 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: Outstanding Sinclairs
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>Cathy,
>The medical profession has proven that laughter is vital to good health.
>Your message gave me the best medicine I could have taken today. I am
still
>chuckling!! It reminds me of one of my grandfather's brothers that NO ONE
>in the family would talk about. (this was not on my Sinclair/St. Clair
>line). Like a dog with a bone, I just would not let it lie and finally
when
>every older member of the family was gathered together I bravely asked the
>question again. There was dead silence and finally one aunt said, "I just
>wish you would leave well enough alone. No one wants to talk about Uncle
>_________." Bill and I decided that he must have been a mass murderer at
>the very least and so I did leave it alone for years. After every member
of
>that generation but one was deceased, I received a long loving letter from
>the only survining aunt and she stated, "When you dig in a garden you will
>finally dig out every weed so I am going to save you a lot of trouble by
>digging up that weed for you. "
>Uncle __________ owned a bar in East Texas and partook of his product
until
>he became an alcoholic. He and his entire family left the church and
during
>those days he was considered a disgrace to the entire family." (this was in
>the 1880s). Bill and I still laugh about this as what was a scandal then
>is, unfortunately, commonplace today. So, enjoy your family stories and
>preserve those stories we failed to tell our children when we were so busy
>working our heads off. We have lost so much by depriving our children and
>grandchildren of the "old stories" that were told around the dinner table
in
>your own childhood.
>Thanks!
>Jean
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Cathy Fulton <Cathyscatz@bigfoot.com>
>To: <sinclair@zilker.net>
>Sent: Sunday, December 06, 1998 7:14 AM
>Subject: Re: Outstanding Sinclairs
>
>
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>>Bravo Jean! I agree with you 100%. I know the intent was good but the rich
>>and famous were often ruthless in life and I'd rather not know that one of
>>my ancestors was a nasty B******. JMHO so no flames as I own a very flame
>>retardent suit<G>
>>
>>Cat *** I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.***
>> ICQ #5252151 Cathyscatz@bigfoot.com
>>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/9961/
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jean Grigsby <jgrigsby@bcni.net>
>>To: sinclair@zilker.net <sinclair@zilker.net>
>>Date: Saturday, December 05, 1998 11:14 AM
>>Subject: Re: Outstanding Sinclairs
>>
>>
>>>[ This is the Sinclair family discussion list, sinclair@zilker.net.
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>>>
>>>Pete, I really do not care for the idea of an "outstanding" list of
>>Sinclair
>>>achievers. Why? Because after 35 years of research I have found that
the
>>>famous also have, in the majority of cases, an infamous side also.
>>Instead,
>>>let's let each branch be proud of all their ancestors. I am truly afraid
>>>that if I ever see a "list" of a supposed select group, I would then be
>>>tempted to publish the truth. I see no purpose in exposing the negative
>>>sides of our ancestors. I do see a purpose in preserving the history of
>>our
>>>ancestors who, in my opinion, have produced a wonderful people.
>>>The quotation on my website was printed for a reason. Those "famous" and
>>>"wealthy" persons have frequently left much to be desired in the things
>>that
>>>really count - honor, integrity, and love.
>>>Jean Grigsby
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: robert sinclair <rsinclair@dekalb.net>
>>>To: <sinclair@zilker.net>
>>>Sent: Friday, December 04, 1998 6:58 PM
>>>Subject: Re: Outstanding Sinclairs
>>>
>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Henry1398@aol.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> [ This is the Sinclair family discussion list, sinclair@zilker.net.
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>>>>>
>>>>> In a message dated 98-10-22 22:09:39 EDT, Laurel wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> << I came across a note to myself:
>>>>> How were the Sinclairs involved with the Sinclair Oil Company? >>
>>>>>
>>>>> Anybody got some answers?
>>>>> I beleive that the SINCLAIR OIL COMPANY was started out of the
>>>Teapot-Dome oil
>>>>> scandel in the 1920's I think,
>>>>
>>>>and I think the man who was involved in it was Harry Sinclair who I am
>>>supposed to
>>>>be related to but have no connection yet.Hope this helps a little.
Robert
>>>Sinclair
>>>>in Tennessee.
>>>>
>>>>> On another subject, you might like to know that the firm
>>>>> Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. has its address at 200 West 41st
Street,
>>>>> Baltimore, MD, 21211. They own in excess of 28 television stations in
>>>diverse
>>>>> geographical markets, so says their Annual Report of 1995. More
>>stations
>>>are
>>>>> being acquired, giving them a presence in Baltimore, Pittsburgh,
>>>Columbus,
>>>>> Birmingham, Milwaukee, Raliegh, & Norfolk, I believe. Is it possible
>>>that
>>>>> their president, David D. Smith, has Sinclair ancestry?
>>>>>
>>>>> As in Medieval times, our family continues to distinguish itself.
>Let's
>>>>> develop a list of "Outstanding Sinclairs".
>>>>>
>>>>> Pete
>>>>>
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