The chin tells it all----

Jo Reeves age 15, Susie Ober age 17, Susie's oldest brother and sister George and Emma.

Genealogy can tell us so much about our past and one of the most interesting things I like about it is going thru old papers, books and photographs. The pictures above show how siblings can look alike, but Jo isn't a sibling----she is Susie's great granddaughter-- Obers pop up in our family photos, not by name but by looks. Dark hair, dark eyes and dark complexion. My sister, and cousins are called the Ober in their families. The Obers are the envy of some because they don't sunburn, they tan beautifully.

Next time you set down and go thru your photo albums, check those chins!

Autograph Memories

Autographs used to be popular when I was in grade school. I have a black one with my name stamped in gold on the front that my Grandmother Susie sent me. I have another one that has
always held my interest. It belonged to a man who used to board and work for my grandparents at Garber, Ar. The autographs are dated from 1935 to 1938. He was 58 in 1938. Many of them are written by men. They vary from funny, to words of wisdom. The first one in the book was written by a young woman, a cousin of my fathers.

"May your life be like a snowflake, leave a mark,
not a stain, is the life long wish I pen for you"
-----------
'Dog in the wood pile, barking at a rabbitt.
Girls kissing boys, is a pretty bad habit.'
was written by a girl named Marie who also wrote-
'When a girl is single, she eat chicken pie,
When she is married its root hog or die'
-----------
The local doctor penned these words of wisdom-
"Life is either a success or a failure; If we scatter sunshine
along the pathway of others so as to make the world happier,
we are worthwhile.
But if we spread gloom instead, we are a failure and a
stumbling block in the way of others who perhaps might be
a success 3-19-1936.
------------
Other words of advice from a young lady-
Long may you live,
Long may you tarry,
Spark who you please
But mind who you marry-
-----------
This advice is good today....
Sweet to meet but oh how bitter
It's hard to court an old tobacco spitter!
----------
Tall is the mountain, cool is the breeze,
The younger the couple, the harder they squeeze.
---------
I love you a little, I love you a lot,
I love you enough to fill three wash pots.
--------
Crackers are dry without any cheese,
Kisses are no good without a squeeze.
-------
The river is up and logs a floating
Why don't you get married and quit this courting.
-------
Another cousin of my father wrote this at Salus, Ar. Aug 27, 1937
Although this life is sometimes dreary and our hearts are often sad,
We may think of that tomorrow, and it often makes us glad.
Just to know that Jesus waits us in that bright and cloudless sky.
If we live as he intends us, We shall live and never die.
-----
The last page in the book gave this info:
Tennessee Tobacco Co., Sharon, Tenn.
10 lbs. 1.00 sweeten or natural