Family History of Rebecca Polk
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Family History of Rebecca Polk
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Crotwell (1906-1979), and the two would have four children, Nelda
Crotwell (1933- ), Herman Ellis Crotwell Jr.(1936-2018), Gloria Jean 134 Seal, interview, February 13, 2022. 135 Wikipedia, “Walker, Louisiana.” 136 Ibid. 137 Personal knowledge of the author, Rebecca Polk. 138 Wikipedia, “Walker, Louisiana.” 139 Ibid. 50 Crotwell (1936-2020), with the youngest two being twins. 140 According to Eula’s daughter Nelda, having twins was very difficult for Eula and Herman, and they sent Nelda to live with family across the street un- til Gloria and Dalton were around two years old. At some point between 1940 and 1950, Eula got a job working at the Walker Post Office as a clerk, a position she held for many years. 141 During her children’s childhood, her husband Herman began drinking and became an alcoholic. 142 This may have caused Eula to take a job to earn money to provide for her family since her husband’s em- ployment was unstable. Once her children were grown, she divorced Her- man sometime in the 1960s. 143 Eula’s daughters periodically told younger family members that she was an excellent cook. She was also good at making ceramics and made items such as ceramic flower pictures for each of her children as well as Santa coffee mugs, which are currently in the possession of her great-granddaughter, Rebecca. 144 Faith was important to Eula, and she attended Walker Baptist Church with her children and her parents, 140 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://fami- lysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MR-LS5F?cc=2000219&wc=QZXP- CJ2%3A790102701%2C790858801%2C790867601%2C790867602 : accessed 5 April 2022), Louisiana > Living- ston > Police Jury Ward 2, Walker > 32-3 Police Jury Ward 2, Walker Village > image 2 of 16; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012. 141 Personal knowledge of the author, Rebecca Polk. 142 Polk, personal knowledge. 143 Ibid. 144 Ibid. 51 Mamie and Alvin. Several members of Rebecca’s maternal family have at- tended Walker Baptist Church or were buried there, and the church was built in 1907. 145 After her youngest daughter, Gloria, moved to Virginia, Eula pe- riodically visited her and her family until her health declined in the late 1980s. 146 In her 70s, she began to develop Alzheimer’s disease but by the time of her death, it had not prevented her from living on her own. 147 She passed away from unknown causes on May 4, 1991, though her daughter Nelda has remarked they believe it may have been stomach can- cer. She was buried in Walker Baptist Cemetery in Walker, Louisiana. 148 Download 0.91 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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