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From: "Pat Oneal" <>
Subject: Re: [KENTUCKY-LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE] bio
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 15:31:55 -0400


Becky,
When you said you were coming back to the area that produced the finest
biscuit maker, my first thought was, "She knew my mother!"
In those days, if you came from a large family, and had a large family,
making biscuits was like playing a game. It came so natural for them, they
could do it with their eyes closed. I always said my mother had baked
enough biscuits to feed all the starving people in China. Pat



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Date: Saturday, September 11, 1999 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [KENTUCKY-LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE] bio


>Well Folks,
>
>I'm going to be a little piggie and post AGAIN today - LOL. After
reading
>several bios, guess I'll throw my hat into the ring too.
>
>I'm Becky Hamblin Perry and was born with that name in 1952 in Dayton Ohio.
>(Actually I picked up the Perry part a few years later - lol). My parents
>were both born in Ohio but all my grandparents were from KY in the Whitley,
>Bell, Laurel, Scott and other counties in that area. I'm making my first
>trip there in the next few weeks....can hardly wait to get to the area that
>produced one of the finest biscuit makers in all KY!
>
>My granny Hamblin is best remembered for the wonderful biscuits and gravy
she
>made each day....was not an educated woman in the worldly sense but was
>educated in more lasting things, such as knowing how to love people.
>She is my greatest mentor!
>
>As for me, I'm married 30 yrs come next April (whew!). My husband and I
>have 3 grown sons, ages 28, 24 and 22 (ANOTHER whew!), of which 2 are
>married. The oldest son has given us our first 3 awesome grandchildren,
the
>middle son has given us two grand-doggies and the third son is still
waiting
>to launch and is at home with us currently.
>
>I own a small floral business which I run from my home and specialize in
>doing wedding flowers and set up -- decorating reception areas etc -- as
well
>as doing home decor for people when weddings are slow. Its just enough to
>keep me busy and still allow time for my passion - genealogy!
>
>My outlook on life is positive (most of the time!). I figure there's
nothing
>in life that God and me can't work out together. Most of the time, it
ends
>being Him doing the work though! LOL!
>
>Again, I'm thrilled to meet you all and look forward to those ghostie
>stories, Sandy!!
>
>Becky in AZ
>
>Researching
>HAMBLIN , GATLIFF, MARTIN, (Whitley, McCreary Counties)
>JOHNSON, BROCK, SHEPHERD (Clay, Harlan Bell, Garrard Counites)
>PARKER, HUBBARD, CORNEILUS, FORBES (Laurel, Bourbon Counties)
>HOUSTON, TRUITT ( Scott County)
>and others
>
>


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