In May of 1992, my great-grandmother, Myrtle, passed away in Joplin, Missouri. She fell and broke her hip. She had a stroke during hip surgery and slipped into a comma. When we went to Oklahoma for her funeral, my mom came home with a framed family tree for Myrtle's family. It showed her siblings and parents.
With the family tree, was a picture of her father, Andrew Jackson Miller. My grandfather's cousins were there. They each expressed a desire to have the family tree and portrait. When the frames were lifted off the wall, my grandmother had a note with my mom's name on it. Because of that, the Family Tree was given to my mom. My grandfather's cousin, Anawake, received the picture of her grandfather, Andrew Jackson Miller.
My mother worked on family genealogy for many years. My greatest heirloom is my desire to do genealogy myself. As the internet began, my mother asked me to start entering her data on FamilySearch.com. Through the internet, I was able to find pictures and other info that she did not have. Most importantly, I was able to find extended family also doing the work.
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