Minnie Mary Hastings (1868-1937)

"She got a brier in her thumb. She was out cutting roses. And she got blood

poison in it and at the age of 69 she died of it. Malinda Gaynell (Nell) used

to lie awake nights afraid he might get mad and do something dreadful to the

whole family. He had a violent temper.

"She was even tempered - used a little slang but no curs words. She was a

good worker and a good mother. Gaynell confided in her in all her problems and

her life. She cooked and sewed and could do most anything. She had things

very primetive - no washers - cars or anything... The children all had

childhood diseases. But they used family remedies instead of going to a

doctor. One was 1 spoonful of Kerosene and sugar - this was used for kroop.

They also gather mullen wild cherry - Sasperilla and this was boiled together

into a sirip. They drank this whenever they felt they needed. The believed it

was good for the body. "Yellow root and sasperilla was eatin, tasted something

like rootbeer. and also sasafras tea - all these were wild roots they gathered.

When they played ball the teacher insisted that they drink it before a game -

thought it thined the blood so you could run faster."

"She got a brier in her thumb. She was out cutting roses. And she got blood poison in it and at the age of 69 she died of it. Malinda Gaynell (Nell) used to lie awake nights afraid he might get mad and do something dreadful to the whole family. He had a violent temper.

"She was even tempered - used a little slang but no curs words. She was a good worker and a good mother. Gaynell confided in her in all her problems and her life. She cooked and sewed and could do most anything. She had things very primetive - no washers - cars or anything... The children all had childhood diseases. But they used family remedies instead of going to a doctor. One was 1 spoonful of Kerosene and sugar - this was used for kroop. They also gather mullen wild cherry - Sasperilla and this was boiled together into a sirip. They drank this whenever they felt they needed. The believed it was good for the body. "Yellow root and sasperilla was eatin, tasted something like rootbeer. and also sasafras tea - all these were wild roots they gathered. When they played ball the teacher insisted that they drink it before a game - thought it thined the blood so you could run faster."