Mildred's mother, Paralee Malinda Brown was an ill person for some time during her latter years. Mildred was about 16 years old when her mother died. Paralee had a nervous breakdown when Mildred was about 14 years old. Appearantly they did not know she had cancer at the time. She spent several months in a saniterium. Mildred thinks the sanitarium was in Alton, Madison County, Illinois. (The family lived in East St. Louis, Illinois at the time.) About two years later they discovered that she had cancer and she soon died.
Mildred recalls that the home was happy during her pre-adolescent years. When her mother's health began to decline, there was stress and frustration with the illness. The family appearantly did not know or understand that Paralee's health was declining due to the cancer. While Paralee was sick, Mildred had to assume the responsibilities of the housework.
Mildred had attended Brown's Business School rather than attend high school. After she was graduated, she secured a job with Shapley Hardware in downtown St. Louis. When they lived in East St. Louis, she could take a street car to work each day. However, her father was transferred to Alton, Madison County, Illinois and he decided to move there. Since she could not find convenient transportation from Alton to her work, Mildred accepted her Uncle Will and Aunt Evelyn Cox's invitation to stay with them in the Walnut Park neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
(At about 85 years of age, Mildred commented that she was about 15 years old when she went to work for Shapleigh Hardware. She stated that she did not go to high school. She graduated from the 8th grade at about age 13/14. She then went to Brown's Business College for about 1 year and then started at Shapleigh Hardware. She worked at Shapleigh hardware until she married Basil. I later substantiated this via a notation on her graduation picture she sent to her Aunt Nettie. It stated that she was graduated on 18 Jun 1925.)
While living in St. Louis, she met Alton and Edna Farmer at Calvary Baptist Church. Alton introduced her to his brother, Basil, and appearantly it was love at first sight. After a courtship of 3 months, Basil and Mildred were married on 12 October 1929.
Times were hard and Basil soon lost his job. His aunt and uncle, Bill and Lela (Sister) Medlock invited them to join them in Gleason Tennessee to help them on their potato farm. Mom and Dad always looked back on the year they lived there with fond memories. Dad worked on the farm and Mom learned the ways of farm living.
When they moved back to St. Louis, Mildred secured a job in a dress factory as a seamstress. She told them that she was an experienced seamstress, however, she learned while on the job.
For most of the years while raising their two boys, Larry and Bob, Mildred was a housewife and mother. After the boys were a little older, Mildred worked for a dress store in Jennings, Missouri as a sales lady. Later she was hired as a clerk at the Lindell Trust Company at Grand and St. Louis Avenue in St. Louis. She remained there until she retired in 1970.
Mildred recalls that the home was happy during her pre-adolescent years. When her mother's health began to decline, there was stress and frustration with the illness. The family appearantly did not know or understand that Paralee's health was declining due to the cancer. While Paralee was sick, Mildred had to assume the responsibilities of the housework.
Mildred had attended Brown's Business School rather than attend high school. After she was graduated, she secured a job with Shapley Hardware in downtown St. Louis. When they lived in East St. Louis, she could take a street car to work each day. However, her father was transferred to Alton, Madison County, Illinois and he decided to move there. Since she could not find convenient transportation from Alton to her work, Mildred accepted her Uncle Will and Aunt Evelyn Cox's invitation to stay with them in the Walnut Park neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
(At about 85 years of age, Mildred commented that she was about 15 years old when she went to work for Shapleigh Hardware. She stated that she did not go to high school. She graduated from the 8th grade at about age 13/14. She then went to Brown's Business College for about 1 year and then started at Shapleigh Hardware. She worked at Shapleigh hardware until she married Basil. I later substantiated this via a notation on her graduation picture she sent to her Aunt Nettie. It stated that she was graduated on 18 Jun 1925.)
While living in St. Louis, she met Alton and Edna Farmer at Calvary Baptist Church. Alton introduced her to his brother, Basil, and appearantly it was love at first sight. After a courtship of 3 months, Basil and Mildred were married on 12 October 1929.
Times were hard and Basil soon lost his job. His aunt and uncle, Bill and Lela (Sister) Medlock invited them to join them in Gleason Tennessee to help them on their potato farm. Mom and Dad always looked back on the year they lived there with fond memories. Dad worked on the farm and Mom learned the ways of farm living.
When they moved back to St. Louis, Mildred secured a job in a dress factory as a seamstress. She told them that she was an experienced seamstress, however, she learned while on the job.
For most of the years while raising their two boys, Larry and Bob, Mildred was a housewife and mother. After the boys were a little older, Mildred worked for a dress store in Jennings, Missouri as a sales lady. Later she was hired as a clerk at the Lindell Trust Company at Grand and St. Louis Avenue in St. Louis. She remained there until she retired in 1970.
Mildred's mother, Paralee Malinda Brown was an ill person for some time during her latter years. Mildred was about 16 years old when her mother died. Paralee had a nervous breakdown when Mildred was about 14 years old. Appearantly they did not know she had cancer at the time. She spent several months in a saniterium. Mildred thinks the sanitarium was in Alton, Madison County, Illinois. (The family lived in East St. Louis, Illinois at the time.) About two years later they discovered that she had cancer and she soon died.
Mildred recalls that the home was happy during her pre-adolescent years. When her mother's health began to decline, there was stress and frustration with the illness. The family appearantly did not know or understand that Paralee's health was declining due to the cancer. While Paralee was sick, Mildred had to assume the responsibilities of the housework.
Mildred had attended Brown's Business School rather than attend high school. After she was graduated, she secured a job with Shapley Hardware in downtown St. Louis. When they lived in East St. Louis, she could take a street car to work each day. However, her father was transferred to Alton, Madison County, Illinois and he decided to move there. Since she could not find convenient transportation from Alton to her work, Mildred accepted her Uncle Will and Aunt Evelyn Cox's invitation to stay with them in the Walnut Park neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
(At about 85 years of age, Mildred commented that she was about 15 years old when she went to work for Shapleigh Hardware. She stated that she did not go to high school. She graduated from the 8th grade at about age 13/14. She then went to Brown's Business College for about 1 year and then started at Shapleigh Hardware. She worked at Shapleigh hardware until she married Basil. I later substantiated this via a notation on her graduation picture she sent to her Aunt Nettie. It stated that she was graduated on 18 Jun 1925.)
While living in St. Louis, she met Alton and Edna Farmer at Calvary Baptist Church. Alton introduced her to his brother, Basil, and appearantly it was love at first sight. After a courtship of 3 months, Basil and Mildred were married on 12 October 1929.
Times were hard and Basil soon lost his job. His aunt and uncle, Bill and Lela (Sister) Medlock invited them to join them in Gleason Tennessee to help them on their potato farm. Mom and Dad always looked back on the year they lived there with fond memories. Dad worked on the farm and Mom learned the ways of farm living.
When they moved back to St. Louis, Mildred secured a job in a dress factory as a seamstress. She told them that she was an experienced seamstress, however, she learned while on the job.
For most of the years while raising their two boys, Larry and Bob, Mildred was a housewife and mother. After the boys were a little older, Mildred worked for a dress store in Jennings, Missouri as a sales lady. Later she was hired as a clerk at the Lindell Trust Company at Grand and St. Louis Avenue in St. Louis. She remained there until she retired in 1970.
Mildred recalls that the home was happy during her pre-adolescent years. When her mother's health began to decline, there was stress and frustration with the illness. The family appearantly did not know or understand that Paralee's health was declining due to the cancer. While Paralee was sick, Mildred had to assume the responsibilities of the housework.
Mildred had attended Brown's Business School rather than attend high school. After she was graduated, she secured a job with Shapley Hardware in downtown St. Louis. When they lived in East St. Louis, she could take a street car to work each day. However, her father was transferred to Alton, Madison County, Illinois and he decided to move there. Since she could not find convenient transportation from Alton to her work, Mildred accepted her Uncle Will and Aunt Evelyn Cox's invitation to stay with them in the Walnut Park neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
(At about 85 years of age, Mildred commented that she was about 15 years old when she went to work for Shapleigh Hardware. She stated that she did not go to high school. She graduated from the 8th grade at about age 13/14. She then went to Brown's Business College for about 1 year and then started at Shapleigh Hardware. She worked at Shapleigh hardware until she married Basil. I later substantiated this via a notation on her graduation picture she sent to her Aunt Nettie. It stated that she was graduated on 18 Jun 1925.)
While living in St. Louis, she met Alton and Edna Farmer at Calvary Baptist Church. Alton introduced her to his brother, Basil, and appearantly it was love at first sight. After a courtship of 3 months, Basil and Mildred were married on 12 October 1929.
Times were hard and Basil soon lost his job. His aunt and uncle, Bill and Lela (Sister) Medlock invited them to join them in Gleason Tennessee to help them on their potato farm. Mom and Dad always looked back on the year they lived there with fond memories. Dad worked on the farm and Mom learned the ways of farm living.
When they moved back to St. Louis, Mildred secured a job in a dress factory as a seamstress. She told them that she was an experienced seamstress, however, she learned while on the job.
For most of the years while raising their two boys, Larry and Bob, Mildred was a housewife and mother. After the boys were a little older, Mildred worked for a dress store in Jennings, Missouri as a sales lady. Later she was hired as a clerk at the Lindell Trust Company at Grand and St. Louis Avenue in St. Louis. She remained there until she retired in 1970.
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