Named Alta Aleen Burton at birth, she apparently loathed her name from toddler time. Story told by two mischievous brothers varied slightly: Older brother Lee said that when the Burtons moved from Hartville to Fresno in 1926, she greeted waiting aunts, uncles and cousins at Fresno train station by announcing that her name was not Alta, but Patricia. Younger brother Lou suggested she waited a bit longer. After the first day of school in Fresno she returned home and announced that she had changed her name to Patricia. Parental objector must have been one who answered the door for the census taker in 1930 -- she was listed as Alta. However her family soon adapted.
Mums was rather fussy about her age. Her daughters were always certain she was born in 1919, but after the stone was marked, with the 1919 year, we wondered why one of her brothers had mentioned that she was somewhat older than Oregonians knew. We called another brother. He was very quiet, but fessed up, that she had “forgotten” four years. When I checked 1920 and 1930 censuses, knew for certain.
Mums was rather fussy about her age. Her daughters were always certain she was born in 1919, but after the stone was marked, with the 1919 year, we wondered why one of her brothers had mentioned that she was somewhat older than Oregonians knew. We called another brother. He was very quiet, but fessed up, that she had “forgotten” four years. When I checked 1920 and 1930 censuses, knew for certain.
Named Alta Aleen Burton at birth, she apparently loathed her name from toddler time. Story told by two mischievous brothers varied slightly: Older brother Lee said that when the Burtons moved from Hartville to Fresno in 1926, she greeted waiting aunts, uncles and cousins at Fresno train station by announcing that her name was not Alta, but Patricia. Younger brother Lou suggested she waited a bit longer. After the first day of school in Fresno she returned home and announced that she had changed her name to Patricia. Parental objector must have been one who answered the door for the census taker in 1930 -- she was listed as Alta. However her family soon adapted.
Mums was rather fussy about her age. Her daughters were always certain she was born in 1919, but after the stone was marked, with the 1919 year, we wondered why one of her brothers had mentioned that she was somewhat older than Oregonians knew. We called another brother. He was very quiet, but fessed up, that she had “forgotten” four years. When I checked 1920 and 1930 censuses, knew for certain.
Mums was rather fussy about her age. Her daughters were always certain she was born in 1919, but after the stone was marked, with the 1919 year, we wondered why one of her brothers had mentioned that she was somewhat older than Oregonians knew. We called another brother. He was very quiet, but fessed up, that she had “forgotten” four years. When I checked 1920 and 1930 censuses, knew for certain.
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