1. Living YARISH

1. Living YARISH

1. Living FELICIANO

1. Living YARISH
2. Living YARISH
3. 1. Living YARISH

1. MC MICHAEL
2. 3. Living MC MICHAEL

He was a tall man. Leta has a picture or two of him and his new bride

As per Leta, her dad had done various types of work to support thefamily. It must have been hard to support the 5 children. He worked longand hard for them. Leta said they were poor but didn't know it at thetime.
Her dad was a farmer, had his own crops. He dug coal from the familiesland and sold it locally. He took it out by hand. She said he had a timegetting the payment from some, their was one individual who would onlypay when it was time to buy more from her father. He owned at varioustimes 2 threshing machines. Her dad name the first one "John" and thesecond one "Jim." They were steam driven, like train engine powered.Actually they were called engines. He stopped using the first one, shedoesn't remember why, and drove it into an area of the farm and left itthere. Leta said it would probably be worth something now as anantique. She is correct again.
Thrashing was a big project, it would involve the male children andneighbors. Her dad probably sold his services with the Thrasher forcash. She didn't remember him bringing anything else home. He may nothave made much of a profit from this. Her brother Jo would usually help,his job was to keep the steam up.
He raised a few sheep for wool and lambs for extra money.
They had a few cows, and chickens for butter and eggs. Her mother wouldsell butter and eggs for her own little spending money.

There is a picture of me, at about 1 year, sitting on Great GrandmaSeaton's lap. Aleta and Grandma Yarish are sitting on either side of her,she would have been about 74 at the time. We went to West Sunbury, PAwith Bob McMichael (her took the pictures). It was warm, a picture showsme outside in a diaper.
She was a tall woman as per Grandma Jo.

She was a tall woman as per Leta. Had 6 brothers and sisters.

Her mother sold butter and eggs from their farm for a little spendingmoney. They also had a few cows and sheep.

Jo was trying to remember where she was from, she could not on 8/23/97.Annadale area?

Leta has a picture of them at their wedding.

1. 6. Robert Frank MC MICHAEL
2. Thelma Sarah MC MICHAEL b. 22 Aug 1903, West Sunbury, Butler Co., PA; d. ABT. Jan 1993, Pennsylvania.
3. Aleta MC MICHAEL b. 6 May 1907, West Sunbury, Butler Co., PA; d. 6 Apr 2002.
4. Joseph B. MC MICHAEL b. 9 Apr 1910; d. 29 Jan 1980.
5. Ralph V. MC MICHAEL