There was a lady my paternal grandmother would occasionally mention as someone she knew when she was growing up. I had forgotten about this woman until I did some census work on this grandmother’s brother-in-law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While looking into the siblings of my grandmother’s brother-in-law, I discovered he had a sister named Cozy. It’s not the most common first name in the world and I knew I had heard it somewhere before. In fact, I said her last name of “Witt” out loud as soon as “Cozy” flashed in front of my screen. I could even hear Grandma saying Cozy’s complete married name in my head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had not thought of the name since my Grandmother died in 1994 and I’m pretty certain I never ever said it. Grandma was the only person I heard say it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And there the name was in my head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes we just need to hear the name for a memory to click. Sometimes researching the extended family helps us to have more names to generate memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whenever you locate a new name, get cozy again with relatives you’ve already interviewed. There may be more to remember.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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