Lois Estelle Love Robershaw

Mom was born August 13, 1905 in Clay County, Alabama. Her parents were George Francis Love and Sylvia Josephine Nance, they had a total of 12 children of which seven lived to adulthood. Mom was the fifth oldest. Mom only finished the seven grade, however that was quiet well for a girl being raised on a farm back then. She played the guitar with her other bros. at barn dances etc. Her first love was her Church. She was a member of the Free Will Baptist , she would attend other Church’s where she loved the People, but they wouldn’t follow the Bible and have a foot washing Service!! There was never any gray area’s in Mom’s life about right or wrong, she was a strong believer in the 10 Commandants as a guideline. And I must confess when we children got in trouble, there was never any doubt in our minds, we new what we did was wrong! I don’t think the spanking we got hurt our self–esteem, it hurt just a little lower than that. Mom married O B Robershaw, September 25, 1926 in Wetumpka, Alabama. Dad hired a taxi and they ran away to the Justice of the Peace, about the time the ceremony finished her Mom Josephine showed up with Lois’s younger sister Barsie, { who had told on Lois }to try and stop the wedding. Since they were already married, her Mom told her “ it will never work out”. I guess Mom and Dad set out to prove her wrong, at the time of Mom’s death they had been married 68 years!!!

Mom as a teenager!

To the left Parent’s O B and Lois, son Jack on Mom’s lap, and oldest son Reginald standing! Below in picture taken abt. 1937, Mom is holding sister Le Merle, while Dad is working on truck?

Not sure where Mom was dressed to go or whom she was visiting here? Likely was visiting Family in Lafayette, Al.

This picture was taken in front yard of home @ 202 Uriah av. in Gadsden. Al. abt. 1947 + or -

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