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** My Family Story **
== This is the story of when my grandmother's dad died. They lived in the country in a small house. Her dad was the owner of a coal mine. When he died, he was 52 years old and his wife was 43. Her siblings were David, 13; herself, 12; Dorothy, 10; Beth, 8; Sam, 6, and Mary, 2. Before he died, when he was in the hospital, her mom had to pay all the bills so they ended up with no money. After he died, they all had to get jobs. My grandmother was a waitress from age 13-16 at a restaurant that is still open to this day. She worked there ten hours a week for only 35 cents an hour. That's only $3.50 a week. Since they didn't have much money, they had to buy their own necessities. Luckily they had canned food and frazen food. The church had brought three bushel baskets of groceries and they were so thankful. Christmas came and they had no money. They had no loans or debts. They had no money in their savings either. They had no savings to live off of. Again, the church brought gifts for Christmas and they were so happy. She did like to go to school though. Her favorite class was Home Economics because she would sew her own clothes. She also liked gym and art. About a year after her dad died, her mom sold the coal truck that he owned for his coal business. ==