Arthur Ben Chitty Sr.- Grandfather, Arthur Ben Chitty Jr.-Father, Mary Elizabeth Nickinson Chitty-mother, Cornielieus McCardell- great great grandfather, Em Turner Merritt Nickinson-grandmother, Mary Ann Chitty Ballard aunt, Robert Aye Ballard uncle, Hazel Tailitha Brown Chitty-grandmother, Nathan Harsh Brown-great uncle, E.J. Phillips- great great grandmother.
These are the folks that I want to do short biographies about in terms of how they influenced my life.
Here is a little tidbit: advice does not change, over 120 years ago a mother is telling her son she does not like his friends:My great great grandmother EJ Phillips to her son Albert Nickinson my great grand father:New York, Feb. 23, 1886 "You certainly ought to be able to come to N.Y. without spending ten dollars for where would you spend it? Certainly not with your Mother, your Sister or your cousins or your Aunt. As for your sporting friends who have taken or helped you to waste your money in the past. Keep away from them. " [Son Albert Nickinson was 22 at this time.]
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