09 June 2025, Sulphur, Oklahoma, to Halstead, Kansas (Key West, Florida Trip)
I was up early today. I had to be at the First Baptist Church in Stonewall around 9:00 AM to meet with Belinda Griffin. She is going to pull the church record books to see if they have a record of my Grandma Griffin’s baptism. I’m going alone while Barry gets the RV ready. We are leaving Sulphur today when I return from Stonewall. The drive was nice, but it was strange driving in Oklahoma by myself. I don’t know why, but it was. Once I arrived at the church and was inside, Belinda found the books, and I began my page-by-page search. It wasn’t too long before I saw Grandma. She was listed under 20 May 1945. Uncle Richard did say she was baptized while Grandpa was serving in World War II. Did you see me doing the GENEALOGY HAPPY DANCE? I have so many questions: why did she want to get baptized while Grandpa was away? Why only her and not any of her children? Any other family in attendance? I’ll never know the answers to these questions. I finished looking through the rest of t...