I've been trying to catch up on the 2 months of this blog that I missed out on so hope it's okay if I tell a few stories. Now these are just hand me down stories so I don't know who else has heard them (I wasn't born yet when they happened). When my mom and dad first got married Gabby was only about 2 or 3 years old. My mom said he never liked wearing clothes so one day when she came over to the house (Grandma Cora) told Gabby that he better get his clothes on cause Tressie was going to see him naked...so he ran and hid his face in the corner and said, she can't see me now. He was quite a character.
When he was just a little older and my mom and dad lived in Michigan City, Indiana, he was probably about 4, he and Grandma came to visit and they took him to the store, the merchant asked him if he would like a piece of candy and he replied, nope, but I'll take one of those cigars. Then the man asked him what his name was and he said, I don't know but my mama calls me Bill. So does anyone know where he got the nickname "Gabby".
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Welcome back Evona! and thank you for the stories. It is nice to hear them from different people. Got more??????????? (I hope)
orrin
I thought his nickname was Gabby because his name is Gaylon--is that right????????????/anyone????????/
I thought it was because of Gabby Haze??? I dunno...maybe his real name IS Bill! (good story Evona). hey, where did Harold come from? I think it's "Harold Gaylon", isn't it? Lets see, Modean is "Dean", Genavive is "Janie", Harold is "Gabby", Cletas is "Pete"....and I'm thinking Aunt Shirley might be something else. ?? Hmmm, I think I'll change my name! At work they used to call me "Lucy". Wonder why?
roflmbo
Sarah has a copy of his birth certificate and it says Gailond Harold (i think) Correct me if I am wrong Sarah.... hurry before Sandipants does! :-P
love,
Jethro
Alright, here's the scoop. All of his life he has known his name to be "Harold Gaylon Ladd". A couple of years ago he had to send for his birth certificate and was shocked to find out it was actually listed as "Gayland Harold Ladd. Uncle Pete told me that when Gabby was very young Uncle Pete and the others had to babysit him often. The siblings were all quite a bit older and wanted to do what teenagers wanted to do. Well, our father loved to watch western movies and his favorite was Gabby Hayes movies. Pete would put him in a theater for a nickle and tell him to stay put until they got back. Uncle Pete told me he would stay there for hours and watch the same movie over and over. So, according to Uncle Pete, that is how he got the nickname, "Gabby".
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