This is a life story of a young girl that lived in several placements by the state including orphanges and foster homes during her growing up years in L.A. California during the 1930s to 1940s. She joined the LDS faith, married a sailor from Alabama, who later joined the LDS church while on his tour of duty in Korea and they raised 7 children in Long Beach, California. She was actively involved most of her life researching her ancestors collecting 10,000 more family names of her ancestors and helping others research their family trees while working in the Family History Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her Ancestors immigrated from England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, and Switzerland. Together she and her husband gathered all the information and dates for all their ancestors they could find. They have enjoyed their life together and have a great posterity with many grandchildren and even great grandchildren.