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Ancestral Memories: Jane (Roberts) Yapp and William Henry Young

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Ancestral Memories: William Henry Young and Jane (Roberts) Yapp

  • Jane (Roberts) Yapp and William Henry Young married so that their daughter Florence would not be a bastard. And then they gave Florence up to another couple to raise her, so Florence grew up with the surname Stewart.
  • Click here for the stories of daughter Florence Stewart and her husband Franklin Burkhalter.
  • Click here for the stories of Jane's parents Joseph and Elizabeth (Rogers) Roberts. The stories of William Henry Young's parents will be added later.


Jane Roberts Yapp

(Nov. 27, 2016) Jane Roberts Yapp understands that her great-great-grandson will be pleased to record what she has to say. Jane Roberts Yapp was unable to have a good husband. Jane was married at the age of eighteen, and Jane was unable to get along with her husband, because he wanted to go out with male friends and drink in the evening and then come back and have sex with his wife. Jane was unable to tolerate this behavior, and Jane eventually refused to allow her husband to give vent to his physical desire without any respect or companionship. Jane was aware that the possible result of this was his finding a woman with whom to have sex.

Jane was initially able to accept this possibility, but her husband was blatant about his new woman friend, and Jane couldn’t bear to be the subject of people’s contempt. Jane was able to convince her brother Joseph to murder her husband. Jane knew that her other brothers were sympathetic but unwilling to be involved. Jane knew that her brother Joseph would pay a terrible price. Jane wanted Joseph to have a good life, but she knew that if he did what she wanted, he would pay for it, and he did.

Jane wanted her brother to not confess, because it would reveal that Jane was the one who insisted that he do what he did. So Jane was able to protect her relationship with her children, at least temporarily. However, eventually Jane wanted to be able to marry again. Jane knew that, if she didn’t find a husband, her elder children would have to be raised by her husband’s father, because her own father had passed away. Jane wanted to find a man who would be respectful and able to support a family with four extra children. Jane found a man who promised to take care of her and her children, but he didn’t accept that he would have to be the only support of them. He thought that Jane’s family should help him.

Jane was unable to get anyone from her family to agree to help support her children, although her mother pleaded with her brothers. Jane knew that her brothers were not wealthy, although they could have helped if they had wanted to. Jane wasn’t able to convince her brothers to help, so her would-be husband decided that he wouldn’t marry her. Jane was unable to persuade him, although she was willing to have sex with him. This led to her getting pregnant. This was a crisis, because Jane knew that if she gave birth to a daughter without being married, she wouldn’t have the respect of the community. Jane knew that she wasn’t able to be in a relationship with a man who refused to support her children. But Jane also knew that she wouldn’t be able to support another child without the support of a husband. So Jane decided to marry her husband with the understanding that he would support her and her daughter, and he wouldn’t be responsible for supporting the other children.

Jane wanted to marry her husband in town, in front of her family. But her husband insisted on marrying her far away. Jane knew that the reason for this was so her husband could deny that they had been married. Jane suspected that, if her husband denied being her husband, then he would deny that her baby was his. So Jane confronted her husband after the wedding. Her husband denied planning to disavow his daughter, but now he decided to do so. Jane was in a far-away town, without any friends or relatives, and unable to work out an agreement with her husband. He said that he was going to go back to his town and simply never acknowledge that they were married.

Jane knew that this meant that he would eventually marry someone else. So Jane said that if he married someone else, she would expose that he was the father of her child and her lawful husband. He decided to cooperate with Jane and give money to support the child. Jane found a couple in the town where they married who was willing to take care of the child with the understanding that Jane and her husband would give them money to raise the child. This was an arrangement that Jane made to ensure that her child was well cared for, because Jane didn’t want to simply give up the child without knowing what would become of her. Jane’s husband was willing to go along with this, because he knew that this way it would never be known that he had a child with Jane. Jane wanted her husband to admit that he was the father and live as her husband, but he was unwilling to do so. This meant that he never married. Jane believes that his mother influenced his choice. Jane doesn’t want to talk about him, but Jane understands that he is the ancestor of Jane’s descendant.

Jane wants to be clear that she didn’t have any intention of abandoning her daughter. She and her husband paid money to the family that raised her daughter. She and her husband visited her daughter after her daughter moved to Missouri. She wasn’t with her husband as a married couple, but they traveled together and met the family that was raising their daughter. Jane knew that her daughter was being well cared for. Jane knew that, after her daughter was an adult, she made a good marriage and had a family. Then her daughter died of cancer and Jane lost contact with the daughters. Jane was unable to hear anything further from this side of her family. Jane is pleased that a great-great-grandson has contacted her, and hopes that a great-great-granddaughter will also be willing to communicate with her. Jane is aware that her daughter Florence and Florence’s daughter are with her now. Jane hopes that her daughter will forgive her for what she had to do to ensure that Florence had a good upbringing. This is all that Jane will say.

(Dec. 6, 2016) Jane [Yapp] will tell the story of how she was unable to find a good husband. Jane knew that her father was a respected man. Jane knew that she had a good position in the community because of her father. Jane was able to think that she would find a good husband. But Jane’s father died early, and Jane was unable to find a good husband. Jane wanted to be with a man who would be a community leader like her father, but without her father to arrange meetings with possible husbands, it was impossible for Jane to meet eligible men. Jane then decided to find a husband in the church. Jane didn’t want to be a single woman, and she knew that she would have to settle for a man who was less than ideal. Jane wanted her future husband to be able to support her family, and she wanted her future husband to be able to be a proper husband. She wanted her future husband to have a sense of moral responsibility, and she wanted a man who didn’t drink a lot. Jane was able to find a man whom she thought fit that description. He was the son of the minister. He wasn’t a bad man, but he wasn’t very ambitious. He was able to work hard enough, and he was able to think of being part of a family, instead of thinking about being in the street with the bad men.

Jane hoped that this choice would work out. But Jane didn’t realize that her future husband had a secret problem. He was unable to control his lust. He went to prostitutes and Jane didn’t know about it. Jane wanted to have a good married life, and she would never have married a man who was with prostitutes. Jane wanted to be sure that her husband was right for her, so she suggested that they spend the nights together, with a board between them. Her husband wanted to be together without the board. Jane thought that this was the sign of a problem. Jane thought that she could not accept what he wanted, but she was afraid to start looking again for another husband. Jane then decided that she would take a chance on being with him at night without the board. She knew that, if there was a problem, she would be able to refuse to be with him, and this would break off the engagement. Jane spent the night with her future husband, and he tried to touch her like he was already her husband. Jane had the feeling that he wasn’t inexperienced, and she was suspicious. But he respected her when she insisted that he not touch her. So she calmed down her suspicion. But Jane was still uncertain about whether her future husband would be a proper husband. Jane knew that, if she was the mother of children, her husband would have power over her, and she wanted to be sure that he would be a respectable man. Jane knew that, because she wasn’t a proper virgin, that she would have trouble finding a good husband. Jane knew that, because this man might not be a virgin either, he might not have a problem with her lack of virginity. Jane wanted her husband to be aware of her condition, but Jane was afraid to talk to him. So Jane was silent until their wedding night.

On their wedding night, Jane and her husband made love, and he noticed that she wasn’t a virgin. Jane told him about her encounter with a man who had promised to marry her, but he didn’t keep his promise. Jane thought that this would be sufficient, but he was jealous and was angry. This ruined their first night together. After that, Jane’s husband was suspicious and wanted to know every time when Jane was talking with another man. Jane’s husband wanted to be sure that no other man was able to be close to his wife. Jane was unable to continue friendly conversations that she had had with men in church. Jane wanted to have such conversations, because she thought that was a proper way to be part of the church community. But Jane wanted to make sure that this was an innocent desire, so she asked the minister, her husband’s father. The minister knew, from Jane’s question, that Jane’s husband was jealous, and the minister knew that maintaining conversations with men would enflame her husband’s jealousy, so Jane’s father-in-law recommended that Jane not talk to men who made her husband feel jealous. Jane accepted this reluctantly. Jane wanted to be able to have a good relationship with her husband, but Jane knew that she wouldn’t be able to have such a relationship.

Jane hoped to have children, so she could pay attention to them and not have problems. Jane wanted to have children quickly, but her husband preferred to wait. Although they made love regularly, her husband pulled out and made sure that he didn’t get her pregnant. This made Jane angry, and Jane was determined to make sure that her husband was able to get her pregnant. Jane wanted her husband to be in a good mood, so he would enjoy being with her long enough to get her pregnant. Jane wanted her husband to be able to have a baby with her, because she thought this would help her husband take responsibility for the family. She thought that, if she had a baby, it would help bind her husband to her.

But when Jane finally succeeded in becoming pregnant, her husband was angry, and he wouldn’t talk to her. He blamed her for getting pregnant. He wouldn’t be satisfied with her reminder that he had done what he wanted to do. He knew that she had tricked him somehow. He knew that women always had secret agendas. He was able to think about what she had been planning. He wasn’t able to deny that his wife was pregnant, and he was unable to be happy about having a child. So he simply ignored her. He didn’t come home after work. Jane thought that he wouldn’t be this way for long, and she hoped that he would come back to her, and act like a proper husband. But Jane knew that he was with other men, and she knew that he was developing habits that would be hard to change. Jane wanted to have a new ability to know what her husband was doing. She knew that she could sense his environment, and now she began to focus on him, so she could have an idea of who was talking to him, and about what. Jane began to realize that he was having sex with a prostitute. Jane was mortified and furious. Jane thought that her husband wouldn’t be able to continue having this relationship if she was able to expose it. But Jane was afraid to do anything as long as she was pregnant. So Jane was quiet and was able to not confront her husband. Jane wanted to know what her husband thought of her, because she hoped that he would continue to maintain her and her baby. She was able to sense that he didn’t hate her, so she hoped that he would continue to be civil to her and perhaps grow to become a proper husband after he had a child. But Jane knew that this hope was just an illusion. Jane knew that, after her child was born, her husband would be irritated and wouldn’t want to be in the house with a baby. Jane was depressed, because she knew that her husband wouldn’t be a proper father or a proper husband. Jane wanted her husband to be a good husband, but she knew that he couldn’t.

Jane's mother Elizabeth Rogers shares her thoughts

(Also on Dec. 6, 2016, Jane's mother Elizabeth Roberts shared her thoughts on her daughter's situation.)

Elizabeth... knew that her daughter had married a man who wasn’t a good husband. She knew that, if her husband had been alive, her daughter would have had a much better match. She knew that her daughter’s husband was a man who wasn’t able to control his desire for the company of men who liked to drink and talk to women in the street. She knew that her daughter’s husband was a man who wouldn’t be able to be a proper husband, even though he was the son of a minister. Elizabeth knew that her husband would have prohibited Jane from marrying this man, but Elizabeth was unable to say no to Jane, because Elizabeth knew that her daughter had very few opportunities after her father died. So Elizabeth reluctantly accepted that her daughter would marry a man whom she knew wouldn’t be good for her.

Elizabeth wanted her daughter to know that her daughter’s husband was going to be unable to tolerate the crying of a baby. Elizabeth knew that her daughter hadn’t thought of that. Elizabeth knew that, because her husband wanted to make love every night, her daughter wouldn’t have any chance to get sleep. Elizabeth knew that, after her daughter’s baby was born, there would be unpleasant scenes. Elizabeth knew that, after her daughter’s husband decided to leave the house, he would get into the habit of not coming back until late at night. This meant that he would be tempted to find other women. Elizabeth knew that, when her daughter’s husband began to live with other women, Elizabeth would be tempted to take revenge. The code for such betrayal was death, and Elizabeth knew that her daughter was the type of woman who would seriously consider such a thing.

Elizabeth knew that her daughter didn’t want to kill her husband. Elizabeth knew that her daughter wanted to find a way to ensure that her husband would take care of her. Elizabeth knew that her daughter wouldn’t be the wife of her husband any more. Elizabeth also knew that her daughter wouldn’t be able to marry anyone else, because she was the cast-off wife of a man who lived with a prostitute. Elizabeth wanted her daughter to be able to accept her fate, but her daughter wanted to try again to find a husband.

Elizabeth knows that her daughter went to a man who she knew so he could have a chance to be interested in her. She did this to ensure that she would be able to live with a respectable man. She knew that she wouldn’t have more children unless her husband wanted to. She knew that her husband would have to accept four children that weren’t his own. She knew that this was very unlikely. She knew that she was taking a very big risk when she decided to get pregnant. She knew that, because she became pregnant when her lover had already decided to leave her, she wouldn’t be able to convince him to marry her. She knew that she wouldn’t have the opportunity to be a respectable woman. She knew that she wouldn’t have the opportunity to live with her children because her husband wouldn’t accept them as part of his responsibility. She wanted to ensure that her lover didn’t leave her, so she threatened to tell everybody who was the father of her baby. This had the result of her husband deciding to marry her in secret, far away from the village. She knew that her husband would be careful, and she knew that she would be safe far from home. She knew that her father would have helped her, and she knew a friend of her father who lived near Chicago.

Elizabeth wanted her daughter to be able to live a respectable life. Elizabeth hoped that her daughter wouldn’t have to openly live with the baby of a man who wasn’t openly her husband. Elizabeth wanted her daughter to consider having a new way of living, with her husband living in his household and Jane living with her mother. But Jane wanted to have a proper marriage, and wouldn’t listen to this possibility.

Unfortunately, Jane wanted something that simply wasn’t possible. As a result, Jane lost her baby, because her husband insisted that they give it up. Jane wasn’t able to live with her husband, and she wasn’t able to keep her baby. She was simply unable to get what she wanted. Elizabeth remembers that Jane wanted to be able to have a memory of being able to succeed. And Jane wanted to have a memory of having success in something that she did in life. Jane wanted to know that she was able to be loved and respected. She wanted to be a good wife, and she knew that she was capable of being a good wife. And she knew that she wasn’t able to live with a man who didn’t have any interest in being with his wife.

Elizabeth wanted to have a good relationship with her daughter, but Elizabeth had made a promise that she wouldn’t accept Jane in her house after it became clear that Jane had encouraged her brother to kill her husband. Elizabeth was willing to talk to her daughter if they met in the street, and Elizabeth was able to visit Jane whenever Jane was inclined to talk to her mother. But Elizabeth held firm to her prohibition. Jane was never allowed in her mother’s home.

Jane wouldn’t complain. She just imagined how things might be better. Jane wanted to be a good woman, and she continued going to church, even though nobody talked to her. Jane was aware that she wasn’t accepted, and Jane wasn’t impressed by the attitude of people who pretended to be Christian. Jane simply wanted to pay back what she had done, and she thought that God would know that she continued to faithfully go to church. Jane knew that she wouldn’t have any problem with people in the community. She knew that she was able to avoid being negative, and she was able to have a good sense of humor. She was not unwilling to work, and she gradually began finding jobs for washerwomen. Jane was able to support herself as well as she could, and that was sufficient as long as Elizabeth lived. This is all that Elizabeth will say today.

Jane's final thoughts

(Jan. 3, 2017) Jane Yapp welcomes John to record. Jane understands that John has awoken interest in the ancestors in his family. Jane is pleased to know that John and his sister are both inclined to communicate with Jane. Jane knows that she isn’t a very respectable ancestor, but Jane understands that John and Maria don’t view respectability in the same way as Jane did. Jane wanted her descendants to have the opportunity to have respectable lives, but her reputation made it impossible for her children to have good marriages. This meant that her children were unable to be prosperous. Jane was sad because she knew that her children were talented and would have been able to live lives of community involvement. Jane knows that, because of what she did, there was a curse on her descendants.

Jane thought that the curse might only affect her children, but Jane now knows that it has extended through the generations. Jane hopes that this curse won’t be permanent. Jane now knows that the eldest daughter of her descendant Lisa is in a healthy marriage. Jane thinks that, because of this fact, it is possible that the curse has been removed. Jane believes that John has enabled Jane to reintegrate her descendants. Jane believes that John will be able to communicate with the children of her earlier children. Jane believes that, if John is able to do so, it will be a blessing. Jane hopes that John will have a way to find descendants of Jane’s earlier children. Jane wants John to have this ability so Jane might be able to see what has become of her other children’s descendants. Jane hope that, somewhere in her lineage, someone else has broken the curse that she brought on her children.

Jane believes that, because of what she did, there will be a new way of understanding her situation. Jane thinks that, if she hadn’t done what she did, her descendants would never have thought of getting to know her. But because she became known for what she instigated, it was apparent that someone at some time would find a way to communicate with her. Jane thinks that, if her descendants have the ability to forgive their ancestor, it will enable her descendants to work together with her ancestors to help her family be respectable. Jane believes that her family should have been respectable, and she hopes that her descendants will be respectable in their own way in their own time. Jane thinks that her descendants won’t mind if she has the privilege of wanting to be involved with her descendants’ lives. Jane hopes that her descendants won’t have any reason to prevent her from watching and knowing that she has a continuing lineage.

Jane has the opinion that, because of what she did, she is especially concerned about her descendants. Jane thinks that many people never think too much about what happened to their descendants, but Jane was preoccupied with that question when she was alive, and this preoccupation continues. Jane believes that, if her descendants are able to work with her, she will be able to inform them about what happens after people are beaten by life. Jane knows that, after the birth of her daughter Florence, she was depressed and unable to want to do anything. She knew that people knew that something had happened, but she never talked and nobody in her community knew that Florence existed. Jane wanted to be able to have a normal life and a loving husband. But her husband was unable to be with her because of her children. She knew that, because her children wouldn’t accept being less important than his children, that she couldn’t marry him and have a normal family.

Jane wanted to find a way to help her children be able to become independent, but she simply had no resources. Jane was unable to think of any way to help her children. She knew that, when they grew up, they wouldn’t be invited to work in positions that ensured a comfortable life. She knew that, because of what she did, she had condemned them to lives of labor and the inability to rise in the world. Jane wanted her children to leave the community, but most of them didn’t want to. Jane knew that her daughter Mary married a man who moved away from the community. Jane knew that Mary was interested in her half-sister. Jane knew that Mary communicated with her half-sister from time to time. Mary wanted to meet her half-sister, but she never did. Jane knew that Mary wanted her half-sister to be able to have a working relationship with her family. But Mary’s children were not interested in keeping alive the communication. Jane suspects that Mary wouldn’t have wanted Jane to know that Mary had been in contact with Florence. But Mary was able to do what she did, only because Jane was able to tell Mary where Florence lived.

Jane wanted Florence to write to her, but Florence never did. Jane wanted Florence to be able to forgive her mother. Jane thought that Florence wouldn’t think badly of Jane if Florence knew what kind of person Jane really was. But Jane knew that Florence wanted to be able to have a respectable life. Jane knew that she wasn’t respectable, and knowledge of her existence would make big problems for Florence. Jane thinks that, because Florence decided not to communicate with her mother, Florence was unable to be a good mother to her own daughters. Jane doesn’t know if this is true, but Jane suspects that something in Florence’s way of acting was affected by her denial of her own mother. Jane thinks, if this was true, then Florence’s daughters would have had trouble forming marriages. Jane now understands that there were problems in the family, which leads Jane to suspect that she is right. However, Jane will be willing to gladly admit that she is wrong. This is all that Jane has to say.

(Jan. 19, 2018) Richard Yapp will be pleased to speak. Richard acknowledges that he lived badly. He is now aware that he has acted in ways that harmed his children after his death. Richard Yapp has the belief that it is possible for men to act in a way that helps descendants. Richard Yapp doesn’t know how to do this. But Richard Yapp realizes that sharing his thoughts will help descendants live better lives. This is all that Richard Yapp will say.

William Henry Young

(Dec. 23, 2016) William Henry Young will be pleased to talk to his great-great-grandson. William Henry Young understands that his great-great-grandson will record what he says. William Henry Young was from a family that was of good repute in the town where he lived. William was generally known as Henry. He knew that his name was chosen because he had an ancestor named Henry Young, and he was also named for his father. He went by the name Henry to distinguish himself from his father. Henry knew that, after his father died, he would have the option of using the name William. However, he chose to continue using Henry for the rest of his life.

Henry Young knew that, because his father died while he was unmarried, he had much more opportunity to find a wife than most young men had. Henry knew that his mother would limit his choice, but Henry, as the eldest son, had received his inheritance. This meant that Henry would be able to make his own decisions without the threat of being disinherited. Henry knew that, if he made a wise choice, he would be able to become a community leader. He knew that, because of his father’s position, he would be given opportunities that other men wouldn’t have been given. He knew that, if he was careful, he would be able to gain the respect of the community. He knew that, because of his family’s position, he was in a privileged position. Henry Young knew that, because he was the eldest son, he had the responsibility of taking care of his younger brothers and sisters, and participating in the decision of who they would marry. Henry Young expected to do this with the help of his mother. Henry decided to marry and then establish himself as a respected member of the community, so his advice would be heeded when his younger brothers and sisters made their decisions.

Henry wanted to be able to meet eligible young women, so he became a member of a local church. Henry knew that this church was the church to which community leaders belonged, and Henry wanted to become part of this network. Henry wanted to be able to have influence over his younger brothers and sisters, and he thought that being a member of the church would give him additional authority. Henry wanted to be sure that he made a good decision. He intended to be a worthy member of the community.

However, he met a woman who had an effect on him. She had the ability to arouse his sexual passion. She knew that he would be a good husband, and she intended to arrange that he would become her husband. Henry knew what she intended, and he knew that she intended to ensure that he became her husband by getting pregnant. Henry knew that, because she was willing to have sex with him, he was risking his plan to become a worthy member of the community. But Henry was weak, and failed to resist the temptation. He began to have a sexual relationship with a woman whom he had no intention of marrying. Henry decided that this relationship had to end. He knew that this was threatening his future. He knew that, if he didn’t do something to ensure that the relationship ended, there would be a scandal which would guarantee that he would never become a community leader. Henry decided to tell his lover that he wasn’t going to continue having a relationship. He intended to tell her that he wouldn’t be available any more. He wanted to ensure that he ended the relationship in a respectful way. He was certain that he would be able to do this.

However, he was not aware that his lover was already pregnant. He told her that he intended to end the relationship. She told him that she was pregnant. This resulted in a disagreement. Henry had not promised to marry her. Now she insisted that he marry her to ensure that he was not made to be a scandalous man. He wanted to think about the possibility of marrying her. He thought that, if he married this woman with four children, everybody would know that he had had sex with her and was marrying her because she had become pregnant. However, if he refused to marry her, he could deny that he was the father of the child.

Henry didn’t know if that was a good decision. He felt conflicted and was unable to make a firm decision. He couldn’t decide without giving up something that was important to him. If he lied, he knew that he would have a guilty conscience. If he told the truth, he would have a life of limited opportunities. This meant that he would not be able to guarantee good spouses for his younger brothers and sisters. Henry knew that, if he did what he was tempted to do, he would never have the ability to respect himself. He decided that, for this reason, he wouldn’t lie and deny that the child was his. However, he hoped that his lover would be willing to hide the fact that he had fathered her child.

Henry thought that his lover wouldn’t be unwilling to do this, if there was a way to ensure that she gave birth outside the community. So Henry began planning to make a trip to Chicago. He knew that such a trip wasn’t unusual. He also knew that often people gave rides to others who were willing to pay for the ability to get somewhere. Henry decided that he would pretend to have made an agreement with his lover to take her to a county in Illinois where she had relatives.

This wasn’t the actual situation. He knew that she knew someone in this county who had been a friend of her father. This man would be able to help her for the sake of his old friendship. Henry knew that, because he had no contacts outside the community, there wasn’t any better plan. Henry knew that, if he went to Chicago, he would be gone for several weeks. He could conceivably stretch this time out to two months. But if he was absent longer, it would be a problem. So Henry decided to wait until there wasn’t any more time, and take his lover to Chicago and secretly marry her. Then he would be able to ensure that his child wasn’t a bastard. After that, he thought that he could ensure that his brothers and sisters had good marriages, although he wouldn’t be able to marry, himself. Henry thought that this was a plan that would enable him to fulfill his obligation to his wife, and to his child, and to his family. Henry knew that his lover wanted him to live openly with her as her husband. Henry knew that she had four children, and Henry didn’t think that he should be responsible to raise them. Henry knew that four children would be very expensive, especially when it was time to prepare them to become adults with their own way to make a living. Henry didn’t want to use up all his family resources to support the children of another man. His lover understood this problem, and she was willing to cooperate with him.

Henry knew that, if her family would undertake to ensure that her children were provided for, he would be able to live with her as her husband and raise the child that she was bearing. Henry decided that, because he didn’t have any other idea, he wouldn’t be willing to resist if his lover insisted that he take care of her children until they were old enough to live on their own. Henry knew that, if he was willing to do this, he would be limiting his resources, but he didn’t have any other idea. He simply saw this as being a necessary part of the situation that he had found himself in.

Henry wanted to be able to live with a family that was respectful and loving. He knew that his lover was a good mother and a good housewife. He knew that she wouldn’t be extravagant. He thought that, if she didn’t have the four children, she would be an excellent wife. However, he was unable to make the situation work in a way that fulfilled his responsibilities. He hoped that his wife’s family would agree to take care of her children when they needed help to get established. But his wife’s brothers were not well off, and he knew that one of her brothers had left the community because of the murder of her husband. He knew that this problem would make it impossible for him to be a community leader. He thought that, if he openly married this woman, this would be a scandal and wouldn’t have any good result. He wouldn’t ever be able to succeed in the way that his father had. For this reason, he decided to marry his lover secretly and give away the child.

But this was not possible. He was unable to think of a way to give away a child. He simply didn’t know how to give a child to someone who wanted to raise a child but was unable to have a baby. He didn’t know anyone who would know of such a family. He thought that sometimes different people wanted to have a baby and were unable. But he didn’t know of any such couple in his community. Henry hoped that he would be able to find such a couple when he went to Chicago with his lover and married her. But Henry knew that this wasn’t guaranteed, and he knew that he would have to ensure that his lover had enough money to live while giving birth and taking care of the infant during its first few months. Henry knew that, if he was able to make sure that his wife had a place to live while she was pregnant, he would be able to make sure that someone was willing to take the child. So he made that his priority.

When he arrived in Aurora, Illinois, Henry decided to stop there and find a place for his lover to stay while she was pregnant. Then he looked for a minister who was willing to marry them. He was able to do so, and got married at the county courthouse. Henry knew that the marriage wasn’t proper, and he didn’t have any way of having a proper marriage ceremony. Henry knew that, because he married in this way, the community where he lived wouldn’t accept his wife as his wife. He would have to marry again in a church. He thought about the possibility of doing that, but he didn’t think it would be likely. Then his lover decided to insist that they live together. He thought that this had already been decided. He thought that she had agreed that he would help her find a home for the child. But she changed her mind, and was unable to control her hysterical emotions. This made a problem in the house where she was staying. Henry knew that, if she continued to behave this way, he would be forced to take her somewhere else. But Henry didn’t have anywhere else to take her. He knew that this was the beginning of a crisis that would last until the baby was born. He knew that his lover would continue insisting that he live together with her as her husband. But he knew that, if he did that, he would be unable to care for her children. This meant that he wouldn’t be able to form close bonds with them. And that meant that they would always be resentful. He knew that he needed to avoid this, in order to ensure that he was able to fulfill his obligation to his younger brothers and sisters.

Henry knew that, when he was able to give a friendly word to his lover, she responded by acting kind. He knew that, if he was able to control his emotions when she got hysterical, she would recover and would begin to think about the limitations on his situation. Henry was able to get her through a week in Aurora. He knew that he had to move on to Chicago, and he knew that, if he delayed, his return to Wisconsin would be a problem.

(continued Jan. 17, 2018) William Henry Young will speak. William Henry Young will call himself Henry. Henry moved on to Chicago. He did what he had intended to do, which was successful. He had business to arrange with people who knew people in his home village. This was going to be useful to others in the future. Henry knew that he would not be likely to go to Chicago again. His visit was not good for his own situation, but he knew that people would accept that he wanted to see the big city.

Afterward, Henry returned to Aurora, where his wife was about to give birth. He knew that she was going to have to wait two or three months. He knew that he could not wait. He also knew that his wife had no money. He had to leave half of his money. He knew that this would cause a problem. He was unable to buy some of the things that he had promised to buy for others. He simply had no choice. He would have to return their money when he returned to his home town.

Henry was unaware that his wife had a secret collection of money. He suddenly discovered this. He thought that she would be able to help herself and allow him to meet his obligations. He asked her to be willing to let him do this. She was afraid that he would never help her. She thought that he was thinking of abandoning her. She was unwilling, but finally accepted that he was concerned about meeting his obligations, and would be concerned about meeting his obligation to her. This allowed Henry to buy the things that he had promised to buy for others.

Henry knew, because he had delayed, that people would be anxious. He had to return to his village. He knew that, because of the delay, people would have questions. Henry decided to say that he fell ill. This would simply answer without saying anything. He knew that people would ask about the woman that he had brought with him. He decided to explain that she had decided to stay with the friend of her father. This would help people think that there was nothing between Henry and the woman. However, Henry suspected that he would have to find a way to communicate with the woman. Only this way would he be sure that she wouldn’t talk to people about what had happened.

Henry knew, because of the situation, that he would never marry. Henry knew that he would never become a leader. He knew that he had given up opportunities because of his weakness. Henry knew, because of the way he had tried to resolve the situation, that his conscience was relatively good. He wanted to continue with a relatively good conscience. He hoped that he would be able to be a good influence on his younger brothers and sisters. He imagined helping his mother choose appropriate spouses. But he also imagined that his mother would not want his help, because of what he had done. Henry never tried to involve himself in the selection of spouses of his brothers and sisters. Henry continued farming as long as he lived. He farmed the land that his father had owned. He knew that his father expected him to share the land with his brothers. He also knew that there wasn’t enough land for all of the brothers. Henry thought that, because of this situation, he would have to make an arrangement with one of his brothers to cooperate in farming the land together. This was what Henry originally planned, but this plan did not happen.

Henry knew that, if he was going to cooperate with one of his brothers, he would be expected to work for his brother, because he did not have a family. However, he was the eldest brother. This meant that he would expect his brother to follow his advice. This meant that there would likely be conflict. Henry eventually realized that none of his younger brothers would be willing to cooperate with him. He was disappointed, but not surprised.

Henry knew that, as long as his mother lived, Henry had a secure place. But he also knew that, after his mother died, he would have to think of farming elsewhere. He imagined working for a relative. But he couldn’t find a relative who would accept that he had experience as an independent farmer. He knew that people liked to hire young men, because they were cooperative. Henry, as an established farmer, would have his regular habits that might not be convenient for a farmer who wanted a helper.

Henry thought that, eventually, he would be able to find a nephew who would agree to have Henry teach him how to farm. And this is what happened. Henry’s sister’s son was willing to let Henry be in charge of his farm, as Henry taught his nephew and allowed him to keep most of the harvest. This was a good arrangement for several years, until Henry got too weak. Then Henry lived alone.



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