Monthly Archives: February 2017

Pappa’s Childhood: Conclusion (part 11)

Posted on February 26, 2017 by bullersbackporch

Conclusion of “Pappa’s Childhood,” a section of my grandfather’s memoirs, edited by my mother, Dell Buller,  from some of her father, G.M.C. Massey’s manuscript notes. After about a year, we bought an old improved place near Pleasant Grove. We let the unimproved … Continue reading →

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Pappa’s Childhood (part 10)

Posted on February 24, 2017 by bullersbackporch

My grandfather, G.M.C. Massey’s memoirs continue, as edited by my mom into the section she titled “Pappa’s Childhood.” All our family had had a siege of the mumps and it had skipped me entirely. It hurt me for I wanted … Continue reading →

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Pappa’s Childhood (part 9)

Posted on February 23, 2017 by bullersbackporch

More from my grandfather, G.M.C. Massey, as he writes of growing up in late 19th century rural East Texas—  from my mom’s partial edit of his manuscript, titled “Pappa’s Childhood.” Up to the time that I was nearly 15 years of … Continue reading →

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Pappa’s Childhood (part 8)

Posted on February 22, 2017 by bullersbackporch

My grandfather, G.M.C. Massey, writes more of his youth growing up in late 19th century rural East Texas in this section from my mom’s partial edit of his manuscript she titled “Pappa’s Childhood.” When I was about 12 years of age, … Continue reading →

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Pappa’s Childhood (part 7)

Posted on February 21, 2017 by bullersbackporch

More from Granddad’s memoirs of his youth in 19th century rural East Texas, as edited by my mom into a manuscript she titled “Pappa’s Childhood.” We, on the farm, looked to the Fourth of July as a great day for we … Continue reading →

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Pappa’s Childhood (part 6)

Posted on February 21, 2017 by bullersbackporch

Continuing “Pappa’s Childhood”, mom’s edit of her father’s memoirs of his youth in rural east Texas circa the late 19th century. Most of our teachers had spelling matches on Friday or speaking. Usually, we had spelling one Friday and speaking … Continue reading →

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Pappa’s Childhood (part 5)

Posted on February 20, 2017 by bullersbackporch

Guest blogger G.M.C. Massey, my grandfather, continues the tale of his childhood in rural East Texas in this next segment from my mom’s edit of his notes, Pappa’s Childhood. I remember when I was 8 years old, my father was boiling off … Continue reading →

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Pappa’s Childhood (part 4)

Posted on February 17, 2017 by bullersbackporch

More of Mom’s edit of Granddad’s memoir manuscripts. Some of this has been shared here before but presenting in sequence this time. We only had ice cream when it snowed enough that we could gather it up. If we had … Continue reading →

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Pappa’s Childhood (part 3)

Posted on February 15, 2017 by bullersbackporch

My Mom edited the start of her father’s autobiographical notes.  I’ve shared this part about his early schooling in 19th Century East Texas in a prior post, and now wanted to include it in sequence. About this time, the first school in out neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Pappa’s Childhood (part 2)

Posted on February 11, 2017 by bullersbackporch

Continuing with my Mom’s edit of the beginning of her father’s autobiography, here is part 2, describing growing up in late 19th Century East Texas. Something that made an indelible impression on me when I was very young was what they called then as … Continue reading →

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