Philly - Family Roots

Saturday afternoon we decided to explore more of Ollie's family history. We drove out to Paoli, PA to see the house and mill where Ollie's grandmother Marie grew up. They lived out in the country and Ollie's great grandfather, Richard Haughton, or Pop, was an insurance man who commuted to the city everyday. Marie commuted half way to school. They lived in the "big house". This is the house Marie and her sister were born in and lived until about 18-20 years old. They owned about 25-30 acres of land, which consisted of; the big house, the mill, a barn and three other houses. The grist mill was Richard's hobby. The mill was used by the farmers to ground their grain. Later it was used commercially and at one point even ground flour for Pepperidge Farms. After the depression, Pop lost his job and couldn't pay the mortgage. Luckily he had a friend that worked for the bank that helped pay the interest where they didn't lose the house.

After visiting the house and mill we traveled a few miles away to Bryn Mawr, PA to The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Here is where several of Ollie's family members are buried; his great grandmother, his grandfather, his aunt and many more family generations back. James Haughton, Marie's great, great grandfather was a reverend at this parish.