First, my maternal great grandfather, Leonard Simpson Farmer, married my great grandmother, Joanna Blackwell (at left). After having had several children, Joanna died. One of the younger children was my maternal grandmother, Ollie Farmer (at right).

Simpson then married Malva Campbell (at right). They also had several children. Simpson died in 1928 and Malva in 1966.

Second, my paternal grandmother Laura Campbell (at left) married my grandfather, Perry G. Cox. They too had several children, one of which was my father, James H. Cox.

Malva Campbell Farmer and Laura Campbell Cox were sisters.

This situation was brought to the attention of my mother, during her engagement to my father, by Malva. My mother quotes her as asking, “What would your children call me? Aunt grandma?”

Later, after the wedding, my parents came to visit my dad’s mother, Laura. At one point, my dad stood up and said that he wanted to go see his aunt. My mom said she wanted to go too, and see her grandmother. Which, of course, was one and the same person, Malva Campbell Farmer.

 (A lot of people that know me, have wondered, “What are you?”, but that‘s another story)