Welcome to Sprigg Street Memories! My name is Darla June Franklin. My maiden name was Yow.
This blog will be my place to re-live old memories and introduce you to the people who lived near me in the South Sprigg Street neighborhood of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, during the late 1950's and early 1960's. Hopefully you may find my memories entertaining or informative. Maybe you have some memories or photos from that neighborhood and time also. If so, I hope that you will share them with me and also with others who may happen to visit this blog. You may leave a comment or email me at darlayow@gmail.com-
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A Hummingbird Listened to Me Sing This Morning
I just had the most awesome experience: I was sitting on the back patio, drinking my morning coffee, & singing quietly. A tiny hummingbird (I think it must have been a very young one) came & sat on the shepherd’s … Continue reading
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New Header Image
I have changed the header image to show the block where our house was located on South Sprigg. This is the southernmost part of the 1200 block of South Sprigg. In this photo, the first house on the left was … Continue reading
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I am a Grandma Again! And, I am Back at Brainards Again!
This post has nothing to do with Sprigg Street, but I have a new granddaughter, Harmony Grace. She was born July 24th and she brings such joy to my heart. I do get to see her at least once a … Continue reading
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The Mississippi River – My Confidante
This morning I was thinking about my life in Cape Girardeau, MO, growing up very near the Mississippi River and how special that river was to me as a child & also as a teen-ager. There was just something … Continue reading
Posted in 1960, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Sprigg Street
Tagged Cape Girardeau Missouri, Mississippi, Mississippi River
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My GGG Grandfather??
The story I have for you today is not officially documented, mainly because the old courthouse in Marble Hill MO burned down many years ago and all records were lost. The information I have received is word of mouth, but … Continue reading
Working On a New Post & a Baby Blanket
I promised some of you a post regarding Lewis VanBuren Yow, (photo above) and I want you to know I am still working on it. I have moved recently & my family history documents are in a state of disarray. … Continue reading
Sarah Elizabeth Cheek Yow
Sarah Elizabeth Cheek Yow was my great grandmother on my father, Raymond Yow’s side. She was said to be full blooded Cherokee, which I have tried unsuccessfully to document. She was born in Marble Hill MO. She had 10 siblings … Continue reading
My Great Grandpa Louis Calvin ‘Cal’ Yow
I promised in an earlier post to write about my great grandfather, Louis Calvin ‘Cal’ Yow. As you can see, he was a mountain of a man. He was of Irish or Scottish descent. He was born in Tishomingo County … Continue reading
Posted in Cape Girardeau, Family History, Missouri
Tagged blindness, Cal Yow, Cape Girardeau, coal mining, Fairmount Cemetery, floating hotel, Grand Tower, Grandparent, iron works, Mary Ann Tripp, Mississippi, Sarah Cheek Yow, silica mine, Southeast Missourian, st louis, steamboat, Tishomingo County Mississippi, Tom Yow, wood cutting
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Sprigg Street Memories, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 1960's 