Mom's Childhood
July 18, 2010
Mom, Lana Hendricks, was born in Ontario, OR, on September 12, 1948. Her mother was Mary Margaret Swensen Hendricks (Bateman). Her father was William Blair Hendricks. In her childhood her family moved to Idaho, and she was raised in Ontario, OR, and (Boise,) Idaho. She was one of 6 siblings; her siblings are Pam Hendricks (Moore), sister, Craig Hendricks, brother, Brian Hendricks, brother, and Tracy (Bateman) (Murphy), sister. She also has a half-brother, Rick. Later her mother was remarried to David Bateman. Her grandparents, on her mother's side, were the Swensens.
Mom comes from a line of Mormon descendants, on her mother's side. In her genealogy book, made by the LDS (Mormon church), it talks about how one of our ancestors in Mom's family helped build the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah (he got the stones/bricks prepared that were used to built the Temple).
Mom's family members are predominately Mormon (on her mother's side), and Mom was raised in the Mormon church. I remember (Amy) Mom telling me about how she got baptized in the temple (Mormon church). Also she told me how she was baptized for the dead, which is a rite which the Mormons perform.
We get several heritages from Mom's side of the family: Danish (from Denmark), English, Norwegian, Dutch, and I believe Scottish and possibly Irish. We also have a little bit of French (from her mother's side).
Mom's brother Brian is deceased. Mom told me how when she was newly married to our dad, she learned of her brother's untimely death; he had been working as a window-washer at a skyscraper/tall building when he sadly, fell to the ground below and lost his life. He was young, just in his early twenties.
Mom's father has also passed recently. Recently her mother passed. We will miss her.
Recently, we lost Mom's little sister, Tracy.
Mom's sister, Pam (Moore), is married, for many years, to Jack, a funny, congenial man who we all liked and who made us laugh. He has a nice hearty laugh. Pam is a nice lady. She reminds me a bit of our mom, with her warm personality, and sense of humor. She looks a little like her too. They have several grown children.
Mom's brother, Craig, has two grown children. He's a nice man, sweet.
I remember going to visit Mom's family in Idaho in the summers when I was very young. I remember going to our Grandmother's house, and Pam and Jack's house. Mom comes from a big family (must be were she learned to cook those excellent and huge dinners!) and her family is very family-oriented. That's what I like about it.
Mom comes from a line of Mormon descendants, on her mother's side. In her genealogy book, made by the LDS (Mormon church), it talks about how one of our ancestors in Mom's family helped build the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah (he got the stones/bricks prepared that were used to built the Temple).
Mom's family members are predominately Mormon (on her mother's side), and Mom was raised in the Mormon church. I remember (Amy) Mom telling me about how she got baptized in the temple (Mormon church). Also she told me how she was baptized for the dead, which is a rite which the Mormons perform.
We get several heritages from Mom's side of the family: Danish (from Denmark), English, Norwegian, Dutch, and I believe Scottish and possibly Irish. We also have a little bit of French (from her mother's side).
Mom's brother Brian is deceased. Mom told me how when she was newly married to our dad, she learned of her brother's untimely death; he had been working as a window-washer at a skyscraper/tall building when he sadly, fell to the ground below and lost his life. He was young, just in his early twenties.
Mom's father has also passed recently. Recently her mother passed. We will miss her.
Recently, we lost Mom's little sister, Tracy.
Mom's sister, Pam (Moore), is married, for many years, to Jack, a funny, congenial man who we all liked and who made us laugh. He has a nice hearty laugh. Pam is a nice lady. She reminds me a bit of our mom, with her warm personality, and sense of humor. She looks a little like her too. They have several grown children.
Mom's brother, Craig, has two grown children. He's a nice man, sweet.
I remember going to visit Mom's family in Idaho in the summers when I was very young. I remember going to our Grandmother's house, and Pam and Jack's house. Mom comes from a big family (must be were she learned to cook those excellent and huge dinners!) and her family is very family-oriented. That's what I like about it.
