![]() Why was Peru, in the middle of Indiana called the Circus City? Peru was known as the Circus City, which made perfect sense to me. I vividly remember an old weathered red round barn along that stretch of the road, now long gone. At one place, we could stop and use the old hand pump beside the river to get a drink of water. The road threaded and shimmied along between the Wabash River and the railroad tracks. The old road, today, Business 24, follows the Wabash River – the old Indian path, then the pioneer and settlers’ road right through the center of Peru. That drive was exciting, especially the crooked part between Wabash and US 31. When I was a child, my grandparents lived in Silver Lake, Indiana, and mother and I lived in Kokomo, an hour or so away. Literally, a door slammed in her face.īefore we visit the 1940s and 1950s, let’s fast forward a few years. ![]() In fact, I spent quite a bit of time reconstructing Mom’s timeline in the late 1940s and 1950, hoping for a hint of where to look.Įarly 1950 was a transition in mother’s life. At this point, I probably won’t, at least not before the census is indexed. I found my father living in Chicago in the census, but have been unable to locate Mom. And, truth be told, I came just a hair’s breadth from never existing. ![]() I wasn’t a gleam in anyone’s eye for several years in the future. They weren’t married, at least not to each other at that time. This chapter began when I was looking for my mother and father in the 1950 census, just a few short weeks ago. ![]() The beginning is a bit fuzzy, but the end is clear, crystal clear. I’m not sure how to begin this article, or where. ![]()
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