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(L to R): Ben Cole and his son, Howard (they lived next door to the Finks and Howells at the locks), Charlyne Fink, Eugene Fink, Denver Fink, Charles Martin Howell, Marjorie Fink, Isabelle SCHERRER Howell.
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A levee break in 1927 flooded the area around the houses by the locks. The family had to use a row boat to do their laundry.
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Alva, Marjorie, Eugene, Norris Robbins, Charlyne and Denver Fink at the LaGrange Locks in 1930.
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During my trip to Illinois in Nov 2001, I went in search of the La Grange Locks where grandma Ivey grew up. I found them, but after I got home, I found out these locks were built in 1939, after grandma was there. The old locks are down river a few miles, and I never got to see them. I also wanted to take pictures of the three houses on the locks that grandma’s family and two other families lived in during that time. The new locks have three house also, so it made it even more confusing for me. Next time I go, I will look for the old location of the locks.
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Connie and Hilma Jean at the original LaGrange Locks, where their mother, Marjorie FINK Ivey, and her family lived & worked in the 1920’s. This photo was taken April 2002, during the week after my grandmother Ivey’s burial.
