McClellan: The legacy of a woman and her 22 babies

McClellan: The legacy of a woman and her 22 babies


Her parents believed in the old ways, and so they arranged a marriage, but Margaret was a strong-willed woman even then, and she rejected her parents’ choice. Officially, there was a living room, a kitchen and a bedroom, but in truth, the whole house was a bedroom. Several had died of various childhood ailments — mostly when they were very young — and one child was hit and killed by a car when he was 11.

Author: By Bill McClellan St. Louis Post-Dispatch


Published at: 2025-03-29 13:53:00

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