My Grandmothers Were Best Friends
Lillian and Ann (the baby may be Lillian’s daughter, also named Lillian)
Nov 18 – write about your ancestor’s best friend
My story is an unusual one. My grandmother’s best friend was also my grandmother. I never met my biological grandmother, but have been told by several people that I strongly resemble her. There are not many stories that have been passed down; she died young and my grandfather never wanted to talk about her.
I don’t know when Lillian and Ann first met or how long they had been friends, but I do know that they were together when they met the man they both would marry. The girls worked at the Krementz jewelry factory and walked home together after work. Anthony, a beat cop in the city they lived in, noticed them as they were walking and, as young men will do, at some point stopped to talk to them, Lillian in particular.
Though she did not immediately return his interest, after seeing and talking to him on the street many times, she eventually agreed to a date. They ultimately married and had two children. Less than 12 years into their marriage, Lillian became sick and died.
Ann had stayed close to the family and was there to support Anthony and his two young children when Lillian died. A year later, Ann and Anthony married and they eventually had a child of their own.