THIRTY THREE ~ OMFAGAWD "mom" has been FOUND!

This photo ended the Search for MOM!

Our searches showed a "Lee Ann Jennings" married a Marvin Glickman June 13 1981 in Florida. We had focused a large portion of our searches to Florida because  "Lenora Anne Jennings Veri" obtained a divorce in Florida from my Father in 1979. Marvin passed in 1998 and his wife Lee Ann passed in 2003. Discrepancies steered us away from the Glickmans.

Still the name kept coming up, and we would look at the info Again! One of the founding members of our Search team "Tom B" and I spent a few days throwing around new theories and possibilities. Tom B pushed further and he made Contact with one of the Daughters listed in Marvin's Obituary....the 5 minute conversation opened the door a crack. Enough that I called the daughter again. The next day I made contact with all Three daughters.

The Daughters could Not have been more Helpful

Yes the daughter spoke of things that were similar to my sister and mother. Well dressed, perfect makeup, coiffed hair....all things Not found in me LOL They explained it was the Doctor who wrote the names on the Death certificate, so now we knew why the names were wrong. Mom had met Marvin shortly after she left Chicago. Mom was already dating Marvin when she obtained her divorce in 1979. Their marriage in 1981 fit. Many questions were answered which did NOT make me convinced it was my mom.

I asked if they would look at a photo a cousin had sent me when mom lived in Chicago taken about 1971. The response was Instant. One daughter replied "100 % that is Lee Ann Glickman" The other daughter said "Yes that's Lee Ann for Sure" UMMMM WHAT???

Their conviction opened up the conversation even more. Maybe now they realized I "was" the daughter of Lee Ann Glickman. Their willingness to share details including the Death Certificate of Lee Ann Glickman convinced me I could Share more personal secrets  than I originally planned to. I feel ZEN because the "Search for Lenora Jennings is Truly over!

Where do we go from here?

Now I will take the time to learn about my mom and her life as "Lee Ann Glickman". 

I feel such a sense of Peace knowing that my mom lived a Happy Life for decades. I am so Grateful that I got to share this amazing discovery with my newly found "Brother Steve" 

We will get to learn together what happened in Mom's life....the things that brought her Joy.

The wonder and worry about what happened to mom, is gone. Replaced by a Calmness. Marvin's family will fill in all the blanks. Steve and I will finally get to know our mother.

I feel Blessed and want to thank Everyone for All the effort, 

concern, guidance and love thru this entire process!  

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

THIRTY TWO ~ Keeping a Good thought & a Prayer

 

I do Not recognize this person!

Reboot of 2021 Search Result

In 2019 One of the hardest working genealogists in our group "Tom B" wrote about a Lee Ann Glickman, Last Oct 2020 & then again in Jan 2021 I posted to my Private FB page "Find Lenora Ann Jennings" about my search again into Lee Ann Glickman. Even my cousin sent me this name in an email this year....it seems to always be on our Radar.

There are 8 of us Dedicated to search with only crumbs as a reward. The 7 volunteers work for no pay, just my gratitude. It has been a long time since there was any new leads or news. I had NO idea that we would revisit this Lee Ann Glickman "AGAIN".

July 19 2021

SCOOBIE GANG ~ It "appears" a name that we have searched, researched & searched again has reared it's head again for another look.

Tom has a theory, which could explain the biggest discrepancies of the original searches.

My problem was the wrong Parents names and incorrect place of birth for Mom.

Tom's theory is whom ever gave the information for the death report or posted on Ancestry, perhaps Guessed at the names. So "Fred Jennings" might actually mean "Fred Bloomfield" Nothing has been confirmed, TOM also made contact with a Marvin Glickman daughter. I spoke to her and asked for a photo of "Lee Ann Glickman"

I do NO see my mom in this photo. Tom and I spent the nite comparing this photo to others we have on file. The similarities of my mom "Lenora Ann Jennings" and this blurry photo of "Lee Ann Jennings Glickman are Evident. But it's some of the traits the daughter mentioned that make us believe it IS Possible.

Fingers Crossed ~ My phone call to the family is tonite!

January 2021

MY ORIGINAL POST - HOLY CRAP....Been freakin' out BIG time for the last few days. My "Newspaper" subscription is running out on the 25th. I've had it for a couple of years. Figured I would plug away Searching everything about mom that I could & then cancel it. DID MY SEARCH from 1979 when mom got her Florida divorce, to 1989 (mom had the hereditary cancer, most die in their early 50's.) I Did the normal Lenora / Lenore / Lee / Nora / Jennings / Veri / Ellis / Weir. Searched Chicago, Florida, California, Kentucky & just USA. Then I figured I should try "out side the Box" & try variations of her name.

Search outside the box!

One I tried got a hit was "LEE ANN" Jennings! BORN MAY 9 1932! In 1970 she was posted as Lee Ann Jennings. Born in Covington Kentucky / raised in Chicago Illinois. NOW living in Miami Florida, her name shows up as Lee Glickman. SO did a search on hubby Leo GLICKMAN who was raised in Chicago Illinois. He is in the year book @ John Marshall High school in 1947. 1947 would make mom 15. LEE GLICKMAN died July 6 2003 in Fort Lauderdale Florida SSN347506343.

I can NOT tell you how Pumped

I was! Figured it was prudent to cross reference everything.

Found out this "Lee Ann Jennings / Glickman? had parents that did NOT match...BUMMER! Thought I had it, but nope, BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD

Update after I talk to the daughters!