Who is my Biological Grandfather - Background
In 1985, when I returned to the US after being married in Germany while I was stationed there in the Army, my mother told me something I had not known. She informed me that the grandfather that I knew was not my biological grandfather. She explained that she had found out accidently when she was young and that it was her mothers wish that us kids did not know about this until we were married. Although I was a bit surprised, it did not really matter to me because I still considered the grandfather that I knew (Jerome KOTCHI) to be my grandfather.
I asked my mother what she knew about her biological father and she said she did not know much. She remembered the name "William BOND" and that he was in the Navy and may have been from Georgia. My mother had found a document when she was younger and had asked her mother about it, but my grandmother (Julitta POISSON) did not want to talk about it. It was not that important for my mother to know her biological father as the father that rasied her was a good and wonderful man and was considered her father.
I remember asking my mother if my grandmother could tell us some more, but I was informed that it was a taboo subject to discuss with my grandmother. Back in the 1940's there was a stigma attached to children being born out of wedlock that it was not discussed openly.
Watch for my next posts where I will elaborate on steps that occured over the years that would provide small clues.