Where were my ancestors in 1925...

 ... and what were they doing?  

My parents were not born yet so we go to the grandparents.

My paternal grandparents, Lusion Keman Tapley and Nealie Vermell Drake Tapley, who had already been married for 11 years, were living on their farm in Johnson County, Georgia, between Kite and Bartow.  He was farming, and Nealie was busy cooking, cleaning, and keeping up with five children aged 10 and under, along with a teenager. The family was still two years away from having electricity to their home. 

My maternal grandparents, Charles Morgan Tapley and Ethel Irene Ranney, were both still single in 1925. 

My grandfather had run away from home at age 16, joined the Navy, and ended up in California. He got out of the Navy early, but stayed out west. At age 18, he was living in Los Angeles, but I am not sure what he was doing at that time to support himself.

Ethel was only 12 years old in 1925.  She and her family lived in Redlands, San Bernardino County, California. The family had relocated to California from Michigan within the last 3-4 years. Her days were probably filled with school, chores, and hanging out with her older sister, Alice.

My Drake great-grandparents, William John Drake and Emma Vermell Harrell Drake were living in Adrian, Emanuel County, Georgia in 1925.  He was a preacher and probably a farmer, also. Their children were grown, but I know that at least one son was still living with them in 1925. 

My Ranney great-grandparents, Luther Boardman Ranney and Bessie Alice Carter Ranney, were living in Redlands, California, as I mentioned.  Luther had been a farmer back in Michigan and now he was a laborer, though I don't know in what field. 

Bessie was a homemaker who cooked, baked, sewed their clothes, did the shopping, and was an involved, loving parent. 

These looks back in time are so interesting to do. I usually find holes in my research that I wasn't aware of AND find some thing I had forgotten about.  

Where were YOUR ancestors in 1925?