August 26, 2020
On May 28, 1955, my Aunt Margaret “Peg” (Hall) Cook and Uncle Martin Easton were married. A day or so later they visited our home on Harris Road in LeRoy, NY on their way to their Honeymoon.
My Mom Mary Ellen Hall Hyde, Peg’s only sister, hosted a large family gathering at our house and a lot of relatives were present. When Peg and Martin decided to leave the family gathering to go on their Honeymoon, Peg’s oldest brother Rowland Hall offered to load their suitcases in the trunk of their car. In secret, Rowland removed all their clothes and replaced them with some of my Mom’s books. As a boy of nine, I stumbled on my Uncle Rowland loading the books in the suitcases and, therefore, was in on the secret.
Later at the hotel, Peg and Martin opened the suitcases to find the books and no clothes! Peg knew it had to be her practical joker brother Rowland who switched the contents. Who needs clothes on a honeymoon anyways!
My Aunt Peg passed away on August 16, 2020 at age 92.
Lineage: Margaret “Peg” (Hall) Cook Easton7, Charles Rowland Hall6, Jonathan Elijah Hall5, Mary Elizabeth Arnold4, Prudence Jackson3, George Jackson2, John Jackson1. Submitted by Dan Hyde.