On Saturday, March 7th Addie Fohn, Ella Gilmore and Nathan Reyna (all cousins) were baptized at St. Joseph's church in Gussettville. Many of their ancestors on their moms' ("the James girls" - Shannon, Stacey and Krista) side going back 9 generations have been baptized or married at the Gussettville church or otherwise involved at Gussettville. Nine generations ago, Mary McGloin Fox (the sister of the emprasario James McGloin and a widow at the time) brought her 7 children from Ireland and settled in Gussettville (which was called Fox's Nation at the time). Eight generations ago, Thomas and Margaret Pugh came by wagon to Gussettville after their boat was shipwrecked off the coast of Louisiana. Seven generations ago Bridget O'Brien McGloin skinned enough cattle that died in the drought of 1869 in Gussettville to buy 160 acres of land for 50 cents an acre. The history continues from there...
We all decided to have our kids baptized in Gussettville for obvious reasons. It was a very special day for the family to be together. I'm very proud to be Ella's godmother and to begin the training of both Addie and Ella to know and love God.
