Grandpa Trumley

"CIVIL WAR VET ENJOYS HIKES AND TRAVELS"
By Dick Brayman

4/29/1928 ARTICLE IN THE WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, MADISON, WISCONSIN

When Granddaddy Trumley, 86-year-old Civil War veteran, came from Oakland, Calif. To Madison last week to visit his granddaughter, Mrs. H. R. Doering, a walk from the Milwaukee depot to the Service building at the university was his calm solution to the problem that he had lost her address and that her name was not yet in the telephone directory.

He had not forgotten that his grandson-in-law, H. R. Doering, was a professor of business administration in the extension division of the university, and a walk of two miles with suit cases in hand, after three days of train ride seemed no feat to him.

A few days after his arrival Granddaddy Trumley, whose first name is Henry, walked out to the zoo by himself, spent the entire afternoon on his feet watching the animals and then walked home, late for supper, like a naughty boy.

There is a twinkle in his eyes that suggests his interest in life is growing with the years. Traveling is his hobby, and since his retirement as a Michigan shoe maker 21 years ago, he has spent the time visiting his many relatives all over the country, rarely staying in one place longer than two weeks.

He expects to leave his granddaughter and grandson about May 10 for Memphis, Tenn., to visit a niece and thence to Fort Smith, Ark., to visit another niece. Later he will sail back to California by the way of the Panama Canal. He confesses a consuming passion for scenery, and looks forward restlessly to the ocean trip.

Mr. Trumley, who came out of 20 months' service with Sherman in the Civil war was unscratched, has watched the changing years with interest.

'It's all for the best', he said. 'Everything!'

'Even the flappers?' he was asked.

'The flappers? Well, I dasn't tell what I think of them,' he winked.

	Grandpa Trumley (This article was written a year before my mother, his great granddaughter, was born to his grandson.)
Grandpa Trumley Celtic Ray/Irish Soldiers Serve Under Sherman Flappers	"CIVIL WAR VET ENJOYS HIKES AND TRAVELS" By Dick Brayman 4/29/1928 ARTICLE IN THE WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, MADISON, WISCONSIN When Granddaddy Trumley, 86-year-old Civil War veteran, came from Oakland, Calif. To Madison last week to visit his granddaughter, Mrs. H. R. Doering, a walk from the Milwaukee depot to the Service building at the university was his calm solution to the problem that he had lost her address and that her name was not yet in the telephone directory. He had not forgotten that his grandson-in-law, H. R. Doering, was a professor of business administration in the extension division of the university, and a walk of two miles with suit cases in hand, after three days of train ride seemed no feat to him. A few days after his arrival Granddaddy Trumley, whose first name is Henry, walked out to the zoo by himself, spent the entire afternoon on his feet watching the animals and then walked home, late for supper, like a naughty boy. There is a twinkle in his eyes that suggests his interest in life is growing with the years. Traveling is his hobby, and since his retirement as a Michigan shoe maker 21 years ago, he has spent the time visiting his many relatives all over the country, rarely staying in one place longer than two weeks. He expects to leave his granddaughter and grandson about May 10 for Memphis, Tenn., to visit a niece and thence to Fort Smith, Ark., to visit another niece. Later he will sail back to California by the way of the Panama Canal. He confesses a consuming passion for scenery, and looks forward restlessly to the ocean trip. Mr. Trumley, who came out of 20 months' service with Sherman in the Civil war was unscratched, has watched the changing years with interest. 'It's all for the best', he said. 'Everything!' 'Even the flappers?' he was asked. 'The flappers? Well, I dasn't tell what I think of them,' he winked.