I grew up in a small town in the state of Illinois. I Lived with my Mother father, brother, and sister. We were very  poor so we got by with what little we had. By the time I was  12 I was helping my father and brother on the farm by planting and harvesting along side them.

                                                                                                    

           As I grew older I became a farmer myself because I loved farming so much. I never got married because farming was really my only true love. As new technology came like tractors and other farm machines I bought them  as soon as I could. As the years went by I lost most of my hearing because of the loud rumble of the machines.

 

           I  eventually retired from farming I have spent my whole life in the same town I grew up in. I have never left and don’t plan on it any time soon. My only regret is that I never got out to see the world when  I had the chance.                                                                             

My Autobiography