It is unclear where my maternal grandmother was born, but she was raised in a convent orphanage after her parents lived and died in Santiago de Cuba. The family was wealthy, and to be accepted in the higher ranks of society, they said they were from Spain. Her parents or just her father may have been, but her maternal grandmother, according to Nana's baptismal record, was a citizen of Cuba.
Elena Rosa went to northern Wisconsin with her sister and brother-in-law at the age of 17. She raised her daughters alone after she was widowed, and she worked very hard and long hours to do it. She was very strict, and she was angry more often than not with her grandchildren because of her perception that they were noisy, lazy, disobedient, and sassy. Elena in the center, between her twin daughters.
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