Belated Happy Birthday Dad

RAY DEE JONES SR, B 19 MAY 1913. Washburn Iowa area. HIS MOM HAD TO GET HIM A DELAYED BIRTH CERTIFICte in 1948? He was getting a job that carried Social Security. Punching Cattle in Wyo and milking cows in California did not apply. He was going to work for Hunt & Behrens Feed Company in Petaluma, Ca. Eons later he retired from their services. He worked hard and assisted his nephews with their FFA Projects. When he bought our home in Valley Ford, Ca. we had to add indoor plumbing. I helped him do these things. Being young and small I could get under the house and help guide pipes to the holeso in the intended bathroom and sink in kitchen which was a large room with narrow stairs to access upstairs. Previous owner had two lean twos, one that held a bucket for washing up and dishes. The other lean two held canned products, fresh fruits and vegtables. Also lots of old newspapers to start the wood stove to cook on. Dad took the single bedroom wall out also the wall between kitchen area and living room. This realigned a real living room, kitchen & dining area. We built; a laundry room, a back porch, a large bedroom. Later he added two cuppalos on one side of upstairs so we could walk up right when grown. Lots more light also. Dad called the place his mini Ranch. We branded the cattle. Dad we learned many years later used the same brand his Grandfather had in Iowa. He does not remember this part of family. He was never at his Grandfather's because he died before Dad born. We learned this from his Dad when he came to visit after we found him in Wyoming. Parents separated lots then ultimately split.