George was an alcoholic, who led a sad troubled life due to his drinking problem. My mother, Alice Kelly, who was his niece, said that he was a nice person when he wasn't drinking. When he was drinking though, he was a "mean drunk." In the two old photos of George with nephew Morris Galbraith, he had a very pleasant look on his face. That was the sober George.
He was married at the time of the 1917-1918 WWI draft. He and his wife Fay (McKibbin) De Forest were farming in Converse Co., WY. There were no children from this marriage. Fay divorced him due to his alcoholism. The excessive drinking prior to the divorce is thought to have been caused by his failure at farming. He didn't have good farm land, according to his niece Alice Kelly. As far as we know, he never had any children. There were no children from his marriage to Fay. When it was learned that he was spending his mother's Civil War pension on alcohol, he had to be institutionalized by his sister Charlotte "Lottie" Galbraith for his drinking problem.
The 1920 Converse, WY census has George married, but the woman listed was just a schoolteacher who was rooming with them.
George's brother-in-law Walter Galbraith was addicted to hard candies. Walter frequently had a bag of candies in his pocket. Consequently, Walter had very bad teeth. Alice said that if George saw his young nephew & niece, Morris & Alice Galbraith, in the candy store, he'd shoo them out of there. George must've suffered greatly from his alcohol addiction.
He was married at the time of the 1917-1918 WWI draft. He and his wife Fay (McKibbin) De Forest were farming in Converse Co., WY. There were no children from this marriage. Fay divorced him due to his alcoholism. The excessive drinking prior to the divorce is thought to have been caused by his failure at farming. He didn't have good farm land, according to his niece Alice Kelly. As far as we know, he never had any children. There were no children from his marriage to Fay. When it was learned that he was spending his mother's Civil War pension on alcohol, he had to be institutionalized by his sister Charlotte "Lottie" Galbraith for his drinking problem.
The 1920 Converse, WY census has George married, but the woman listed was just a schoolteacher who was rooming with them.
George's brother-in-law Walter Galbraith was addicted to hard candies. Walter frequently had a bag of candies in his pocket. Consequently, Walter had very bad teeth. Alice said that if George saw his young nephew & niece, Morris & Alice Galbraith, in the candy store, he'd shoo them out of there. George must've suffered greatly from his alcohol addiction.
George was an alcoholic, who led a sad troubled life due to his drinking problem. My mother, Alice Kelly, who was his niece, said that he was a nice person when he wasn't drinking. When he was drinking though, he was a "mean drunk." In the two old photos of George with nephew Morris Galbraith, he had a very pleasant look on his face. That was the sober George.
He was married at the time of the 1917-1918 WWI draft. He and his wife Fay (McKibbin) De Forest were farming in Converse Co., WY. There were no children from this marriage. Fay divorced him due to his alcoholism. The excessive drinking prior to the divorce is thought to have been caused by his failure at farming. He didn't have good farm land, according to his niece Alice Kelly. As far as we know, he never had any children. There were no children from his marriage to Fay. When it was learned that he was spending his mother's Civil War pension on alcohol, he had to be institutionalized by his sister Charlotte "Lottie" Galbraith for his drinking problem.
The 1920 Converse, WY census has George married, but the woman listed was just a schoolteacher who was rooming with them.
George's brother-in-law Walter Galbraith was addicted to hard candies. Walter frequently had a bag of candies in his pocket. Consequently, Walter had very bad teeth. Alice said that if George saw his young nephew & niece, Morris & Alice Galbraith, in the candy store, he'd shoo them out of there. George must've suffered greatly from his alcohol addiction.
He was married at the time of the 1917-1918 WWI draft. He and his wife Fay (McKibbin) De Forest were farming in Converse Co., WY. There were no children from this marriage. Fay divorced him due to his alcoholism. The excessive drinking prior to the divorce is thought to have been caused by his failure at farming. He didn't have good farm land, according to his niece Alice Kelly. As far as we know, he never had any children. There were no children from his marriage to Fay. When it was learned that he was spending his mother's Civil War pension on alcohol, he had to be institutionalized by his sister Charlotte "Lottie" Galbraith for his drinking problem.
The 1920 Converse, WY census has George married, but the woman listed was just a schoolteacher who was rooming with them.
George's brother-in-law Walter Galbraith was addicted to hard candies. Walter frequently had a bag of candies in his pocket. Consequently, Walter had very bad teeth. Alice said that if George saw his young nephew & niece, Morris & Alice Galbraith, in the candy store, he'd shoo them out of there. George must've suffered greatly from his alcohol addiction.
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