My choice of ancestor was my great grandmother, her name was Annie Karick. What stood out about her the most for me was her personality. I was lucky enough to meet her before her time was cut short, and she was an outstanding woman.
She was known to never talk bad about absolutely anyone, and I mean anyone, seems impossible right? But that was her. She cooked for anyone that came to her house, or really for anyone that she went to visit. "Granny" had the biggest heart of anyone I've ever met, which is why I plan to get a tattoo dedicated to her too and I will definitely make sure my kids know who she is.
Annie not only dedicated a lot of time to help others, but she also dedicated a lot of money to a Kidney Foundation she had been helping for years, and even after she died.
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| Annie Karick |
One thing that stood out the most about her is during her first marriage (to the blood father of my grandfather), her husband came home drunk one day, grabbed his shotgun and was planning to kill not only her but their children as well. She took my grandfather, who was less than 5 at the time, and his siblings and ran to her fathers house where her dad came out and shot her husband before he could do anything to him.
Even after all of that, she went right back to work to take care of my grandfather and his siblings. She worked for as long as she could, and she was the most driven person I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. And what makes this story interesting is the house that she lived in before she passed away is the house I just moved into in August. It makes me feel that much closer to her because she lived in that house for so long.
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| Her headstone; the cross signifying her dedication to God |
I found out most of my information through my grandfather and grandmother, and findagrave.com. There I found a picture of her gravesite and the exact dates of her birth and death. She is buried at the Carolina Memorial Park in North Charleston, next to her second husband.
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