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I had a "grand dad" on my dad's side and a "grandpa" on my mom's side. Two things remind me of my grand dad, born in 1884 . . .
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Never met either of them, One died, the other bailed.
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Pappy & PawPaw. Both born the same year in 1914. Both died in the 1970's when I was a young kid. Sure do miss em! I was the first Grandkid on both sides, so I got to "name" them both.
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Be sure to put the year your "grand dad" was born . . . just for reference!
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Mom's dad was Papaw, Dad's dd died before I was born.
I am Paw Paw and my wife is Nana to all the grandkids.
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Grampa. Grampa did not drink, smoke or cuss, but daddy liked Old Grand-Dad.
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Paternal side/Japanese: Grandma. GF died 15 years before I arrived on scene.
Maternal/Scottish: Gran, and Granda.
In and around Boston, GPs are often heard referred to as Nana and Papa.
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Mom's side - Grandpa. Dad's side - Trevvy. (his name was Trevor) Grandpa was born in 1908. Trevvy in 1901. Pretty much was raised by Grandpa, a commercial fisherman and trapper. Sure do miss him.
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Noni and Nono, both sides.
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Grandpa Jake (dad's), Grandpa Tommy (mom's)
How I do miss them both!
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Dads side was Papa and Grandma. Mothers side was dead before I could talk. miles
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My own grand children call me and my wife . . . Ba Pa and La La . . .not sure where that came from.
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Called both of them Grampa, I think. I found my paternal grandfather's body when I was three; He had a heart attack while in the outhouse. Only saw my maternal grandfather a few times, as we lived 1,200 miles away. Grampa was standard in my family - until it was my turn. Both my grandkids call me Papa. I don't care what they call me, grandkids are too precious to criticize for a thing as trivial as that.
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Grampa Nick and Grampa Fred.My grandkids call me gramps and my wife nana
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We mostly called my Mothers dad Pop but did say Grampa quite a bit too. My Dad's fathers birthday was this week, but he was born in 1871 and I never met him.
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Dads side Pop and Granny--born Missiouri 1891 Mothers side Grampa and Grandma--born Minnesota 1892
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Never had either one as they were gone before I was born.
My mothers father was born about 1898 and died in 1933.
My fathers father was born about 1892 and died in 1914.
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Mom's dad was Pa(born 1904), Dad was an orphan so...
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Never had either one as they were gone before I was born.
My mothers father was born about 1898 and died in 1933.
My fathers father was born about 1892 and died in 1914. Wow and wow! Both had a very unfortunate early demise. Did you ever find out what caused their death?
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