Hi,
My grandfather was Fred Hartmann. I never knew him because he died before I was born. Fred remarried to my grandmother, Mabel Arzona Ferguson, and had two daughters, one of whom is my mother, Shirley. I just recently discovered the fact of Fred's first wife and children. My mother doesn't know anything about Fred's birth family, or his marriage to Leah Blum, as he did not talk about them. I would like to know why he left his first wife and family, and why he discontinued any contact with his birth family.
Thank you for any help you can give me.
Pam Setter