Stephen Codling was born in 1851 in Canada. At 73, he died as a recluse after having shattered his family and leaving a legacy that was never discussed for two generations.

My paternal grandfather, Charles Cicero Codling, was born in Blenheim Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada on Christmas Day, 1875.

Named after her paternal grandmother, Lovina Amanda Roberson, she was 21 years old when she married my grandfather, Charles Cicero Codling.