Mrs Geraldine Wegent was born Feb. 9, 1934 to Horatio Marion Vaughn and Myrtle Sistrunk Vaughn while they lived in Michigan . They moved back to a farm in Addison, Alabama where she spent her childhood with her 3 siblings and parents.
After her fathers death, her mother moved her still young family to a home in the Center Point, Alabama area. While still in high school, she met and married her sweetheart Frank J Wegent Sr. He ultimately became a Birmingham City FireFighter. They had two live sons, Frank Joseph Wegent, jr “Frankie” and Stephen Michael Wegent as well as one still born son Karl Anthony Wegent.