3 ms·He had SIX KIDS and left his family for months at a time.by russfink 7y agoHe had SIX KIDS and left his family for months at a time.gambiting 7y ago....to make money and provide for his family? Lots of people did back then and still do now.wil421 7y agoHe already had a clothing business that he left to his wife and kids. It was several years of him being mostly gone before this happened.