Mystery Pendants. Who purchased them?

 Solving the mystery of who purchased the pendants. The logical conclusion is that Joanne Gray (my mother) purchased them in 1990 when she was in Florida for the wedding of Judy Sams. Background: Hester (Joanne’s mother) married Lawrence Sams (Joanne’s stepfather), one of his brothers was Chet (Charles) Sams. Judy was the daughter of Chet and Amy Sams. Lawrence’s family lived in Sac City, Iowa. I remember Mom’s story about attending Judy’s first marriage, she spent the night in Judy’s bedroom. Judy’s cat snagglepuss was used to sleeping with Judy. Mom didn’t want that so she shut him out. She heard him thumping down the hallway, he hit the door with the full force of his body, the door flew open, he jumped up on the bed and glared at her… At some point, Judy moved to Florida. In 1984 Judy and her first husband divorced, the address listed is Pasco, Florida. In 1990 Judy remarried, the address listed is Pinellas, Florida (Chet and Amy moved there after Chet retired). I remember Mom telling me that Amy raised canaries and gave one to Grama Sams. Mom must have gone to this wedding and purchased the pendants while she was there. The shipwreck was discovered in 1985. 

Family Photo Collection. Sam’s Family Reunion. June 1949. Sac City, Iowa. (L-R) Back: George Gray (my dad), Chet Sams, Rosco Hess, Sylvenus. Front: Alvin Sams, Lawrence Sams (my grandpa), Chuck Sams, Glenn Sams. The Sam’s boys were all good-looking.

Sam’s Family Reunion. The Wives. (L-R) Amy, Trinnie, Hester (my grama), Opal Sams.

I went to visit Mom this afternoon. I took pumpkin bars and the Spanish coin cross pendant. I told her it was in her jewelry collection. I asked if she remembered where it came from. She said, "Cayman Islands?" (her favorite vacation spot). I told her "No, the Cayman Islands are off the coast of Mexico; this pendant came from Florida." She didn't remember ever seeing it. She remembered the snagglepuss story. I told her Judy divorced her 1st husband and remarried in 1990, in Florida. I told Mom that I wondered if she had attended the wedding and purchased the pendants while she was there. I told her the story of the discovery of the shipwreck in 1985. She doesn't remember. So, how the pendants ended up in Mom's jewelry collection is still unknown. Grama Sams died in 1984, before the discovery of the shipwreck so it wasn't her. Grampa Sams may have went to Judy's (his niece) wedding and purchased the pendants?