TRIPLE B ACRES

OLD PHOTOS

I have been going through old photos that my mom and sister brought with them when they came at Thanksgiving time.  They brought 3 big rubbermaid containers full.  I love history and reading about history and these photos are my history.  My grandparents (mom's parents) have both passed away.  My mom was an only child so we were especially close to her parents as we (my brother and 2 sisters) were their only grandchildren.  My dad's parents are still living but they have 20+ grandchildren and I don't know how many greats.  They are both in fairly good health although we had a scare about 5 or 6 years ago when my grandpa went into heart failure and came very close to dying.  The doctors didn't have much hope.  All of our family was there except 2 grandchildren-- 1 had just had a baby and 1 was in Marines and over seas at the time.   He has recovered and doing well. 

The pictures I am going through are from my mom's side.  I have found pictures that are mid- late 1800's.  This picture is on tin!!!!   I have read about this but have never seen one--it is labeled Grandpa Cooper and Aunt Lena-- I think it is my great, great, great Grandpa. 

 I have found a picture of Aunt Lena and her family but none of Grandpa Cooper & his family.

This is a picture of Grandpa Cooper (I don't know his first name-- I am trying to get my Aunt Helen, hopefully she will know his name)

This is a picture of my Great Grandma Ercil as a young child with her parents, Alva & Edna. 

This was her as an older child and her family........

And here she is married to Howard Lee (Feb 11, 1920)...........

Then came my Grandpa (Robert "Bob" Dean Lee)........our youngest son is named after him Robert Lee Whitehurst-- we call him Lee.....

Here he is married to Eve Billingsley on Feb 24, 1950.........

Then came my mom-- Deborah Ann Lee...................

her high school portrait........

then me!

That is my 1/4 of my history.  I hope I can find some more pictures of the other 3/4ths!  I want to leave this to my children to enjoy!

Lee's cub scout group is coming tonight to see the goats, rabbits and chickens.  William is going to milk Goldie while they are here because I am sure most of these children have not seen a goat milked.  We are baking cookies to give as a snack along with a glass of goats milk.  I need to go finish the cookies and getting prepared for them. 

Until next time ~~ Be Blessed,

Tina

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{ 3:28 PM, Tuesday, March 11, 2008 } { Posted by Kitty }

OH my gosh, I loved looking at your photos. I recently got a hold of all my moms albums but they don't go that far back, I wish they did. Great keepsakes, thanks for sharing with us........Kitty