The five generations of first daughters

My granddaughter Margaret Ellen Harrison was born on February 13 in 1980.  Her mother, Anne, worked in my shop until the day before the birth.  Margaret was a very sweet baby and I called her
"my Valentine baby."

My grandmother Ruth Ricketts was still around, and when Margaret was about 2 weeks old we family women (who are all first daughters) got together for a 5 generations photo.

Easter 1942 Mother, Daddy, Bill and Me

I found more photos from when Bill was a baby.  He was born when I was 4 and he looks to be about 6 or 8 months old.  So I was 4 or 5 years old.   It looks like we had a great old car with a running board.  I wish somebody would comment and tell me what model of car that was. 

Patsy at age 15 months

Today is my dad Thurston's birthday!!!  He was born 98 years ago.

 I started walking on my first birthday.  I am pretty sure these snapshots were all made the same day when I was about 15 months old.  We lived in a little town in south Texas while Daddy sold washing machines and kitchen ranges.  We lived in a garage apartment.

                                                                                                       Daddy used to tell this story to me:

When we walked down the stairs from the apartment I would always hold on to Daddy's index finger for support.

One day I stopped and said, "Wait, Daddy. I can do this." And I took hold of my own finger with the other hand, and went down the steps by myself.

more from 1945-53

these are all photos I took with my Brownie Hawk-

eye camera.  It was a Christmas gift from my parents

in 1945.

Mother with little Bob and Bill taken by me

Bill with Daddy Christmas 1945

Aunt Ruth's little girl Susan

Aunt Ruth Lundy, Daddy's closest sister