Family Background...22º

For those of the "much younger" generations, I'm going to backup and write a "brief history" of the Blanche and Joe story...They were married in September 1929...Joe was a cowboy, sheep herder, bronc rider, eligible bachelor, age 22...Blanche was a divorcee (a gutsy decision in those days), age 20 and the mother of two girls, Loraine and Barbara, ages 3 and 1...The wedding was in Evanston Wyo. before the justice of the peace...Joe was holding Barbara and Blanche held Loraine's hand and with a borrowed ring, vows repeated, sealed with kisses all around, they embarked on their life together...Sorry no photos were taken...I have written in detail about those early days but that will come later.

From 1929 to 1950 when Blanche and Joe moved to Lake Fork Idaho, they added sons' George in 1930, Joel (born 1934, died 1936) daughters' Mona 1936 and Idella 1942...The family struggled through much heartache.

 The following 5 photos are of Loraine, Barbara and George...The 6th is new baby Mona and Blanch and Joe, trying to smile through their tears...Mona was two weeks old, when Joel died of pneumonia on December 21 1936...The 7th photo is of Joel, on his birthday, July 1936 and the telegram Joe sent to Blanches parents...Hugs to all...OWAV:)