Elvera

At about this place in the sequence of my grandmother’s children was Elvera (sp?). She died in infancy. According to my sister Vivian who was told this by my grandmother, Elvera was the prettiest of all her babies.

After the move to the farm, Vivian continued her piano lessons with my aunt Ruth. She would ride into town with uncle Carl when his work was ended for the day and have her lesson. On these trips Vivian would share my grandmother’s bed overnight, and Vivian was the recipient of various confidences from my grandmother. Amongst these was the secret about uncle George which she never disclosed.