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Henry and Almeda here with baby Velva.

Obviously, not their wedding photo.

My great grandparents wedding day. Iva Donn Henderson and Odessa C. Tussing Henderson. AT A BEAUTIFUL HOME WEDDING Miss Odessa Tussing Becomes the Bride of Iva Henderson. A beautiful home wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Henderson south of Amherst at high noon on Thanksgiving Day, when their son Iva…

This is likely their Wedding Photograph. Look at how young both BF and Mandy are!

The route was called the Pumpkin Vine because of the curvy, windy route (similar to pumpkin vines). I have not yet discovered when the new railway station was built after the old one burned. Maybe someone knows? It is a pity the station is no longer there.

All that remains of the school is the park. The Arbor was constructed in remembrance of the Bell Tower of the School. Beautiful park. Photograph I took on my trip to Fruitland, ID in August.

Another thing I have started doing as I am becoming (apparently) a genealogist and biographer, is to colorize B&W photos as it (to me) seems to bring the people to life. It seems easier to relate to them.I started colorizing the B&W photos I found of Fruitland, from facebook pages and websites. It is amazing….

About 4 months ago, I was trying to fluff up my grandmother Jessie Ada Henderson Paylor’s page because all I had were really just a lot of facts, and it really didn’t tell you about her as a person. In the process of trying to fill out her biography more completely, I realized I need…