My Maternal Grandfather was born on September 4,1887.
Judd Dewitt Van Sickle. Durand, Illinois
John Christopher Van Sickle 1851–1927and Lucy Maria Judd Van Sickle 1850–1915 were his parents. He was the one of their seven children, to reach full adulthood, passing in 1975.
The inscription on the back of his baby photo is in my mother’s hand.
Happy Birthday dear Michael,
I know you’ve grown taller since I saw you the end of June. I wish you a very happy new year, a wonderful first year of high school and in just 6 months you’ll get your permit! Oh my.
Love you, FF Ruthie
Everyone loves to hold Michael
Happy 13th Birthday, Jack.
Your teenage years have officially begun.
Love you lots. ❤️FF Ruthie
Here you are 5 days old.
Just after midnight and it’s your birthday. your dad just texted me your photo below as a 13 year old! Wow 
My maternal grandmother, Charlotte Rowley VanSickle, reading at home in Durand Illinois -1916. A favorite photo of mine. She looks so young, peaceful and content at this time in her life.
It’s my second post in response to the Light Squares challenge by Becky. You can see her Romantic Streetlights here
Should you get up in the night and make your way to the kitchen, you’ll find this sweet nightlight aglow.
On the left.
My paternal grandmother, Mary Alta Kerr, born February 7, 1895 and her brother and sister. I need to do more research, dig around in a box, to get info on her siblings details. I know she called her sister “Sis”.
This is the grandmother who taught me to knit when I was little. No date on the photo. She looks to be 5 or 6? Maybe 1900-1901?
Mary Alta Kerr Hendricks passed March 13,1979 and is buried in Morrisonville, Illinois.
My son Mark was in town for business and we looked at an old photo album he hadn’t seen before. You want your offspring to know who has gone before. Already there are faces in the album for whom I have no names.
But here are my father Roy and his siblings and parents. To see and older photo of the family you can click this blog post Heritage
It was 39 years ago.
Wishing you a wonderful day today as you start your next trip around the sun. Xxoo
Happy 11th Birthday Maura Clare, You bring a lot of joy to our lives. love you, F.F. Ruthie
