Cedar Creek

This is probably taken around the same time. Also a picture of the farm down in Cedar Creek holler.

Down in the Hills

This is what is written on the back of this picture: "The Smith Home. Juanita waving, Ethel carrying Gerald, Lois Jea next to Ethel, Geraldine ad Lavaughn. The old house where all of us kids were born. In this picture you can see the cow lot; the garden near side of the house and the potato patch at the back of the house. We climbed this hill each morning on our way to school. We would often see snakes, tarantula spiders, and large green lizards. Also poisnous scorpions with their tails over their backs. Wolves and cayotes would howl at night."

More Pictures I scanned into my computer.

Alvena, Maxine, Florence, Anderson standing behind Florence, Grandma, LaVaughn, Ethel, Juanita (does anyone know who the man between LaVaughn and Ethel is?)

August 23, 1963. Uncle Anderson's birthday. I can't tell if this is the same time as the first picture, because Aunt Alvena doesn't have the same dress on. The gentleman sitting down at the table is the same guy that is in the first picture (I think.) Sometimes it's hard to tell these sisters apart!

LaVaughn, Ethel, Grandpa, Aunt Edith (pregnant with Brent), Grandma, Maxine (I think) and Lois Jean

Grandpa, Ethel, Grandma, Maxine, Alvena, Edith, James, Juanita and LaVaughn (once again I have to say "I think")

Lois Jean holding Suzy, Pam in front of her, Juanita, Ethel, Kenny Albertson in front of Grandma, Grandpa, Gertrude (my mom) and me (Carolea) standing in front of my mom.

Deeder

Aunt Alvena said that Uncle Anderson nicknamed several of the girls. She was "John," Mama (Gertrude) was "Old Black Elsa," and Aunt Juanita was "Deeder." I'm not real sure how he came up with the names, but he was pretty creative.

Miscellaneous pictures of Grandpa and Grandma Smith

I have never seen anyone play the fiddle left handed. Who is this guy anyway? Bet they were having a blast!

Grandma in her 30s.

I would assume they are on their way to church since Grandma is all dressed up. I'm not sure where this was taken.

This is a different music fest because Grandpa is dressed differently. Aunt Alvena is playing the guitar and Aunt Lavaughn is sitting next to her. (I think that's Aunt Lavaughn anyway.)

Aunt Alvena thinks is Grandma on their wedding day.

Grandpa in front of Aunt Juanita's

Here is a picture of Grandpa Smith in front of Aunt Juanita's house. I would guess this is in the 40s because the trees were pretty small and the car is pretty old. Did he spend a lot of time with Aunt Juanita and Uncle Al?

Some of the kids.

Is that Aunt Juanita on the right side of the picture? (She looks so much more grown up than the other kids in the picture. Is it possibly Grandma?) I do know this is down in the hills in front of Grandma's rose bush. The little one in front is Aunt Lois Jean, to the right is Uncle James, in back is Aunt Ethel, next to her is my mom (Gertrude), Aunt Maxine is standing in front of Aunt Alvena.

Grandma Smith in her 20s

This is an old picture of Grandma. You can certainly see the Indian in her. I think she might be in her 20s or 30s. Does anybody know for sure?

Who is the baby with Aunt Juanita?

What a beautiful woman is was...I think my mom looked a lot like Aunt "Deeder." (Where did she get that nickname?)

Picture info

My cousin Jerri (Aunt Juanita's daughter) told me the picture of her mom and Grandpa with his fiddle was taken in Aunt Juanita and Uncle Al's backyard and was possibly at Aunt LaVaughn and Uncle Donald's wedding. The picture of Grandma and Grandpa was at their house in Vichy. The curtain separated the living room and a bedroom. The rocking chair is the one Grandpa rocked me in. It's amazing, but when Aunt Edith moved in with my parents, she brought a rocking chair just like that (she must have found it at a second hand store.) I just KNEW it looked familiar. When Aunt Alvena comes over, she sits in that rocking chair and she and Mama sing up a storm. I love to listen to them. I remember Aunt Juanita singing all the time and I so enjoyed the times they all got together and sang. I'm going to be getting with Aunt Alvena in a few days and will try to get some more information about the family. It's so much fun to talk to her about things. Will try to get some more pictures posted shortly. I have to talk to my son Chad and find out how you can all post comments.