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His hands always shook, it was very nerve wracking to be under fire so long. He was promised a two weeks rest back from the front but he never got it. We asked him many questions about war. He told us many things & that he had to live all those things over to tell about so many interesting stories & the dangers he had to go through, of his many friends & how terrible to know his Dear friend Morris Smith of Snowflake was killed when they had the last battle of the war. The one the morning of November 11th, 1918 that the officers knew they would sign the Armistice at eleven that morning but let the fighting go on & many lives were lost that morning. Lou & Roy were married March 1st, 1918 at Richville. At first they lived in Honeymoon Cottage then at the Stradling Ranch three miles west of Richville. Finally Roy went into service. Lou stayed with us. When the Flu broke out she was pregnant & was so very sick for so long. Everyone was sick at St. Johns. Neilsons were all down but May, she took care of them all. Hugh & Nellie came to be with us. I was so thankful to have all my dear ones where I knew where & how they were. All but Forest, he was at Camp Kearny in California. The soldiers all had flu too, everybody had it. Moroni & I didn't have to go to bed with it although we were not well. Bessie took it on their wedding day October 22nd, 1918 Biness had it too, every one got over it but Lou in a few weeks, she was very sick. So many mothers had premature
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Hugh & Nellie lived in St.Johns, later Holbrook then back to St.Johns Wayne was our first living grandchild
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babies. Lou carried hers to its full time, then she & I went to St.Johns & stayed at Roy's parents, but when the baby was born dead & Lou got better I came home. Roy came from France later & Lou got well & strong & had her family. One time when Nellie was sick they came to stay till she got well. I was so glad to have them, they said it was Smallpox but none of us took it from her. We were so thankful when Lou's second baby came. Hugh & Nellie had her come to their house from the ranch & I went to take care of her & baby Opal, born 6, October 1921. I was so glad to be with my girls & boys. I had taken care of Nellie & baby Rolla Dean born 16 Feb. 1921. & taken care of Bessie when Wanda was born 20 Jan. 1921. Just before Dean was born I had been with Bessie when Wayne was born 15 Sept. 1919. Moroni was always willing for me to be with our children to help when their children came, to take care of them till they could care for their babies. Grandmother Richey had helped me so much, I knew how ours needed help. We always had a daughter at those times that could care for the home. I was with Josephine when her first, Norma, was born 12 Aug. 1921. They were living in our house in St.Johns. Bessie & Biness were living in it when Wayne was born. Hugh & Nellie lived in it too, as they lived in town at first. The winter Bessie & Biness lived in the town home, Leigh & Josephine stayed with them & went to
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