She came with her family from Pennsylvania in a covered wagon train. They were farmers and settled in Illinois.
The only story I know is that my great grandfather saw her sitting on the tongue of her family's wagon and fell in love at first sight.
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Coming out West
This is my maternal great grandmother, Lydia Ann Pettit. The picture was taken in 1859 when she was sixteen years old.
She came with her family from Pennsylvania in a covered wagon train. They were farmers and settled in Illinois.
The only story I know is that my great grandfather saw her sitting on the tongue of her family's wagon and fell in love at first sight.
She came with her family from Pennsylvania in a covered wagon train. They were farmers and settled in Illinois.
The only story I know is that my great grandfather saw her sitting on the tongue of her family's wagon and fell in love at first sight.
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