Minnie Mae was born to "Willis" William Henry Forsythe and Martha Belle Ross-Forsythe. She was sixth of seven children.
She married George Aquilla "Quiller" Conaway on 10 Dec 1907 in Rush Springs, OK. Together they had six children: Dee Aquila "Sprout", Ivy Sarilda "Bug", Addie Vioma "Frog", Annie Iona "Dick", Mary Belle "Mutt" and Hettie "Jeff". Granddad Quiller Conaway gave everyone a 'nickname' and sang songs to all of us, told us stories and tempted us with the treasures in the 'china cabinet'.
Minnie lived to be 100 years young, she still knew who I was the last time I visited her in Oklahoma. She was a very energetic and vital woman; working in the "broom corn fields along side her husband". On the census she didn't declared herself as keeping house but as a "Farmer".
My mother, Addie, says the first memory she had was being on the back of Minnie, in a sling, while Minnie worked the fields. Minnie had skin cancer early on and wore bonnets that she made for herself. She had many scars from removal of her cancers, surely due to working in the sun.
Late in life she cared for Quiller, grinding his food (he had no teeth, from the first time I remember him). In his late years she carried him from the bath tub to the couch and/or bed.
She was also was a very jealous of the 'old ladies' in town; when he fell going to the Post Office one time, while we were visiting, she became infuriated because 'those old ladies' had picked him up to help him. She was a wonderful, strong woman in the Oklahoma Territory.
These are memories of Vy Whitaker.
She married George Aquilla "Quiller" Conaway on 10 Dec 1907 in Rush Springs, OK. Together they had six children: Dee Aquila "Sprout", Ivy Sarilda "Bug", Addie Vioma "Frog", Annie Iona "Dick", Mary Belle "Mutt" and Hettie "Jeff". Granddad Quiller Conaway gave everyone a 'nickname' and sang songs to all of us, told us stories and tempted us with the treasures in the 'china cabinet'.
Minnie lived to be 100 years young, she still knew who I was the last time I visited her in Oklahoma. She was a very energetic and vital woman; working in the "broom corn fields along side her husband". On the census she didn't declared herself as keeping house but as a "Farmer".
My mother, Addie, says the first memory she had was being on the back of Minnie, in a sling, while Minnie worked the fields. Minnie had skin cancer early on and wore bonnets that she made for herself. She had many scars from removal of her cancers, surely due to working in the sun.
Late in life she cared for Quiller, grinding his food (he had no teeth, from the first time I remember him). In his late years she carried him from the bath tub to the couch and/or bed.
She was also was a very jealous of the 'old ladies' in town; when he fell going to the Post Office one time, while we were visiting, she became infuriated because 'those old ladies' had picked him up to help him. She was a wonderful, strong woman in the Oklahoma Territory.
These are memories of Vy Whitaker.
Minnie Mae was born to "Willis" William Henry Forsythe and Martha Belle Ross-Forsythe. She was sixth of seven children.
She married George Aquilla "Quiller" Conaway on 10 Dec 1907 in Rush Springs, OK. Together they had six children: Dee Aquila "Sprout", Ivy Sarilda "Bug", Addie Vioma "Frog", Annie Iona "Dick", Mary Belle "Mutt" and Hettie "Jeff". Granddad Quiller Conaway gave everyone a 'nickname' and sang songs to all of us, told us stories and tempted us with the treasures in the 'china cabinet'.
Minnie lived to be 100 years young, she still knew who I was the last time I visited her in Oklahoma. She was a very energetic and vital woman; working in the "broom corn fields along side her husband". On the census she didn't declared herself as keeping house but as a "Farmer".
My mother, Addie, says the first memory she had was being on the back of Minnie, in a sling, while Minnie worked the fields. Minnie had skin cancer early on and wore bonnets that she made for herself. She had many scars from removal of her cancers, surely due to working in the sun.
Late in life she cared for Quiller, grinding his food (he had no teeth, from the first time I remember him). In his late years she carried him from the bath tub to the couch and/or bed.
She was also was a very jealous of the 'old ladies' in town; when he fell going to the Post Office one time, while we were visiting, she became infuriated because 'those old ladies' had picked him up to help him. She was a wonderful, strong woman in the Oklahoma Territory.
These are memories of Vy Whitaker.
She married George Aquilla "Quiller" Conaway on 10 Dec 1907 in Rush Springs, OK. Together they had six children: Dee Aquila "Sprout", Ivy Sarilda "Bug", Addie Vioma "Frog", Annie Iona "Dick", Mary Belle "Mutt" and Hettie "Jeff". Granddad Quiller Conaway gave everyone a 'nickname' and sang songs to all of us, told us stories and tempted us with the treasures in the 'china cabinet'.
Minnie lived to be 100 years young, she still knew who I was the last time I visited her in Oklahoma. She was a very energetic and vital woman; working in the "broom corn fields along side her husband". On the census she didn't declared herself as keeping house but as a "Farmer".
My mother, Addie, says the first memory she had was being on the back of Minnie, in a sling, while Minnie worked the fields. Minnie had skin cancer early on and wore bonnets that she made for herself. She had many scars from removal of her cancers, surely due to working in the sun.
Late in life she cared for Quiller, grinding his food (he had no teeth, from the first time I remember him). In his late years she carried him from the bath tub to the couch and/or bed.
She was also was a very jealous of the 'old ladies' in town; when he fell going to the Post Office one time, while we were visiting, she became infuriated because 'those old ladies' had picked him up to help him. She was a wonderful, strong woman in the Oklahoma Territory.
These are memories of Vy Whitaker.
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