Her daughter Helen Snow wrote this about her family:
"Frances Estella Willard was the only daughter of D.D. Willard & Laura Benton Willard. She grew up and attended schools in Preston, Kansas, attending Mt. Pleasant school and Central College in McPherson, Ks. where she majored in music. Before her marriage she worked for Mr. Taylor who owned Taylor's General Store in Iuka, Ks.
Frances Estella Willard Pennington met my father, George Henry Pennington thru Ezra and Nellie Gardner Coons; Nellie being 1/2 niece of Estella.
Ezra and Nellie lived in Hutchison, Kansas and had met George Pennington through George's sister, Cora Crispen. Ezra then became match-maker and brought George to Pratt, Kansas to meet Estella. Their first date was at the Fish Hatchery in Pratt, Kansas. George lost no time making these weekly trips from Hutchinson to Preston, Kansas to court Estella Willard.
Bessie Gardner, Nellie's mother lived about 2 1/4 miles from the Willard homestead and since there was no transportation but horses those days, many walks were taken between the two homesteads on weekends.
George worked for Corey salt plant in Hutchinson, Kansas and after about a year of courting they were married, Aug 31, 1921 at the Willard homestead. Francis Merrill Redford Willard, brother of the bride, performed the wedding.
George and Estella then lived in Hutchinson, Kansas for about 1 year or until they claimed her wedding present from her father. This was 80 acres and a piano. Doesn't that sound like there could be an interesting story there? Their 80 acres was about 1 mile from the Willard homestead.
George & Estella lived and farmed 80 acres until 1930 when they lost everything due to the crash of 1929 and the dust storms. He then took his family and moved back to his home state of Missouri. He operated an apple orchard there for about 2 years, but adverse weather conditions prevented his success.
The first year the rain was so awful it nearly drowned everyone and the next year no rain, and it was so dry none of the crops made it. There were some good memories though as we had such good sweet dewberries everywhere growing wild, lots of persimmon trees, wild grapes, blackberries and wild honey. Mother also raised a garden and we had a couple of milk cows so Geo. was able to feed his growing family good.
About this time a man from Miller, Missouri talked George into coming up to work for him. Pay was to be $1.00 a day and living quarters. After Geo. sold his stock to get money to move on and moved upstate the man reneiged and Geo. was paid 50¢ a day.
This man was a dreamer and wanted to clear off some forest ground next to his stream and plant cucumbers. He knew he could make it in the pickle business. Geo. helped clear the land, plant the cukes, hoe and pull the weeds, and water them.
This was a fairly successful venture until Estella took ill that summer and George took his family and wife to Pratt, Kansas for Western Kansas Conference of F.M. church and for her to visit her family.
We were staying at Aunt Fanny's (mother's step-mother also) in Iuka, Kansas when Estella became very ill and nearly died. Her brothers all came to see her and saw how bad she was. They all got together and took her to the Halstead Hospital in Halstead, Ks. There they performed a D&C (which was unheard of in those days) and told her they guaranteed her being well and no more trouble.
We kids were farmed out with friends and relatives. Helen taking Violet (9 months) and staying with Uncle John & Aunt Hallie Walton at the Eden Valley church parsonage. Alpha & Mary were with Ezra & Nellie Coons in Pratt. Richard at Uncle Amos Willard's, and George with Loyd Wrights.
After mother's release from the hospital at Halstead Geo. took the family and returned to Miller, Mo. Estella got very ill again and nearly hemorraged to death. The hospital said, bring her back but they might have to do surgery. Geo. told them they guaranteed to fix her. He took Estella & family back to Ks where we kids were farmed out again until after Thanksgiving when Geo took the family & went to Neosho, Mo.
Mother was not well enought to return to the family until about middle of Jan. In the meantime George got a job in Loveland, Colo, through Rev. Preston Harman(?), with Fred Sealock, custom farmer. We left Missouri on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1938."
"Frances Estella Willard was the only daughter of D.D. Willard & Laura Benton Willard. She grew up and attended schools in Preston, Kansas, attending Mt. Pleasant school and Central College in McPherson, Ks. where she majored in music. Before her marriage she worked for Mr. Taylor who owned Taylor's General Store in Iuka, Ks.
Frances Estella Willard Pennington met my father, George Henry Pennington thru Ezra and Nellie Gardner Coons; Nellie being 1/2 niece of Estella.
Ezra and Nellie lived in Hutchison, Kansas and had met George Pennington through George's sister, Cora Crispen. Ezra then became match-maker and brought George to Pratt, Kansas to meet Estella. Their first date was at the Fish Hatchery in Pratt, Kansas. George lost no time making these weekly trips from Hutchinson to Preston, Kansas to court Estella Willard.
Bessie Gardner, Nellie's mother lived about 2 1/4 miles from the Willard homestead and since there was no transportation but horses those days, many walks were taken between the two homesteads on weekends.
George worked for Corey salt plant in Hutchinson, Kansas and after about a year of courting they were married, Aug 31, 1921 at the Willard homestead. Francis Merrill Redford Willard, brother of the bride, performed the wedding.
George and Estella then lived in Hutchinson, Kansas for about 1 year or until they claimed her wedding present from her father. This was 80 acres and a piano. Doesn't that sound like there could be an interesting story there? Their 80 acres was about 1 mile from the Willard homestead.
George & Estella lived and farmed 80 acres until 1930 when they lost everything due to the crash of 1929 and the dust storms. He then took his family and moved back to his home state of Missouri. He operated an apple orchard there for about 2 years, but adverse weather conditions prevented his success.
The first year the rain was so awful it nearly drowned everyone and the next year no rain, and it was so dry none of the crops made it. There were some good memories though as we had such good sweet dewberries everywhere growing wild, lots of persimmon trees, wild grapes, blackberries and wild honey. Mother also raised a garden and we had a couple of milk cows so Geo. was able to feed his growing family good.
About this time a man from Miller, Missouri talked George into coming up to work for him. Pay was to be $1.00 a day and living quarters. After Geo. sold his stock to get money to move on and moved upstate the man reneiged and Geo. was paid 50¢ a day.
This man was a dreamer and wanted to clear off some forest ground next to his stream and plant cucumbers. He knew he could make it in the pickle business. Geo. helped clear the land, plant the cukes, hoe and pull the weeds, and water them.
This was a fairly successful venture until Estella took ill that summer and George took his family and wife to Pratt, Kansas for Western Kansas Conference of F.M. church and for her to visit her family.
We were staying at Aunt Fanny's (mother's step-mother also) in Iuka, Kansas when Estella became very ill and nearly died. Her brothers all came to see her and saw how bad she was. They all got together and took her to the Halstead Hospital in Halstead, Ks. There they performed a D&C (which was unheard of in those days) and told her they guaranteed her being well and no more trouble.
We kids were farmed out with friends and relatives. Helen taking Violet (9 months) and staying with Uncle John & Aunt Hallie Walton at the Eden Valley church parsonage. Alpha & Mary were with Ezra & Nellie Coons in Pratt. Richard at Uncle Amos Willard's, and George with Loyd Wrights.
After mother's release from the hospital at Halstead Geo. took the family and returned to Miller, Mo. Estella got very ill again and nearly hemorraged to death. The hospital said, bring her back but they might have to do surgery. Geo. told them they guaranteed to fix her. He took Estella & family back to Ks where we kids were farmed out again until after Thanksgiving when Geo took the family & went to Neosho, Mo.
Mother was not well enought to return to the family until about middle of Jan. In the meantime George got a job in Loveland, Colo, through Rev. Preston Harman(?), with Fred Sealock, custom farmer. We left Missouri on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1938."
Her daughter Helen Snow wrote this about her family:
"Frances Estella Willard was the only daughter of D.D. Willard & Laura Benton Willard. She grew up and attended schools in Preston, Kansas, attending Mt. Pleasant school and Central College in McPherson, Ks. where she majored in music. Before her marriage she worked for Mr. Taylor who owned Taylor's General Store in Iuka, Ks.
Frances Estella Willard Pennington met my father, George Henry Pennington thru Ezra and Nellie Gardner Coons; Nellie being 1/2 niece of Estella.
Ezra and Nellie lived in Hutchison, Kansas and had met George Pennington through George's sister, Cora Crispen. Ezra then became match-maker and brought George to Pratt, Kansas to meet Estella. Their first date was at the Fish Hatchery in Pratt, Kansas. George lost no time making these weekly trips from Hutchinson to Preston, Kansas to court Estella Willard.
Bessie Gardner, Nellie's mother lived about 2 1/4 miles from the Willard homestead and since there was no transportation but horses those days, many walks were taken between the two homesteads on weekends.
George worked for Corey salt plant in Hutchinson, Kansas and after about a year of courting they were married, Aug 31, 1921 at the Willard homestead. Francis Merrill Redford Willard, brother of the bride, performed the wedding.
George and Estella then lived in Hutchinson, Kansas for about 1 year or until they claimed her wedding present from her father. This was 80 acres and a piano. Doesn't that sound like there could be an interesting story there? Their 80 acres was about 1 mile from the Willard homestead.
George & Estella lived and farmed 80 acres until 1930 when they lost everything due to the crash of 1929 and the dust storms. He then took his family and moved back to his home state of Missouri. He operated an apple orchard there for about 2 years, but adverse weather conditions prevented his success.
The first year the rain was so awful it nearly drowned everyone and the next year no rain, and it was so dry none of the crops made it. There were some good memories though as we had such good sweet dewberries everywhere growing wild, lots of persimmon trees, wild grapes, blackberries and wild honey. Mother also raised a garden and we had a couple of milk cows so Geo. was able to feed his growing family good.
About this time a man from Miller, Missouri talked George into coming up to work for him. Pay was to be $1.00 a day and living quarters. After Geo. sold his stock to get money to move on and moved upstate the man reneiged and Geo. was paid 50¢ a day.
This man was a dreamer and wanted to clear off some forest ground next to his stream and plant cucumbers. He knew he could make it in the pickle business. Geo. helped clear the land, plant the cukes, hoe and pull the weeds, and water them.
This was a fairly successful venture until Estella took ill that summer and George took his family and wife to Pratt, Kansas for Western Kansas Conference of F.M. church and for her to visit her family.
We were staying at Aunt Fanny's (mother's step-mother also) in Iuka, Kansas when Estella became very ill and nearly died. Her brothers all came to see her and saw how bad she was. They all got together and took her to the Halstead Hospital in Halstead, Ks. There they performed a D&C (which was unheard of in those days) and told her they guaranteed her being well and no more trouble.
We kids were farmed out with friends and relatives. Helen taking Violet (9 months) and staying with Uncle John & Aunt Hallie Walton at the Eden Valley church parsonage. Alpha & Mary were with Ezra & Nellie Coons in Pratt. Richard at Uncle Amos Willard's, and George with Loyd Wrights.
After mother's release from the hospital at Halstead Geo. took the family and returned to Miller, Mo. Estella got very ill again and nearly hemorraged to death. The hospital said, bring her back but they might have to do surgery. Geo. told them they guaranteed to fix her. He took Estella & family back to Ks where we kids were farmed out again until after Thanksgiving when Geo took the family & went to Neosho, Mo.
Mother was not well enought to return to the family until about middle of Jan. In the meantime George got a job in Loveland, Colo, through Rev. Preston Harman(?), with Fred Sealock, custom farmer. We left Missouri on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1938."
"Frances Estella Willard was the only daughter of D.D. Willard & Laura Benton Willard. She grew up and attended schools in Preston, Kansas, attending Mt. Pleasant school and Central College in McPherson, Ks. where she majored in music. Before her marriage she worked for Mr. Taylor who owned Taylor's General Store in Iuka, Ks.
Frances Estella Willard Pennington met my father, George Henry Pennington thru Ezra and Nellie Gardner Coons; Nellie being 1/2 niece of Estella.
Ezra and Nellie lived in Hutchison, Kansas and had met George Pennington through George's sister, Cora Crispen. Ezra then became match-maker and brought George to Pratt, Kansas to meet Estella. Their first date was at the Fish Hatchery in Pratt, Kansas. George lost no time making these weekly trips from Hutchinson to Preston, Kansas to court Estella Willard.
Bessie Gardner, Nellie's mother lived about 2 1/4 miles from the Willard homestead and since there was no transportation but horses those days, many walks were taken between the two homesteads on weekends.
George worked for Corey salt plant in Hutchinson, Kansas and after about a year of courting they were married, Aug 31, 1921 at the Willard homestead. Francis Merrill Redford Willard, brother of the bride, performed the wedding.
George and Estella then lived in Hutchinson, Kansas for about 1 year or until they claimed her wedding present from her father. This was 80 acres and a piano. Doesn't that sound like there could be an interesting story there? Their 80 acres was about 1 mile from the Willard homestead.
George & Estella lived and farmed 80 acres until 1930 when they lost everything due to the crash of 1929 and the dust storms. He then took his family and moved back to his home state of Missouri. He operated an apple orchard there for about 2 years, but adverse weather conditions prevented his success.
The first year the rain was so awful it nearly drowned everyone and the next year no rain, and it was so dry none of the crops made it. There were some good memories though as we had such good sweet dewberries everywhere growing wild, lots of persimmon trees, wild grapes, blackberries and wild honey. Mother also raised a garden and we had a couple of milk cows so Geo. was able to feed his growing family good.
About this time a man from Miller, Missouri talked George into coming up to work for him. Pay was to be $1.00 a day and living quarters. After Geo. sold his stock to get money to move on and moved upstate the man reneiged and Geo. was paid 50¢ a day.
This man was a dreamer and wanted to clear off some forest ground next to his stream and plant cucumbers. He knew he could make it in the pickle business. Geo. helped clear the land, plant the cukes, hoe and pull the weeds, and water them.
This was a fairly successful venture until Estella took ill that summer and George took his family and wife to Pratt, Kansas for Western Kansas Conference of F.M. church and for her to visit her family.
We were staying at Aunt Fanny's (mother's step-mother also) in Iuka, Kansas when Estella became very ill and nearly died. Her brothers all came to see her and saw how bad she was. They all got together and took her to the Halstead Hospital in Halstead, Ks. There they performed a D&C (which was unheard of in those days) and told her they guaranteed her being well and no more trouble.
We kids were farmed out with friends and relatives. Helen taking Violet (9 months) and staying with Uncle John & Aunt Hallie Walton at the Eden Valley church parsonage. Alpha & Mary were with Ezra & Nellie Coons in Pratt. Richard at Uncle Amos Willard's, and George with Loyd Wrights.
After mother's release from the hospital at Halstead Geo. took the family and returned to Miller, Mo. Estella got very ill again and nearly hemorraged to death. The hospital said, bring her back but they might have to do surgery. Geo. told them they guaranteed to fix her. He took Estella & family back to Ks where we kids were farmed out again until after Thanksgiving when Geo took the family & went to Neosho, Mo.
Mother was not well enought to return to the family until about middle of Jan. In the meantime George got a job in Loveland, Colo, through Rev. Preston Harman(?), with Fred Sealock, custom farmer. We left Missouri on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1938."
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