James and Ellen Shellington

I was THRILLED to find this photo of my 3rd Great Grandfather and Grandmother.

James and Ellen Shellington.

James was born in Ireland in 1772.
Ellen Anderson Shellington was born in Ireland in 1770.

Their oldest daughter Ann married James Henderson.
Their youngest son Alexander immigrated to Utah.
He married Almira Heath Silcock.  They are the parents of Nicholas Thomas (NT) Henderson.
NT and Alice are the parents of Jay Harold Henderson, my grandfather.

I am so grateful for the person who posted this on their family tree to share with us!

Bandits in the Desert!

Last week's post Travelling with Toddlers brought in a new story.

LuAnn Richardson and Gerry Ebert let us know what other troubles Irene McCullough spoke of travelling across the Utah, Nevada and California deserts in the 1920s.

BANDITS.

Yes, there were really bandits that roamed the highways in those days.

People would travel in caravans for protection...especially when camping out on the side of the road at night.

I guess the wild west lasted a little longer than the horses and wagons.

Here is another picture of those cute toddlers.

From left to right: Irene, Stan, Pauline, and Verne McCullough.

Travelling with toddlers

A picture may say a 1000 words...but let's add just a few to expand the story...

Verne and Irene McCullough's early travelling with two toddlers in the 1920s.

Bring your own food.  There is no fast food.

Air Conditioning?--Roll down the...wait...there are no windows!

Once they stopped in Las Vegas...at that time it was ONLY a gas station.  

Two children in diapers.  No disposables back then. Irene would wash the diapers in water they brought with them and hang them to dry on various parts of the car!

Bring a tent. Each night they would CAMP next the the car.

How do you entertain two toddlers on a trip back then? Wish I could ask them.

No more complaints about travelling from me.