I was born in Walnut Grove in Gentry County about two miles north and about two miles east of McFall, Missouri on the old McCammon homestead.  That is where my Mother's family lived.  That's where Mamma and Papa moved and had a home after they left Nebraska.  My family moved to Kansas before I was a year old.  [Linus:  When she was 5 yrs old the family went by covered wagon to Kansas.  Then moved to Garfield Co. on a farm on the main road  about mid way between Garbor and Covington on the East side of the highway.]   I don't know anything about what the family had.  But I think they had a very nice way of living because they were good church people and they were liked and that is all that I know about it.  We lived on a farm near Osage City, Kansas. Orma, was born there.

I started to school in Osage City, Kansas. When I was going to school in Kansas, it was too far for me to walk so Mamma would let me drive the horse and buggy to school. I did that for a while when there wasn't anybody to take me. Lots of times the kids would want to ride with me and I wouldn't let them. One time a little boy got in and I couldn't get him out. Then Mamma got kind of worried for fear I might get in trouble, so she would have somebody take me to school. The reason I was going to school by myself was because I was just starting to school and the children just starting to school didn't have to go to school as early as the older children did and they came home earlier than the other children did. So my sisters didn't go with me and I didn't see them at school. So, I really don't know too much about that. As I remember it, we lived in a two story house near Osage City, Kansas. We children would go up and play in the upstairs after we had made our beds. Three of us would sleep in one bed. We got along real well as far as I can remember. I know some times we had to be dissatisfied with the others. We might get into a little fuss. But we got along pretty well.