Piedmont, Oklahoma (1945).
I barely remember my great-grandparents. They were very hard working farmers and ranchers. Mae Fry came to Oklahoma with $15 sewn into her skirt hem. William Valentine Fry still had a thick German accent. They did not acquire their land during the Oklahoma land run. They purchased it from someone who did and paid $12 for 500 acres of land.
I will always remember my great-grandmothers hands...they were huge! Her hands were never idle, constantly pruning, weeding, gardening, chopping, cooking, or sewing.
My grandmother is the person who took the picture. She remembers how much they loved and supported one another through all their hardships.
Great-grandpa Fry built the two-story house they lived in and it had this very narrow and steep staircase that I played on as a kid. I still remember the sound of him snoring in his rocking chair and their German cuckoo clock in the background.
It is significant to me because I remember that they were true partners & pioneers that made their living from the land.
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