Ed's mother died when he was about 6 years of age and he was sent to live with his Great Uncle Zephaniah Atterberry on the family farm near the old Atterberry Cemetery in Monroe County, Missouri.
Zeph's second wife, Mary Reid Paris, became his Mother and he loved her so much, he would not wed until after her death in 1916.
On March 29, 1917, he married the lovely Bess Kipper at her Mother's home in Shelbina.
At the age of 51, he became a Father for the first time; a beautiful little blue-eyed angel they named Ruth Elgelina. She was named after Bess' dearest sister, Ruth Parker Kipper, who would die during childbirth in a few years, and her beloved Mother Elge (Ford) Kipper.
He was a sweet, gentle man who never raised to anger. He was so proud of his first born, my Mother, he took her everywhere he went. Many people mistook her for his granddaughter. He was 51 years old when she was born.
Zeph's second wife, Mary Reid Paris, became his Mother and he loved her so much, he would not wed until after her death in 1916.
On March 29, 1917, he married the lovely Bess Kipper at her Mother's home in Shelbina.
At the age of 51, he became a Father for the first time; a beautiful little blue-eyed angel they named Ruth Elgelina. She was named after Bess' dearest sister, Ruth Parker Kipper, who would die during childbirth in a few years, and her beloved Mother Elge (Ford) Kipper.
He was a sweet, gentle man who never raised to anger. He was so proud of his first born, my Mother, he took her everywhere he went. Many people mistook her for his granddaughter. He was 51 years old when she was born.
Ed's mother died when he was about 6 years of age and he was sent to live with his Great Uncle Zephaniah Atterberry on the family farm near the old Atterberry Cemetery in Monroe County, Missouri.
Zeph's second wife, Mary Reid Paris, became his Mother and he loved her so much, he would not wed until after her death in 1916.
On March 29, 1917, he married the lovely Bess Kipper at her Mother's home in Shelbina.
At the age of 51, he became a Father for the first time; a beautiful little blue-eyed angel they named Ruth Elgelina. She was named after Bess' dearest sister, Ruth Parker Kipper, who would die during childbirth in a few years, and her beloved Mother Elge (Ford) Kipper.
He was a sweet, gentle man who never raised to anger. He was so proud of his first born, my Mother, he took her everywhere he went. Many people mistook her for his granddaughter. He was 51 years old when she was born.
Zeph's second wife, Mary Reid Paris, became his Mother and he loved her so much, he would not wed until after her death in 1916.
On March 29, 1917, he married the lovely Bess Kipper at her Mother's home in Shelbina.
At the age of 51, he became a Father for the first time; a beautiful little blue-eyed angel they named Ruth Elgelina. She was named after Bess' dearest sister, Ruth Parker Kipper, who would die during childbirth in a few years, and her beloved Mother Elge (Ford) Kipper.
He was a sweet, gentle man who never raised to anger. He was so proud of his first born, my Mother, he took her everywhere he went. Many people mistook her for his granddaughter. He was 51 years old when she was born.
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