The Family

We were a family of ten children, three boy and seven girls. Joe was the oldest, Sophie came next, Johnnie followed Sophie and Tessie followed him. These four seemed like a separate segment of the family to me. They were old (or I thought so) when I was little. They did things together. They all married when I was in grammar school and left home at about the same time. Stella, next in age, left home rather early in years to work in the city. She lived with Tessie and her husband until she, too, was married. Jennie followed Stella and Ally came after Jennie. Jennie and Ally were a close twosome and they did everything together. I followed Ally and then came Eddie and Viola. Viola was a very pretty child, the most fussed over.