Effie Josephine Adams Sherman aka Grandma Sherman Part 1

Grandma Sherman is at the top of the group, the left one of the two young ladies. She looks so happy.




**Letter written by Effie Josephine Adams Sherman to her grandson, Frank Edward Walker. I tried to keep as much of the spelling and grammar the same as the letter.**


Dec 10-75

Dear Ruthie, Eddy, and children-

Received your nice card. Thanks so much. Sharlene (her daughter, Effie) wrote Eddy graduated and has a job. Congratulations. I will start from the first as far as I can remember what my mother told me.

My fraternal grandparents. My grandfather came from Ireland a convert to the church my grandmother from Germany the only member of her family to join the church.

Maternal grandparents both from Denmark.

Both grandparents were called by the church to settle in Parowan- Then later they we called to settle in Bluff, Utah. My parents were just teenager when the trip was made from Parowan to Bluff-where they were married.

I was born in a 2 rooms log cabin. Later my father built a large stone home with 7 bedrooms. It was a beautiful home. But later after we moved from Bluff to Blanding it was torn down- The San Juan river over flowed during a rainy season and destroyed it.

I had a happy childhood. Romping over the hills and exploring all the caves and nooks. And in a small town like Bluff- which was only a few families, we celebrated all the holidays just a big family. We had a community Christmas tree set up in the town hall where all the families gathered where we all exchanged gifts danced and sang. Santa Claus was there. Of course we believed in Santa Clause and when we went home we hung our stockings up by the fire place. At the break of day we were all up showing off our presents.

For Christmas mother always made us a new dress- which I always looked forward to. I still remember one experience when my eldest brother got us all up and dressed us up in our new Christmas clothes. And marched us all up to the public dance being held for just adults. There was nine of us and my parents always chuckled about that, they were very proud of us and said we made a beautiful picture marching across the hall where our parents were sitting. Santa Claus come over and gave us a cheer. Our parents gathered us up and we left among laughter, cheers and clapping.

Easter and May were also big a celebration for us who lived in country. The day before the men would build swings and tweeters and other things to entertain their children. Our mothers would prepare a big picnic and we would go out and spend the day.

Hope you can read this. I should copy it over.

Love,
Grandma