Greene Family - Ida Greene - page 5

The couple settled down in Little Falls Minnesota, in a home that Lewis built - which is now a park - and had 2 sons:

Shirley Greene Triplett, born 16 December 1889, and (My grandfather, Lorna's dad.)
Harry Golson Triplett, born 8 June 1891.

At some point Lewis built a new house for them that is still standing on the corner in Little Falls. It was being refurbished when we saw it during our 2012 Family History Tour to the Midwest. The house had been divided into a duplex.

The trees out front had been planted at a 90 degree angle at the street corner of the property. I believe that the original front door - tho' weather worn - is still on the house. 

In the back was the hand pump that has probably been there for more than 100 years. It is possible that my grandfather and his brother pumped water from it when they lived there. The current owner Gordy says the pump doesn't work anymore.

Typically, the boys would eat dinner first, and then their parents would eat. Children, in those days, were seen but not heard!

The family lived in Little Falls until 1906. At that point in time they relocated to Stockton California and then Burbank California.

Gordy also mentioned that when his father bought the house, it was nearly falling down. They had to put in a new foundation. While starting that project, the contractor found that the foundation for the house was made of bricks, which was - apparently - common building practice back in the 1890's.

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