James Winton Rhudy and Mary Jane Shepherd had five children. The following memories are about their oldest daughter, Lottie Melissa Rhudy, and was written by Lottie Melissa's granddaughter, Donna Louise Hamilton.
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| Lottie Melissa Rhudy Brown |
My maternal
grandmother, Lottie Melissa Rhudy Brown lived with my family in California for
a few years while I was in High School (1968-1971). I enjoyed listening to her
stories about her family growing up. There was one story about being attacked
by Indians while they traveled by
covered wagon. I'm not sure when/where this happened, but it was a vivid memory
of hers, so it probably did happen. She also had a brother, Basil, who was
kicked in the head by a horse. They lived way out in the country and no doctor
was available, so that was that. He "wasn't right" after that. Lottie
also taught me to embroider pillowcases, and warned me that I should never sew
on Sunday, or I'd have to "take it out with my nose!" Embroidery and
sewing are now hobbies, but in Lottie's day, sewing was "work," and
Sunday was to be a day of rest!
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| Lottie Melissa with Donna Hamilton |
