Here is a photograph of my great grandparents Allan and Ella May (Young) Vansickle. Allan Vansickle was born on December 28th 1885 in Norfolk County, Ontario. He was the son of Edwin Vansickle and Elizabeth Herriman.
Ella May Young was born on March 24th 1893 in London, Ontario. She was the daughter of George Henry Foster Young and Jane Mary Bell.
They were married in 1913 in Jerseyville, Ancaster Township, Ontario and had four children: Hazel (my grandmother), Dorothy, George, and Jean.
I never met either of them, unfortunately, as they both died before I was born. But, I’ve heard some good stories about them. My Dad and my aunts and uncles referred to them as “Pa Sickle” and “Granny.” I can certainly see the resemblance between my grandma and her mother in this picture.
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