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THIS IS OUR GREAT GRANDPA & GRANDMA TEMPLE. MATTIE JANE (TEMPLE) (CURE) SNELL's (My Grandmother) AND SISTERS Left to right (Bertha Sophonia, Millie Catherine, Anna Rose, and Dona Zelma) Bertha married Alvin Parker, Minnie married James Benjamin Hardin, Anna married Mark Pipkin and Dona married Solley Cox Not shown in picture with James and Nancy Ann Temple. Their oldest daughter Mattie Jane married 1st Richard McClure Cure and 2nd James Snell Mattie had left home when this was taken Mattie and Richard had 1 child Jeanita Ruth.  As the story goes Jeanita (Cure) Griffin was home alone with Anna Rose when she died in Sep 1901. Jeanita was 3 years old. Jeanita was trying to get Anna a drink of water at the time. Jeanita lost her father also Nov 1901. She lived with her grandparents after her father's death while Mattie worked for ranchers in the area.
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