Millisa “Lizzie” Lehman
known as Lizzie
also written Lizzie in the book
Biography
Paternal grandmother of Ethel and Lloyd; described as a fat little grandma with a very pug nose. Known for beautiful quilts; kept her quilting frame in the living room where neighbors could see it from the street. Ethel and Lloyd’s paternal grandmother. Described as a fat little grandma with a pug nose. Known for beautiful quilts; her quilting frame stood in her living room where neighbors could see it from the street.
Timeline
about 1919
A frightened train journey to the grandparents
Ethel, eight, and Lloyd, ten, stayed four or five months while Agnes was in a sanitarium with tuberculosis.
History of the Guild Familyabout 1921
Ethel and Lloyd stay with their grandparents
A four- or five-month stay while Agnes suffered tuberculosis in a sanitarium. Ethel was ten and Lloyd nine; they were terrified during the train journey.
History of the Guild Family
Stories mentioning Millisa
- A Frightened Train Ride to Grandma's QuiltsWhile Agnes was in a sanitarium, Ethel and Lloyd traveled fearfully by train to spend four or five months with Michael and Millisa Lehman in Astoria. Lizzie was remembered for her quilts and Michael for strict discipline. Ethel did not question the difference between her father's surname and theirs; Mary later told her the unspecified “bigamy” story after Iris' birth in 1930.
- Red Hair, Snowshoes, and a Mother’s Handmade KnickersEthel’s early life in Newburg combined material comfort and her Norwegian mother’s skilled sewing with severe winters. Ralph’s death and Agnes’ tuberculosis disrupted the family, sending Ethel and Lloyd on a frightening train journey to their grandparents in Astoria. After Agnes died, Ed’s grief and drinking left young Ethel caring for her family. Friends and dancing brought happiness, but her father refused her wish to attend college and sent her to work.
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