The move to Fannin County, Texas, was important for Pearl as she is experiencing a new “Mama” at eight years of age, having lost the presence of her mother Vinie three years earlier. Billy is now three and much more active. The Thornton cousins are enjoyable playmates and her school is enjoyable. She begins askingContinue reading “Chapter Twelve: New friends and new life in Fannin County, Texas, 1913.”