The Wheal Family

In tribute to the small but thriving family of Wheals who entered the U.S. through Ellis Island a hundred years ago, this blog has been created to display a collection of photos and memories of my past. NOTE: Please click on the Archives links to view more entries.

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Sunday, July 23, 2006

Carrie's sister: Nell

Nellie Ellen (Nell) Orme was my grandmother's sister. She was born in London on Feb. 3, 1885, and married (date unknown) Frank Rule - who we are told was from Ohio but we aren't sure how they met, etc. Frank was born July 25, 1882. According to the bits and pieces of family history that we have at this time, Nell and Frank had three children, John Franklin, Carl Calvin and Grace Margaret Ellen. The family lived in India when the children were young when Frank was a dentist to Prinze Nizam of Hyderabad. The dates of residence are unknown but I am piecing together a timeline from the postcards Nell sent to her family from India - here are a few samples of the cards sent in 1907.


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