A Fitting Name
Their one and only daughter was born on February 4th, 1913. She was named Sybil Marion, after her closest friend during these trying times. The couple was happy to give her the name, but Kate wasn’t happy in her new home. Kate had what doctors now recognize as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), undergoing terrible nightmares and restlessness. She hated California and missed her family dearly…
Homesick
Samuel surprised his beloved by also paying to bring Kate’s sister over to live in San Diego with them. Kate was overjoyed, and this helped out her homesickness tremendously. The trio later moved to Santa Monica, CA. As their child grew up, Kate and Samuel moved to Pasadena, CA to be with their now-adult daughter. Sybil married a man named David Lane and had one child, Ronald…