Five kids from the same family in class

This is an interesting picture from the Baca County Book. There are 5 Rutherfords in this picture. Royal is the end of the second row on right. I figure the 1913 caption has to be wrong because Royal was born in January 1909 which would make him 4 years old. That's a little young even for an exceptional kid. 1914 or 1915 would be more likely. Bill on the Left side of the row was about a year older, then we have Tom and Madie behind Bill. Deet in the right back was born December 1900 which makes him about 8 years older than Royal.

So the missing in this picture from Annie's family are: (This is the sequence Annie has them in her will and I assume it is their birth sequence.

• Lydia who became Lydia Yokum
• Almon (Chuck) lived in Lincoln, Nebraska and I think was using the name Conover when I was young.
• Sarah who became Dr. Sarah Blanchett (see last postin)
• Rollins (Turk) he stayed in Baca County and bought up land during the dust bowl. He was the most financially successful of the family. Turk was born April 24, 1899 so he was a little over a year older than Deet.
• Margret - died in accident as a young adult.

This is a one room school house picture. One teacher taught all of those kids. It had to work out that much of the teaching was done by the older kids to the younger. If you have ever done much teaching you know this is a good way to learn. The young Rutherfords were oriented to teaching. Both Royal and Madie taught. Tom was getting ready to teach when he was killed in an accident. Bill was getting ready to start college when a motorcycle accident put him in a hospital and recovery in stead.