When Ollie Catherine shafer was born in August 1911 in Jerseyville, Illinois, her father, Nicholas, was 43, and her mother, Ida, was 35. She married Leroy Henry Gaines in 1930. They had two children during their marriage. She died in November 1983 in Madison, Illinois, at the age of 72.
When Leroy Henry Gaines was born on August 14, 1907, in Edwardsville, Illinois, his father, John, was 21 and his mother, Lucille, was 17. He married Ollie Catherine shafer in 1930. They had two children during their marriage. He died on February 25, 1977, in San Diego, California, at the age of 69.
Velocipedes or bicycles or tricycles . . . whatever the name, the bike has been the first rapid transit vehicle for children for generations. These are the photos of those bikes and their riders.
Bicycles are a part of most people's lives - either as a child, an adult, or both. It seems like they've been around forever but it wasn't until the early 1800's that the first bike was introduced to ...