In the Chris and Malinda Buller household, the year 1947 seems to have begun under less-than-ideal circumstances. According to the 30 January issue of the York Republican, in the Lushton section of “About York County People,” the Bullers had been caught in the grip of some sort of contagion. All we are told is the following:
The Chris Buller family is now out of quarantine and the children are in school.
This brief statement raises more questions than it answers:
- What contagious disease plagued the family?
- How had the family contracted it?
- How long had they been quarantined?
- Were all family members affected equally?
- Who took care of the chores during this time? the family needs?
By my calculations, in late January 1947 Matilda was eighteen, Esther seventeen, Daniel sixteen, Darlene fifteen, Carl fourteen, Wayne ten, Ruth nine, and Alma eight. Matilda and Esther both had graduated in 1946, so the children who returned to school were the six youngest.
Perhaps a member of the family would care to fill us in on the details of the 1947 quarantine? If so, I will add an update to this post.
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