George Washington Messersmith sits on a small porch with his granddaughters, Mary Ellen (left) and Evelyn Urdine Douthit (right). The photo was taken around 1930 in front of Urdine Bell & William Henry Lea's home in Gypsum, Colorado (George Washington's daughter and son-in-law). The log cabin in the picture was also on the property and once was home to William Lea's mother, Johanna Harrison Lea, and his sister, Ada Lea (Sprague).

George Washington Messersmith stands with his grandsons, William Oscar Lea (left) and Richard George Lea (right). William & Richard were sons of William Henry Lea. The photo was taken in front of the Lea home in Gypsum. Richard George died young in 1928 and is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Gypsum, Colorado.