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Surname: North
DH: Robert Andrew (36)
DW: Elisabeth Anne (Astor) "Lisbeth" (34)
DS: Robert Andrew Jr. "Bobby" (b. 1900)(15)
AD: Julia Florence Fisher (b. 1901)(14)
DS: Edward Stephen (b. 1905)(10)
DS: Charles Michael "Charlie" (b. 1906)(9)
DD: Mary Rosalind (b. 1909)(6)

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In the past five years, Robert and Lisbeth have been raising their family. In 1913, an orphan train came through Decatur. Robert and Lisbeth decided that they had more than enough funds to raise an orphaned child in their home. They chose to adopt Julia Florence Fisher. Julia was twelve years old, and seemed very much in need of someone to love her. The kids welcomed her into the family immediately, and Julia is very thankful that the North family adopted her, but she is chosing to remain Julia Fisher.

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It is 1915. Robert is busy keeping up with news from the Great War going on in Europe. He and Lisbeth are hoping that it does not spread to the United States as well. His practice in Decatur is thriving, and Robert has trained a few other young men who are setting up practices in nearby cities and towns. Robert eventually hopes to establish an Illinois headquarters either in Decatur or in Chicago. Lisbeth has been busy helping out with women's charity organizations and teaching Sunday School as well as entertaining anyone and everyone at the family's lovely brick home. Bobby is now fifteen. He will complete school next year, and plans to continue in his father's footsteps and work at the law firm. Julia is fourteen, and in the two years that she has lived with the North family, she has worked her way into their hearts. She has lots of good homemaking skills, and finishes school in three or four years. Julia's aspirations in life are to get married and be a good wife and mother. Edward is ten. He idolizes his big brother and father, but doesn't plan on being a lawyer like them. He is much more soft spoken, and Lisbeth thinks that he will probably become a preacher. Charlie is nine. He and Edward are together almost all the time, despite their opposing personalities. Charlie is very rambunctious and outgoing. He wants to see the world and is fascinated by all the new inventions. He keeps waiting for Robert to buy one of those new horseless carriages, but Robert hasn't given in to that wish yet. Mary is six. She is enjoying going to school and playing outside with her big brothers. Lisbeth worries about her becoming a tomboy, but Mary has shown quite an interest in chores at home since Julia came to live with the family.