John and Sarah had a daughter called Girly. She was retarded with a somewhat stunted growth. She only lived to be about 20. If you will look at any pictures you have of her you will see that her body grew disproportionately to her skeletal structure. I'm told nobody ever knew what was wrong with Girly but they didn't think she was a Down Syndrome baby.

I believe she very possibly could have been a-thyrotic, meaning no thyroid gland, as opposed to hypo/hyper-thyrotic, meaning too little/too much. Undiagnosed thyroid deficiencies at birth cause Cretinism which presents itself as retardation with stunted growth (and much more technical stuff).

I'm trying to find out if Girly's affliction was genetic and am looking for information on any of John Calvin & Sarah Nida's descendants who have/had any congenital glandular disorders. Also, any pictures of Girly would be appreciated. I have one but it's very old. I'll scan it in for anyone interested.