Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Rose Murphy Reece and Kids (early 1920's)


Rose Murphy Reece (center, b. 1872) with daughters Vivian Eliza (left, b. 1910), Ethel Rose (right, b. 1907) and son Wilfred Paul (b. 1916).

Rose was my great-grandmother. She was married to George Franklin Reece (b. 1863). Besides the three kids pictured here, they had six other children, Oral Raymond (aka Tommy, b. 1889), Myles Franklin (aka Barney, b.1891), Gertrude May (1893-1988), Corinne Nellie (b. 1895), my grandfather, George Melvin (1897-1963) and Bernard Lloyd (Bernie).

I'm fairly certain that the house in this picture is the same house seen in a photo taken around 1923 (and posted somewhere below), which shows my grandfather holding his firstborn son, my Uncle George. I'm not very good at guessing ages, but if one assumes little Wilfred's age to be around 7, the two photos could've been taken at around the same time. They may have even been taken on the same day... maybe at a family get-together? Although it's possible, there doesn't seem to be much chance of ever knowing for sure. These old photos fascinate me, but the lack of information about them can be frustrating.