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Pretty lady. You look like her.
If I can find it I will post a pic of my Dad while in seminary after getting out of the Navy -remarkable similarity!
Awesome pics!
Did his family by chance own a beet farm? He resembles a beet farmer I have seen before.
Did his family by chance own a beet farm? He resembles a beet farmer I have seen before.
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Dad wasn't a big talker. His father died young, Granny was a nurse in Columbia. Dad was a war correspondent in the China/India/Burma theater of operations before marrying Mom in 1947. Then he "got the call" to go to seminary.
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My Dad circa late '41, early '42. Enlisted as a SEABEE, commissioned almost immediately. Beachmaster: first wave Anzio, first wave Omaha Beach (Bronze Star for gallantry), first wave Okinawa.
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Grandad, and great grandad, both on my dad’s side. 1926 at Valley Forge celebrating 150 years, with the Fayetteville Light Infantry. One of the oldest militias in the US.
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I'm the little guy on the right
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All right since we are sharing. Mom, dad, older sister and me in my glory outfit
I miss them.
I miss them.
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My crew around 74-75
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Me and the old man. Been gone 25 years. I still miss him.
I love threads like this. Where did go when you say you had to move out of the US?
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The church sent Dad to Cuba, then we had to get out because of Castro and his shenanigans, that was in '57. Later we were in Mexico City for about 10 years, until 1968.
My sister sent me this pic of my sisters and me earlier this year. It was taken in '65 or '66, either in Goldsboro or at our Granma's in Valdosta.
She said she was shocked to find out I was actually her "half brother!"
She said she was shocked to find out I was actually her "half brother!"
Dad and his sisters, circa 1957-8. Those who have met me and my son will *definitely* see the resemblance lol
The young Private
R.I.P, pops. Miss ya bunches
The young Private
R.I.P, pops. Miss ya bunches
Might as well bump this with a couple of mine.
My grandad (middle) and his brother (right) on home for leave from the Navy sometime during late WWII.
Same guy as on the left in the above photo. Not sure who he is. This was during his time at NAS Opa Locka
Home on the family farm in Iron Station
Again, home on leave with his father. Great grandad was a sharecropper, and later a sawyer. This was cutting timber for the portable sawmill he built.
If I turn out to be half the man he was, I'll be doing alright.
My grandad (middle) and his brother (right) on home for leave from the Navy sometime during late WWII.
Same guy as on the left in the above photo. Not sure who he is. This was during his time at NAS Opa Locka
Home on the family farm in Iron Station
Again, home on leave with his father. Great grandad was a sharecropper, and later a sawyer. This was cutting timber for the portable sawmill he built.
If I turn out to be half the man he was, I'll be doing alright.
How much time, or bandwidth, do we have?
Elizabeth Matilda Kannup. Probably 1910 or so. 3rd great grandmother moms side.
Paul Holland 1907 not long before he died most likely. Great uncle.
Not sure if we ever placed her. Cool daguerreotype though.
Dot Holland. Great aunt, the family baby and favorite by far.
Glenn Holland. Great uncle. Pretty tough guy when he grew up. Need to post that story.
The girls in their furs. My grandmother is back left. Colleen Holland.
Dellinger Fsmily. Probably around 1900. My great grandmother and her sisters are on the right.
3 of the Dellinger girls. Great grandmother on the left. Cordie Dellinger. Around 1900.
WWI uniform but I can’t remember hi name off hand.
Went through my moms stuff this summer and rounded up a truck bed full of boxes of pictures and old letter. On top of hundreds I already scanned. These are off my phone from this summer.
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Elizabeth Matilda Kannup. Probably 1910 or so. 3rd great grandmother moms side.
Paul Holland 1907 not long before he died most likely. Great uncle.
Not sure if we ever placed her. Cool daguerreotype though.
Dot Holland. Great aunt, the family baby and favorite by far.
Glenn Holland. Great uncle. Pretty tough guy when he grew up. Need to post that story.
The girls in their furs. My grandmother is back left. Colleen Holland.
Dellinger Fsmily. Probably around 1900. My great grandmother and her sisters are on the right.
3 of the Dellinger girls. Great grandmother on the left. Cordie Dellinger. Around 1900.
WWI uniform but I can’t remember hi name off hand.
Went through my moms stuff this summer and rounded up a truck bed full of boxes of pictures and old letter. On top of hundreds I already scanned. These are off my phone from this summer.
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Father-in-law - circa 1912
My kind of cousins, even if they did go to California - 1939
Maternal great-grandparents and 10 of their 11 children - circa 1910
And a different version of the above photo. The dog changed her pose, as did two of my great aunts.
My great-aunt Della, the smallest child on the end, told me they made her uncross her arms after the first pose, but she crossed her legs in the second pose because she needed to pee!
My great-aunt Ethel said she propped her arm on her sister's shoulder in the second pose because she had gotten bored with waiting.
Finally, my grandparents had to have a photo with me and my new rifle ... before I even got to shoot it. I am reasonably sure the white socks hurt my accuracy when I got to shoot later.
My kind of cousins, even if they did go to California - 1939
Maternal great-grandparents and 10 of their 11 children - circa 1910
And a different version of the above photo. The dog changed her pose, as did two of my great aunts.
My great-aunt Della, the smallest child on the end, told me they made her uncross her arms after the first pose, but she crossed her legs in the second pose because she needed to pee!
My great-aunt Ethel said she propped her arm on her sister's shoulder in the second pose because she had gotten bored with waiting.
Finally, my grandparents had to have a photo with me and my new rifle ... before I even got to shoot it. I am reasonably sure the white socks hurt my accuracy when I got to shoot later.
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Dad around 1930, on Hinsdale Ave in Fayetteville.
Me and dad around 1958. He sold IH back in the day.
Me and dad around 1958. He sold IH back in the day.
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The Fabric Firehose Company, Sandy Hook, Ct. My grandfather was the manager for many years. Not sure where he is in the picture, my mom knew but I dont remember her showing me. I'll try to identify him with some magnification, if that doesn't work I might try to extract the photo from the 100 year old hand made frame and see if that exposes some info.
