This photograph was in the possession of Rhea (Coughlin) Moynahan and on the envelope was written "Great Grandmother".
On the back of the photo (barely legible) was written:
" Mrs. W Delaney" (or could it be Mrs M Oleary?) "18-10 May $300
paid $100).
If this was Rhea or Ernie's great grandmother, well we can
do the math: it would be one of eight potential women. Problem is, have not
come across any Delaney's.
By posting the picture on ancestry.ca and by connecting with
others who are researching this branch of my family tree I received the
following email: " This is the picture that I was told was Mary Hess’s
mother, whose name is also Mary. Last
name , I was told is Jensen (not proven).... her marriage registration of a son
“Gabriel” shows maiden name as Mary Ann Steinbrum. Folk lore from..........aunts and uncles (now
deceased) was that she was from Alsace Lorraine. French and German both claimed Alsace, so
searching has been a problem. The relatives also said they came to Canada
from/thru Pennsylvania."
This is likely the oldest photo that I have? There is one
other photo of a family on a front porch that may be older (a daguerreotype ? )
But I am unsure.
A good resource for dating photographs that I found is here
but I still have a lot to learn about dating all my family photographs!
Nancy Price writes: "Figuring out certain aspects of
your family tree can seem like a real puzzle, especially when any photographs
you have aren't labeled and lack any obvious clues (like a calendar, a dated
vehicle registration sticker or a street sign). But when you do manage to fit a
few of the pieces together, just like a real puzzle, the whole picture becomes
clearer. Here's a look at how one real-life photographic mystery was solved!"
More resources for dating photographs:
- Judging the authenticity of Photographs
- Genealogy research: Dating vintage photographs by clothing& hairstyles
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