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I ran across this picture the other day:
Caption: 1900’s Donna and Jeanette McCombs early 20th century
Because my Aunt Jeanette was born in October of 1900, I’m guessing this was likely taken in late 1901 or early 1902. Donna was born in 1896, so that would have made her about five at the time.
I had shared a photograph of my grandmother and her sisters in an earlier post. It’s interesting to look at the two pictures and see the changes in the faces over the years.
Donna, the oldest is at the back of the group. Jeanette is in the center. My Grandmother, Mattie Beatrice is on the right, and the youngest, Jessie Rae, is on the left.
Since Aunt Rae was born in 1905, I’m thinking this one might have been taken around 1908. That would make Donna about 12, Jeanette about 8, my Grandma about 5, and Aunt Rae about 3.
I know that by 1910, the mother of these girls, Georgia Almeda, had died. I wonder how “Poppa” fared with raising his “Little Women”.
The girls are adorable in both photos!
I also enjoy looking at pictures of people across long spans of time– when they were children, when they were young adults and when they were elderly. It’s always fun to see the similarities and differences.
It’s also fun to compare them to other members of the family to see the resemblances. I see bits of my niece and two of my cousins in various pictures of my Aunt Jeanette. One of my male cousins bears a striking resemblance to one of our Great Grandfathers. I wish I had more pictures of my Mom’s side of the family, but unfortunately, my Grandparents had a fire in their home when they lived in Rutherford, TN for a while, and they lost all their pictures, as well as their home movies. :( The few older pictures from that side of the family that I have came from other family members.
Have you ever heard of any of your line coming down from Canada? I’m researching the McCombs family in Ontario and there’s a rumoured Texas link but we can’t find it.
I know that Donna McCombs married Charles Boyd Frazior and they lived in Texas. Her father, Joseph Jeremiah, was born in Illinois, as was his father, William Alexander McCombs. The 1880 census data lists him as being born in 1831 and indicates his parents were from Virginia and Tennessee.
Do you know who the family member is, and approximately when they came to the US? Ancestry has a list of border crossings from Canada to the US beginning 1895. Also, it is possible that your Ontario family member might have settled in another state prior to Texas. I would perhaps check states like Michigan or New York as well to see if you might find a link that might connect you to your potential Texas relative.
Good luck in your search, and please let me know how it goes!