I've been immersed in Bass River history and genealogy for a little over 12 years. Those of you who have worked on your family tree know that a casual interest quickly is fanned by the rush of the hunt. A hobby soon grows into an obsession and, pretty soon, you're ready for Genealogist's Anonymous.
Each hobby has it's milestones. Baseball has its Grand Slam and No Hitter, Golf its Hole In One, NASCAR its Indianapolis 500 Trophy, Football its Super Bowl victory, and Genealogy its Five Generation Photo. In each of these endeavors, it just doesn't get any better. When the ultimate goal is attained, the adrenaline rush is unmistakable.
Well, in my serendipitous journey through dozens of family photo albums and thousands of loose photos, I have reached the ultimate, the Five Generations Photo, only twice . . . with the Loveland-McAnney-Percy and the Allen-Mathis-Peer families. I thought I would share these photos with you, today.
THE LOVELAND-McANNEY-PERCY FAMILY
FIVE GENERATIONS: 1- Leah McAnney (1878-1969) married Isaac Loveland (1869-1935) and had son, Daniel. 2- Daniel Loveland (1899-1991) married Myrtle Greenlaw and had daughter, Doris Loveland. 3- Doris Loveland (1928-1973) married Walter McAnney (1920-2001) and had daughter, Betty McAnney. 4- Betty McAnney married Walter Percy and had son, Walter Percy III. 5- Walter Percy III. (1966 photo courtesy of Michelle Taryani.)
THE ALLEN-MATHIS-PEER FAMILY
FIVE GENERATIONS: 1- Louisa Allen Wiseman (1843-1938) married John Allen and had daughter, Ida. She later married Joshua Wiseman after John died. 2- Ida Allen Mathis French (1869-1930) married John Oliphant Mathis (born 1861) and had son, Eugene. She married Suwarrow French after John died. 3- Eugene "Booter" Mathis (1880-1970) married Estella Adams and had daughter, Della. He married Maybelle Cramer later in life. 4- Della Mathis (1909-1996) married Walter Peer and had daughter, Estella Peer (born 1930). 5- baby Estella Peer. (1930 photo from Eugenia Mathis MaGee and Beverly Mathis Robinson.)
I'm always looking for more generational family photos and would appreciate anyone who may have one or more contacting me here at the Blog. I'm really not expecting any rare 5 generational family photos, but some of you may have 3 or 4 generational New Gretna family photos. They would be appreciated. I'll post any that you send via email.
Pete S