Thursday, August 30, 2007

1909 Rowlison Family Photo

Click on the photo to enlarge it. The back of the photo lists the folks but often uses middle names or later married last names. The photo is dated 1909. Does anyone recognize where this was taken? The following is that list plus my interpretation in parentheses. I've included the ages of the folks in 1909. Please let me know about any mistakes. The list flows from left to right...
Madge Rowlison (Madge Bryan age 29, Dolph's wife), Henry Shipley (age 36, first husband of Mabel C. Walton,), Dolph Rowlison (43, in the back, Gustavus Adolphus), Ralph Cassell (in front, age 9, son of Martha Anna and Oliver Cassell), Leonard Cassell (age 12, Maggie's son, aka Bum), Mabel Shipley Walton (partially hidden by Leonard, age 34, Mabel C. Walton, dau of Merritt Walton – Rhoda’s brother, Mabel’s second husband was William Merritt Walton, her cousin), James Cassell (age 17, tall fellow in the back, Maggie’s son) Anna Cassell (age 32, Martha Anna Rowlison), Cleo Cassell (Lambert) (age 1 held by Anna), Howard Cassell (6, Anna’s son in front of her), Vernon Cassell (age 3, Anna’s son in front row), Oliver Cassell (back row, age 43, Anna’s husband), Harry Cassell (age 13, though he looks taller than Harry was as an adult – Maggie’s son), Gaylord Cassell (age 10, Anna’s oldest and in front of Harry), Leland Cassell (age 5, front row with wind-blown collar – aka Pete), Dave Cassell (45, back row, Maggie’s husband), Fritze, Hired Man (anybody know who this is? must be the short fellow in front of Dave C.), Buel Rowlison (age 7, next to Leland C., Buel Arthur – Dolph’s son), Ralph Rowlison (age 3, next to Buel, also Dolph’s son), Roy Long (back row, Hugh LeRoy Long, age 34, Myrtle Amy Rowlison’s husband – Idaho), Maggie Cassell (Maggie Alice R. age 41 and probably pregnant at this time – Wayne was born in Dec. 1909), Mae Long (Lois Mae Long – Beam, age 7, front row, Amy’s daughter), Arthur Cassell (aka Mike, age 2, the little guy at front row center), Amy Long (do not know who this is – back row in the window), Gladys Cassell Starr (age 7, front row next to Mike Cassell, Maggie’s dau), Ethel Oakley (Ethel Rowlison, age 21 behind Rhoda), Rhoda Rowlison (age 66 at this time), Hazel Rowlison Nelson (Hazel Blanche, dau of George Rowlison, age 8, front row, next to Gladys), Jessie Cassell – Karnatz (age 18, back row, Maggie’s oldest), Florence Long (age 9, front row, Shillington, Amy’s daughter), Fritz Goesch (Fredrick August Gerhardt Goesch, age 31, back row, husband of Pearl Walton), Pearl Goesch (Winnie Pearl Walton, age 30, daughter of Merritt Walton – Rhoda’s brother, in front of Fritz), Evelyn Goesch – Ulibarri (age 1, behind held by her mother, Pearl), Rosetta Rowlison (age 9, Haskett, Dolph’s oldest, in front of Pearl), Percy Goesch (Walton Percival Goesch, age 5, front row, stocking cap), Roy Rowlison (26, back row, round hat, Rhoda’s ninth), Laura Rowlison (Laura Gowen-Rowlison, Roy’s wife, age 25 next to Roy with baby), Harold Shipley (age 9) and Clarence Shipley (age 7 (Henry and Mabel’s sons with matching coats in front of Roy R.), Darlene Rowlison-Benner (age 1, Darlene Bernice, Roy & Laura’s daughter being held by Laura), Gary Goesch (age 3, Fredrick Gerhardt Goesch, front row holding sack?, Fritz and Pearl’s son), Earl Rowlison (Earl Wendell, age 3, front row, Roy’s oldest), Ethel Rowlison (Clara Ethel Clements, age 28, widow of George Abraham Rowlison (died Feb. 1909 and mother of Hazel and Bernard – living with her parents, George & Acsah Clements in Ong at the 1910 census), Bernard Rowlison (age 5, Ethel & George’s son). The caption states that “Oscar (Shorty) asleep in the house”. Probably Theodore Oscar Rowlison, Dolph’s two year old son).
You are welcome, no urged, to critique the caption as appropriate. Thanks...

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