My
2nd cousin, Robert Bond, has graciously shared with me a number of
old photos of the Bond family. This photo was called Lowery England
and sisters.
I
believe that the seated young man is David Lowery England, who was a
1st cousin of my great-grandmother, Mary Ann (O'Neal) Bond, so he was
my 1st cousin 3 times removed. David's father was David Chance
England, a brother to Mary Ann's mother, Margaret (England) O'Neal.
A
brief summary about David: he was born 15 Jun 1871 in California and
moved to Oregon about 1874. His mother died in 1876 and his father in
1885. After his father died, the children lived with other family
members. David married Mary Bales in 1895 and they lived in the
Dorena area. His wife Mary died in 1925 and he died in 1942 and they
are buried next to each other in Sears Cemetery.
In
looking at this photo, I wanted to identify the others who were with
David. He had the following brothers and sisters:
- John William 1861-1885, married 1883
- Joseph McClellan 1863-1935, married 1888
- Mary Nancy Ann 1864-1897, married 1888
- Eliza Jane 1867-1942, married 1891
- Rachel Samantha 1868-1959, married 1890
- James Newton 1874-1939, married 1895
To
help with identifying the individuals, it would be helpful to
determine about when the photo was taken. I am thinking it could be
1888 at one of their sibling's weddings. Then David would have been
about 17, James about 14, Eliza about 21 and Rachel about 20. Looking
at the clothes and hairdos, they would fit an 1888 date.
So
it seems most logical that David was the one seated and the boy
behind him was James. So that leaves the two young women. So they
probably are Eliza and Rachel. But my problem now is which is which.
Can anyone give me a definite answer?
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