tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post8831775970273166688..comments2024-03-28T16:48:30.746-04:00Comments on When I was 69: FacesBarbara Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-90001602202938053022013-05-27T10:20:09.679-04:002013-05-27T10:20:09.679-04:00Researching is so much fun, and all the unexpected...Researching is so much fun, and all the unexpected and interesting things we often find along the way! One of my dear grandmothers was named Ada! Ada Harriet, and her middle name of course was from her mother's name.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-11995402295163230282013-05-26T17:42:19.874-04:002013-05-26T17:42:19.874-04:00What fun to unravel these puzzles. I too have foun...What fun to unravel these puzzles. I too have found numerous errors in the various records. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-71810398328942807482013-05-26T16:40:21.200-04:002013-05-26T16:40:21.200-04:00The puzzle continues for generations! I hope you f...The puzzle continues for generations! I hope you find the proof you seek about the handsome gentleman in the photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-15169255711056573682013-05-26T09:27:59.683-04:002013-05-26T09:27:59.683-04:00Ha! Nigel, they look just like Susan's and Ba...Ha! Nigel, they look just like Susan's and Barbara's to me!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-69881365114963409772013-05-26T08:38:44.716-04:002013-05-26T08:38:44.716-04:00I don't recall ever coming across the name Zul...I don't recall ever coming across the name Zulieka...so I took a look at what modern day Zuliekas look like: http://goo.gl/xKvhfNigel Aspdin (Derby, UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11287696605570389587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-79286716276202311332013-05-26T07:14:39.632-04:002013-05-26T07:14:39.632-04:00It's a great photo, and a fun puzzle to figure...It's a great photo, and a fun puzzle to figure out. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-29263625025406873372013-05-25T19:41:25.770-04:002013-05-25T19:41:25.770-04:00OK, my conclusions from looking at census of Tolla...OK, my conclusions from looking at census of Tolland MA, for 1880, that Uncle George W. Granger is indeed the man in the picture. (at least today's conclusion.) He gave his age as 59 in that census, where he actually wrote the whole page as the enumerator, and his penmanship is fabulous. So for some reason he was older than the birth date of 1830 which would have made him only 50 for the 1880 census. Who knows why he changed his own age, but it sure makes things hard to chase down!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-34274937636182142902013-05-25T18:37:10.065-04:002013-05-25T18:37:10.065-04:00Great thoughts! But the younger Uncle would have ...Great thoughts! But the younger Uncle would have been 30 in 1865, where the elder would have been 50 by 1857. So baldness may make him look older, but... And, I know the younger Uncle Joseph moved to Texas before the Civil War, so the picture might have been taken before 1861 because of that! In which case, mmm, he does look older than 30. Isn't this fun! I'll see if I can locate a census for 1850 or 1860 to determine if he was still in Newburyport, MA.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-78150793158240133752013-05-25T18:27:53.376-04:002013-05-25T18:27:53.376-04:00Hi Barb - This is a carte de visite format and the...Hi Barb - This is a carte de visite format and the style of sitting i.e. a three-quarter length seated portrait, together with studio setting, clothing and hair styles, all point to that period. The simple text printed on the back of the card mount in a single font would be more typical of the 1860s than the 1870s. I'd say this man looks to be at least in his 40s, and perhaps 50s.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-53884836344669857172013-05-25T18:23:27.960-04:002013-05-25T18:23:27.960-04:00Thanks Brett, that would make it not Great Uncle J...Thanks Brett, that would make it not Great Uncle Joseph, but just Uncle Joseph, because this gentleman seems to not be over 50. I'm so happy to know that, and will leave photo attached to George W. Granger! By the way, what made you deduce such info?Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-31410624319270263122013-05-25T18:14:38.027-04:002013-05-25T18:14:38.027-04:00My guess is that this was taken in the late 1860s ...My guess is that this was taken in the late 1860s or early 1870s, if that's of any use to you.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-86254538042340492682013-05-25T16:39:16.440-04:002013-05-25T16:39:16.440-04:00I agree about the Ancestry.com resources...but whe...I agree about the Ancestry.com resources...but whenever I get to the hand written sheets, it's much better than the transcriptions. Of course spelling of names is a hoot! Wonder why volunteers who couldn't write well were accepted to do census reports. Yes, Bob, I re-posted to SS, don't know why I must have been asleep when I did the link before.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-69262669652088635992013-05-25T14:10:41.904-04:002013-05-25T14:10:41.904-04:00I spend many hours researching on Ancestry.com. I...I spend many hours researching on Ancestry.com. I have found many errors in the hand written census documents, so I am leary, most often the names are misspelled and sometimes completely changing the name of the Polish ancestors. I had to reread your opening introduction about the man in the photo, it surely helps to have some family reference.... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-23098806548279202472013-05-25T11:20:13.274-04:002013-05-25T11:20:13.274-04:00It is not just fun doing the research, it is also ...It is not just fun doing the research, it is also fun (and enlightening) reading about the research in posts like this. You get such an insight into different times in different places - living history.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-15565048274161120502013-05-25T10:46:51.918-04:002013-05-25T10:46:51.918-04:00Barb - your link on the SS page did not work, I ha...Barb - your link on the SS page did not work, I had to find this from the sidebar.<br />Interesting to see how much detective work is necessary with a photo such as this. Wish we had some to follow.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-23641802008926250692013-05-24T15:19:35.353-04:002013-05-24T15:19:35.353-04:00Welllll...there are 3 generations with a Joseph Gr...Welllll...there are 3 generations with a Joseph Granger. Can we tell about when this gentleman posed by his clothes? The youngest Joseph Granger was born in 1835. His Uncle Joseph Granger was born 25 Sept 1797. And his father Joseph Granger was born 1765 and lived to 1847. The last one was a great grandfather of some level, so probably not in the running for Great Uncle Joseph status. Boy they did like the same name over and over again didn't they?<br />Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.com