Family history and genealogy research on both my ancestors & my ex-husband's ancestors, with personal memories, family photographs, old maps, and more. Ancestors from Northern Ireland, Northern England, Midlands England, Germany, and the Netherlands: all immigrants to North America, from very early 1600s onwards. Pilgrims to Palatines, finding my roots is a big adventure!
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
WORDLESS WEDNESDAY - My great-grandmother & plane, 1927
On the back of this photo is written (in my grandmother's handwriting): Madee ('mother') took this plane in 1927. She would have been about 70 at the time.
An intrepid traveller, she lived to 97 years, buried on her birthday 5 Nov 1955 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Clara Augusta "Gussie" "Madee" GRAVES m. James "Grove" Grover TERWILLIGER on 2 Oct 1879, Syracuse, Onondaga, NY.
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Family, friends, and others - I hope you enjoy these pages about our ancestors and their lives. Genealogy has become somewhat of an obsession, more than a hobby, and definitely a wonderful mystery to dig into and discover. Enjoy my writing, and contact me at celia.winky at gmail dot com if you have anything to add to the stories. ... Celia Lewis
4 comments:
What a wonderful photograph to have in your family history! Your great grandmother sounds like a very interesting woman who lived life to the fullest.
What a trailblazer! Having an image from her adventures is so special.
What a trailblazer! Having an image from her adventures is so special.
What a great photo! It has me curious about why she was flying in the 1920s (seems like such a rare thing back then). She must have had somewhere to go!
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