Wandering Around The Family Tree

  I'm very lucky to have several of my grandmother Evelyn Clara Call's (1895-1962) photo albums. And perhaps even luckier that she labeled many of the photos - so I know roughly when and where they were taken, and who was in the photos.  My grandmother attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in 1915-1916, and then Cornell University in Ithaca, New York from 1916-1919.  The photos on pages 108-110 appear to be photos of Evelyn's college friends at Cornell in 1918, including photos from a trip to Six Mile Creek in the snow.  Page 108 has photos from a Hike up Six Mile Creek in 1918 Freak The photo is some sort of multiple exposure - probably a double exposure from when someone forgot to advance the film after taking the first photo.  R to L: Fisher, Dot Cushman, Evelyn, Mac, Helen Frahts, Russel, Frances Helen Fraats - Helen Maisie Fraats (1899-1995) daughter of William Best and Lillian Y Fraats. She graduated from Cornell in 1922, and was employed ...

I'm very lucky to have several of my grandmother Evelyn Clara Call's (1895-1962) photo albums. And perhaps even luckier that she labeled many of the photos - so I know roughly when and where they were taken, and who was in the photos.  My grandmother attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in 1915-1916, and then Cornell University in Ithaca, New York from 1916-1919.  The photos on pages 105-107 appear to be photos of Evelyn's college friends at Cornell in 1917-1918. Page 105 has photographs of Pauline Eberhard and Uncle George Pauline Eberhard Pauline Eberhardt (1903-1993) daughter of Edwin Eberhardt and Lula Oller. Pauline's family lived in Batavia, Genesee County, New York, where she graduated from high school in 1922 Uncle George Uncle George - probably George W Sperry (1853-1933) husband of Mary Isadore Coe (1851-1924), sister of Evelyn's mother Elizabeth Ann Coe. The Sperry's lived in Illinois in the 1910s - so don't know if this photo wa...

 Records of 1940 from My Diary Jan 1. Had our Family Party. Of Arthur's folks  Arthur, Bertha, Adelle and Mrs. Hotchkiss. All of Robert's folks but Robert. He had a cold and temperature. Irving's folks, Edith, Eileen and I Jan 2. Irving was here awhile, figuring. Junior was here and tried to sew. He had trouble to thread a needle, and finally got the field glasses to help him thread it ! Not very successful! Jan 3. Eileen was ready to return to Ithaca. After supper she suddenly began to fell bad, tired, aches, sore throat, temp 100°. She had the doctor the next day, who said it was tonsilitis. She went back to college on Tues the 9th.  Alden return from Mayville the 10th. His engagement to Marie Bennett of Mayville near Gloversville has been announced there. He returned to Norris, Tenn. Jan 25. Letter from Sarah. She has been very  sick with pneumonia - taken before New Year's. She doesn't try to do anything yet. She writes "I have been wanting to write somethi...

My great grandparents Charles Joslin Call (1859-1939) and Elizabeth Ann Coe (1862-1956) were married for almost 55 years. They married on November 5, 1884 at the home of the bride's parents in Le Roy, Genesee County, New York, and remained together until Charles' death on June 12, 1939.  Elizabeth Ann Coe (1862-1956) and her husband Charles Joslin Call (1859-1939) I've been transcribing excerpts from Elizabeth's journals that she compiled in the 1930s and 1940s into books of  reminiscenses for family members.  Elizabeth didn't talk much about her relationship with Charles before his death. And after his death, there were mentions of doing things alone for the first time. In December 1939, she didn't send out Christmas cards because it was something he always enjoyed - and mentioned how in the days leading up to the holidays in 1939, she had cried more than she had since his death.  In early January, Elizabeth received a letter from her sister-in-law Sarah (1856-...

 On Oct 8  Elizabeth Daniels baby, fourth child, only girl, arrived, Pheobe Jocelyn Mon 6. Edith went right after school to Kenmore for Ezra and Sarah Tues Nov 7 . "E.F. and Sarah's 56th Wedding Anniversary. E.F. picked popcorn, helped Irving put the screens away, picked apples, was buy most of the day." This was the way he always did when he visited Carrie and me. Sarah insisted on doing all the dishes, and helped all she could. "Edith and I were invited to supper at Carrie's at 5:30. The neighbors, nephews and nieces and few other relations gathered to greet and congratulate Ezra and Sarah. The nieces served small fancy cakes and cookies, with tea and fruit drinks. Thelma spoke of it first, that we ought to have a dinner or something for them. I felt I could hardly bear to have it here, but we are all so glad we could show them our regard by such a gathering." Nov 9 - Dec 7. Visited at Evelyn's. I dreaded the trip going alone, as I never have traveled ...

 The theme for this week is Valentine. And I was totally stumped on what to write. I even thought about skipping this week - since I don't have any valentines or love letters from my ancestors, there aren't any men named Valentine in my family tree - and none of my ancestors strike me as the romantic type. Most of them are good solid farmers, who raised their family, and did their best to provide a better future for their children than they had.  And then I thought about my great grandparents - Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe, and both sets of their parents -  Robert Call and Charlotte Joslin, and Albert Coe and Deborah Prentice - and how long they were married.  Were these great romances? Did they exchange cards and gifts on February 14 each year? I may never know - what I do know - is they all created partnerships that allowed them to raise their families on farms in Genesee County, New York.  Albert Coe (1827-1907) and Deborah Prentice (1833-1910) w...