Sisters Alma Loretta Jones (left) and Agnes Josephine Jones, photograph taken probably in Winchester, Winnebago, WI, circa 1870s
Daughters of James H. Jones (b. 1821 England) and Esther T. Clarke (b. 1828 NY). Alma Loretta born 14 April 1866 in Winchester, WI, she died on her 75th birthday, 14 April 1941 in Woodward, OK. Nursing was her life's vocation, "Jonesy" followed her bachelor brother Charles Jones, a pioneer of the territory that became Oklahoma.
Agnes Josephine Jones born 7 July 1864 in Winchester, WI, and died 21 April 1954. She married Charles Finley Polar, 10 March 1884 in Neenah, WI. The couple had seven children, naming the third of their four daughters, Alma Loretta, who would become my grandmother.
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4 comments:
Cindy, I am so impressed and amazed at the depth of information you are keeping for future generations. I hope someone follows in your footsteps. It would be such a shame for it to end. Amazing.
BlessYourHeart
Cindy,
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on my grandparent's photo!
May you keep sharing your ancestor stories!
Bill ;-)
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Author of "Back to the Homeplace"
and "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories"
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Great picture!
Wonderful portrait! Love, love, love the dresses.
Regina
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