This week’s 52 Ancestors challenge is just a cruel joke: someone we
would like to meet. Seriously, Amy? Can I just say "the whole fam damily"?
While I certainly would like to meet my oldest known ancestors just to
ask, “Who’s your daddy,” I have no way to expand on it. Instead I think I would
like to meet this woman:
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| Sheehan sister 1915 and probably Cutey |
The human mother of this poodle named Cutey and whoever that other poodle was.
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| One poodle was named Cutey; the other is unknown. This photo dates at the time John Jr. was born in 1917. |
The mother or grandmother of these two children, John Jr. and “Bob” who
was definitely a girl.
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| John Jr and "Bob" with their grandmother (?) AND Cutey at a beach in New York, possibly Rockaway Beach |
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| Woman AND Cutey, "Bob," and John Jr. Dated March 1922 Back of photo says "while they had whooping cough" |
This little family constellation DRIVES. ME. CRAZY.
Why? Because these photos are from a more recent time - 1917-1920ish. Surely
I SHOULD be able to identify them.
But I can’t.
All I know is that they are related SOMEHOW to my
great-grandmother Mary Theresa Sheehan Killeen Walsh and that they PROBABLY
lived in New York City.
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| 1921 New York Two older women might be sisters of Mary Theresa Sheehan Killeen Walsh. Younger woman in the center is possibly mother to "Bob" and John Jr. |
Poodle Woman, who are you?
Amy Johnson Crow continues to challenge genealogy bloggers and
non-bloggers alike to think about our ancestors and share a story or photo
about them. The challenge is “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.”
Wendy
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If pictures could only talk, what a story they could tell. Hope eventually down the road you can figure out who Poodle Lady might be.
ReplyDeletebetty
Me too. Or maybe someone will invent that talking photo and make it retroactive.
DeleteLOL...'Who's your Daddy'!!! That's one I'd like to ask a few of the Females in my tree. So crazy that the poodle is named and the Lady is not. That was one unforgettable pooch in the eyes of Poodle Lady.
ReplyDeleteReally! Identify the dog. Identify a child here, a child there. But no last name??? No self-ID??
DeleteI have a couple of those photos - name of the cat, not the woman. Whose wedding on a photo of the cake, but no one identified in the group photo. If only we could ask, "Who was your daddy?" LOL! That pretty much sums it up, but then we would have nothing left to do.
ReplyDeleteI guess if I could get the answers to my burning questions, I would have time to sit and label all my photos for future generations. HA.
DeleteOn a complete whim I searched for Cutie poodle on Newspapers during the dates you mention and got a hit in the 'LOST' column of Philly Inquirer, April 1919. Any chance your pup and peeps could be from Philly?
ReplyDeleteOh, I remember your mystery woman from NYC! Still searching, huh? She is taunting you with her signature pooch. And she certainly is consistent.
ReplyDeletePoodle Woman. :-) I am so far behind on this prompt and still thinking about who I want to meet (besides everyone).
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