ALL IN THE FAMILY TWO BY TWO - PART 1

 


Once upon a time there was a young girl, Lillian Adelle Whitney (my Mom), seen here with her mother (my Grandma Louise), Bertha Louise (Parton) Whitney in 1928.

The young girl had a grandmother, Johanna Magdelina (Hedmon) Parton/Kellstrom, seen here on the right with her daughter. Bertha Louise (Parton) Whitney.

The young girl also had a younger brother (my Uncle ‘Jim’), Ira Edwin Whitney, the pair seen here on the beach at Santa Cruz in 1928.

And here they are 45 years later in 1973.

The young girl grew up and met a nice young man (my father), Herbert Kinsey Bradley, who came from good family.

Here are his mother, Harriet Bell (Smedley) Bradley, and his father, Frank Herbert Bradley, pictured on their honeymoon in 1906.

And later in the 1920s or early ‘30s.

The nice young man, & the young girl/now young woman, were married on June 17, 1939.

Here she is with her mother in 1942

And again with her Mom in 1964, come to celebrate her daughter’s 46th birthday.

And in 1983 that young woman and nice young man were still happily together with four grown children and six grandchildren.

:->

La Nightingail

Comments

  1. Monica T.April 8, 2024 at 9:03 AM

    Great two-by-two collection :)

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  2. Molly's CanopyApril 9, 2024 at 11:06 AM

    Great look at bridal outfits down the ages. I love the dramatic change in Harriet Bell (Smedley) Bradley between 1906 and the 1920s. My grandmother eloped in the '20s. I think it was a very freeing time for women.

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  3. Mike BrubakerApril 10, 2024 at 7:37 PM

    A wonderful medley of pairs. I like seeing how the fashions change over time. The 1928 brother sister photo is a fine portrait that is obviously a real family treasure.

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