Wordless?
Ha, April Fool’s Day! It’s fitting that I post these photos on April Fool’s Day.
I’ve been trying to identify the people in these snapshots for a long time and
have been tricked twice already.
The
pictures were in a photo album that belonged to my grandparents Frank L. Doty
and Viola L. Wilson. My Mother and Uncle thought this was my grandfather’s
half-sister’s family—Mabel Taylor Doty. Mabel married two times and had a large
family. She moved to Tioga Co., NY with her second husband Frank Regan. A few
years ago I found a picture of Mabel and Frank on Ancestry.com. Well, this isn’t
Mabel or her children!
You’ll
notice that one of the men pictured is labeled “Frank”. Okay, maybe this is
Mabel’s 2nd husband’s family. I wanted to find a home for these photos
so I continued to search for Frank Regan’s family. I found a granddaughter of
Mabel and Frank Regan once again thanks to Ancestry.com. You guessed it—this
isn’t Frank Regan’s family!
Back row from left to
right Vincent, Arline, Nellie, Gram, Arnold C., Marie & Ray Parry, Geo.,
Minnie and Mart
Frank and Vivien
standing in middle on the left (Gram has her hand on Vivien’s shoulder)
Starting in the front
from left to right Johannie, Eleanor, Virginia, Bernice, Mom, Dad and Ada
Back row left to
right Vincent, Arline, Nellie, Gram, Arnold C., Marie & Ray,Geo., Lloyd and
Mart
Frank’s in the middle
Seated from left to
right Hazel C., Johannie, Eleanor, Virginia, Bernice, Mom, Dad and Ada
This
morning I was searching for a photo for a Wordless Wednesday post. I guess I had
“Frank on the brain” and thought about all the “Frank’s” in the family. Frank
who?
I
think I cracked the case. Frank Cosgrove. Frank’s sister, Belle Cosgrove, was
the 2nd wife of my Great Grandfather Jerome W. Wilson. Belle became
a second mother to my Grandmother, Viola Lillian Wilson about 1906.
I
spent the morning at Ancestry.com utilizing their census collections, draft
registration cards, city directories, disabled volunteer soldiers records as
well as my own family papers.
Belle
was born Isabelle Cosgrove 1886 in Danbury, Connecticut to John Cosgrove and Ellen
Delaney. John Cosgrove died by 1909. Ellen moved from Danbury to Hartford by
this date. “Gram” is Grandma Ellen.
Belle’s
siblings were:
·
John
Joseph Cosgrove, born 1880. I don’t believe he’s in either picture above.
·
George
Cosgrove, born 1881. Yeah, George is in both snapshots. George married and
divorced. He had a daughter, Marion, born about 1908.
·
Adeline
S. Cosgrove, born 1884. Adeline was known as Ada and she married Lloyd Dwight
Brinton. They had three children Arline, Vincent and Bernice. They’re all there.
·
Minnie
E. Cosgrove, born 1890. Minnie was living with Jerome and Belle Wilson in 1910.
She’s in the top photo. I don’t know anything else about her.
·
Frank
Patrick Cosgrove, born 1891. Frank’s in both snap shots. His WWII draft card registration
names Arnold Cosgrove as his contact person. Frank’s pictured and Arnold’s
standing next to Gram in both photos.
·
Nellie
I. Cosgrove, born 1892. Nellie was also living in Jerome and Belle Wilson’s
home in 1910. She married John E. Bolar (with the glasses). They had a daughter
Virginia. Another Cosgrove brother, Harry J., was in Nellie’s home in 1920. Nellie,
John and Virginia are at the family gathering too.
·
Catheline
Cosgrove, born 1898. I couldn’t find any information about Catheline but wonder
if she and her husband are “Mom” and “Dad” above.
·
Harry
J. Cosgrove, born 1888. Harry never married. Harry’s WWI draft registration card
provides his home as 112 Oakland St., Hartford, CT. This was Jerome and Belle’s
home. The 1920 federal census has Harry living in another sister’s home, Nellie
and John E. Bolar. The U. S. National Home for Disabled Soldiers took care of
Harry during 1930. His sister, Mrs. Lloyd Brinton was noted to be his nearest
relative. Harry’s not pictured above.
What
a shame Belle, Jerome and their girls, Marion, Ida, Genevieve and Beatrice
missed the festivities.
Does
anybody recognize the others?
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