Some Family History

My mom, Louise, at 12.  She was born in 1925.

 

A hand-colorized picture after she and my Dad left the altar.

 

At the reception.  They were married on April 20, 1946.  They remained

married until my Father's death at 88 in 2012.  He was almost 89. 

My mother is now 92.

 

The woman at the far left is Caroline Zane (first husband, last name Schmid.)

She died in the Influenza of 1918.  At the time of her death her eldest was 12 (my grandmother Emma) and her youngest was 2.  The 2-yr-old was Louise, the half-sister of Emma.  Emma was the daughter of Louis Schmid.  Louise was the daughter of Mr. Zane.

Upon Caroline's death Mr. Zane and the girls went to live with Caroline's family on Morris St. in Philadelphia.   After Emma married, her sister Louise came to live with her.  Emma's firstborn is my mother, Louise.