Mary died June 15, 1876 in Monroe County Missouri leaving two young sons, Frederick Lee and William Elbert, and her husband Wiley Kimble, a Civil War veteran from Smyth county Virginia. Within the year Wiley remarried. Less than 3 years later Eliza, his second wife, also died. Wiley eventually returned with the boys to Virginia. Did he carry this photo back to Virginia?
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| Mary Kimble |
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| Mary Kimble |
Should I have recognized Janna's photo?
Isn't one a copy of the other? But the sleeves don't show on the photo at right. The photo at left lacks definition. Look closely at the ringlets on Mary's right in both photos. Despite the differences, the details match flawlessly. I suspect both photos came from the same original at different times.
Where is the original? Do you have it?
Who took portrait photographs in Monroe, Missouri in the 1870's? Did each of Mary's sons have their own copy of her photo? William celebrated his second birthday just two weeks before his mother died. His brother Lee hadn't turned four yet. Did they ever gaze at these photos and long for a mother they couldn't remember?
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