Ernest & Alice Burley /Hylinda/ Alonzo Hayes & Elsie
Front: Aunt Mamie, Dorothy Burley & May Carrie Hayes
Elsie & her older sister Hylinda before they moved from Virginia to California. Appears they were at the cemetery
Alonzo Hayes & May Carrie Reed Hayes
Hylinda and younger sister Alice. I wonder why Elsie was not in this picture
Elsie with her sister Alice and Alice’s son Cameron
I added these photos because I was finally able to connect with Hylinda’s grandchildren. How fun to find that the book is connecting relatives. Cameron Burley has been so kind to share old family photos with me. The photo of Elsie & Hylinda in the cemetery is 1898.
Old pictures are such a great treasure – they let you look at ancestors in a whole light. As to why Elsie is missing from the one picture. I seem to remember that I was not included in a picture or so because I decided to act up, thinking they would coax me – they didn’t. So, I lost out completely. Learned a lesson though.
Love looking at old pics. And, when you know the people, or know of them, it’s so much more interesting! Thanks for sharing!
I love the top picture of Elsie. There is another picture I love on page 106 of Elsie’s Mountain. She looks so sweet and lovely. She she looks like one of my friends. What a beautiful lady!