tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post1130219977202124276..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: Twins Run in the FamilyNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-60924983825011538632010-12-11T19:27:48.157-05:002010-12-11T19:27:48.157-05:00Thank you, Tattered and Lost, for giving your expe...Thank you, Tattered and Lost, for giving your expert opinion. I wish I'd asked about this photo when my mom and dad were living.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-1184699949993547532010-12-11T18:51:00.150-05:002010-12-11T18:51:00.150-05:00Oh yes, a very clever double exposure! I can't...Oh yes, a very clever double exposure! I can't quite figure it out because of the way the pillow ghosts the elbow. Really quite fun! The camera was obviously sitting on something so that it didn't move. Most likely your dad ran around and repositioned himself, but it could also have been done in the darkroom, but doubtful since the background is so clear. And it obviously isn't an image of him simply flopped because they are slightly different. Yes, very clever.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-56243639059348192722010-11-07T06:07:16.100-05:002010-11-07T06:07:16.100-05:00No twins in my family either - and I'm very cu...No twins in my family either - and I'm very curious about the "twin" pic too :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360272405643318813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-49304749264829576932010-10-11T19:12:46.935-04:002010-10-11T19:12:46.935-04:00Oh look -it appears to be Sepia Monday! I was out ...Oh look -it appears to be Sepia Monday! I was out of town and tried viewing and commenting on this from my iPhone. It was not as easy as I had hoped and I couldn't see the photos well. I am stunned by the first photo. How did they do that! We have never had any twins in our family, so the whole concept is both fascinating and unreal for me.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-84141112433661323562010-10-11T18:11:29.394-04:002010-10-11T18:11:29.394-04:00Yes there were twins in my father's side. He ...Yes there were twins in my father's side. He had twin sister and brother, then his mother lost another set of twins. Interesting blog as you had many sets of twins.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-295138465298561652010-10-11T15:41:53.420-04:002010-10-11T15:41:53.420-04:00Great photographs but what a lovely post overall a...Great photographs but what a lovely post overall as well. So many twins. I knew that there was a tendency for them to run in families, but not to that extent.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-89601190463401833632010-10-11T03:13:38.922-04:002010-10-11T03:13:38.922-04:00my mom's sister had twins, but that must have ...my mom's sister had twins, but that must have come from the "other" side...<br />in other words, guys dating the women in your family should be warned of the likelyhood they may have a big family "fast!!!"....<br />with the old cameras, you had to crank the film by hand, nothing was automatic, so, just open the shutter again on the same frame, and voila!! but the one who took the picture had a good eye to find a reference point, like the post on the corner of the porch...<br />:)~<br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-10135502516633345442010-10-10T18:28:55.382-04:002010-10-10T18:28:55.382-04:00Martin and Joan - I've heard that twins skip a...Martin and Joan - I've heard that twins skip a generation, as in grandfather is twin, children are not twins, one of grandfather's childred bears twins. It seems like that's how it happened in both of your families -- and in ours, too. I think the carrier of the gene is nearly always a male, but maybe not....<br /><br />Oh, yes, Kat -- poor your friend Jane. I suppose if twins themselves wanted to dress alike it might not be so bad. The identical aspect of twinship that always appealed to me was the fun one could have pretending to be the other (or not being yourself).<br /><br />Meri, can you imagine how worn out that mother of 3 or 4 sets of twins would have been?! Good woman to keep having babies! It IS good that you weren't carrying twins with a problem like premature labor.<br /><br />Claudia, how would know if you found a photograph of the twin unless she were identified on the back? She would look just like your grandmother! Can you find her in census records at all?<br /><br />Jimmie - yes, that's exactly right: they are grandchildren of Edward Jesse.<br /><br />Tony, do you think the faces look identical? I think the pose is really close to symmetrical but I think the angle of his head, plus the nose and eyebrows, don't look symmetrical enough to be a flipped image. Too bad I didn't find this photo 15 years ago or I could have asked him how it was made.<br /><br />Cece, I don't think we had any family members familiar with a darkroom when this was snapped.... It must be a double exposure -- it's just that it's so "accurate."<br /><br />Thank you all for visiting and commenting. I love reading your comments.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-80467662050839032512010-10-10T13:45:34.845-04:002010-10-10T13:45:34.845-04:00There must have been an amateur photographer at wo...There must have been an amateur photographer at work here. This could be done manually <br />in the darkroom during the printing process, but it might take a couple of tries!<br />Very nice post!Your Genetic Genealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14696248341534125135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-11957427672904988392010-10-10T07:35:22.580-04:002010-10-10T07:35:22.580-04:00I'm Not Sure How Your Dad's Photo could ha...I'm Not Sure How Your Dad's Photo could have been made? Yes, the pose is identical, but the background isnt? <br />What A Lot Of Twins!<br />I have no knowledge of twins in my own family.I am jealous! Although it must make Family Investigation twice as hard!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-76384403924585693952010-10-10T07:01:50.281-04:002010-10-10T07:01:50.281-04:00That would explain why Jack has a set of twin sist...That would explain why Jack has a set of twin sisters and a set of twin brothers.Jimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16976752240024205528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-31424917203849735912010-10-10T05:40:46.908-04:002010-10-10T05:40:46.908-04:00What an interesting twinny post. Great pic of you...What an interesting twinny post. Great pic of your dad twice over. My father was a twin and my sister and brother both have a set of twins.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470961835179653158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-17395600273898646262010-10-09T23:03:04.368-04:002010-10-09T23:03:04.368-04:00An interesting twin story! The only twins I can th...An interesting twin story! The only twins I can think of in my family are my cousin's twin boys.North County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-76672354708794605472010-10-09T18:03:18.665-04:002010-10-09T18:03:18.665-04:00My great grandmother, Bridget Naughton Dowd, was a...My great grandmother, Bridget Naughton Dowd, was an identical twin. As the story goes by my father. He told me he could not tell them apart. I would love to find her sister. <br /><br />They would have been living in North Braddock PA. My dad was twenty one when she died, and the twin sighting was confirmed by another cousin. <br /><br />I just have to search harder, or better.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-84538890207399455152010-10-09T15:58:07.983-04:002010-10-09T15:58:07.983-04:00My mother's grandmother was a Clayton and the ...My mother's grandmother was a Clayton and the Clayton family had a really high rate of twinning. One of my great-great grandfather's sisters had, if I recall, three or four sets of twins, almost all of whom survived to adulthood. My great-grandmother (Emmy Clayton Lile) was herself a fraternal twin, though she didn't have twins herself. One of my mother's cousins had twins, but luckily I escaped that bounty. It's a good thing, as I had problems with premature labor with only one baby "in the oven" at a time.Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-46224999171056081882010-10-09T11:35:26.801-04:002010-10-09T11:35:26.801-04:00Wow! Had me fooled, that's for sure.
There ...Wow! Had me fooled, that's for sure. <br /><br />There are no twins in my family at all. I always thought it would be neat to be a twin (probably as a result of "The Parent Trap" with Hayley Mills).<br /><br />My best friend, next-door had twin sisters, Jill and Joanne. Their mom dressed all three of them the same for a while. Poor Jane!<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-35804361827293139482010-10-09T05:19:50.097-04:002010-10-09T05:19:50.097-04:00That photograph of your father is a neat trick alt...That photograph of your father is a neat trick although, I'm not sure how it was done, before the age of digital manipulation.<br /><br />My grandmother was a twin and we have identical twin granddaughters, too.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-50544882363716601782010-10-09T01:03:20.786-04:002010-10-09T01:03:20.786-04:00Mary, your comment just reminded me that one of Ed...Mary, your comment just reminded me that one of Edward Jesse's grandsons had 2 sets of twins. It will be interesting to see your twins.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-34864283602251018482010-10-09T00:54:52.260-04:002010-10-09T00:54:52.260-04:00Interesting! I have no clue as to how double expos...Interesting! I have no clue as to how double exposures work...I'm curious to see what others have to say about it.<br /><br />I don't have direct twins on my side of the family but one of my grandmother's sisters had as many as 3 sets of twins. I remember putting them into my PAF program but will have to go through to figure it out. There are also duplicate sets of twins born to those down the line. I'll be researching and posting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670461716038876587noreply@blogger.com