tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post7972847200396796460..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: Assistance, Please? - Friday's Faces from the PastNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-22792652655233833182014-06-28T14:12:53.406-04:002014-06-28T14:12:53.406-04:00You're right about the head tilt, Michael. Th...You're right about the head tilt, Michael. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I appreciate it.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-12079673939044139502014-06-28T05:13:09.937-04:002014-06-28T05:13:09.937-04:00I would also say #3. Note too, in both known pictu...I would also say #3. Note too, in both known pictures of Tressa, her head is tilted slightly to the right as does lady #3'sAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629740511002913794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-20208856882892613462014-06-27T21:29:24.915-04:002014-06-27T21:29:24.915-04:00Hi, Kathy. Thanks for offering a few thoughts abo...Hi, Kathy. Thanks for offering a few thoughts about the ladies and which may be Tressa. I agree that her eyes are almost definitely blue but with only one photo (and no color photos available at the time) photos of her at an older age than her wedding photo offer not help.<br /><br />Tressa was a daughter-in-law in this family photograph. Three of the ladies above could be sisters, or they could be the wives of Tressa's husband's brothers - so, also sisters/daughters-in-law. But it's also possible that one or several could be sisters to her husband. Women #1 through #3 are standing behind 2 older women on a porch with children on the edge of the porch in front of them and sons/brothers sitting on the ground in front of the porch. The woman on the right, #4, is standing behind the father/father-in-law who is sitting on a chair in front of the porch.<br /><br />If <i>only</i> they'd written on the back of the photo!<br /><br />Thanks again for offering your thoughts, Kathy.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-54840807644185739562014-06-27T21:19:23.353-04:002014-06-27T21:19:23.353-04:00Thanks for sharing your thought, Far Side. I orig...Thanks for sharing your thought, Far Side. I originally thought #1, too, but then read Wendy's thoughts and am reconsidering.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-46881054632214729532014-06-27T21:18:19.335-04:002014-06-27T21:18:19.335-04:00Thank you for such a careful and detailed evaluati...Thank you for such a careful and detailed evaluation, Wendy. I forgot to include ears in my original list of what to look at and then added them after your comment. I hadn't looked closely at ears but I can they can be influential in a "question" like this. Thanks for responding. I appreciate it.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-38761126029080901362014-06-27T15:14:36.930-04:002014-06-27T15:14:36.930-04:00If only we could get a better look at the eyes, as...If only we could get a better look at the eyes, as Tressa's are obviously blue - or very light-colored. I'm with Wendy - leaning toward #3... the soft chin - and even the expression on her face is very similar to Tressa. Do you know if they are sisters?Kathyhttp://abbieandeveline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-39076466706435847812014-06-27T12:17:11.503-04:002014-06-27T12:17:11.503-04:00#1 is my best guess:)#1 is my best guess:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-91493470025751642102014-06-27T08:00:52.758-04:002014-06-27T08:00:52.758-04:00Wow this is hard! I'd rule out #2 for sure (c...Wow this is hard! I'd rule out #2 for sure (chin is too pointy and ears stick out slightly).<br />Right now I'm leaning toward #3: notice Tressa's ears are different - one lies rather flat while the other sits out slightly; you get a hint of that same thing with #3's ears. Also #3 has that soft rounded chin that characterizes the older Tressa. Runner-up is #1 whose nose and general mouth shape seem most like Young Tressa's but the ears are wrong. Plus she looks older than 36, but without Mary Kay in those days everybody looked old regardless of their actual age.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com