Sylvia Ann McKee, the favorite sister of my great-great-grandfather Albert Finley McKee Sr., lived only twenty-four years. She was born in Ohio on the 24th of January 1840, and died of diphtheria on the 24th of March 1864 in Watervliet, Michigan. I have recently discovered four photographs of her.
Around 1850, with her brother Albert:
She is on the left here, with one of her sisters:
This appears to be from the same negative as the tintype above:
I love her dress here:
Hello Sandi,
ReplyDeletecongratulation for you blog, very interesting!
Seek the origins of our family, it is something that everyone should do, to not forget our past.
I also read a lot in your other blogs "A Something-Awful Day": it seem to read a journal, as was the custom of our forefathers. Unfortunately, today few people have the habit of writing journal.
Regarding to your health problem, sincerely I wish you all the best.
I'm sure you will become a great archaeologist!
Enrico from Italy