Wilcox- Martin Family Gathering
Nancy Simmons
Josephine Martin - mother
Edward Jacob Martin - grandfather
Nina Pearl Wilcox - great-grandmother
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Wilcox - Martin Family Gathering about 1922 |
I am fortunate to have an
amazing collection of family photos. That makes it extremely hard to select one
photo to write about when I have so many favorites. This is one of my favorite
family group photos. It is the Wilcox-Martin family. My great-grandmother, Nina Pearl Wilcox
married Francis Arthur (Frank) Martin in 1892. This picture contains Nina Pearl,
three of her siblings and their wives, her three sons and their wives, and three
grandchildren. It also has her cousin and his wife, and their two daughters.
It is a Wilcox-Martin
family gathering of some sort. Where this takes place is a guess. Nina and
Frank and their married children all lived in Detroit but often took trips to Dundee in Monroe County,
Michigan where Nina lived as a girl. Interesting is the building in the
background named the IN-B-TWEEN. Is that the name of someone’s home? The two
cars parked behind the group are maybe 1918 Fords or of that vintage.
Dating this photo I used
the small child in front, my aunt Nina Marie Martin, who was born October 28,
1920, and looks like she might be about 18 months old in this picture. That
would make it the summer of 1922. My grandmother, Mary Catherine (Cronin)
Martin is holding the baby. The boy sitting on the ground is Clyde Osborne
Miller, son of Blanche (Wilcox) and Dale Miller
I love the dog on the
lower left side looking at the group. And I wonder who is taking the picture of
the group? My great-grandfather, Francis Arthur (Frank) Martin is missing so he
might be the one taking the picture! And what is Hubbard Wilcox on the right
side doing in an apron? The Wilcox men were known for their ability to cook
small game and fish so maybe he is preparing the food? What is he holding? I
thought it was a chicken or a bird but on closer examination, it could be a
catch of fish.
So most old pictures can
be challenging especially when they are not labeled. You try to figure out what
is the occasion, where is the picture taken and who is in the picture. The
occasion was a family gathering of the Martin families who lived in Detroit
visiting the Wilcox families of Dundee, Michigan. I believe it took place
somewhere near Dundee, Michigan. Looking at the leaves on the trees and the
clothes that are wearing and based on the age of the baby it must be the summer
of 1921 or 1922. I tried my best to identify the family members in the photo.
I have placed the photo at the end of my story with names and relationships to follow.
Here are the names and the relationships to the best of my knowledge.
Back row: left side Minnie (Baker) Wilcox is the wife of Hubbard Wilcox front row far right holding the fish.
Back row: second
from the left Blanche (Wilcox) Miller is the wife of Dale Miller in the back
row sixth from left.
Back row: third
from left Orville Ellis Martin husband of Edna (Simon) Martin front row second
from left.
Back row:
fourth from left child, Edward Jacob Martin held by his father Edward William
Martin.
Back row:
sixth from left Dale Miller husband of Blanche (Wilcox) Miller back row second
from the left.
Back row:
seventh from left child Francis James Martin held by his father, Hubbard Walter Martin.
Back row: ninth
from left Amy (Austin) Smith wife of Irvin George Smith on her right.
Back row:
tenth from left Irvin George Smith husband of Amy (Austin) Smith on his left.
Front row: left side Harry
Elsworth Wilcox, brother of Nina (Wilcox) Martin.
Front row: second from
left Edna (Simon) Martin wife of Orville Ellis Martin back row third from left.
Front row: third from left
Blanche (Wilcox) Miller wife of Dale Miller back row sixth from left.
Front row: fourth from
left Grace Smith daughter of Amy and Irvin Smith back row ninth & tenth
from left.
Front row: fifth from left
Mina Smith daughter of Amy and Irvin Smith back row ninth & tenth from
left.
Front row: sixth from left
Mary Elle O’Rourke Martin wife of Hubbard Walter Martin back row eighth from
left.
Front row: seventh from
left Hubbard Eugene Wilcox, husband of Minnie (Baker) Wilcox back row far left
side.
The three in front: child
Nina Marie Martin, daughter of Edward W. Martin back row fifth from left, and
her mother. holding her Mary Catherine (Cronin) Martin, and sitting cross-legged
Clyde Osbourne Miller, son of Blanche (Wilcox) Miller front row third from left,
and his father Dale Miller back row sixth from left.
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