Right here in the midst of all these postcards, I will pause to post pictures of the five members of the Hayward family in 1908: father Henry, mother Elizabeth, Jean, Bess, and John.
There were six other children born into the Hayward family, but they were all deceased by 1908. Henry (1876-79), Emily Inez (1878-1879), Philip (1880-1891), Sidney (1883-1886), Martha (1885-1886), and Leah (1889-1905). It will probably be awhile before I post about the tragic deaths of so many children in one family. Most of the deaths were due to diphtheria, a disease that is now almost unknown due to the use of the diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine.
Henry John Hayward (1852-1927)
Elizabeth Ann Pugsley Hayward (1854-1942)
Hazel Jean Hayward Wessman (1887-1959)
Elizabeth (Bess) Cripps Hayward Edwards (1892-1989)
John Ewing Hayward (1895-1988)
Thanks to Emily for sending the photos.
Thanks to Emily for sending the photos.
Leah went by her middle name, Merle. Aunt Norinne also has an oil painting of Merle, right before she died. I will get you a photo of that later. Check your email for some of your missing photos!
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