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M.G. Pennington

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Gilbert School
Taken between 1910 and 1914
Wanette, Pottawatomie Co., OK

Back Row:  4 th from Left, with white shirt and tie, either Elmer or Alva Deen
5th  Irving Bourassa (Jerry's father)
6th Paul Vance's mother was No. 6 in the back row. Hazel, Linda Vestal's mother was next to her between her and the man with the hat. Paul Vance's aunt Celia Morgan  (Mrs. Jame Rufus Deen) is the woman on the right with hand on hip.  She was visiting, probably just to get her photo taken. Behind her and to the right is Adali BURTON.
 
8th   Hazel Gain (married W. Rufus Vestal, Linda's mother)
9th  Tessie Lorene Morgan (Vance) my mother.  Of course, she and Hazel were
side by side.  They always were.
10th.  I think this is Verna McAfee
 
Next partial row:  Rt hand person I believe was Ewing Bourassa.
 
Next full row.
# 9.  Lilly Vestal  (Mrs. Lemuel Poteet)
11 th.  Letha Vestal (Mrs. Ulyess Burton)
12 th.  Ulyess Burton
 
Partial Row
3rd. Winnie Burton (Mrs. Richard Cryer)
5th.  Lottie Poteet (Mrs. Lloyd Poteet)
6th Kneeling
Bernard (Bill) Burton.  He ran the other produce house in Wanette.
 
First Row
 st  Lloyd Burton
2nd Marjon Burton

 

Submitted to me from R.L. Vance, email pvance@futureone.com
Sent to OKGENWEB by Melinda Pennington, email mgpennington@earthlink.net