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please note: directions (left, right) are as you are
looking at the photo
2nd row, center,
with baby on lap: Jane (Roberts) Mitchell;
to the left of Jane: probably Jane's husband, James T Mitchell;
to the left of James T, holding child: Adolphus Smith, probably
holding one of his children;
standing behind Adolphus: his wife, Maggie Jane
(Baker) Smith;
(back to Jane in center of photo) - to her right:
Moses Smith;
to the right of Moses: his wife, Meg (Roberts)
Smith;
behind Moses: Rosanna (Smith) Smith - mother of
Adolphus
c. 1911
Photo obtained from:
the family of Otho Smith
(son of Adolphus and Maggie Jane (Baker) Smith)
Other information:
Otho was basically raised by his great uncle
Moses Smith and Moses' wife Meg (Roberts) Smith, who was a sister of Mary
Jane (Roberts) Fields, daughter of Thomas Roberts and Emily Jane
McCormick.
note: submitter has a photo of Thomas
and Emily, and would be willing to share.
Probable family:
Probably mostly the Mitchell and Smith families. It is
believed that this photo was taken at the home of Jane Mitchell.
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Approximate date:
c. 1911
Probable locale:
Martin County, Indiana
Notes and speculation:
People identified
as shown above;
others are likely the children of
Jane (Roberts) Mitchell,
and some of the young men
appear to be sons of
Mary Jane (Roberts) and Luther Fields.
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