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90:365 | Happy Birthday, Mom!

ByJM

This is one of the only photos I have of my great-grandfather, William Livingston (1864-1934), with his grandchildren. Left to right, my aunt Jean Jones Swanson (3), my mom Norma Jones Maddrell (baby), and their cousin Grace Audrey (Watson) Biddick (4).

I estimate this was taken in the spring of 1927, and probably in Livingston, WI. Mom looks about 1. William was married to Lillie May Andrew Livingston (1866 – 1945). Two years ago, I scanned and documented many old family photos and found a lot of information on the Livingston side from the Find A Grave website.

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