SELF FAMILY ALBUM

SELFS OF YESTERDAY

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A SELF FAMILY FROM UPSON COUNTY, GA
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Baby Carrie, surname unknown

"Baby Carrie"
Her surname is either Self or Earls

Inez York, youngest sister of Emma Self

Inez (Self) York, youngest sister of Emma (Self) Peterson
She married in Port Arthur, LA., Ollie York, and lived in Houston, TX--sons Ronnie and Alvin

Emma (Self) Peterson and son Lawrence

Emma J. (Self) Peterson and son, Lawrence
Taken in Mobile, AL in the early 1920s-30s

Emma (Self) Peterson and brother

Emma J. (Self) Peterson and younger brother, name unknown

Emma (Self) Peterson and daughter, Dorris

Emma J. (Self) Peterson (right) and daughter, Dorris Lillian, taken in the 1920s

Jesse Self and Ollie York

Ollie York (left) and Jesse Self

Emma J. (Self) Peterson

Emma J. (Self) Peterson, taken between 1935-1940 in Mobile, AL

Dorris Lillian (Peterson) Calvin and brother, Lawrence

Lawrence E. ("Uncle Bud") Peterson and Lillian (Peterson) Calvin
Taken at the 1980's family reunion in Carthage, MO

Mary Martin, either a great-grandmother or aunt of Dorris (Peterson) Calvin

Mary Martin, either a great grandmother or cousin of Dorris (Peterson) Calvin

Emma (Self) Peterson with children, Dorris and Lawrence

Emma J. (Self) Peterson and children (standing) Dorris Lillian and Lawrence
The child in her lap belongs to a neighbor

Inez (Self) York

Inez (Self) York
Although she was Emma (Self) Peterson's younger sister, Inez grew up in Louisiana, either in the home of relatives or in an orphanage. At present, the reason for her separation from the family is unknown

Possibly Emma (Self) Peterson's grandfather

This may be Emma J. (Self)'s grandfather--it's from an old tintype with no identification

Emma J. (Self) Peterson and child, Grace

Emma J. (Self) Peterson and daughter, Grace
Emma had been married previously to Ed Donely (see below) and had had several children who all died young.
Grace joined them at an early age

Parents of Emma J. (Self) Peterson, William J. and Mary Ann (Smith) Self

William J. and Mary Ann (Smith) Self, parents of Emma (Self) Peterson and Inez (Self) York

Ed Donley, Emma's first husband

Ed Donely, first husband of Emma J. Self

Grace Peterson, died young

Grace Peterson, daughter of Neils and Emma J. (Self) Peterson, died about 1 year old

Jim and Sally Earls, parents of Jack Earls, and the aunt and uncle of Emma J. (Self) Peterson

Jim and Sally Earls--they had a son named Jack
They were aunt and uncle to Emma J. (Self) Peterson

Emma J. (Self) Peterson and unknown cousin...

Emma J. (Self) Peterson (left) and an unknown cousin who may have had the surname Earls

John Howard and Dorris Lillian (Peterson) Calvin with daughter, Jack

John Howard and Dorris Lillian (Peterson) Calvin with daughter, Jack Lawrence Calvin
Jack Lawrence was given a masculine name because Emma J. (Self) Peterson asked that the couple's firstborn child should be named Jack Lawrence--the little girl was called "Jackie"

John Howard and Dorris Lillian (Peterson) Calvin in Woodard, TX

John Howard and Dorris Lillian (Peterson) Calvin, 1970, in Woodard, TX

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