Some of the pictures in the Taylor pile were Post Cards. These are pretty neat and while most of them were blank on the back, I thought it was a fun idea. I wonder what the process was to get them printed on post cards. I may have to look into that a bit more.
George Francis Taylor b. 24 Apr 1875, Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States d. 16 May 1945, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
That’s all I know! He is Grandma Pearl’s uncle, brother of her father, William Taylor (1871-1942). Apparently he served an LDS mission in 1909 in Subiaco, W.A. At first I thought that was Washington State but since the postcard came “via England” that wouldn’t be right. When I did a Google search I discovered it was in West Australia. That’s pretty neat. There was no stamp on the card so it may have come in a packet with some other missionaries and not individually through the mail.
Victor Erastus Lund (1888-1965) and his sister Etta Letitia Lund (1887-1868)
They are the 4th and 5th children (there were 10) of Mathias Christian Funk Lund and Pauline Persson Swensson. Victor is Troy’s great-grandfather.
I think Victor looks just like himself when he was older –
Victor E. Lund
I wanted to find out more about the photographer and discovered his photography collection is held at the Utah State University Library. (Initial Citation: USU_P0466; Heber H. Thomas Photograph Collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.)Here is their biographical note: (http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv46704)
Heber H. Thomas was born on November 17, 1862 in Wales and at the age of 14 immigrated to Ogden, Utah. He held various public office duties including that of superintendent of the state industrial school and a member of the Ogden school board. Around 1911 he moved from Ogden to Salt Lake City where he opened the Thomas Studio. He resided in Salt Lake City until his death on October 8, 1926 at the age of 63. He was survived by his wife Nellie Dane Thomas and three children: Mrs. G. Earl Stoddard of LaGrande, Oregon; Mrs. C. B. Turner of Salt Lake City, and J. D. Thomas of Ogden and four grandchildren. (Source: Salt Lake Tribune October 10, 1926)
So then I searched the page for “Lund” or “Taylor” thinking he may have taken more photos of the family. Here’s what I found:
8×10 Glass Plate Negatives, undated [Box 23] 23:21: Lund. Family portrait with four children 5×7 Unlabeled Glass plates, undated [Box 40] 40:07: Exterior shot of the Lund home 40:07a: Group of boys in front of the Lund home
5×7 Glass Plate Negative, undated [Box 7] 7:55: Taylor. Portrait of a man [cracked and held together by tape] 5×7 Glass Plate Negative, undated [Box 12] 12:41a: Taylor. Portrait of a man wearing a military uniform and hat 12:41b: Taylor. Portrait of a man wearing a military uniform without the hat 8×10 Glass Plate Negatives, undated [Box 17] 17:15: Taylor. Portrait of a man 5×7 Glass plates, 1919 [Box 21] 21:19: Taylor. A girl sitting on a bench and holding flowers 21:51: Taylor. Woman wearing a corduroy jacket 5×7 Glass Negatives, undated [Box 24] 24:47: Taylor. Woman sitting on a bench
I have to get up there and take a look! How exciting!
I’m working my way through scanning all these awesome photos I have from aunt Jeanine. I’ll post some as I go along.
Elizabeth (Patrick) Taylor b. 9 Dec 1793, Meclenberg, Virginia, United Stated m: 22 Mar 1811, Warren, Kentucky, United States to: William Taylor (1787-1839) d: 25 Oct 1880, Harrisville, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Why, its the study of the Lund's, of course! I am jumping in to researching our family history and seeing where it takes me. We are the Lund's. We come from Lund's, Ranson's, DeMacedo's, Lima's, Anderson's, Warner's, Ferreira's, Da Silva's and beyond! Since my own side of the family is from Brazil, it is quite difficult to track things down. Troy's side, on the other hand, has proven to be much easier. So, I'll be jumping back and forth and all around to learn about where we come from.
Are you related to us? I'd love to learn more about you and share what I know about our common ancestors!
