Through census records, I think I've tracked them down. They just might be the children of John and Bertie Patton in Pointsett County, Arkansas in 1920 and 1930. I say that because Bertie is cited as having been born in Nebraska. Assuming that is right, I added the photo to this findagrave memorial for Chester. No one has responded there. If you know of these Patton's, please leave a message! If you know I have the wrong family, PLEASE let me know!!
BERTIE PATTON WAS MY GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER AND I FOUND THIS PORTRAIT BECAUSE I JUST FINALLY TODAY FOUND OUT HER LAST NAME AFTER YEARS OF SEARCHING. HOLY SH*T. I HAD NO IDEA HOW EXCEPTIONAL SHE WAS AT PHOTOGRAPHY BUT I DO HAVE A PHOTO IN MY POSSESSION OF HER THAT WAS DISPLAYED AT ONE POINT I'M TOLD IN THE CHICAGO MUSEUM OF ART. I'M FLOORED. FEEL FREE TO MESSAGE ME PRIVATELY OR COMMENT BACK. THIS IS SO FREAKING COOL!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm not 100% on this, but I had always assumed my great-grandmother, Lou (Martin) Hillier, was an only child so can't speak on whether or not those were Bertie's kids but I'm certain we're/they're related. What a wild and cool world. Thank you so much for posting this!!
ReplyDeleteI'm not clear about who Lou Hillier is in relation to Bertie Patton, but I hope we might have a connection here. You didn't leave me an email to contact you, so to continue with this, give me a shout at jolahama @gmail.com
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