Friday's Faces from the Past - George Negley's children

A few old photos in the collection of my Great Grandma Sadie McGrath were labeled, and other photos are identifiable because of the same people in the photo. Of the three photos here only one had names written on, but I'm positive they are all the same children. 

George Oscar Negley, a brother of Sadie, was married to Lena Fisher in 1906. Together they had nine children, three of them preceeded both parents in death. 

In this picture are Cleo (1904-1927), George D (1908-1992), and Sarah (1911-1987) Negley. Between Cleo and George D there was Mary who died at less than a year old. Guessing Sarah's age at about 2, this photo was taken about 1913. 

Here the children are with their Aunt Alice, George's sister. From left to right are Sarah, George D, Rodney (1912-1999), Cleo in the back and Alice is holding Weston (1915-1992). Guessing that Weston is just about a year old, this photo was likely taken in 1916.

Again, this is Cleo to Weston, all a little older, maybe another year later. After Weston, three more children were born, Harriet Alice (1917-1991) and Albert (1920-1924) and Elmer (1927-2001). Albert died after eating some green currants. 

George, Lena and their family homesteaded in Benkelman, Nebraska. George Oscar Negley died May 15, 1955 only a few weeks after the removal of part of a leg. Lena had died in February of that year.

The children in these photos are my Grandma's first cousins, they were all older than her. She was born the same year as Harriet Alice, 1917. Benkelman was over 200 miles from Eldorado, probably a three hour ride in those early years. By 1930, George & Lena moved their family to Eldorado near his parents and siblings.