Isn’t this portrait lovely? Beth is my GrandAunt. She is the sister of my Grandma, Mary Margaret Ellis. This photo wasn’t dated so I can’t be certain, but doesn’t it look like an engagement photo? Darwin and Beth were married in 1938.
I generally don’t say much about living people, but today is a day worth mentioning for these two. Darwin turns 100 today! Aunt Beth passed away in 2011 at the age of 91. That is 73 years of marriage!! They have a wonderful posterity of 53.
This photo comes from the second page of the album. Here are pages two and three to give context for this photo:
This post is part of a series sharing this wonderful old family photo album. You can learn more about the album here. Living descendants of Darwin & Beth, please feel free to contact me to obtain scans of the photos that contain living family members. My email address is on the sidebar. 🙂
This is a beautiful portrait. They made a very handsome couple — and congratulations to Darwin. I guess you don’t get a telegram from the Queen for reaching 100 in the US, but it is a “thing” in the Commonwealth. I wonder if the Queen will send herself one in a few years.
Thank you, Su. I think it’s lovely as well. Nope, no telegrams from the Queen here in the States. I didn’t know that was a thing – very cool! 🙂
😀 100th birthdays and big wedding anniversaries apparently. My great grandparents got one on their 60th anniversary.
Very cool!
Happy 100th Birthday to your Granduncle Darwin! Lovely photograph of him with his beautiful wife (or fiancée if it was an engagement photo).
Thank you, Cathy. It is especially lovely. <3
How lovely! Imagine living to 100. What stories he must have. (I am slowly starting to catch up on blogs while sitting at the airport for our flight home.)
Thank you, Amy. I hope you enjoyed your trip. I love that part of the world! I grew up in Washington State. 🙂
I didn’t know that! Where in Washington?
Kennewick, it’s in the southeastern corner. 🙂