She was born in Germany in 1876, family emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1882.She and family worked in the silk Mills., Hawley, Carbondale. Married Earnest Valentine McNally of Connecticut in 1906. They moved to Belding, Mi. in 1907 and worked in the Mills there. Had 2 children, Valentine and Helen. They managed the Hotel Belding from '32='42 after the Mills closed. She came to live with daughter, Helen Rafferty in Lansing, Mi as a widow, in 1945 until her death in 1965.
A photo of my maternal Grandmother, Anna Byers McNally. with work place friends. She emigrated with parents and sibs from Germany in 1882 when she was 6. They settled in Penn. and got into the silk mill business. Anna was evidently in charge of a processing room from a picture we have.She met my grandfather, Ernest V McNally,from Conn. who also was in the mills . Married on 07 and moved to Belding, Michigan where the Belding Bros mills were set up. My mother, Helen McNally was born there and her brother, Valentine was born in Penn.After the silk Mills closed in the early 30's the couple managed the Hotel Belding until it closed in early 40's.Don't know the theme of the photo.
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at Uknown in Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 18407, United States
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