In the left hand picture, Thomas is on the left. In the picture on the right, Thomas is third from the left. Thomas J. Sheek (22 Dec 1883-10 Jan 1970) first married Myrtle - - - -, and they had a daughter Frances, before they divorced. In turn, Frances and her husband (name unknown) had a son Donovan - - - -, who also divorced his wife. Thomas later married Mrs. Nancy J. "Nannie" (Tyree) Jackson.
Nanny Tyree Jackson Sheeks was Nora Ellen Bass's Sister. Nora did not remarry after Homer died. There were nine children of Robert and Rebecca Tyree, They were: John I., Nancy, Joseph, Fred E. & Ed F.(Twins), Edith, Nora, Ralph, and Cloudy. Fred E. was my Father. He was married to Vonnie Virginia Pierce, my Mother. Fred passed away on August 28th, 1963 and Vonnie passed away June 13th, 1989.
If I have estimated the year correctly as 1896, this is the year that daughter Isis married.
In the front row is Charles Sheeks 14 Nov 1889-25 Sep 1970.
Second row: Maude Sheeks 10 Feb 1881-1 July 1967; Judith (Spencer) Sheeks 26 Nov 1852-23 March 1935, Isom's wife and the daughter of David Hiram Spencer; Isom Sheeks, 19 Jan 1851-23 April 1909, son of David Lawrence Sheeks and Sylvania aka Cynthiana (Lewis); Isis (Sheeks) Carr 1873-1949; and Sylvania aka Sylvia Sheeks 1887-1955.
Last row: David Hiram Sheeks 20 Jan 1879-7 Sep 1960; John Sheeks 1877-1953, Edward Sheeks 1875-29 April 1960; Louis Carr, Isis's husband, b 1864; and Thomas J. Sheeks 14 Nov 1889-25 Sep 1970.
Iris (Sheeks) Tucker, a daughter of David Hiram Sheeks identified the members of the family in this picture.
Date & Place:
at Mitchell in Lawrence County, Indiana
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