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Helen LaFevers, Beulah Floyd, Grace Claxton

Updated May 27, 2025
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Helen LaFevers, Beulah Floyd, Grace Claxton
A photo of Helen Marie LaFevers, born 03 Jun 1900 Mcalester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, USA married to Frank Samuel King.

Beulah Myrtle Floyd born 16 Apr 1897 in Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas, USA, died 26 Jan 1984 Carmichael Convalescent, Carmichael, California, USA married Fred Jack Haynes.

Grace Alene Claxton, born 08 Jan 1913 Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas, USA, died 07 Mar 2002 Selah, Yakima, Washington, United States of America married to Loyce Mack Gabbard.

Helen was Ruth May Price's niece. Ruth May Price was married to Robert "Bob" Newton Floyd, who was Beulah Myrtle Floyd's brother.
Date & Place: in USA
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Teens looked so different 103 years ago!
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12/06/2017
They were probably more mature back then too. More was expected of them.
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12/06/2017
Or at least different expectations?? :)
Photo of Nancy Thompson Nancy Thompson
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12/06/2017
yes, more was expected of them.
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12/06/2017
Their parents didn't spend all their time waiting on them, trying to buy love and keep up with Jones chauffeuring them from place to place.
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12/06/2017
Sorry they don't look happy. I wonder why that is?
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12/06/2017
Keep in mind that photos were taken differently back then, it was more of a process. They had to hold expressions longer and few people smiled in photos.
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12/06/2017
Not by this date.
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12/06/2017
Notice the 17yr old has a lower hemline than the 14 yr old teen. I don’t remember when that tradition changed but younger girls wore shorter dresses or skirts. Hemline got longer as they got older. Once married, hemlines dropped to at least ankle length or top of shoes. I’m thinking that all changed around the 1920’s.
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12/06/2017
Yes, it was called responsibility. Kids back then worked for what they wanted, it wasn't all handed to them on a silver platter. So they tended to mature more quickly than kids do today. If these teens look older in this photo, this is the reason why.
I think the teens look older because they are dressed the same way adults are. There wasn't such a distinction between clothing styles for different age groups once kids got into their midteens. These girls' faces would look the same as any teen today if they were in modern clothing and had modern hairstyles.

But what was expected of them and how they acted was certainly different than teens after WWII. My mom (born in 1908) was married at 16 and had already been working in a sewing factory for 2 years before that.
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12/06/2017
My mother was also married at 16 in the deep south in the 40s. I remember as a child in the south that much was expected of me and I just did it because it was my job so to speak. I never minded it. Both my parents and grandparents worked hard to get by. I'm proud of them.
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12/06/2017
And my son - who is a "millennial" - earned his own money for "extras", got a small allowance that he had to manage, and had chores. It's not the "kids" fault that they don't have responsibility - it's the parents for not teaching them responsibility.
I agree. My sons did not get any allowance (they are now 39 and 49, and employed). We gave them food, shelter, clothes, education, health care, and plenty of love. They were part of the family, and the rule was that we all shared in the work of keeping the family whole. They had chores, but there was no women's work or men's work. We all did what was necessary...whether it was cooking, washing clothes, chopping firewood, or whatever.
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12/06/2017
Ree Young LOL - my son was responsible for washing his own clothes at an early age. Just because he'd try them on, decide not to wear them, and then throw them in the hamper. I was tired of washing clean clothes! :)
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12/06/2017
My grandmother was so innocent when she got married at 17 (late 1920s), that she still believed in Santa Claus and her husband had to explain otherwise. She too had been working and had responsibilities because she was orphaned. But somehow, she was still innocent. Go figure.
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12/06/2017
AncientFaces oohhhh, I didn't say it was the kids fault, on the contrary, I'm obviously stating it's the parents fault when I said, "handed to them on a silver platter". I couldn't agree with you more.
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12/06/2017
Ree Young , I have to disagree with you about these teens faces looking the same as today's teens, you see far more maturity in these girls faces. Just my opinion though.
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12/06/2017
Jackie Tate Roberts I understand - I was just amplifying on your statement, not disagreeing! ;)
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12/06/2017
AncientFaces ,thanks I didn't think you were.
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12/06/2017
I changed my first diaper at age 4 by the age of 10 I was babysitting for other families. And the eldest of 6 . I could muck out a stall , saddle a horse, pitch hay, kill and pluck a chicken. I did that until moving east then still took care of my siblings and did laundry for us and the cabins my grandparents rented. These kids had hard lives. Harder than most adults today. They were expected to be adults at a very young age. Also people died young , so had to grow up quicker. Many women died before they were 30 . . Yes kids today need more responsibility but never do I want to see us go back to those days.
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12/06/2017
My grandad was in the army fighting a world war at the age of 15. Bald by 20.
I wouldnt wish that 'resonsibility' on anyone. If today's teens have an easier life (but I suspect many living in poverty don't) ... I'm happy for them
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12/07/2017
Ree Young I did read an essay once entitled The Myth of the Teenager; can't recall author. That was basically his premise . Also he points out that before WWII there was very little radio and no TV commercials directed to teens or " creating" an image inorder to market to them.
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12/06/2017
Looking at the older girl i was wondering if that is a wedding ring on her finger and is that her baby .
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12/06/2017
Thats what I was thinking. She was likely married at 16 and the baby is hers
Photo of Jenny Mclarney Jenny Mclarney
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12/06/2017
Girls did marry young then .
Possibility,, she's married and her baby!
My dad was 13 in 1914 and already had been working for several years doing harvesting work. At 14, he went to work at Mack Trucks as a floor sweeper, and he worked there, at the same plant, until he retired at 62, becoming a machinist by watching and learning on the job.
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12/06/2017
I remember being horrified/embarrassed when I was in Jr. High and found out that both of my grandfathers - who were smart and accomplished - only went through 8th grade. Years later, I realized that an 8th grade education was common. So it was common at 13 or 14 that one began working.
My dad only went through 8th grade, but my mom had to quit school after 6th grade because her father died, and she was needed at home to help with the farm work.
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12/06/2017
It was common practice for boys around the age of 11 to work or find an apprenticeship.
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12/06/2017
AncientFaces In that time; 8th grade education was much more than it is to Day;
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12/06/2017
If we gave current 8th graders the testing from early 1900’s they wouldn’t have the knowledge those 13 years old had then. They went to SCHOOL. It was a privilege to go learn.
I have a test of what 8th graders had to know in order to "graduate" back in the late 1800s. I have given it to a number of my classes over the years, and not a one of my students was able to get even half right!
Photo of Suzanne Guerrero Suzanne Guerrero
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12/06/2017
Why oh why did I read the comments? "Get off ma lawn, ya hooligans!" mentality of teens vs. Hail child labor. Yuck.
Photo of Kelly Tudor Kelly Tudor
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12/06/2017
Same. No idea why I tortured myself.
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12/06/2017
They looked different because their parents instilled values and morals in them, they weren't handed everything they wanted, there were consequences for poor behavior, and family came first.
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12/06/2017
Most of the 14 year olds i know today have the same disgruntled look on thier faces too !
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12/06/2017
My grandmother was married at fourteen, had 10 kids and loved my grandpaw for more than 50 years when he died, she was never happy after that!!
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12/06/2017
My dad said he was 21 for 7 years. He started working in the coal mines and was on his own at the age of 14.
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12/06/2017
Love how they dressed. Now a day's girls wear the shortest clothes and tops they barely cover their self up.
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12/06/2017
1914 my grandmothers would have been 7 & 14. I wish I had pictures of them that young
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12/06/2017
The one on the right has a wedding band
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12/06/2017
Yes, they're wearing more clothes than the girls today.
All covered up with clothes on... No maxed out makeup,,,Dang,,, Always wondered how they found anybody to marry them? As did my two grandmothers! Ahhh yes, being a lady counted...back in the day!
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12/06/2017
Why the judgemental comments? It's about *looking* different back then
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12/06/2017
Lookin' hot. My mother was born in 1914.
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These young ladies would not have been referred to as " teens", I don't think. That term was yet to come into being for young men and ladies.
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12/07/2017
And. Had better values
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12/07/2017
Neat picture
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12/08/2017
I'm friends with a local Mennonite lady. Their kids are similar to what I think the regular kids of 100 years ago were. While I would never advocate for the amount of physical discipline in their houses, I do believe that is part of it. Plus, the expectations are higher... and the older kids are always taking care of the younger kids and helping their parents work. That said, Mennonites also have an amazingly active social life... it's not all work - they have lots of fun too. No interest whatsoever in converting, but it is interesting to peer into their community. Especially when comparing behavior of their kids... I'm a strict mama (with lots of love) and have well behaved young kids. My friend flat out said that she wouldn't be my friend if my kids were terrors. :)
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Grace Alene Claxton
Grace Alene Claxton was born on January 8, 1913, and died at age 89 years old on March 7, 2002. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Grace Alene Claxton.
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Beulah Myrtle Floyd
Beulah Myrtle Floyd was born on April 16, 1897, and died at age 86 years old on January 26, 1984. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Beulah Myrtle Floyd.
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Helen Marie LaFevers
Helen Marie Lafevers was born on June 3, 1900. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Helen Marie LaFevers.
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