Lampman Family
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A photo of the Lampman family: Back row, right side is my great grandfather Elwin Lampman (1853-1937). He is surrounded by his siblings from left: Lucinda Jane Merrifield (1835-1924), Lewis Lampman (1842-1921), Dr. John Crawford Lampman (1838-1925). Ladies seated, from left: Elizabeth Ann Lampman (1836-1912), Permilla M Gilbert (1840-1925)
Date & Place:
1840 - 1925
1836 - 1912
1838 - 1925
1842 - 1921
1835 - 1924
Age: 58
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Updated Aug 20, 2019
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Angela Svirbely 3 women? The one standing looks like a pastor.
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Lucinda is the one standing; her married name was Merrifield. Elizabeth is seated near Lucinda, but she is still identified with her maiden name. Women, once married, didn't generally take back their maiden names. Instead of being known as Mrs. John Smith, widows were known as Mrs. Mary Smith. This was still being done right into the 1960s in newspapers. The other woman seated is Permilla; her married name is Gilbert.
I don't see a wedding ring on Lucinda's left hand, so maybe she was a widow. But Permilla is wearing a ring on the third finger of her left hand, which might indicate she was married at the time...though she could have also been a widow. I wore my wedding band for quite a long time after my husband died.
It used to be the custom for a widow or widower to wear the wedding band on the right hand after the spouse died.
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One feature seems the same in each or close are the noses. But why in all those old pictures are they so somber and in drab clothing.
Margaret Tinsley Rodgers the somber faces are most likely because of the lengthy process for photos. They had to hold the pose for quiet some time. Cameras did not just click and done then. You had to stay extremely still facially and all. It was a truly long process.
Beverly Klaus Stufflebeam interesting. I had no idea. Thank you
Dede Sampson Perkins your probably right on that one
Also; Back then the photo would take so long to develope that it would be hard to keep a smile for up to a minute straight. Much easier to just relax your mouth then.
This is a photo of my ancestors taken around 1900. As you can see, not many smiling faces. I just don’t think it was customary back then. My grandfather, born in 1881, is second from the left in the back row. My great grandfather seated on the left front row, and my great grandmother seated on the right front row, were also born before the civil war began.
Rich Perry exposure time was so long that it was hard to hold a smile that looked normal. You'd end up looking insane.