A rare fourth generation photo of the Swearingen family. Left, Caroline A. Paige Swearingen, Ida May Swearingen Lewis in white shirt standing behind my great grandmother Stella Mae Lewis Schumm Henderson, on her lap lay my great uncle Edward Schumm, Edward was a brother to Muriel Eloise Schumm Taylor, and twin siblings, Arthur Lewis Schumm and my grandmother Marilynn Leahy. Edward George Schumm was born May 26, 1911 in Minnesota and died on May 11, 2001 In Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona. Photo was taken sometime in 1911
People in photo include: Caroline A. (Paige) Swearingen, Ida May (Swearingen) Lewis, Stella Mae Lewis (Schumm) Henderson, and Edward Schumm
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...