Grandmas
Left to Right, Top to Bottom:
Frances Batho, Jane Crouch, Bob Thayer, Jim Thayer, May Crouch,
Gertrude Batho, Grandma Hinkelbein, Edna Thayer, and Ray Thayer.
By Kathryn Seiley
I met my cousin Ruth and her son, Bobby in Connecticut when I was 8 years old. We had gone to visit members of my Mother’s family and school friends during a Christmas vacation. In Vermont we stayed with my mothers sister, my Aunt Jeanne, and her family; and in Boston we visited friends, the SCHWAB family.
Family photos of this trip, and everything except the photos shown below have been lost, damaged, or otherwise destroyed, as are the family history and stories with them.
The Cousins
From Left to Right
Top Row:Bob Thayer, Ruth Thayer, Jeanne Batho, Jane Crouch
Bottom Row:Jim Thayer,Ray Thayer,Frances Hinkelbein Batho (my mother, born 9/29/1920 in Boston, MA)
The Sisters
Left to Right from Top to Bottom:
Arthur Crouch holding Jane CrouchCliff Thayer holding Bob ThayerGeorge Hosea Batho (11/30/1884-11/30/1970, born in East Boston, MA, died in Lake Charles, LA) holding Jeanne Margaret Batho Sherman (3/24/1919 3/18/1999, born in Boston, MA died in VT; approximately 5 months old in this photo) May Hinkelbein Crouch (oldest sister)Gertrude Harriet Hinkelbein Batho (middle sister) (11/14/1884 12/7/1953, born in North Adams, MA, died in Lake Charles, LA)Edna Hinkelbein Thayer (youngest sister)Ruth Thayer
The Parents
Left to Right, Top to Bottom:
George S. Batho, Grandma Batho (parents of George Hosea Batho), William Batho (uncle of George Hosea Batho), Frederick Emanuel Hinkelbein (grandfather of Frances H, Batho Seiley), George Hosea Batho, Grandma Hinkelbein (grandmother of Frances H. Batho Seiley), Carl Batho (foster brother of George Hosea Batho), Jeanne Margaret Batho Sherman (sister of Frances H. Batho Seiley)
It is my hope that this request will reach cousins on the BATHO side of my family. The sir names will be SHERMAN, THAYER, BATHO, CROUCH, and HINKELBEIN. These photos show a close-knit group of people who shared their lives, and the lives of their loved ones together. It is my dream to locate and rekindle the closeness lost over the years.
These are all the maternal family photos I have of my great-grandparents, great-aunts, great-uncles, and 2nd cousins. I hope that some of my relatives will see these photos or that someone who knows them will pass the photos along and they will be saved for future generations.
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Published U.S. Legacies April 2004
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