Whom We Suspect
Subject on right is probably Unabelle Grace Tompkins.
Subject on left is unknown.
Identification is NOT confirmed.
About the Photo
Photographer may be Art Camp.
Location: Unknown
Date: Unknown
Writing in black ink on the back of this photo states: Unabelle. Jim's sister.
An X in black ink is marked above the right hand subject on the front of original photo.
Photo possibly taken in the teens or early 1920's.
This photo is 2 x 3 1/2 inch oval mounted on a thin, parchment-looking 2 3/8 x 5 1/4 inch paper backing.
The finish is a low gloss and has a silver cast.
What Else We Know
A) My family's genealogy records show:
Unabelle and Murray Austin had at least one son, Robert G. AUSTIN, M.D., who in 1978 was of 208 Park Plaza Bldg., Longview, Washington.
Unabelle Tompkins's brother is named "Jim": James Cornelius TOMPKINS b. January 3, 1894 in Tawas City, Iosco, Michigan, d. May 25, 1968, married May 4, 1919 in East Tawas, Iosco, Michigan, Mary Campbell Mcwhinnie.
Unabelle and Jim Tompkins are the children of Nellie Georgia NORTH b. November 2, 1873 in Tawas City, Iosco, Michigan, d. October 13, 1943 in Seattle, King, Washington, married July 3, 1893 in Tawas City, Iosco, Michigan, David George TOMPKINS b. March 22, 1867, d. January 21, 1933 in Bellingham, Whatcomb, Washington.
Our Reasoning
Based on our genealogical records, we're fairly sure the girl marked with the "X" is Unabelle Grace TOMPKINS.
We know Unabelle had no sisters, thus the other girl could be Unabelle's cousin or a friend.
Comments
Unabelle's mother Nellie Georgia North is the sister of my great-grandmother Minnie Ann North (who married Charlie Hinton).
Kathryn Austin Hanna (once of Murray, Utah) may be a daughter or granddaughter of Unabelle's son Dr. Robert G. Austin. Kathryn has contributed some information to an Internet genealogy site, however her contact information is outdated.
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