"Picture of the Day"--Grandma Dorothy

This is a picture of Dorothy Jane Hill Sharp Blackwell Elliott.

She was born 17 April 1828 in Indiana.

She married William Hamilton Sharp on 14 February 1856. He died in 1873.

She remarried to James H. Blackwell in 1877; he died.

In 1888 she married John J. Elliott. He died in 1893.

She passed away in 1908 or 1909.

How does she fit in to our family?

She is Michael's 3rd great grandmother. She is the mother of Clara Etta Sharp. Clara Etta Sharp married James Madison Whiting. They are the parents of Sarah Edith Whiting. Sarah Edith Whiting married Arthur Clarence Sturgis. They are the parents of Clara Marie Sturgis...Grandma Arnold!

What a treasure!

We recently went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Arnold in California. While visiting, we looked at the many beautiful family photographs that they have cared for over ther years. We discussed some of the things I have been doing with pictures from my side of the family. We asked if we could take some to scan in and share with the rest of the family.

Grandma and Grandpa were so generous! They let us take an entire box of pictures!!! What a treasure!!!

I have started scanning them (thanks to my brother-in-law Devin's scanner) & labeling them.

I will be posting some of them. Check back for "Picture of the Day" or week, depending on my schedule.

I will be making a DVD to share with everyone.

It has been such a wonderful experience, getting to know more of the Arnold family through pictures. I hope you enjoy them; I hope you treasure them; these people love you all so very much.