Siney & Elizabeth Lewis Family
Their 12 Children: Aaron, Charles Preston, Annie, Siney, Birda, Georgianna, Franklin "C", Lenora, Minnie "C", David (not pictured - died at two years), Mary Coleman, Jennie
Jennie (Lewis) pictured in her mother's arms in the front right was born December 6, 1900 the youngest of 12 children. As a young girl she didn't like all the "old people" in this family picture. She was "a cute baby and liked herself in the picture." So, she took the picture, cut herself out and threw the "old people" away.
She said some of her sister's were old enough to be her mother and she wanted just the picture of herself. The picture most likely didn't belong to her, and certainly she wasn't allowed to do something like this. Luckily there was a second photograph.
When reminiscing about this years later she (Jennie) said, "can you imagine why I would do something like that?"
*Memories of Jennie as told by Venetta Hullinger Probst
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