Friday's Faces from the Past - Who is this little girl?

 These photos were in some items I "inherited" from my Grandmother Nealie Drake Tapley (1895-1970). I have had these photos for years, have shared them here before, and asked some family members, but no one seems to be able to identify this cute little girl.  (The first photo might be a different person; I'm not sure.) I would guess it would be one of Grandma Nealie's grandchildren, but there are so many to choose from.  Could it be Mary Ann Tapley (1941-) or Betty Jean Weaver (1946-2015)?? Or someone else entirely???

If locations could help, Mary Ann was born in Sandersville, Georgia and has lived in Florida most of her life.  Betty Jean was born and raised in Macon.  Grandma lived in Kite and Augusta, Georgia, and Jacksonville, Florida, but she also stayed in Macon, Georgia at her daughter's, Irene Tapley Weaver Thomas (1925-2004) often.  Irene was Betty Jean's mother.  

I will keep sharing in the hope that this time will be the time someone will say, "Hey, wait a minute.  That's ___________  ________________!"  This genealogist lives on hope!

Time Capsule Tuesday

 

My first cousin, Betty Jean Weaver (1946-2015) was born November 3, 1946.  Let's see what was going on in the United States on this date 74 years ago.

                         

It was a Sunday.  The generation was the Baby Boomers.  This day was 27,029 days ago.

In the United States, the most popular baby name is Mary.  This name was given to 67,468 baby girls. For the boys, it's James.  This name was recorded 87,431 times in 1946.  

The President of the United States was Harry S. Truman.  There was no Vice President.  

1946 Prices

Bread:  $.10/loaf

Milk: $.70/gal

Eggs:  $.65/dozen

Car: $1,400

Gas: $.21/gal

House: $12,638

Stamp: $.03/each

Average Income: $3,118/year

Minimum Wage:  $.40/hour

Top Songs for the week of November 3, 1946:

Put That Kiss Back Where You Found It by Sam Donahue & His Orchestra 

The Old Lamp-Lighter by Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra

This is Always by Harry James & His Orchestra

Ole Buttermilk Sky by Paul Weston & His Orchestra

Top Books in 1946:

Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski

Animal Farm by George Orwell

All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

Academy Award Winners of 1946:

Best Picture:  The Best Years of our Lives, Directed by William Wyler

Best Actor:  Fredric March in The Best Years of our Lives

Best Actress: Olivia De Havilland in To Each His Own

People born on November 3:

1470 - Edward V, King of England (ruled April 9-June 25, 1483)

1922 - Charles Bronson, Pennsylvania, Actor (Death Wish, Dirty Dozen)

1924 - Shirley Chisholm (D-Rep-NY), 1st black congresswoman/presidential candidate

1946 - Tommy Dee, Rocker

Happenings on November 3, 1946:

It was a slow news day in the United States.

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History - Sounds

Week 9: Sounds. Describe any sounds that take you back to your childhood. These could be familiar songs, jingles, children playing, or something entirely different.

- The first sound that comes to my mind when I think back to my childhood is the ticking clock in the dining room.  You could hear the ticking and the chiming on the hour and 1/2 hour across several rooms.  I can remember lying in bed and counting the chimes so I would know what time it was.  It was a ritual to wind it up with the key... I was way up in years before I was allowed to do that.  If I remember correctly, the clock was given to my father by my Uncle Bart Weaver (who was married to Daddy's sister, Irene Tapley).  I just always remember it being there, ticking away. 

Other sound memories:

- McDonald's Big Mac jingle... "Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame bun".  The faster you could sing it, the better!

- The slap of our screen door as it closed.

- Brenda Lee music... especially when I sang out loud to "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home"! 

- Also, the soundtrack of "My Fair Lady" - "Just you wait 'enry 'iggins, just you wait!"









But, unfortunately, not all sounds are happy sounds.  I also remember yelling... and the silence.  Yes, silence has a sound... especially when it's a tense, expectant silence, waiting in fearful anticipation of the next outburst.

52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History by Amy Coffin is a series of weekly blogging prompts (one for each week of 2011) that invite genealogists and others to record memories and insights about their own lives for future descendants. You do not have to be a blogger to participate. If you do not have a genealogy blog, write down your memories on your computer, or simply record them on paper and keep them with your files.

**Album images courtesy of Google Images.

Wordless Wednesday: Do you know these people?

Second in a series...

Possibility:  Anna Lois Gladden Tapley could be the adult woman with her children, Mary Ann and Lamar Jr. (Buddy), along with Betty Jean Weaver, daughter of Irene Tapley Weaver. 

UPDATE on last week's Wordless Wednesday photo:  The girl in the picture has been identified!  It is Betty Jean Weaver, daughter of my father's sister, Irene.   You can view the photo here.