These are the hands that built America. They and their young family travelled to New York in an immigrant ship and then thousands of torturous miles further overland to settle in 1870s Texas losing Material possessions, suffering hunger and illness and the loss of at least two children in the process. He kept a diary of their travels titled “On the way to Texas” that has been posted online if one is interested in reading it.
by CryptographerKey2847
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The person standing is their grandchild, is he not?
Not to cause problems, but the elderly couple look to be about 70, while the youth is maybe 15? Even if she were 60, having the boy at 45 – while definitely possible – was much less likely in the nineteenth century given diet, health, the utter absence of effectiveness among medical practitioners, etc.
Such a happy time!