FAMILY HERITAGE PHOTOS
In 2019, after my mother had passed away, I found a treasure chest of family photos from as early as the late 1800s. I have been scanning and retouching these old family photos since then and these are some of the photos I’d like to share.
BRAUN AND LOEFFLER
Family of Melchior Braun and Anna Elizabeth Braun (Elsässer)(approximately 1887 in Germany). My great-great-grandparents who immigrated here from Germany, October 29, 1899 to Wilmington, Delaware. My Great-grandfather Eugene Adam (Pop Pop) Braun is the young boy on the left. b. Dec. 2, 1883 - d. Feb. 27, 1964 (80).
The Braun Children (approximately 1900 in Wilmington, Delaware). L to R: My great-grandfather Eugene Adam (Pop Pop) Braun. b. Dec. 2, 1883 - d. Feb. 27, 1964 (80); Wilhelmina P. (Minnie) Braun - b. 1891 - d. Apr. 7, 1973 (81); Maria R. Braun - b. 1877 - d. Apr. 11, 1906 (28); Anna Elizabeth Wahl (Braun) - b. 1882 - d. Oct. 14, 1976 (94); John Paul Braun - b. 1880 - d. 1943 (63).
Rear L to R: Anna Elizabeth Braun (Elsässer) - b. 1853 - d. Aug. 8, 1930 (77); Melchior Braun - b. March 12, 1848 - d. Apr. 2, 1932 (84); Gertrude (Mom Mom) E. Braun (Loeffler) (my great-grandmother)- b. 1886 - d. May 22, 1974 (88); Christian Frederick Loeffler - b. Dec 19, 1852 - d. Nov 28, 1930 (77); Unknown Man (possibly older step-son of Frederick Loeffler).
Front L to R: Anne Braun - b. July 24, 1913 - d. August 27, 1987 (74); Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun (my grandfather) - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86). Photo approximately 1914.
Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun (my grandfather) - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86);
Anne Braun - b. July 24, 1913 - d. August 27, 1987 (74). Photo Approximately 1916.
Christian Frederick Loeffler - b. Dec 19, 1852 - d. Nov 28, 1930 (77). (My great-great-grandfather). Born in Kochendorf, Neckarsulm, Württemberg, Germany. Florist, Landscape Gardner.
Gertrude (Mom Mom) E. Braun (Loeffler) (my great-grandmother)- b. 1886 - d. May 22, 1974 (88). Photo approximately 1895 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86). (My grandfather). Photo approximately 1913.
Anna Elizabeth Braun (Elsässer) - b. April 7, 1853 - d. Aug. 8, 1930 (77); (My great-great-grandmother). Born in Niederstotzingen, Germany. Photo approximately 1914.
Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86). (My grandfather). Photo from approximately 1914.
Eugene Adam (Pop Pop) Braun - b. Dec. 2, 1883 - d. Feb. 27, 1964 (80). (My great-grandfather). Worked at the Philadelphia Navy Yard as a coppersmith and pipe fitter. Born in Alsace-Lorraine, Germany (now France). Photo approximately 1930.
Anna Elizabeth Braun (Elsässer) - b. April 7, 1853 - d. Aug. 8, 1930 (77); (My great-great-grandmother). Born in Niederstotzingen, Germany. Photo approximately 1885.
Anna Elizabeth (Lizzie) Wahl (Braun) - b. April 22, 1882 - d. Oct. 14, 1976 (94); Anne Braun - b. July 24, 1913 - d. August 27, 1987 (74); Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun (my grandfather) - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86). Photo Approximately 1916 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86). (My grandfather). Photo approximately 1928.
Elizabeth C. Wahl -b. 1907 - d. 1945 (38); Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86).
(My grandfather). Photo approximately 1929.
Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86). (My grandfather). Photo approximately 1930.
Eugene Adam (Pop Pop) Braun. b. Dec. 2, 1883 - d. Feb. 27, 1964 (80). (My great-grandfather). Photo approximately 1955 in Brigantine, NJ.
Melchior Braun - b. March 12, 1848 - d. Apr. 2, 1932 (84). (My great-great-grandfather). Born in Giengen an der Brenz, Heidenheim, Württemberg, Germany. Photo approximately 1930.
Christian Frederick Loeffler - b. Dec 19, 1852 - d. Nov 28, 1930 (77). (My great-great-grandfather). Born in Kochendorf, Neckarsulm, Württemberg, Germany. Florist, Landscape Gardner. Died in Palm Beach, Florida.
Gertrude (Mom Mom) E. Braun (Loeffler) (my great-grandmother) - b. 1886 - d. May 22, 1974 (88). Photo approximately 1955 in Brigantine, NJ.
Eugene Adam (Pop Pop) Braun - b. Dec. 2, 1883 - d. Feb. 27, 1964 (80). (My great-grandfather). Worked at the Philadelphia Navy Yard as a coppersmith and pipe fitter. Born in Alsace-Lorraine, Germany (now France). Photo approximately 1945
Christian Frederick Loeffler - b. Dec 19, 1852 - d. Nov 28, 1930 (77). (My great-great-grandfather). Born in Kochendorf, Neckarsulm, Württemberg, Germany. Florist, Landscape Gardner. Died in Palm Beach, Florida.
Gertrude (Mom Mom) E. Braun (Loeffler) (my great-grandmother) - b. 1886 - d. May 22, 1974 (88). Photo approximately 1950.
Gertrude (Mom Mom) E. Braun (Loeffler) - b. 1886 - d. May 22, 1974 (88), Eugene Adam (Pop Pop) Braun - b. Dec. 2, 1883 - d. Feb. 27, 1964 (80). (My great-grandparents). Photo approximately 1950 at 5715 N. Front Street in Philadelphia.
Eugene Adam (Pop Pop) Braun - b. Dec. 2, 1883 - d. Feb. 27, 1964 (80). (My great-grandfather). Worked at the Philadelphia Navy Yard as a coppersmith and pipe fitter. Born in Alsace-Lorraine, Germany (now France). Photo approximately 1950
SCHLOENDORN AND PEIRSON
Julia Etta (Gee Gee) Schloendorn (Peirson) (my great-grandmother) - b. March 16, 1889 - d. Jan. 15, 1980 (90). Born in Camden, NJ. Photo approximately 1895.
Julia Etta (Gee Gee) Schloendorn (Peirson) (my great-grandmother) - b. March 16, 1889 - d. Jan. 15, 1980 (90). Born in Camden, NJ. Photo approximately 1905.
Julia Etta (Gee Gee) Schloendorn (Peirson) (my great-grandmother) - b. March 16, 1889 - d. Jan. 15, 1980 (90). Born in Camden, NJ. Photo approximately 1950.
Paul (Pop Pop) Schloendorn (my great-grandfather) - b. Dec. 1, 1885 - d. April 15, 1957 (71). Photo approximately 1949 in Sea Isle, New Jersey.
Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) (my grandmother) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62). Photo from 1911.
Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) (my grandmother) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62). Photo from 1913.
Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62) (my grandmother), with brothers John (Jack) George Schloendorn, - b. July 15, 1917 - d. October 7, 1944 (in Germany during WWII), Edward Paul (Uncle Ed) Schloendorn, - b. June 23, 1914 - d. July 4, 2006 (93). Photo from 1918.
Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) (my grandmother) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62). Photo approximately 1926.
Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) (my grandmother) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62). Photo approximately 1928.
Julia Etta (Gee Gee) Schloendorn (Peirson) (my great-grandmother) - b. March 16, 1889 - d. Jan. 15, 1980 (90), Mary Elizabeth Peirson (Davis)(my great-great-grandmother) - b. Dec 3, 1851 - d. Dec 2, 1930 (79), Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) (my grandmother) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62) . Photo from May 12, 1929 (Mother’s Day).
Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) (my grandmother) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62), Julia Etta (Gee Gee) Schloendorn (Peirson) (my great-grandmother) - b. March 16, 1889 - d. Jan. 15, 1980 (90). Photo May, 1931.
Edward Paul (Uncle Ed) Schloendorn, - b. June 23, 1914 - d. July 4, 2006 (93), Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62) (my grandmother), with brothers John (Jack) George Schloendorn, - b. July 15, 1917 - d. October 7, 1944 (in Germany during WWII). Photo approximately 1944.
John (Jack) George Schloendorn, - b. July 15, 1917 - d. October 7, 1944 (in Germany during WWII), Julia Etta (Gee Gee) Schloendorn (Peirson) (my great-grandmother) - b. March 16, 1889 - d. Jan. 15, 1980 (90), Edward Paul (Uncle Ed) Schloendorn, - b. June 23, 1914 - d. July 4, 2006 (93). Photo approximately 1944.
Julia Etta (Gee Gee) Schloendorn (Peirson) (my great-grandmother) - b. March 16, 1889 - d. Jan. 15, 1980 (90). Born in Camden, NJ. Photo approximately 1944.
Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86) (my grandfather), Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62) (my grandmother). Photo May, 1931.
BRAUN AND SCHLOENDORN
Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86) (my grandfather) Photo approximately 1933.
Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86), Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62) (my grandparents). Photo approximately 1933.
Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62) (my grandmother). Photo approximately 1933.
Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86), Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62)(my grandparents). Baby is Carol Louise (Mom) Schaeffer (Braun) - b. Mar 18, 1934 - d. May 22, 2019 (85) (my mother). Photo 1934.
Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86), Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62) (my grandparents). Photo August 1940.
Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62) (my grandmother). Photo approximately 1940.
Carol Louise (Mom) Schaeffer (Braun) - b. Mar 18, 1934 - d. May 22, 2019 (85) (my mother), Judy E. Statzell (Braun) - b. 1938. Photo approximately 1943.
Carol Louise (Mom) Schaeffer (Braun) - b. Mar 18, 1934 - d. May 22, 2019 (85) (my mother), Judy E. Statzell (Braun) - b. 1938. Photo approximately 1943.
Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86), Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62)(my grandparents). Carol Louise (Mom) Schaeffer (Braun) - b. Mar 18, 1934 - d. May 22, 2019 (85) (my mother). Judy E. Statzell (Braun) - b. 1938. Photo approximately 1943.
Judy E. Statzell (Braun) - b. 1938, Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62) (my grandmother). Carol Louise (Mom) Schaeffer (Braun) - b. Mar 18, 1934 - d. May 22, 2019 (85) (my mother). Photo approximately 1943.
Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. October 21, 1911 - d. July 18, 1973 (62), Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86) (my grandparents), Judy E. Statzell (Braun) - b. 1938. Carol Louise (Mom) Schaeffer (Braun) - b. Mar 18, 1934 - d. May 22, 2019 (85) (my mother). Photo approximately 1943.
Carol Louise (Mom) Schaeffer (Braun) - b. Mar 18, 1934 - d. May 22, 2019 (85), Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. 1911 - d. 1973 (62), Julia Etta (Gee Gee) Schloendorn (Peirson) - b. March 16, 1889 - d. Jan. 15, 1980 (90), Judy E. Statzell (Braun) - b. 1938. Margaret Schoemaker - b. 1868 - d. ? (in chair). Photo approximately 1944.
Carol Louise (Mom) Schaeffer (Braun) - b. Mar 18, 1934 - d. May 22, 2019 (85) (my mother), Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. 1911 - d. 1973 (62) (my grandmother), Judy E. Statzell (Braun) - b. 1938. Baby is Bonnie J. Hutchison (Chapman) (Braun) - b. 1946. Photo 1946.
L to R: Granville F. Clark - b. June 10, 1988 - d. June 1973 (86), Ruth Virginia (Mimi) Braun (Schloendorn) - b. 1911 - d. 1973 (62) (my grandmother), Bonnie J. Hutchison (Chapman) (Braun) - b. 1946, Paul (Pop Pop) Schloendorn (my great-grandfather) - b. Dec. 1, 1885 - d. April 15, 1957 (71), Judy E. Statzell (Braun) - b. 1938, Carol Louise (Mom) Schaeffer (Braun) - b. Mar 18, 1934 - d. May 22, 2019 (85) (my mother). Photo approximately 1949 in Sea Isle, New Jersey.
L to R: Judy E. Statzell (Braun) - b. 1938, Carol Louise (Mom) Schaeffer (Braun) - b. Mar 18, 1934 - d. May 22, 2019 (85) (my mother), Bonnie J. Hutchison (Chapman) (Braun) - b. 1946, Eugene Frederick (Popsie) Braun - b. Dec. 12, 1910 - d. June 19, 1997 (86) (my grandfather). Photo approximately 1949 in Sea Isle, New Jersey.
DAVIS AND WEAVER
Edward Davis - b. Oct 7, 1830 - d. May 25, 1905 (75) (my great-great-grandfather) Photo approximately 1900.
Sarah Davis (Dine) - b. June 13, 1838 - d. June 22, 1917 (79) (my great-great-grandmother) Photo approximately 1900.
Sarah Down (Dine) Martin - b. 1804 - d. 1888 (84) (my great-great-great-grandmother). Born: Crediton, Devon, England. Photo approximately 1885.
George Henry Weaver - b. June 3, 1832 - d. Feb. 22, 1911 (78)(my great-great-grandfather). Photo approximately 1900.
Margaret Foulke Weaver (Van Horn) - b. Nov. 5, 1836 - d. May 17, 1914 (77)(great-great-grandmother). Photo approximately 1900.
Simeon Davis - b. June 30, 1869 - d. Feb. 17, 1944 (74) (my great-grandfather). Photo approximately 1890.
Simeon Davis - b. June 30, 1869 - d. Feb. 17, 1944 (74) (my great-grandfather). Photo approximately 1900.
Simeon Davis - b. June 30, 1869 - d. Feb. 17, 1944 (74), Violetta Letita Davis (Weaver) b. Nov 14, 1874 - d. Sep 29, 1941 (67)(my great-grandparents). Photo June 12, 1895.
Sarah Davis (Dine) - b. June 13, 1838 - d. June 22, 1917 (79) (my great-great-grandmother) Photo approximately 1900.
Sarah Davis (Dine) - b. June 13, 1838 - d. June 22, 1917 (79) (my great-great-grandmother), with daughter Aunt Elizabeth Davis - b. 1876 - d. July 31, 1945 (69) (sister of Simeon Davis). Photo approximately 1915.
Aunt Sarah Hampp (Davis) (sister of Simeon Davis) with husband Uncle Will Hampp. Photo approximately 1915.
Uncle Will Hampp. (married to sister of Simeon Davis). Photo approximately 1915.
Arthur Davis, Edward Davis, and Griffith Davis with their father, Uncle David Davis. (brother of Simeon Davis). Photo approximately 1915.
Uncle Edward Davis. (brother of Simeon Davis). Photo approximately 1900.
Uncle Fred Davis. b. 1873 - d. Aug. 24, 1955 (82) (brother of Simeon Davis). Photo approximately 1900.
Aunt Elizabeth Davis. (sister of Simeon Davis). Photo approximately 1900.
Violetta Letita Davis (Weaver) b. Nov 14, 1874 - d. Sep 29, 1941 (67)(my great-grandmother). Photo approximately 1925.
Alice Margaret Schaeffer (Davis) b. Nov. 19, 1905 - d. Jan. 23, 1999 (93)(my grandmother). Photo approximately 1907.
Alice Margaret Schaeffer (Davis) b. Nov. 19, 1905 - d. Jan. 23, 1999 (93)(my grandmother). Photo approximately 1922.
Alice Margaret Schaeffer (Davis) b. Nov. 19, 1905 - d. Jan. 23, 1999 (93)(my grandmother). Photo July 1925.
Alice Margaret Schaeffer (Davis) b. Nov. 19, 1905 - d. Jan. 23, 1999 (93)(my grandmother). Photo 1925.
SCHAEFFER - SMITH
Edith Schaeffer (Smith) Cook (Remarried) - b. Jan. 1875 - d. Nov. 1, 1951 (76) (my great-grandmother) Photo approximately 1885.
Clayton Smith - b. - d. unknown (brother of my great-grandmother) Photo approximately 1900.
Howard William (Bill) Schaeffer - b. July 22, 1900 - d. Dec. 19, 1974 (74) (my grandfather) Photo approximately 1903.
Howard William (Bill) Schaeffer - b. July 22, 1900 - d. Dec. 19, 1974 (74) (my grandfather) Photo approximately 1901.
Howard William (Bill) Schaeffer - b. July 22, 1900 - d. Dec. 19, 1974 (74) (my grandfather) Photo approximately 1905.
Margaret A. Schaeffer - b. April 15, 1898 - d. May 5, 1901 (3) (my grandfather’s sister) Accidentally killed by fireworks, set off by father and friends when drinking. Photo approximately 1901.