Bigger Families; Faces From the Past

Whitehouse family Photo: Mary Margaret Whitehouse L to R, Barbara; Mary Margaret; Doreen; Sandra & Louis A 58-year-old mystery spanning six provinces has come to a dead end in Kelowna, literally. The family of James Louis Whitehouse has been searching for him since they were separated shortly after their mother died in 1939. Thelma Margaret Brady Whitehouse and Kjelder James Whitehouse had 4 children. At the time of her death and delivery of James Louis Whitehouse they had 4 girls. Barbara 8, Sandra 5, Doreen 3, and Mary Margaret 1. She gave birth to James Louis after a fall down the back stairs on May 31, 1939, and she passed the next day June 1, 1939. According to Mary Margaret, now 80-years-old, her father made the decision to place the children with family members before he headed west. "Barbara and Sandra the 2 oldest were given to his parents Jim and Klara Whitehouse in Verdun, Que. James Louis and Doreen wound up in the  Social Services system. They...

From  http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=MAIN&docid=SLV_VOYAGER1738691&context=L&search_scope=Everything

From the book  The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia, Russia (Ukraine) by Donald N. Miller. See end of post for more info. (a book in my personal library) Click to see photo larger. This is photo of the Schwartz family, including daughter Angela, her husband Adolf Rentz and 5 of their 7 children. Family tree info from  http://familyresearch.ca/genealogy/familygroup.php?familyID=F637&tree=tree1 Source of photo: The Old Country: Real Stories by those who have their roots in Volhynia, Russia (Ukraine). Available from author here:  http://www.inthemidstofwolves.com/books.html Library reference info:  https://www.worldcat.org/title/old-country-real-life-stories-by-those-who-have-their-roots-in-volhynia-russia-ukraine/oclc/80355700

Photo and story from  FATE OF THE GERMAN BAPTIST PASTORS: Russian Volhynia, 1929-1938 The Bandzmer family immigrated to Canada in 1928. Pastor Bandzmer "served churches in the Michigan area and died in Detroit, MI on February 25, 1966. Family: wife: Paulina, and twelve children, Tusnelda, Otto, Olga, Jonathan, Adolph, Friedrich, Arnold, Ida, Tabea, Herta, Eugen ... and Erna."

This scan is from a book in my possession.  It's the Shaw family.  Names are at the bottom of the photo. Click to enlarge.

Source:  https://fineartamerica.com/featured/african-american-woman-and-six-children-everett.html It looks like possibly a  very shadowy person just behind and centre, or maybe that's just the lighting.