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Cyprian family portrait circa 1940

This photo was shared from Window On Cyprus, but there are no names given. http://www.windowoncyprus.com/yourpics.htm

Wessel family with 9 of 12 children, from Sorotschin, Ukraine

Photo and story from  FATE OF THE GERMAN BAPTIST PASTORS: Russian Volhynia, 1929-1938 Pastor Johannes K. Wessel, of Sorotschin, "fled to East Prussia in 1932 where he served a number of churches. Immigrated to America in 1950 and settled in Milwaukee, WI where he served as pastor. He died on August 25, 1973 in Marburg/Lann, Germany while on vacation. He was 73 years of age. Family: wife, Olga, and 12 children, Oswald, Willibald, Adelheid, Adelgunde, Walfred, Waltraut, Harry, Ruhland, Friedhelm, Lydia, Werner and Ehrengard. Ten of the children are still living. Olga died December 12, 1982 in New Port Richey, FL. "

John Nippy Garrett and Margaret Bunch Arnold family 1912

They had eight children named Cynthia, James, John, David, Thomas, Aaron, William, and Catherine. Photo is from the Marion Monroe Cook family history at http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cook/genealogy/indexpic.htm but the family names are at https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LQRV-LSV/cynthia-garrett-1832-1889