Some Photos of Alfred and Sally Vangsness at Family Functions

Alfred and Sally's Wedding Photo

Alfred and Sally attend Adolph & Mabel's Wedding

Alfred and Sally with their children: John, Stanley and David.

Alfred and Sally at Lydia and Reuben's Wedding

Sally, Lydia, Reuben and Alfred at Lydia's 50th Wedding Anniversary

Lydia Vangsness as a young woman

Lydia was raised as a daughter of John E. Vangness, but she is actually the daughter of Ida, who died in 1903 in child birth. Lydia was, of course, that child.
Here are some photos of Lydia as a young girl and woman.

Could this be Lydia's Confirmation Photo?

Lydia & Unni, who raised the Vangsness children

Lydia as a grown woman.

Lydia loved those round eye glasses!

Formal photo of Lydia

My mother told me that Lydia did not know about the circumstances of her birth or what happened to her real mother. She must have thought it odd, that everyone else's mother, Synneve Berge, John E.'s wife, had died in 1891. My mother said she was told some time before her wedding to Reuben Sjoquist. Lydia immediately told Reuben. Reuben is reported to have said something like this: "Oh that! I have known that for years. It makes no difference to me! Everyone knows."

Here is the Sjoquist Farm in Goodhue, Minnesota, where Lydia and Reuben lived. Phyllis, Robert and Don were raised here.

Sjoquist Farm

Lydia Vangsness

Lydia

Lydia is the daughter of Ida Vangness and was raised as one of the sisters by her grandfather John Vangsness. She was born 5.26.1903, the same year her mother died and she died 5.12.1974. Reuben Sjoquist, her husband, was born 1898 and died 1974.

Lydia as a young girl

Lydia is married to Reuben Sjoquist in September 24, 1927

Group wedding photo

Lydia Sjoquist, her husband, Reuben, and Unni Vangsness

Ida Vangsness

Ida Vangsness

Ida died as a young woman, perhaps around 23. She was survived by her daughter, Lydia. She was born 1880 and died 1903.

Ida at 15

Ida, at 15, looked very mature and grown up.

Does anyone have any other photos of Ida, perhaps when she was older or much younger?

Unni Vangsness

Unni

She was born 6.12.1877 and died 3.30.1976.

Unni as a young woman

Lydia, Reuben, Unni

Unni and Nellie

Great Grandfather John Vangsness

He had 6 children that lived and perhaps two others that died young.

Here we see Great Grandfather John E. Vangsness with Lydia, Olga, Adolph, Nellie, Alfred and Unni. Nellie is our Grandmother.