Identities of McGrath Portrait [see below]

Arizona Portrait

Joe [Milton Alonzo] McGrath has provided the identities for this picture. He wrote:

"The original of this photo obviously had some incorrect identifications written on the back of it. The picture was taken about 1903 or 1904. We know this by the dates of Uncle Frank's mission to Mississippi. He returned home and lived with the family for a period of time. My sister, Faye, and I have researched this a lot and feel comfortable with our identifications.

The picture has 3 groups: Some children of James Alonzo and Delilah Stewart, Some children of Arminda Alice and William Asay, and a child of James Alonzo and Arminda Alice.

James Alonzo and Delilah had 11 children together and 8 of them are in the picture. Missing are Nancy ( who was married), Jesse(who died in 1890), and Robert(who died as an infant and was buried near Taylor but his grave is now lost).

Arminda Alice and William Asay had 5 children, 2 boys and 3 girls. The 2 boys died as youths. Two of the girls are in the picture, Anna and Millie. Mabel was staying with her Hendricks grandparents and thus not in the picture.

James Alonzo and Arminda Alice had 4 children together but only one was born at the time this picture was made. The baby in the picture is Richard, their firstborn(1902)

The people are as follows:

Back row from left to right: Alexander, Mary, Joe, Anna Asay, and Martha Oliver.

Middle row from left to right: Frank, Belle, James Alonzo, Bertha, Arminda Alice. Grandmother Alice is pregnant with Rose and one can see that in the original picture.

Front row from left to right: Millie Asay, George, Gene, and above mentioned Richard.

I would be happy to discuss our research with anyone that is interested."