Scans of Old Family Pictures

Elizabeth Jane Pierce Cole, Copied with macro-lens from original owned by Mary Cole Keller.

Roy Cole, circa 1935

Laura Cole

Mary, Josephine, Minnie Violette Cole

Josephine Cole

Mary and Josephine Cole

De Lynn Ray Cole Eleven days old, Jan. 12, 1941. Found in Violette's possessions.

Mary and the Smite, Kautz farm, Culbertson, Apr. 7, 1938.

Laura and Henry Pierce

5 Generations, Jasper Newton Pierce, Elizabeth Jane Pierce Cole, Nellie Cole Frakes, Ethel and child.

Jasper's Family

Nellie Cole Frakes: Lena (back center), Ida Gibson Henry (dau. of Delilah Cole Gibson) and her son Wesley, front.

Nellie and Alex Frakes, Trenton NE

Lora, Maggie, Nellie, Jasper, Lena, Mary, Violette. 1942. (Trenton reunion?)

Joseph Charlie & Elizabeth Cole The old wooden windmill was still there when we went out to the old 'Carlson place' in 1967. Charlie Cole had built this house. It is now replace by a metal framed windmill. I remember that Grandma wasn't sure it was there, but here it is in this picture.

1942 Cole Reunion Photo

Joseph Charlie & Elizabeth Cole This must be the old block house on the farm in front of the later farmhouse. I recognize the trees out by the barn

Gloria and DeWayne Kautz of Culbertson, NE, school photo 1980s I would guess.

Maggie Cole

Violette is in upper right in this photo of the Cole sisters.

Elizabeth Jane Pierce Cole and Joseph Charlie Cole with some young-uns.

DeWayne, Gloria, Jerrell, Cheryl & Darrell Kautz. These were taken in St. Louis in 1995 or so

Aerial photo of the farm, 1970's era Still had a few nice old cottonwoods, then. The loss of the old trees, and the encroachment of Russian olives, sadly diminished the appearance of the farm.

Aerial photo of the farm, 1950's era

Group Pix same as above but adding Darrell's Wife Martina and his two small children, and Jerrell's two BIG children. Again, 1995 or so

Farmers Joe and Violet Kautz of Culbertson, NE I think this was a church photo from the late 70's

Joshua, Billie Joe and Caitlin Kautz 1994 or so

Joshua Kautz, McCook, NE about 1995

Billie Joe Kautz of McCook, Nebraska, around 1995