The photographer is Elmer Carlson Morris ILL.
Ernest Gerhard Tweet 15 years old
Dec.9, 1911
From that information he must have been born in 1896 or thereabouts.
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I had time too look a bit. At Find A Grave:
Ernest Gerhard Tweet Born Dec 9 1895 Illinois Died May 7 1917 in Iowa. He is buried in Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery. His parents were Henry Tweet 1862 –1931 and Anna Holland Tweet 1865-1944.
Ernest had one sister Agnes P. Tweet Gould 1898-1987
I wonder why he died so young?
Sweet face! My grandfather's family lost two boys this young and grandmother's family lost
ReplyDeletea boy at that age. Late 1800's early 1900's I have found two of their grave's.
The 1915 Iowa census shows him working as "Farm Labor" (presumably for his father) - perhaps a farm accident - or one of those many diseases of the times killed him - he has a "doppelganger" that served in the 86th division of the US Army that served in WWI - but I am sure this Ernest is not that one.
ReplyDeleteHis sister had a number of children - perhaps they will want this photo.
DeleteFind A Grave Memorial# 71999887 shows son Donald living in Minnesota too....