FRAN & SISTERS (1943)

Probably back from military training, these two shots show my grandfather Francis Lasher Tidd in 1943

with his three sisters, Janet May Tidd, Betty Marie Tidd, and Doris Ruth Tidd.

GREAT GRANDMA FLORENCE TIDD

Florence May Leedom Tidd was my great grandmother.

Here she is with her daughter Janet, 1945.

1949. She sure liked the flower-print dresses.

1950

With her daughter Janet Tidd (Stuart) and Sandy, 1950.

COUSIN BETH STUART

Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Stuart (born 1940) was the daughter of my grandfather's sister, Janet Tidd Stuart. Both pictures are from 1950, which makes Beth about ten years old. The collie is Sandy. Beth's mother is in the second shot.

JANET TIDD

Herewith a 1938 picture of my great aunt Janet Tidd. Looks like a trolley behind her. She must have been out hat shopping.

Discovered an earlier picture of Janet, this one in 1931.

We see her here, in 1934, modeling the latest in swimsuit fashion.

FRAN'S SISTERS

My grandfather, Francis Lasher Tidd, had two sisters. Here are a few pictures from the early 1920s, probably taken in New Jersey. Frank carried Betty Marie on his shoulders, while Janet May cuddles what appears to be a black cat (although it could also be a puppy).

Standing outside the same house that shows up in other pictures, we see Frank with sister Janet. The blonde girl is identified as Grace Davey (I don't know if that is family, friend, or neighbor).

Frank and Janet, probably 1921-1922, possibly on New Jersey farm.

FLORENCE TIDD

This lovely lady is my paternal great grandmother, Florence May Leedom Tidd, who married Walter LeRoy Tidd (5 April 1892-3 January 1948). In addition to having my grandfather, Frank Lasher Tidd, she bore three daughters: Janet May Tidd (b. 3 March 1918), Betty Marie Tidd (b. 24 November 1924), and Doris Ruth Tidd (b. 21 October 1929).