This is a cabinet card of Benjamin Franklin Way. The back of the card provides a wealth of information, including his birth and death dates. It even includes three generations of descendants! I am in the process of locating family members to pass this photograph onto. I’ll let you know if I am able to connect with any of them.
UPDATE – On October 5th, this cabinet card was reunited with family!
Wow! It’s not often you get a photo with so much information.
How wonderful to have so much information on a photo.
I believe he is related to my side of the family, Benjamin Franklin Way,,I will get back with you,,it is dark right now and I cant turn on the lights,,lol…if you would like to correspond with me I would be more that happy to,,,my email is included,,,thank you for your time and kindness,,take care God bless you and your loved ones,,,Cassie
Hi Julie,,I did some checking,,,I have a lot of Ways on my side and a few Benjamins ,,so there is a possiblity that he is related to me on my moms side of the family,,,I know I am suppossed to wait til my comment has been approved but I thought I would email you again,,,we are still researching the Way side,,,and there are a lot of them…so I would love to have the picture if you would allow me to have it,,,do you need my regular address or did you mean that you would send it email…thank you for your time and kindness,,take care God bless you and your loved ones,,,Cassie
Hi Cassie! I’d be happy to send you the photo. I’ve sent you an email so be on the lookout for it.
I have some old photo mysteries of my own but if see an old photo in an antique store which has even a slight clue, I will buy it and try to return it to a family member. Thanks for taking on this project. it is so important to get these “orphans” back to their correct families.
I’m so pleased to stumble onto your blog. I have always been saddened when I see orphans in antique stores and junk shops.
Kathy