Yesterday marked the 80th Anniversary of the death of my Great Grandfather Robert James Shea. I’ve talked about him a great deal on the blog so follow the links for more information. He died of complications from tuberculosis at Kalamazoo State Hospital on 23 Apr 1933.
Robert is the dark haired bloke seated up front, a believe that is his father, Cornelius,beside him on the bench. I think the others are Earl (at the head of the wagon) and George sitting up on the back.
For more on Robert Shea check out these posts: 24 Sep 2011, 22 Oct 2011
Happy hunting,
Jess
January 12, 2020 at 9:41 pm
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