Delbert Marion Saunders and Family

 This is my grandfather, Delbert "Bud" Marion Saunders (on the right),
with his Aunt Nellie (Baker) Jilbert, and cousin Jake (Jakey) Jilbert.

The photo is from an album of my grandmother's, Irma (D'Angeli) Saunders. The photo is dated Aug 5, 1934 and was likely taken at Nellie's home in Tracey, CA. Bud and Irma were married in 1936, so they were dating at the time this photo was taken. I imagine this may have been the first time my grandmother met Nellie and Jakey, which is why she may have saved the photos in her album.

My grandmother, Irma (D'Angeli) Saunders
and my grandfather, Delbert "Bud" Marion Saunders.
My grandmother was 21 years old at the time.
My grandfather was 23.

George and Arnold Carsten

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This is George Carsten (the man) and his son Arnold (the boy).
George Carsten is my grandfather Delbert Saunders's step-father.
He married Nora Belle Baker after she and George Saunders divorced.
Arnold is my grandfather Delbert's younger half-brother.

Arnold bears a strong family resemblance to my grandfather,
and also to my grandfather's grandmother, Martha (Woodside) Baker.
Their eyes and "crooked" ears are clearly a Woodside feature.
There is no date on the photo.

George Carsten was born about 1891 in California.  The 1920 Census Tulare, in San Joaquin County, California, lists George Carsten at age 27 and notes that he is a native of California.  It lists his occupation as switchman for a railroad. Nora is also listed as age 27 at the time.  Their children are listed as "Jas" (James) Saunders, age 10, born in Idaho, and D. (Delbert) Marion, age 9, born in Montana. Both James and Delbert are listed as step-sons.  Arnold Carsten grew up to live in Woodland and had three boys.

Mysterious Idaho Cousins

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Among my grandfather Delbert Saunders's photos is this one
that is simply labeled "Cousins in Idaho."
The back of the photo is stamped with the date Aug 3, 1933
and was processed by Bear Photo Service.
Though I have no idea who these folks might be,
I love the "Americana" portrayed in this picture --
a Mid-West Farmer and his wife and daughter.

Great Uncle Frank Baker

 Great Uncle Frank Baker, and his sister Nora Belle (Baker) Saunders.
Nora Belle was my grandfather Delbert's mother.
Frank was younger than Nora Belle, but his birth date is unknown.
Based on the style of the houses, the photo appears to have been taken in Oakland, Calif.
There is no date on the photo.

 A very tiny framed photo (about 1-inch high) of Great Uncle Frank Baker.
There is no date on the photo.

Frank Baker's daughter, Lillian.
Frank married Nola Phipps.  To my knowledge the had only one daughter.
There is no date on the photo.

Nellie (Baker) Jilbert

 My great Aunt Nellie (Baker) Jilbert and her husband, whose name is unknown.
Nellie was the youngest of the Baker daughters.
Her birth date is unknown, but it is likely some time in the early 1900s.
Her older sister, Nora Belle (Baker) Saunders,
was my grandfather Delbert Saunders's mother.

There is no date on the photo.

A small, photo-booth-style of my Great Aunt Nellie.
There is no date on the photo.
Nellie had one son whose name was Jake (nicknamed Jakey).
Jakey married a woman named Rose.
Together they lived in Tracy, raising their two children, Beverly and Richard.

 Great Aunt Nellie with her granddaughter,
Beverly Jilbert, daughter of Jakey and Rose Jilbert.
Also in the photo is my father, George Marion Saunders.
A note on the back of the photo says is was taken in Tracy, California.
From the white picket fence, my father remembers that
this was Jakey's and Rose's front yard.
He and Beverly I spend played together there often.
The photo names the other two girls as Joyce and Diane Calhoun,
though we don't know who these girls might be.
My father remembers Aunt Nellie, but she was not married when he was a child.
He cannot recall whether she was widowed or divorced at the time.

Great Aunt Nellie, with a fish.
The back of the photo is stamped with a July 27, 1937 date,
processed by Bear Photo Services.