The minute I scrolled down enough to see half of her face, I felt I was seeing my Mom - around the eyes especially, plus the shape of the face. There is a definite resemblance!!! Seeing all the face makes it less obvious, but it's still there. Do you remember my Mom very much? I think that is probably why you say she looks familiar. More obvious to me since I knew her face so well. He, on the other hand, brought no such reaction. He's just interesting to me - not familiar.
Here is a list of my direct ancestors in the Hooper & Harris lines. My blog entries explore the lives of these men and women as well as their close relatives.
William Harris (1757-1812) Mary Campbell (1752-1837)
Francis Lee (1749-1815) Jane Alexander (1750-1885)
Campbell Harris (1781-1853) Jane Lee (1781-1846)
Mary Harris (1811-1875) Sanford Hooper (1813-1891)
John Young Hooper (1841-1891) Helen J. Baldwin (1848-1920)
John Young Hooper (1879-1942) Edna Eddy (1877-1935)
Elizabeth Alice Hooper (1904-1970) Henry Thomas Chapman (1897-1970)
Undated photo of Mary Harris. How old do you think she is here? Keep in mind she died in 1875 at the age of 64.
The minute I scrolled down enough to see half of her face, I felt I was seeing my Mom - around the eyes especially, plus the shape of the face. There is a definite resemblance!!! Seeing all the face makes it less obvious, but it's still there. Do you remember my Mom very much? I think that is probably why you say she looks familiar. More obvious to me since I knew her face so well. He, on the other hand, brought no such reaction. He's just interesting to me - not familiar.
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