Very Old Photographs
The Mertins Family - My paternal grandmother, Ida Mertins and two of my great-grandparents are in this photo, probably taken around 1890. 

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The Werner Family - Elenora Mertins married Frederick Werner and had three children. Katie May Werner is the mother of Mary Frances Kennedy and Frederick Werner Jr is the father of Margaret Scheerer, my two second cousins in Thomasville Georgia. This photo is from around 1905.
"Muddy Rutherford" - I restored this photo from a badly damaged cardboard image given to me by Margaret Scheerer. Margaret Scheerer's mother was Josie Rutherford. I'm not sure who "Muddy" is.
I don't know if this is a Mertins or a Quina. My old notes indicate she is a Quina, but Margaret Scheerer said it is Ida Mertins. What do you think?
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The DeFlorin's - These are my paternal grandparents, Ida Mertins DeFlorin and Richard F.C. DeFlorin. My father, William Victor DeFlorin was born in 1900. This photograph was badly faded and spotted, but a good scanner and some hand touch-ups brought it back. I assume this is their wedding photograph from 1894.
The Quina's - These are my maternal grandparents, Rae Ard Coney Quina and Arthur William Quina. My mother, Rae Elizabeth Quina was born in 1913. The scanner did a nice job on this old photograph too. I believe this photograph was taken around the time they married in 1912.
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Please send additional information or comments to
Richard DeFlorin, Jacksonville Florida
deflorin@bellsouth.net