From: Bob Mathia
To: Kurt Matthia, Karen Aland Matthia

Hi All,

A couple weeks ago one of my cousins (Tom Jensen, whose mother was my Aunt Florence and one of my Dad's sisters) sent me a whole stash of pictures. A good share of them were from when Tom, my sister and I were "little" (grade-schoolish), but quite a few were even older. So I'm sending you two pictures, both of which have Gr-Grandma MARCIANNA in them ---- so at least I have some proof that she was a "real" person  :-)

Love,
Bob

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Back Row (L-R):  Aunt Ruth (Mathia), Gr-Aunt Elizabeth (Stroinski), Uncle Harry Mathia, Grandma Theresa (Stroinski) Mathia, Gr-Grandma Marcianna (Slomionka) Mathia holding Aunt Helen (Mathia), my dad Leonard Mathia, Grandpa Joseph Mathia, Aunt Lucy (Mathia).

Front Row (L-R):  Ezedor Resop, Wanda Bozych (these two eventually married), ?? Bozych, Gr-Aunt Anna (Stroinski), Aunt Florence (Mathia) and Albert Bozych.

My Aunt Helen (the baby that Marcianna is holding) was born Dec. 1909, so this picture was taken probably the spring or summer of 1910.

This is a picture of my grandpa Joe Mathia's brother ANTON, his daughter Laura (Mathia), his gr-daughter Elaine (Mleczyk) Frohmader, and Gr-Grandma MARCIANNA (Slomionka) Mathia (Anton's mother).

Marcianna died in 1930, so this photo must have been taken about 1927-28 (Elaine Mleczyk was born in 1925).

This one has to be my favorite!.

(L-R): Uncle Harry, my Dad (Leonard), Aunt Lucy, Aunt Ruth, and Aunt Florence (the one who had the pictures in the first place).

It looks like these brothers & sister even "grew" in the order from oldest to youngest!  This picture probably was taken on the same day as the 1st one (above) --- 1910-ish.