Emmye Anne Boone Jacobsen
(Granny)
1885-1985

with Leland Ross - Jan 1956

Emmye Anne Boone Jacobsen
with grandson Leland Ross, Jan 1956

Emmye Boone Jacobsen, 81st Birthday : Dear Elsie - Sai (one of my Chinese girls) took this on my 81st birthday - June 8 - 1966. Wishing you many happy birthdays - Emmye Anne

Granny inscribed the back of this photo
to Elsie Lister Ross (Grandma, Daddy's Mom)

Granny (Mommy's Mom) was born on June 8, 1885, in Texas, USA, the oldest girl in a family of eight children. She angered her Texas Boone elders by marrying a Norwegian immigrant lumberjack and moving to Washington State to farm.


Mother of the Year

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Vol. 47 No. 45; May 6, 1964
1964 : University District Mother of the Year



"Daniel Boone in Esperanto" (MIDI)