Roling family history

More historical family photographs

18 image frames; original captions, uncertainties and notes retained.

More historical family photographs · 18 images

More historical family photographs — 18 images

More historical family photographs

These 18 photographs include Bridget and Bob, earlier Roling family groups, and a tentatively identified Morrison hunting photograph. Names follow the original inscriptions or family catalog, with unresolved details kept explicit. Select a photograph to view the full frame.

Bridget Morrison Roling beside a tree, with the handwritten caption “myself.” Date and location unknown.
Bridget Morrison Roling beside a tree, with the handwritten caption “myself.” Date and location unknown. Family-held photograph. Identification follows the handwritten caption. Photographer unknown.
Bridget Morrison Roling standing on a swing, with the handwritten caption “myself.” Date and location unknown.
Bridget Morrison Roling standing on a swing, with the handwritten caption “myself.” Date and location unknown. Family-held photograph. The building behind Bridget is unidentified. Photographer unknown.
Bridget Morrison Roling. Date, location and photographer unknown.
Bridget Morrison Roling. Date, location and photographer unknown. Family-held photograph. Photographer unknown.
Bridget Morrison Roling beside a clapboard house. Date and exact location unknown.
Bridget Morrison Roling beside a clapboard house. Date and exact location unknown. Family-held photograph. The house and its ownership are unidentified. Photographer unknown.
Bridget Morrison Roling on porch steps with a dog. Date, address and the dog’s identity unknown.
Bridget Morrison Roling on porch steps with a dog. Date, address and the dog’s identity unknown. Family-held photograph. Photographer unknown.
Bridget Morrison Roling on porch steps, with a dog on the porch. Date and address unknown.
Bridget Morrison Roling on porch steps, with a dog on the porch. Date and address unknown. Family-held photograph. Photographer unknown.
Bridget seated in the foreground, with Butch Widmer in the background, identified by the photograph’s inscriptions. Date and location unknown.
Bridget seated in the foreground, with Butch Widmer in the background, identified by the photograph’s inscriptions. Date and location unknown.
Family-held photograph. Names follow the photograph’s inscriptions. The processing number on the reverse is not a date.
Bridget Morrison. The matching reverse includes “Note: Salisbury, Mo / U.S.A.” Date and exact address unknown.
Bridget Morrison. The matching reverse includes “Note: Salisbury, Mo / U.S.A.” Date and exact address unknown. Family-held photograph. The first line on the reverse is cropped; its missing ending has not been reconstructed. Photographer unknown.
Bridget Morrison Roling, with “FEB 1954” printed on the border. The reverse says “Larry took this one”. Photographer: Larry Morrison.
Bridget Morrison Roling, with “FEB 1954” printed on the border. The reverse says “Larry took this one”. Family-held photograph. Photographer: Larry Morrison. The printed month and year may be an exposure or processing date.
Bridget Morrison Roling. The print border reads “FEB 1954”; the reverse says “Barbara almost missed me on this one.”
Bridget Morrison Roling. The print border reads “FEB 1954”; the reverse says “Barbara almost missed me on this one.” Family-held photograph. The printed month and year may be an exposure or processing date. Barbara’s identity and role are unconfirmed.
Bob and Bridget Morrison Roling seated beside water, identified by the matching reverse. Date and location unknown.
Bob and Bridget Morrison Roling seated beside water, identified by the matching reverse. Date and location unknown.
Family-held photograph. Names follow the matching reverse. No particular trip, waterway or location is established. Photographer unknown.
Bob Roling, with “1953” and “U.S. Army” written on the matching reverse.
Bob Roling, with “1953” and “U.S. Army” written on the matching reverse.
Family-held photograph. Year and Army association come from the reverse inscription. Exact date, place, rank, unit and service details are unconfirmed.
Catalogued as Bridget Morrison Roling in a kitchen. Date and location unknown.
Catalogued as Bridget Morrison Roling in a kitchen. Date and location unknown.
Family-held photograph. Identification follows the family catalog. Photographer unknown.
Carol Roling, identified by reverse as Bob’s sister. Date and location unknown.
Carol Roling, identified by reverse as Bob’s sister. Date and location unknown.
Family-held photograph. Identification and relationship follow the matching reverse. Photographer unknown.
Bob Roling as a child with a wheelbarrow. Date and location unknown.
Bob Roling as a child with a wheelbarrow. Date and location unknown.
Family-held photograph. Identification follows the family catalog. Photographer unknown.
Roling family group outdoors at Joe and Ida Roling’s home in Salisbury. Another capture of this photograph is inscribed “Roling Family July ’53.”
Roling family group at Joe and Ida Roling’s home in Salisbury, identified by the family. Another capture of this same photograph is inscribed “Roling Family July ’53.” Likely associated with the 1953 family reunion; the exact occasion remains unconfirmed.
The matching reverse lists, left to right, front row: Richard, Helen, Evelyn, Rita, Ida Mae, Jean and Robert; in back: Joe, Ida, Carol and Mildred. Names and row positions follow that reverse. Photographer unknown.
Four-person group named on reverse: Richard Roling, Ida, Joe, Robert. Date and location unknown.
Four-person group named on reverse: Richard Roling, Ida, Joe, Robert. Date and location unknown.
Family-held photograph. Names follow the matching reverse. Photographer unknown.
Three people with hunting equipment. Identities, date and location remain unconfirmed.
Three people with hunting equipment. Identities, date and location remain unconfirmed.
Family-held photograph. Tentative identification follows the family catalog and is not confirmed. Photographer unknown.
Photo notes

An earlier family recollection tentatively described Mike Morrison with two of Bridget Morrison Roling’s brothers, apparently after squirrel hunting. The family’s latest review did not resolve the names. No person’s position or individual brother’s name has been established.