Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! Here is a picture of my great-grandmother, Fanny May (Capen) Carter and her five children. Fanny's husband, Edward, was killed in July 1923 and she raised her five children as a single mother with the help of extended family. 

From left to right, Stanley Capen Carter (front), Edward Augustus "Gus" Carter (back), Fanny is holding Paul Albert Carter, Rebecca" Becky" Williamson Carter, and Thomas Richard "Dick" Carter. 

I'm guessing that this photo was taken about a year before Edward was killed. 

Fanny May (Capen) Carter was born on November 7, 1878 and died on August 5, 1961.

Edward Augustus "Gus" Carter was born on August 22, 1811 and died on December 27, 1997.

Rebecca Williamson "Becky" (Carter) Bailey was born on February 22, 1913 and died on February 7, 2003.

Thomas Richard "Dick" Carter was born on November 3, 1914 and died on October 7, 2005.

Stanley Capen Carter was born on May 13, 1917 and died on May 5, 1970.

Paul Albert Carter was born on June 10, 1920 and died on December 3, 1992.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Mother's Birthdate

Randy Seaver's weekly challenge is to use your mother's birthday and find out what day of the week it was when she was born, 5 historical events that happened on that day, and five famous people born on that day. 

My mother was born on April 23rd and it was a Sunday. 

Historic events on April 23rd: 

• In 1939, Boston Red Sox great, Ted Williams hit his first home run. 
• In 1951, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias won the LPGA Richmond Women's Golf Open.
• In 1962, the first U.S. satellite to reach the moon was launched.
• In 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy. 
• In 1985, New Coke debuts

Also born on April 23rd: 

• 1564 - William Shakespeare
• 1791 - James Buchanan, 15th president of the U.S. 
• 1813 - Stephen Douglas, Illinois senator famous for his debates with Abraham Lincoln. 
• 1928 - Shirley Temple Black, child actress and U.S. ambassador
• 1936 - Roy Orbison, singer/songwriter