Nine Young Men - 2

As I said in my previous entry, my father’s family placed great importance on the family name. When these nine young men were assembled for a family gathering it was entirely fitting that their picture would be taken. They were the hope for the continuation of that name. Girls would marry and lose their name, but boys would marry and have sons. It is interesting to see what actually happened. In the group of three brothers, one died unmarried in World War I. The second married and had a son who died unmarried in World War II. The third moved to Brazil and was disinherited by his father. He died in 1944, leaving two sons who eventually came to the United States. My father had two daughters and his youngest brother had one. His next older brother never had any children, while the fourth brother had two sons. One of those sons has three sons in turn who presently carry on the name. The female descendents meanwhile have children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren. Perhaps the women in the family should carry the famous family name!