Dean-Hey Heritage


50th Anniversary, March 25, 1917
Henry Johnson family reunion
Parkersburg, Iowa

Ruth Holtzman Hey (front row, 2nd from left, striped dress),
Zwaantze Johnson Holtzman (back row, 3rd from left, tall woman),
and Grandpa & Grandma Johnson (middle of picture)

(Click to see photo with some names recorded.
Unsure even of identity of names listed.)

Inscription on back of photo:
Golden wedding when Pa Johnson said,
"No fuss," and Gratus Ennenga
felt slighted because he wasn't invited.
Pa said when I told him,
"Does Gratus still think
he belongs to the family?"

Jennie gave this to her parents on their
50th anniversary, 1917:

"For fifty years, thru thick and thin,
You've taken time each day
To gather round the altar,
To read and sing and pray.
You've been a blessing to the church
A blessing to your neighbor
You've given in the hour of need
Your time, and thought and labor.
You've always tried to do your best
To make this old world brighter,
To plant a flower, to sing a song,
To make some sad heart lighter.
Now stay until the roses bloom
And skies are blue above you;
We'll plan to come in one by one
And tell you how we love you.

(Same occasion. Better quality photo.)
50th Anniversary, March 25, 1917
Henry Johnson family reunion
Parkersburg, Iowa

Ruth Holtzman Hey (front row, 2nd from left, striped dress),
Zwaantze Johnson Holtzman (back row, 3rd from left, tall woman),
and Grandpa & Grandma Johnson (middle of picture)





Grandma Ginga Johnson's note on back of photo:
Taken 1928. I looked too big for this picture so cut it off. Taken August at Parkersburg, Iowa. (Woman on right is cut off. Apparently, ladies have always been concerned with looks.)
Kneeling: Abe Hey
Three girls rising to his left: Harriet, Miriam(?) Lu, Margaret
Left to right: Aunt Jennie, Lydia, Bob, Ruth, Brother Henry