September 2024: Generations

Five generations: me with my daughter, Kay Sigler, my granddaughter, Jonetta Boggs, my great-granddaughter, Bailey Dennis, and my great-great granddaughter, Louse Dennis.

Geneva Harter, my mother, age 93; Courtney Jelley, my daughter, age 34; Eliza Jelley, my granddaughter, age 6; and myself, Anita Bernard, age 68

Our family is blessed with five generations: Great-great grandma Wilma Kieffer holding Bentley Jeffries Babcock, backed by grandpa, Ben Heitman; great-grandma, Melisa Heitman, and Bentley's mom, Madilynn Heitman.

Four generations of first daughters: My grandma, Suzanne Cox, and my great-grandma, Loretta Linnenkugel (holding me), and my mom, Joan Ferner.

Four generations: Great-grandma Chris with her children, her children’s children, and her children’s children’s children.

My mom, Earline Hermann, with me; my daughter, Elizabeth Hartings and her son, Warner.

Four generations: Great-grandmother Joann Paulsen with 3-week-old Margot Schuppie, grandmother Janie Schuppie, and father, Tyler Schuppie.

Five generations: Florence Windau, Mandi Breyman, Winnie Lease, Janeen Melroy, and Becky Wilhelm.

A six-generation picture of Mamie Payne celebrating her birthday with family. At the ripe old age of 102, she had 18 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, 69 great-great grandchildren, and eight great-great-great grandchildren.