Mary Charlotte Cronister Tritch

Mary, nicknamed "Molly", was born Feb 24, 1861, in Missouri and moved with her family to the new Kansas Territory at age 5.
She married Joseph Gear Tritch in 1880, and had 6 children, one who died at age 2.
Mary died on Jan. 1, 1951, just before turning 90, while living in Washington by her son Carl.
She was a very pretty woman, particularly when younger.

This picture was taken on Christmas of 1926 in Long Beach, CA, when Mary, "Grandma Tritch", was 65 years old.
Bart, Max, Lena and Mont were four of Joseph and Mary's 6 children.

Mary, age 64, holds her great granddaughter