Elvina Voigt

This is a photo of my mother and her grandmother, Elvina Voigt (Albert Voigt's mother). It was likely taken in the 1930s, in Michigan.

My mother was short, about 5'2", so her grandmother must have been very short, under five feet tall (it is probable that she was a bit taller when younger, of course). The other thing that is noticeable to me is that apparently my great-grandmother was bald. I think that she did not speak much English, but I'm not positive about that. That's all I really know about my great-grandmother.

Which is not so strange. After only two generations knowledge fades rapidly, and very few people, apart from titled royalty, can name their great-grandparents. Almost no one can name the great-greats.