From the Files of Marguerite Cook Clark: Unlabeled Photos - Could this be Joe Mangham Wimberly or a Daughter?

These photos were not labeled and I would not have any idea as to who they might be if Palma, Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter, had not said, "Don't these look like Vashti?" 

I met Vashti in 2007 when she was one of two Ringgold residents who showed my cousin and me the Bryan and Wimberly cemeteries in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Vashti was beautiful and looked much younger than her 89 years. She took us back to her home where we ate lunch in a gazebo and talked about family history. 

Vashti's parents were Andrew Lawson Wimberly and Joe Mangham. Her grandmother was Alice Martha Bryan, daughter of Joseph B. Bryan and Sarah Margaret Wimberly. Joseph B. Bryan and Terrell Bryan, my great-grandfather, were brothers. Vashti and I were third cousins. 

Looking at the clothing in the photos, I would think that the
photos were taken in the 1920s or maybe even before. The young girl seated is wearing spats. These were popular before WWI and I have seen some in photos through the late 1920s. My aunt wore a white dress similar to the one in the photo in 1923. The shoes with the strap were also popular in the 1920s. 

Vashti was born in 1918. She had a sister, Hallie, born in 1914, and a younger sister, Julia, born in 1921. If I am correct about the clothing, this might be Hallie, but probably not Vashti or Julia. It could also be Joe Mangham Wimberly, mother to Vashti. She has a similar smile, light eyes, and the same nose. 

If my clothing date estimates are NOT correct, then this could be Vashti or other members of her family. The photos could also be of two different persons from the same family or maybe not from this Wimberly - Mangham family at all. 

I would love to hear from you if you know more about these photos!

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Mangham - Wimberly clippings, 1955-1966; digital images, from the privately held photo collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), Waynesville, North Carolina, 2021. Photos were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016.

Unknown photos of girls, n.d.; digital images, from the privately held photo collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), Waynesville, North Carolina, 2021. Photos were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016.