Duffield/Sisson Postcards No. 2

This is the second in a series of postcards from 1908-1914. They were discovered last year at the home of Warren Brown in Sierra Madre, California, following his death.

Warren's mother was Edythe Grace (Sisson) Brown (1897-1978). She was the daughter of Charles Herman Sisson (1868-1927) and Edith Amy Duffield (1864-1926). By the time this postcard was mailed, members of the Duffield family had lived in Ottawa, Illinois and the surrounding area for more than fifty years.

Robert Duffield, born in 1810 in Lincolnshire, England, and his wife, Mary Wright, were the parents of five children:

• William Duffield (1833-1925) married Henriette Louise DeSusClades (1841-1887)
• Edith Amy Duffield (1864-1926)
• Elizabeth Duffield (1835-1922) married August Beguin (1834-?)
• Mary Ann Duffield (1838-1864)
• Robert Duffield (1845-1863)
• Jane Wright Duffield (1850-1932) married Alfred J. Cross (1846-?)

Scene Lincoln Park, Chicago, ILL

Postmarked 2 June 1908, Downers Grove, Illinois

D. Grove Ill (Downers Grove)

June 1/908

Dear Niece,

Will be down Saturday if I feel well. Hope you are all well.

From your Auntie,

Mrs. A. J. Cross

To: Mrs. Edith A. Sisson

408 Marcy St.

Ottawa, Ill

Jane Wright (Duffield) Cross.
Photo from the collection of Edythe Sisson Brown, now in my possession.

Edith was close to her Duffield aunts. The families spent as much time together as they were able and all of the children grew up knowing their cousins well.