A while back, I posted about my birth mother's older sister, Olga. I had her photo restored thanks to a very talented man who does restorations. I'll be posting more of his work as time goes on.
Aunt Olga was born in October 1917 in Brockton, Massachusetts. The 1920 census lists her then at age 2 3/12, which means she was two years and three months old at the time. That's what I'm basing her birth year on until I can acquire her birth certificate.
Regardless, while I had information on her siblings, I couldn't find any details about her. Aside from the beautiful photo in this post, I didn't know anything about her. My birth siblings never mentioned Aunt Olga. Well, that all changed when I found her married name. What I discovered was a sad story. In 1940 at the age of 23, Aunt Olga gave birth to a little girl named Olga after her mother. Shortly after that, Aunt Olga died from complications of childbirth, a not uncommon problem back in those days.
The records indicate the birth of her daughter and the date of Aunt Olga's passing on as the same day. I can only infer what happened, but still, it is a sad story.
The photo I'm posting below is clearly of a young woman. Now I know she was in her early twenties when this photo was taken. A short life, but her legacy carries on in her daughter.
Aunt Olga was born in October 1917 in Brockton, Massachusetts. The 1920 census lists her then at age 2 3/12, which means she was two years and three months old at the time. That's what I'm basing her birth year on until I can acquire her birth certificate.
Regardless, while I had information on her siblings, I couldn't find any details about her. Aside from the beautiful photo in this post, I didn't know anything about her. My birth siblings never mentioned Aunt Olga. Well, that all changed when I found her married name. What I discovered was a sad story. In 1940 at the age of 23, Aunt Olga gave birth to a little girl named Olga after her mother. Shortly after that, Aunt Olga died from complications of childbirth, a not uncommon problem back in those days.
The records indicate the birth of her daughter and the date of Aunt Olga's passing on as the same day. I can only infer what happened, but still, it is a sad story.
The photo I'm posting below is clearly of a young woman. Now I know she was in her early twenties when this photo was taken. A short life, but her legacy carries on in her daughter.
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| Olga Mary Martinkus 1917-1940 |
