Henry & Louise (Grimm) Hefty
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Henry & Louise (Grimm) Hefty
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Margie Hill
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06/10/2016
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AncientFaces
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06/14/2016
Lovely sophisticated 1915 wedding photo of Henry & Louise (Grimm) Hefty.
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Yes.. they look like they were unhappy in the picture.
I suppose, often times marriage was about convenience and not necessarily love.
I enjoy looking at photos from the past like that. Almost like a trip back in time...
I suppose, often times marriage was about convenience and not necessarily love.
I enjoy looking at photos from the past like that. Almost like a trip back in time...
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Lots of reasons people didn't smile! Took along time to take the damn picture. Life was hard, not much frivolity. People equated laughing or smiling with mental illness. Marriage was a serious business!
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Marriage is still a "Serious" Business!!--David.
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I didn't say a word Terry Epperson Simeroth about you being a brides maid. Nope not a word.
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🐐 This is an old goat, but I'm not saying a word about you being one. Nope not a word. 👅
Ree Young
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06/14/2016
Wedding portraits were solemn occasions...and, of course, even back then, there were people who had resting b**** faces! LOL!
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I'd venture their solemn looks might be from what a risky venture they were entering into. They probably only know each other through "courting," and have never had sex. Heck, she probably isn't even for sure what's going to happen to her on her wedding night. Women frequently died in childbirth, and if she survived a lot of times the babies she risk her life to give birth to didn't make it to their 5th birthday. And that man sitting next to her - he's 100% responsible for her, their children and their financial well-being. If he turns out to be a ne'er do well, the aforementioned suffer with little recourse. I'd be pretty somber too if that what i was facing.
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I have heard that it was necessary to remain still for a minute or more to take photos then. So generally it was easier to hold a regular face expression then than to hold a smile--thus the rather bored look.
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Yes, you can see it in some of the photos where the children couldn't keep quite still enough.
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Lovely gown, she is dressed very well, she is much younger then the groom. Maybe a second marriage for him.. He may have had children and needed a wife. I hope he had more humor then it looks like. I hope they were compatible and happy in life..
Ree Young
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06/14/2016
I don't think she's all that much younger. His hair is fair, not grey. Besides, men usually married at an older age because they needed to be established in a job or profession and able to afford to support a wife and the children as they arrived. My mother was 16 when she married my dad; he was 24 and had already been working for Mack Trucks since he was 15 years old.
And, when I clicked on the photo and looked at the larger versions, I could see her mouth did have a slight turn-up at the corners. Neither of them looked quite as solemn on closer inspection. And maybe his shoes pinched, his collar was tight, and they were both tired from a day of relatives and friends, crowds, and having to smile and be the center of attention.
I think it might be too easy to read into people's expressions what we think nowadays. People then had a rather different outlook about marriage than we do now.
And, when I clicked on the photo and looked at the larger versions, I could see her mouth did have a slight turn-up at the corners. Neither of them looked quite as solemn on closer inspection. And maybe his shoes pinched, his collar was tight, and they were both tired from a day of relatives and friends, crowds, and having to smile and be the center of attention.
I think it might be too easy to read into people's expressions what we think nowadays. People then had a rather different outlook about marriage than we do now.
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He doesn't look very happy. Wonder if it was a shotgun wedding, lol! No seriously the bride looks beatuiful and he looks very dapper in his suit and very fashionable boots. I know that they had to keep still but i'm not sure if they still used the metal stands then , i know they did in Victorian times. Hope they had a very happy life together and he survived the 1st world War.
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I know we have some Grimm relatives down my father's side of the family. Interesting picture.
Margie Hill
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06/15/2016
Louise Grimm Hefty's parents lived in Minneapolis. Her father was Paul Grimm and I think had something to do with the brewery business. Her mother was Teresa Guegel Grimm. Louise had two brothers Joseph and Albert.
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Do you know their ethnic background at all? I know we have traced back my great grandmother's side to the brothers Grimm. I have a couple of their books also.
Margie Hill
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06/15/2016
Dana Cassley I know Paul Grimm was born in Germany in 1861 but that's about all I know. I do have over 100 photos from Henry and Louise that I'm sure include some from her Grimm and Guegel family but they're mostly unidentified.
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That is awesome. I have been wanting to do some more digging myself there is just not enough hours in the day.
Margie Hill
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06/15/2016
This is a photo of my great uncle Henry Hefty and his wife Louise Grimm Hefty. Uncle Henry was 37 in this photo and Aunt Louise was 29. My family and I visited them every summer throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. They lived on a farm outside of Stillwater, MN. They were married almost 50 years when Uncle Henry died in 1964 and Aunt Louise a year later. They never had any children but always seemed very devoted to each other.
Margie Hill
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06/15/2016
This is a photo of my great uncle Henry Hefty and his wife Louise Grimm Hefty. Uncle Henry was 37 and Aunt Louise was 29 on their wedding day. First marriage for both. They lived on a farm outside of Stillwater, MN My family and I visited them every summer throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. Uncle Henry died in 1964 and Aunt Louise a year later. They never had children but always seemed very devoted to each other.
Beth Waller
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10/16/2017
That's funny that you say that because her maiden name was GRIMM. Henry was 8 years older than Louise. This was my photo originally
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Louise (Grimm) Hefty was born on April 10, 1886 in Minnesota United States, and died at age 79 years old on July 27, 1965 in Washington County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Louise (Grimm) Hefty.
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