Carl's early married life in photos

Carl with his older daughter Karen, probably sometime in early 1962:

Nell and Karen, probably in 1962:

Carl and Nell with Karen and Ellen (and their blue Volkswagen station wagon), probably in early 1968: 

Family obituaries

Nell M. Kraft's obituary (oddly it does not mention her education; she had a BA from the College of Wooster and a master's from the University of Chicago):

Edward G. Maxwell's obituary:

Gladys M. Maxwell's obituary (found on findagrave.com; I have a clipping here somewhere and will post it when I find it):

Gladys McGrath Maxwell, 96, of Virginia Beach, died Aug. 11, 1995, in her residence. Mrs. Maxwell was born in Fruitland, Md. She was the widow of Edward G. Maxwell. Mrs. Maxwell attended the Blackstone Teachers College in Virginia, received a bachelor's degree from Barnard College in New York and a master's degree from Columbia University. She is survived by a daughter, Anne DeGeer of Urbanna, Va.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, 1995, in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, by Dr. Paul B. Watlington. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Laskin Road Chapel, will be handling the arrangements. Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - August 13, 1995 Page B6 Copyright (c) 1995 The Virginian-Pilot

More family photos

Carl Kraft married Nell Maxwell in February, 1958. This is Nell:

Here are some pictures of her and her family (left to right: Gladys M. Maxwell, Nell Maxwell, Jean Maxwell Browne, and Edward G. Maxwell):

This is Edward Gwaltney Maxwell, Nell's father:

This is Gladys Vincent McGrath Maxwell, Nell's mother:

Family history through gravestones

I went to Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth and took some photos of my ancestors' graves:

Ira and Hattie Wilkerson were Carl's grandparents (parents of his mother, Marguerite Wilkerson Kraft). The younger Hattie was Marguerite's older sister, called "Sister," who never married. There is a picture of the family here.

This was Carl's younger brother, who died in a boating accident (the story of how he died is related here).

Another birthday

Carl is now 97: