Thomas Bennett McRee at Home on Pine St in Palmetto About 1927

Mr. Thomas Bennett McRee standing on his porch on Pine Street in Palmetto, Florida in about 1927. He was 23 years old when this photo was taken. This appears to have been taken at the end of a hard day's work. T.B. was most likely working as an electrician at that time.

Ernest Henry Kratz Portrait

Ernest Henry Kratz

Ernest Henry Kratz was the husband of Grandma Fannie Kratz (Granny Kratz). Ernest and Fannie were the parents of Clara Nellie Kratz who married Max P. Moritz.

Telegraph Notification of Death of Emily Jane Durrance September 14, 1911

From: Cleve Whidden, son of Emily Jane Durrance.

To: Mrs. Joel Neville McRee (Nancy May Whidden).

Subject: Notifying Mrs. McRee of the death of her mother, Emily Jane Durrance, in Ft. Meade, Florida on Sept. 9, 1911.

Emily Jane Durrance (b. 3/20/1847 d. 9/14/1911) was married to Bennett Whidden (b. 7/1/1841 d. 10-10-1921). They lived in the Ft. Meade, FL area.

More information on Bennett Whidden, farmer and Confederate soldier and pioneer settler of Old Tiger Bay in Polk County, Florida. 

Max P. Moritz and Family on the Steps of Their Tampa Home in 1916

L to R: Max Moritz, Dorothy Clara Moritz, Nellie Moritz, Reinhardt Moritz and dog. Tampa, 1916 around Christmas holidays.

Clara Nellie Kratz Moritz Portrait as a Child

Clara Nellie Kratz Moritz Portrait image, front and back.

Dora Moritz at a Young Age

Dora Moritz as a young woman. Age unknown.

Dora Moritz Posing in Front of Car

Dora Moritz. She lived to be 100.

Clara Dorothy Moritz in Tampa, Florida in 1920s

Clara Dorothy Moritz

Clara Nellie Kratz Moritz Portrait

Clara Nellie Kratz Moritz