Month: October 2026

I’ve written about the event from 100 years ago many times before, and so has cousin Joseph. I usually refer to the event as the Hine Havenar Twentieth Annual Double Birthday Celebration. I think it was first called that by Joseph in an article he wrote in June of 2015. (Here. And in a follow-up, here.) I’ve posted several photos from the event through the years, but not as many as I thought I had.

The event on October 3, 1926, was the celebration of the birthdays of my great great grandmother Susan G. “Sue” Stanbrough Hine and her friend Edessa Jane “Jennie” Welton Havenar. They had been celebrating their joint birthday since 1906. What’s really nice about that is that there are newspaper articles for both of the events. Though those don’t really compare to all of the nice photos that were taken at the 1926 event. It’s not that often that you have so many photos from an event 100 years ago. That’s why I had to write this post today.

The best photo is probably the one that has all of the people numbered on it. Many relatives through the years have helped to identify some of the people in the photo. I’ve made a few corrections and additions to that list as well. I’ve identified those with my initials, so you know what input I am responsible for. I’m always open to new suggestions as well. Here is the list:

• 1. Walter (Mutt) Havenar [E] [S] [J]
  2. Myrtle Phenice ?? [E] [J] Myrtle Phenice is #56 [VL]
  3. Jesse Havenar [S]
  4.
  5. Robert Bucklin [E] Robert Compton [J]
  6. Mrs. Walter Havenar (deaf) [J] [E] [S] maiden name is Vernon Smith [VL]
  7. Clarence Bucklin ?? [E] I don’t think so.  Clarence (or Fred) looks like #26 [VL]
  8. Henry Phenice [E] [S]
  9. Pewee, brother of #68 [J] Marvin Keys [ ]
  10. Grm. Havenar/Taylor [E] Edessa Jane Havenar [S] Havenar [ ]
  11. Leone Johnson Bucklin [E]
  12. Helen Bucklin Taylor [J] [D]
  13. Ralph Bucklin [J]
  14. Herbert Bucklin [J] [E] [L] [S]
  15.
  16. Orville Phenice or Johnny Williams [J] I’m pretty sure this is Warren Phenice [VL]
  17. Marvin Keys [E] [S]
  18.
  19.
  20. Seidel Keys [S]
  21. Myfawny’s little brother ?? [ ]
  22. Leonard Keys [S]
  23. Methodist Preacher [S] Lloyds
  24.
  25.
  26. Clarence Bucklin [E] [J] Clarence/Fred [ ]  Hard to tell Clarence and Fred apart after 100 years! [VL]
  27. Earl M. Brown [E] [J] [S] [D]
  28.
  29.
  30.
  31. Orville Phenice ?? [ ]
  32. Elvin Walton or Seidel Keys (Marvin’s bro.) [E] Steve Havenar [E]
  33. Warren Phenice [ ] Warren Phenice is #16 [VL]
  34.
  35. Myrtle Phenice Myrtle Phenice is #56 [VL]
  36.
  37.
  38. Alta Hine [E] [S]
  39.
  40.
  41.
  42. Williams/Iva Brown [ ]
  43. Audry Hine [E] [S]
  44. Warren Phenice [E] Warren Phenice is #16 [VL]
  45. Harry Clifton Phenice [E] [S]
  46.
  47.
  48. Daisy Keys Phenice [E] [VL] Edessa Havenar Keys [S]
  49. Edna Bucklin [E] [S]
  50.
  51. Edward Keys [S]
  52. Sylvan Phenice (wore that style hat that year) [E]
  53.
  54. Mary Bucklin [E]
  55. Kenneth Wayne Hine [E] Kenneth Ayclif Hine [D]
  56. Myrtle Phenice [VL]
  57.
  58. Leta Hine (Bert Hine’s daughter) [E] [S]
  59.
  60.
  61. Wanda Hine (bro. #55) [E] not Wanda [D]
  62.
  63.
  64. Bertha Koll [E]
  65. Ruth Bucklin [E]
  66. Marguerite Phenice [E]
  67.
  68. Myfanwy Williams [E]
  69.
  70. Wanda Hine [S]
  71. Shirley Havenar [S]
  72. Dorinda Thomas Hine [D] [E]
  73.
  74. Grandma Thomas [ ]
  75. Phenice girl [E]  The only Phenice girl left would be Grace, but it doesn’t look like Grace to me [VL]
  76. Grandma Havenar or Taylor [E]
  77. Grandma Havenar or Taylor [E] Mrs. Taylor [S] Taylor [ ]
  78. Edith Keys [S]
  79.
  80.
  81.
  82. Jim Hine [E] [S]
  83. Darlene Hine [ ] [S]
  84.
  85. George Hine [E] [D] Can’t be George Hine.  He died in 1919 [VL]
  86. Susan Stanbrough Hine [E] [S] [D] [VL]

         Identification Key:

• [D] = Darlene Hine Landry
  [E] = Edna Bucklin Keys
  [J] = John Compton
  [S] = Edith Seagraves
• [VL] = Van Landry
  [ ] = Don’t know

        William E. and Edessa Jane Havenar were Edith Keys Seagraves’ grandparents. [S]

I’m not going to write much more about that day, because I’ve already done that several times. You can follow the links with each photo below to see the article that was written about it.

The next post I wrote was on May 26, 2022.  The photo I used was the same one I used earlier.  The post was called “Sue & Jennie’s 20th Birthday Bash.”