Booksh or Tisdale Family

 

Who are these people?

Who are these people? The only one I can identify is Samuel Walker Booksh, the man in the first row with the handlebar mustache, fourth from the left.

Judging from the women's clothes and hats and the two military uniforms the gathering occurred about 1900. It could be Booksh family members in New Orleans or Grosse Tete, Louisiana or Tisdale family members in New Orleans, Louisiana, or Mobile, Alabama.  I sort of lean to Booksh as I remember they had big family reunions in Grosse Tete, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. I attended two Booksh reunions. One in the late 1970's was in Grosse Tete. We took Grandpa Wilton Tisdale Booksh Sr. with us. 

The really big reunion was in 2004 in Lafayette. This was in honor of Great Great Grandpa Charles Booksh (1808-1886). Grandpa's Cousin Winnnie Booksh Wackwitz didstributed copies of the genealogy completed by her husband, Henk Wackwitz. She made one copy for each of Charles's six sons who had living descendants. I was granted custody of the copy for Samuel Walker Booksh (1852-1930). It's a truly wonderful and well-researched genealogy and I will be happy to share information with any other descendants out there.

The large photo is 8" x 14" and was pasted to a dark cardboard backing. When I copied the photo it was part of the Belle Tisdale Booksh collection in the possession of my aunt Emma Frances Booksh Sarradet in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is now probably in the possession of her son Steve Sarradet, Jr.

Great Grandpa Samuel Walker Booksh would have been about 47 years old in 1900. His wife Belle Tisdale Booksh, maybe the woman to his right, would have been about 45 years old. Next to her may be oldest son Sam Jr., about 19. Sons Leonard and Wilton and daughter Belle do not seem to be in the photo.

I have shown the photo to many members of the Booksh and Tisdale extended families but no one had ever seen a copy of the photo or knew which family it was. Does anyone out there recognize it?