Hello,

I am descended from Ray Vaniman, the only son of Calvin Vanniman. Calvin was the son of Benjamin Vanniman and Sophia Hussey. My great-grandfather, Ray was a minor when his father died, and his parents were divorced, so he never received anything of his father's. Apparently, his belongings were divided among among his brothers and sisters and their children. Our family has absolutely no keepsakes from the Vanniman family. I'm hoping that whatever families recieved Calvin's personal belongings never lost them. If any Vanniman descendants have any items of Calvin's or his parents, I would be very, very happy to purchase items or reimburse for photo copies.

My grandmother was Ray's only child and he died in his early 20's, so we don't even have pictures of him. We are desperate to know what these people looked like, etc. Since Calvin was well off, he must have had photos of some type.