photos of Scudder Carll Jervis, Mary Elizabeth Purdy, George Smith Jervis, and Joshua Purdy Jervis

A few years ago I was contacted by a descendant of George Smith Jervis and he was hoping I had a photo of George, but I didn't at the time. However, I recently was given a few old photos by my parents, one of which is (mis)labeled "George Smith Jervis & Joshua Carll Jervis." I have tried to contact the man, but have not been able to. Maybe he will see this post and find this photo...

I'm not good in guessing ages...maybe they are 8-10 years old? The middle name of Carll is a mistake. Joshua's middle name is Purdy, but since Carll and Purdy are both family names, I'm thinking the person who labeled the photo was just a bit confused.

Both of their grandmas (Rebecca and Elizabeth) had Smith as a maiden name, so that's where George gets his middle name. One of their grandfathers was Joshua Purdy, so that's how Joshua got his name.

My scanner is having trouble, so I had to take pictures of the pictures:

George Smith Jervis and Joshua Purdy Jervis

George's name is listed first on the back and he is the older of the two, but is he the one sitting down or the one standing up? George was born 21 March 1851 and Joshua was born 15 August 1852, so they are only 17 months apart in age. Which boy looks older?

I recently discovered photos of the boys' parents, Scudder Carll Jervis (1823-1907) and Mary Elizabeth Purdy (1825-1897) on ancestry.com.  Also, one of the photos I was recently given was labeled "Skipper" Jervis, which I am sure is a photo of Scudder. But the picture is so dark that I really need to take it to a professional to try and clean up. It's a great profile of him. I'm guessing he was about 75 in the photo.

"Skipper" Jervis

Scudder Carll Jervis (1823-1907)

Mary Elizabeth Purdy Jervis (1825-1897)