The Bellan Family, 1917ish
This is a photo of my maternal grandfather's family. His father (my great-grandfather), George Bellan (far left, seated) immigrated to America from Croatia in June 1893. He settled in Cleveland and five years later his wife, Ursula (far right, seated), made the journey. They had eight children, all born in the Cleveland area. They are, from oldest to youngest: Rudolph (tallest boy), Olga (tallest girl), George (right of Olga), John (seated, in dark suit), Edward (left of Ursula), Mary (short girl, standing), William (my grandpa, seated, in white suit), and Theresa (on Ursula's lap). I do not know the exact date of the photo, but I am estimating it at around late 1916 to early 1917 based on the sizes of the two youngest children. As far as I know, this is the only photo of the entire family in existence; John passed away in 1922 and Mary and Olga passed away in 1927 and 1928, respectively.
