She was Mrs. LeRoy F. Baker but later appears on correspondence as Mrs. Bird. Her maternal great aunt was Emma Maria Petford Buckley. Sarah A. Bellows is possibly a great great aunt.

During WWII, she lived in Brunswick, Georgia and exchanged letters with a young soldier, William Peter "Willie" Mitchell. Willie had worked for her at the Wesley Inn Hotel in Brunswick, Georgia.

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Name: Lillian E Bird
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 89
Birth Date: abt 1891
Residence Place: DeKalb, Georgia, USA
Death Date: 10 Jul 1980
Death Place: Fulton, Georgia, USA
File Date: 21 Jul 1980
Certificate Number: 023219

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Lillian E Cranston
United States Census, 1900
Name: Lillian E Cranston
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900 •
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Borough of Brooklyn, Election District 20 New York City Ward 23, Kings, New York, United States
• Event Place (Original): ED 400 Borough of Brooklyn, Election District 20 New York City Ward 23, Kings, New York, UnitedStates
Sex: Female
Age: 10
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Date: Dec 1890
Birthplace: New York [sic]
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 6
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Alfred Cranston Head Male 34 New York
Emma Cranston Wife Female 31 New York
Lillian E Cranston Daughter Female 10 New York
Marion M Cranston Daughter Female 3 New York

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I think that the school was in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey as I have found children with the same names and ages living in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Back of school photo looks like it says:

Grade? 4 1897 - They all signed it individually themselves.

E. Ella Baker (I believe she is the teacher)

Ida May Smith (b. Ida May Smith 31 March 1888 - 1980, her brother is also listed below and they signs I's the same)

Lucy Clarie Thompson ("Lucy" Clara Lourine Thearesia Thompson b. 29 December 1886, she was a close neighbor of the Eddie Moran below)

Maggie Findlay (Margaret Limont Findlay October 1886 – 9 October 1944, she was living in the same neighborhood as most of the other children according to the 1900 census)

Lillie Thompson (there is a Lillie V. Thompson b. about 1888 – 11 July 1898 from Woodbridge who is the right age and community)

Charlie McFarlane (Charles Green "Charlie" McFarlane 19 October 1887 – 25 July 1970, his brother is listed below)

Henry Macfarlane (Henry Henderson McFarlane 7 December 1884 – 19 May 1959, his brother is listed above)

Joseph Howell (Joseph Aloysius Howell b. 10 September 1881, his siblings are also on the photo, his signature was confirmed and similar to his adult signature on his military draft record)

Eddie Moran (Edward A. Moran June 1886 – 16 December 1935, close neighbor of Lucy Thompson listed above, his signature was confirmed and similar to his adult signature on his military draft record)

Julius Maureh/Monach ??

Irvin Smith (Irvin Willard Smith b. 11 June 1885, his sister is also listed above and signs her I's the same, his signature was confirmed and similar to his adult signature on his military draft record)

Maggie Howell (Mary F Howell b. December 1883, her siblings are also on the photo)

Mary Howell (Margaret Howell b. August 1884, her siblings are also on the photo)

Katy Howell (Katherine Howell b. December 1885, her siblings are also on the photo)

Philip Howell (Philip J. Howell 17 June 1887 – March 1956, his siblings are also on the photo, his signature was confirmed with his adult signature on his military draft record)

Annie (POSSIBLY the sister of Lucy Thompson mentioned above: Anna Thompson b. June 1889)

Lillian E. Cranston 1896 (see above for her info)

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She was related also to Etta A. Cranston.

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