Above is a photograph of my kindred on the beach at Ventura where the Rosamond family lived. I suspect my grandfather took this photo of his wife, his four children, the two sons of his murdered sister-in-law, Eutrophia, and perhaps Eutrophia’s daughter that no one knows anything about. The tall gentleman I believe is Conrad Wieneke, Mary Rosamond’s brother who owned several homes in Ojai and Ventura. He never married, and had no children.

Mary made hats for a living after Royal left, and perhaps is wearing one of her creations. Eutrophia did some modeling.

Jon Presco