Artifact of the Week — June 29, 2017

Posted by on June 29, 2017
Betty Jean Earnheart, youngest daughter of Robert Samuel and Ella Earnheart

Betty Jean Earnheart, youngest daughter of Robert Samuel and Ella Earnheart

Betty Jean Earnheart was the youngest daughter of Robert Samuel and Ella Earnheart.  She was born on October 18, 1928 and died at age 19 on June 29, 1947.  She was crippled as a child by polio and was often seen sitting in the window of the Earnheart Hotel that was owned by her parents.   This photo is part of the Earnheart/Holyfield Collection at Old Independence Regional Museum.

 

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