Paul Sanetra lived with the Derring family when he was farmed out from the orphanage. Paul was living with them on the 1920 census. He said they were a good family and they all worked hard together. I found a newspaper article, later (about the late 1920's) showing that the family decided to give up farming and move to town. They auctioned off the farm. I could not find Paul on the 1930 Census but figured he should be in or near St. Charles because his brother Ervin was there. I was given a few pictures to scan from the 1928-1940. I saw a post card and picture of John Dailey. I asked my grandpa, (Paul's son) "Who was John Dailey?" He said, "Sorry, that was before my time. I guess that was his good friend." Imagine my surprise when I found the 1930 Census and Paul was living with John Dailey (and his brother and mother), who was also a builder. Paul also included in this photo book a few job sites in St. Charles in the early 1930's, that he worked on. I was thinking, even though I know people alive then, technically, pictures from 1930 can be considered old. I often think of old as pre-1900, but forget that anything 1900 is now 112 years old. And something in 1930, that is 82 years, a lot can happen to place in 82 years. I am posting these pictures, hoping maybe someone from the Dailey family might want to see them too. My grandpa Paul Sanetra preserved them well. I have pictures of two other families for future posts, plus a few unlabeled pictures, that will be my next few posts.
(Click on images to view full screen) Enjoy!
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| Paul Sanetra post card to Mrs. Mary Dailey 1930 |
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| Paul Sanetra post card to Mrs. Mary Dailey Dec 1930 |
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| Paul Sanetra and John Dailey-1932 |
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