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A few years after my grandmother passed away, I discovered a scrapbook at my mother’s house. Inside was a photo of a woman who bore an uncanny resemblance to my grandmother. I felt certain this had to be her mother. When I showed the photo to my mother, she recalled an elderly woman who would occasionally visit the family. However, she had never been told that this woman was her grandmother.
This discovery set off a quest to identify the woman in the photo. The first clue came from a cousin who found a page from an old family Bible. It identified the woman as Lucinda, wife of Joe Moore. Another cousin unearthed burial records for two plots owned by my grandfather, Leonard Nolen, in a cemetery section labeled “Joe Moore.”
The burial records revealed a fascinating story. In one plot owned by Leonard Nolen were Lucinda Scott and William Scott. Another plot contained Frank Coon, my grandmother’s half-brother. Meanwhile, the Joe Moore section included burials for Joe Moore Coon and Baby Boone. Further research showed that Lucinda had married multiple times: her second husband was Lew Boone, and her third was William Scott.
After years of digging through documents and conducting DNA research, I finally uncovered the truth. My great-grandmother’s name was Lucinda Crull, the daughter of Daniel Crull and Elizabeth Lent.
What began as a simple photograph has evolved into a story of resilience and connection. Lucinda’s journey and the legacy she passed down have added another layer of richness to our family history. This single photo—preserved by chance in a scrapbook—brought a lost part of our family’s story back to life.
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