Help solve a mystery!

[Brodhall]

Well, no one said it's gonna be easy!

But fun!

 

[Mountain_Man_79]

Yes, we have a real life ‘guess the location’ but a host who doesn’t have the answer!

 

[Brodhall]

Yes, we have a real life ‘guess the location’ but a host who doesn’t have the answer!

And 'Guess the mystery bride'

 

[Mountain_Man_79]

If I scan the wedding photo with the church picture so we have digital copy, does anyone have software that can colorize the b&w? Maybe we can at least identify if it’s stone or brick at that point.

 

[mauve]

https://www.google.com/maps/place/S...3adfac2982b19f!8m2!3d42.0439954!4d-87.6866256

This one could be a match, what do you think ?
M.

 

[Mountain_Man_79]

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Saint+Mary's+Catholic+Church/@42.0441666,-87.6861586,3a,15y,224.53h,94.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sIvPvOKAdY2C4WG18eaVrfA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m15!1m9!2m8!1zw6lnbGlzZXM!3m6!1zw6lnbGlzZXM!2s818+Waukegan+Rd,+Glenview,+IL+60025,+États-Unis!3s0x880fc63c61a1a7af:0x664c764339c57893!4m2!1d-87.8003624!2d42.0698151!3m4!1s0x0:0x8c3adfac2982b19f!8m2!3d42.0439954!4d-87.6866256

This one could be a match, what do you think ?
M.

Maybe. I stared at this one for awhile myself. The windows are very similar, its stone, and the buttresses between the windows seem spot on. No evidence of a low wall, but nowadays that’s a tripping hazard and has probably been replaced with a handicap ramp. I wonder if we can find any older pics of this church? St Mary’s Catholic Church in Evanston Illinois

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[Brodhall]

Looking the obituary, James R. Conley was himself married 31 May 1952

 

[Erich_H]

Looking the obituary, James R. Conley was himself married 31 May 1952

Fits beautifully with the lone bride in the picture! Remind me of not trying to hide anything from you! You're too good at this!
So, where was he married?

 

[Mountain_Man_79]

Looking the obituary, James R. Conley was himself married 31 May 1952

Wow. Interesting. I actually wondered briefly if it was a picture of his own wife. Perhaps you’re on to something! I wonder if we can find out where he was married at. Maybe we’ll find out match for both the location and the mystery woman in one fowl swoop!

 

[Mountain_Man_79]

I have to be out for a few hours...happy hunting!

 

[Mountain_Man_79]

Ok, here’s a scanned image of the photo. I’m off for a few hours, check in later!

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[bredman]

There is an image of James Richard Conley on this page

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L6L2-HHG/james-richard-conley-1927-2013

Unfortunately there's not one on the page for his wife Rosemary M Loomis

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L6L2-HKH/rosemary-m-loomis-1926-1978

 

[Brodhall]

There is an image of James Richard Conley on this page

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L6L2-HHG/james-richard-conley-1927-2013

Unfortunately there's not one on the page for his wife Rosemary M Loomis

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L6L2-HKH/rosemary-m-loomis-1926-1978

Anything about where they were married?

 

[mauve]

Anything about where they were married?

Cook county, Ill, where St Mary is located, as well as a couple hundred other chuches...
M.

 

[bredman]

Anything about where they were married?

It only states

Marriage: 10 May 1952
Cook, Illinois, United States

 

[Mountain_Man_79]

Cook county is Chicago, so we’ve got a big metro area to deal with unfortunately. However I do believe that rules out the first church that was 2-2.5hrs away. If this was a photo of his own wife, it’s unfortunate that she passed so young. The family records page that was uncovered also doesn’t note that they had any children. Edit- their only child died in 1999. The mystery continues.

 

[Mountain_Man_79]

Whelp, we have pictures of his wife Rosemary - https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1093/?name=Rosemary+Margaret_Loomis&keyword=Evanston

The top two are her. Unfortunately I can’t see the large picture. However, from what I can see, I don’t believe their is a resemblance between her and our mystery bride, but I could be wrong.

 

[Avondale87]

Look at the style of dress etc.
I'm not offering any other than this may better place it in dating.

I've fiddled with old photos to eke out more detail in key areas, obviously, probably destroying other areas. But such is the beauty of digital stuff.

 

[mauve]

Whelp, we have pictures of his wife Rosemary - https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1093/?name=Rosemary+Margaret_Loomis&keyword=Evanston

The top two are her. Unfortunately I can’t see the large picture. However, from what I can see, I don’t believe their is a resemblance between her and our mystery bride, but I could be wrong.

I really, strongly believe it's her ; same nose, same smile : (enlarged using some URL trickery)

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Sadly if they had no heir left when they died, the estate was probably sold and that's how the book surfaced in a thrift shop with the picture unclaimed.

M.

 

[bredman]

Looks like Rosemary. That is definitely him

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His family home shows up on the 1940 census as Ward 7, Evanston, Evanston Township, Cook. Isn't that church in Evanston.