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From Marie Hoerner Hagberg:

Attached is the picture from 1909 of the Westerfield family reunion. My grandmother is the child on the bottom row third from left. Her father, Clyde, Lucy's brother, is the man top row on the left side, third from the left, with his father, Levi far left. I have made a wild guess that Lucy may be standing next to Levi with perhaps Ida Heeter Pontius between her and Clyde's wife, Edna Ridenour Pontius. I've also guessed that the small child 2nd from left on first row may be your father's older brother, Ray. The age is about right I think - somewhere between 2 and 3. I've attached the chart I've been working on with a few other guesses.

Trying to identify Mary Westerfield Pontius has been hard. I have a picture of her from when she was probably in her late 30s to 40s, but in this picture she should be in her 50s. At first I thought she might be the older woman on the right side of the picture, but she looks much older than 50s. The woman to Edna's right is much heavier than the Mary picture I have and I think may be younger than her 50s. However, I'm pegging her for now as Mary. Any help you or your cousin might be able to provide in identifying these folks would be appreciated. I've had a great time going through the Westerfield tree from that time and trying to identify others based on ages, but at this point I'm only guessing.

Update April 24, 2018: Lucy is far right with toddler Ray. Mary Westerfield is behind her. John Pontius is the studious looking guy behind the smiling woman with the dog. His wife Ida had been correctly identified and is third from left in 2nd row. Now I don.t know who the woman with her hand on the child is next to Ida and Levi. Of course Irvin is the guy standing in the middle in the back. All I have to say is that these people did NOT arrange themselves well by immediate family. :)