This is my space to share my quest to collect as many broken branches as I can in my fractured family tree which resembles a bramble bush more then a proper tree. As I go forward in this blogging journey I hope to share how I have searched far & wide for family - with no regard for where they come from or if I should really want them.
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

John Robert (Jack) Graham ~ & The Deer

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 38 (ANIMALS)


This is my grandfather, John Robert Graham - he was known as Jack.

I never knew grandpa Jack because he left the family before I was born.

For that reason I was never able to ask him about this photo.

It appears that he is with a deer. 

The deer appears to be tame.

Then again, maybe that is not his house & it's  a game farm.

I'm not sure why it bothers me so much that I will never know why the deer is just standing beside Grandpa Jack.

Maybe Grandpa Jack was a deer whisperer.

I will never know the context of this Jack/Deer story. 

Remembering the grandpa I never knew:
John Robert (Jack) Graham 
B: 7 MAR 1930 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
D: 5 AUG 2011 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

His parents were:
Robert (Bob) Graham 
B: 3 May 1906 Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland
D: 10 Aug 1960 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
and
Nellie May (Con) Cannon 
B: 4 Dec 1904 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
D: 14 Sep 1984 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada



When it's too late to ask the questions!!! 



This is why I search - 


Cause ... 





You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!







***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***



Photos:

Personal


Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/



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