Ethel Claire Adams and William Stanton Pemberton were our grandparents on our mother's side. Ethel died shortly after childbirth with our mother, Dorothy, in December of 1918. She was 28 years old. We catch a beautiful glimpse of her from her photographs and from two letters that she wrote in 1907 and 1918, the latter just two days prior to her death. Because these letters provide such insights into the woman that she was, I've included scanned reproductions in two subgalleries below. Please click on "Photo Galleries" for an introductory note to these vintage family photos. Click on each small image to enlarge and on "slideshow" to view all images in the gallery.