Photos from our recent trip to Scotland, August 2006. We left our hearts there.
Col. William Stanley Sinclair, as a child
Col. William Stanley Sinclair, as a child
William Stanley Sinclair Sr., September 23, 1899
Col. William Stanley Sinclair, on the left, during the Spanish American war.
Col. Sinclair was awarded A Silver Star for Gallantry in Action "against the Boxer forces at Yang-tsun, China, August 6, 1900, while serving as second lieutenant, 14th Infantry, United States Army." Awarded, pursuant to Act of Congress approved July 9, 1918, by the President of the United States of America, 15 June 1927. Signed by Dwight F. Davis, Secretary of War, Recorded in the Office of the Adjutant General and signed by Robert C. Davis, Major General, the Adjutant General.
William Stanley Sinclair Sr., Lt. Colonel, Infantry, taken perhaps in the 1930's.
Wedding License of William Stanley SINCLAIR and Mary Lufkin VAN ALSTYNE, Galveston county, Texas
Beachhouse built in Galveston, Texas, by Col. William H. Sinclair.
Electric Pavilion built in Galveston, Texas, by Col. William H. Sinclair.
Col. William Stanley Sinclair Sr., his wife Mary Van Alstyne,
with their four children (left to right):
Loraine, Albert, Van and William (Buzz) Stanley SINCLAIR, Jr. (ca. 1915)
Home of Albert Alfred Van Alstyne on Broadway, Galveston, Texas.
Loraine Phoebe Bartholomew (Mrs. William Henry Sinclair), her wedding photo, married November 23, 1864, to William Henry Sinclair (note his photo on the wall). Seated is her bridesmaid Mrs. Eugene Bartholomew of Austin, Texas. Most likely married in Michigan.
Loraine Phoebe Bartholomew (Mrs. William Henry Sinclair), grandmother of "Buzz," Albert, Van, and Loraine SINCLAIR (ca. mid 1800's)
William Henry Sinclair (husband of Loraine Phoebe Bartholomew), grandfather of Buzz, Albert, Van and Loraine SINCLAIR (ca. mid 1800's)
Lt. Col. William Henry Sinclair, A.A.G., taken during the Civil War.
The O. A. Bartholomew house, Jonesville, MI (sometime in 1800's). It was restored and still in existence in 1986.
Homes of William Sinclair and Melissa Van Hyning Sinclair in Hillsdale co., MI.
William Henry SINCLAIR, president of first baseball team in Galveston, TX.
William H. SINCLAIR (54 years old), with his sons:
William H. SINCLAIR was first president of the baseball league founded in Galveston. "Galveston was the principal city of Texas when the league was formed in 1888 and from its first membership, a mainstay of the league, both in the nineties and the first decade of the century." Source: History of Texas League of Professional Baseball Clubs, by Wm. B. Ruggles. Dallas: The Texas Baseball League, 1932, pages 149-150.
Catherine Lufkin Van Alstyne, Buzz's grandmother; lived on 29th and Broadway, Galveston, Texas
William H. SINCLAIR. On the back of the photo is written, "Uncle Will Sinclair, Buzz's grandfather, Wm. H. Sinclair." See his bride's wedding photograph.
(l-r) Phoebe Loraine Bartholomew (Mrs. Wm. Henry Sinclair) and Frances Ellen Bartholomew (Mrs. Durand), sisters.
Ione Hawks Sinclair, wife of Van SINCLAIR, b. Feb 23 19__? (about 1905-1907) Kansas. Married Van Jul 4, 19__ (about 1942 or 1943) in Honolulu. (from handwritten note in Sinclair records)
William ("Buzz") Stanley Sinclair, Jr., fishing, probably in Oregon.
William ("Buzz") Stanley Sinclair, Jr., "playing" with a shark in Galveston Bay, Galveston, Texas. This is a photo from The Galveston Daily News newspaper article (July 4, 1981) about him; for a period of years, Buzz did catch live sharks for the SeaArama that once was located in Galveston. Please refer to two Galveston, TX, newspaper articles that give a bit of insight into my "Crocodile Dundee" father.
William ("Buzz") Stanley Sinclair, Jr., standing--most probably on the Galveston beach of the Gulf of Mexico--with his catch of the day. Galveston News," 1955.
William ("Buzz") Stanley Sinclair, Jr. (b. 1913) as a young child.
William ("Buzz") Stanley Sinclair, Jr. (b. 1913) as a young child.
Van Sinclair, brother of Buzz Sinclair
Mary Van Alstyne Sinclair and son Van Sinclair
Mary Lufkin Van Alstyne Sinclair
Mary Lufkin Van Alstyne Sinclair
Mary Lufkin Van Alstyne, graduation
Mary Lufkin Van Alstyne Sinclair, in 1918, with Loraine and Buzz
Mary Lufkin Van Alstyne Sinclair, 1918
Col. William Stanley SINCLAIR and wife Mary Lufkin VAN ALSTYNE. Photo appears to have been taken in the 1950's.
Brownie troop in Houston, Texas, ca 1953
House in River Oaks (Houston, Texas) as it was when originally built ca 1939
Louis (17 years old)(left), Stanley (14 years old) (second from left), and Harry (22 years old)(right). The boys were in a military school in Houston, Texas. Photograph by Paul H. Naschke, 420 - 22nd Street, Galveston, Texas, in June 1892.
