Why are there so many members of the Fewless family in one of our family photos?

This photo, taken abt. 1900, contains members of the Smith-Lewis and Fewless-Lamb families. Or were they all part of one larger family?

Finally, we know the answer! See the genealogical chart below. Both families were descended from Mary Jane (known as Jane) Broom of England, who married first George Fewlass, and secondly Charles Smith Sr.

Captions on the back of the photo were labeled by Bertha (Smith) Lewis, my great-grandmother. A present member of the Fewless family confirmed the family relationships between the Fewless and Lamb family members shown here, but had no information on how the Lewises and Smiths were connected. The 1880 census for Osceola County, MI, had the Charles and Liday Smith family living next door to the George and Dora Fewless family, but there had to be some larger connection.

However, the 1850 Census of Ontario County, NY, combined with death records of Mary Jane Smith, has helped solve this mystery. Thanks to Barb Bonham for providing information on the Fewless side of the family.

Chart of Descent:

	       George Fewlass      m.(1)    Mary Jane Broom   m.(2) Charles C. Smith
	       (1805-Abt.1845)		      (Abt.1815-?)	      (Dates?)
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                                    |             |                         |                        |
                    John Robert Fewless     Mary Jane Smith         Charles Ackley Smith       Albert Lafayette,
			 (1835-1900)          (1846-1907)                (1848-1920)             Hannah, Emily
                             m.                   m.                          m.
                        Lovina Click        Robert H. Lewis     Eliza "Liday" Arnetta Smith (1858-1920)
                             |                     |                              |
                             |                     |                              |
           ---------------------------       ---------------             ------------------------
           |                         |       |             |             |        |      |      |
           |                         |       |             |             |        |      |      |
George Henry Fewless (& Others) Ida Fewless  Others  Albert Lewis m.(2) Bertha  Leslie Leonie Lillie &
           m.                        m.			             |                        Vernie (not shown)
    Dora Bell Burk              David Lamb                           |
           |                         |                               |
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sons Kirby, Fred, Art, Ray     dau Olive, son Joseph    sons Dewayne, Charles, Perry, Cary, Austin, and
  and baby Leonard (d.y.)       & one other child       daughter Sadie
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                                                             Steve Lewis (son of Cary)
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                                                                     me