Children Discarded, Children Beloved

This photo bears the date of June 2, 1907. It has a story. A poignant amazing, lovely story. To tell it, I will first tell you about Clara Martin, then Charlie McCourtney, and then their marriage and what happened next.CLARA MARTINClara’s father, Wesley Martin, was a farmer. He had been single when, at age 30, he had enlisted to serve in the Civil War. He served...