Little Emery Green, 9 years old and living in Syracuse, New York, received this cool Easter postcard from Roland Gardinier, a young friend.

Emery Wilbur Green was born on 29 April 1900, probably in Syracuse, as his parents were living there at the time of the 1900 census. He died 26 September 1970 and is buried in Hastings, Oswego, New York.

His father died on 21 April 1903 at the young age of 49, leaving his wife and four young children as survivors.

However, while Emery grew up and married, he lost his mother, Lulu (Town) (Green) Dailey in 1940, sister Elizabeth DeGroot in 1933, brother John Milford Green in 1947, and his second sister, Eloise Garn, in 1941.

Emery married Jessie L. Brown on 29 January 1917 in East Syracuse, New York. Yes, he was only 16 years old!

Emery enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on 4 July 1918, and was discharged on 29 January 1919.

In 1920, Emery and Jessie were living in Syracuse and had a newborn son, Warren.

By 1930, Emery was divorced and boarding with Edith Whitney, still in Syracuse. His son, Warren, 10 and daughter Evelyn, 9, were living with him. They were all still boarding there in 1940.

Sometime after 1940 and before his 1970 death, Emery apparently married Edith as “Edythe M. Green, wife” applied for his military headstone.

It’s a small world as his son, Warren, moved to Tucson (!) and died here on 10 April 1993. At the time, his sister, Evelyn Clements, was also in Arizona, living in Show Low.

Warren Green married Florence Lynch, who predeceased him in 1989, but they had no children.

Evelyn married Robert Clements on 23 September 1940. By 1961, they were living in Arizona. It appears they had no children either.

This is probably one of the most unique vintage Easter postcards I have come across. Anthropomorphic chickens driving early automobiles isn’t something one sees every day!

Happy Easter 2025!