If you compare the photo with this one you'll notice she is wearing the same striped top, probably the same day.
Does anyone recognize the house is in the background? Update: I'm told that the home in the background was the John Ross family home where they moved after leaving Illinois. The location was known as "the Corner" to the family. I've posted the location at the bottom in the location field of this blog post.
Helen was Clara's youngest sister and she was my great grand aunt. Helen's niece married Elvis J. Brassfield, and that is the connection to the Brassfield surname.
