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Photographer U. C. Shock moved his family from Helvetia to Arkansas around 1907 where his daughter Bess met Roscoe East. Roscoe and Bess are standing on the left in the photo.  They were later married and had three children.  Herbert Shock is standing on the left while his mother Mary is seated in front of Bess holding her son Charles.  Rilla Shock is standing on the right.  U. C. Shock later moved his family, less Bess, back to W. Va.

1. East and Shock Families in Arkansas

A portrait of man near a small evergreen tree.

2. Man with Christmas Tree, Helvetia, W. Va.

Mrs. Halderman was a neighbor of photographer U. C. Shock and his family.

3. Mrs. Halderman Seated Next to a Christmas Tree, Helvetia, W. Va.

On the left of the tree is Bess Shock and Cinderilla Shock standing in front of her.  Behind the tree is Dan Halderman, a neighbor of the Shock family.  On the right side of the tree is Alma Shock holding baby, Charles R. Shock.  Standing in front of Alma and Charles is brother, Herbert Shock.

4. Shock Family and Christmas Tree, Helvetia, W. Va.

Seated left to right:  Gottlieb Farhner (born February 1839 in Zurich, Switzerland; died April 1915); Catherine Christine Lorenz Fahrner (born March 1852 in Wittenburg, Germany); Louisa; Anna.  Standing left to right: Gottlieb; Willie; Mary; Henry; Dan; Ruth; John; Ben.

5. Farhner Family Portrait, Helvetia, W. Va.

A portrait of seated man and young woman taken outdoor; while they sit their back against the porch, three girls on the porch peek through plants.

6. Portrait of a Young Couple, Helvetia, W. Va.