In July 1978, we received a donation of pictures and paintings owned by the Kingsland family from Robert Elwood Kingsland and his wife, Barbara Nancy Brown. Robert’s father was Robert Henry Kingsland. Robert Henry was born in the Delawanna section of Clifton, New Jersey, in 1893. During WWI, being over 6’ tall, Robert served in the Military Police as an army sergeant. In 1921, he married Clara Francis Sanford, who was born in Goshen, New York, in 1891. They raised two children, Robert Elwood and his sister, Henrietta.

The picture is of a young Clara Francis. The description that was written when the picture was accepted by the Historic Restoration Trust was: 15-1/2” x 19-1/2” picture of a child (Mrs. Kingsland as a child); oak, carved veneer frame. The age of Clara in the picture is not given.

One of the paintings is of Robert Henry Kingsland. It is described as: 19” x 13” oval; Robert Henry Kingsland, born April 20, 1893, died Sept. 12, 1975; frame is damaged; metal.

The second painting is of Clara Francis Kingsland. It is described as: matching frame; Mrs. Kingsland (Clara Francis Sanford Kingsland), born Aug. 30, 1891, died Nov. 11, 1973. The frame of this painting is not damaged.

Robert Henry and Clara Francis are buried in East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton.

This picture and the paintings are on display in the Parlor of the Kingsland Manor.