Robert "Bob" Eugene Doyle Jr.: Memories of the First-Born of a Last-Born

I received some fun photos and family history details from Robert "Bob" Eugene Doyle Jr. - the oldest child of Robert Eugene Doyle & Betty Jane Keating. Bob's father was the youngest child of the John Albert Doyle & Florence Bates Doyle family.   

Doyle Family Gathering - Consesus Lake - c. 1953

From Robert "Bob" Eugene Doyle Jr.: 

I am kneeling in the  front row in the  white shirt next to  Danny Waldron. My mom is behind Danny and holding my brother Tommy. My sister Linda Doyle Popp is behind me, Grandma is holding my sister Patty Doyle Randle, and my Dad is fifth from the left in the back next to Crawley Waldron behind his wife Florence "Honey" Doyle Waldron. The photo was taken at the Conesus Lake  house where Grandma (Florence Bates Doyle) lived.

A Cropped Portion of the Photo ...
Florence May Bates Doyle—about 1 year before her passing.
(Florence's husband, John Albert Doyle, passed away in 1939.)

When Grandma Florence moved to the Lake full time, Marge Doyle Miller, my family, the  Dowlings, and then the Waldrons stayed there to help  her.  The Waldrons lived there for many more years after she died. Grandma Florence passed away about a year after the photo above was taken.

My father was Robert Eugene Doyle — John and Florence's youngest. I am Robert Eugene Jr. The oldest of their 8 children. My Dad was my best friend all of my life. He was a devoted family man who died suddenly at 54 years old in 1975. He is the reason for my career choice. I have had boats since the age of 7 yrs old, and still do 70 years later! I'm a retired Charter boat and Yacht delivery Merchant Marine Master Captain, living on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs Arkansas. I  grew up with Danny Waldron and Bobby Dowling. Uncle Arlington was my Godfather.

Bob E. Doyle's Father, Robert Eugene Doyle -
the youngest child of John Albert & Florence Bates
Bob's Godfather, Arlington, is in the back row to the far left, in front of the glass door.

A Close Up of Bob E. Doyle's Father - Robert Eugene Doyle
Standing near his father, John Albert Doyle

Ways to connect with Robert "Bob" Eugene Doyle Jr. ...
Robert Eugene Doyle Jr. on Facebook
Robert Eugene Doyle E-mail

Another great photo shared by Robert "Bob" Eugene Doyle ...
John Albert Doyle (1884-1939) at Conesus Lake Cottage
The grandfather of Bob E. Doyle Jr.

The Tombstone of John Albert Doyle & Florence May Bates Doyle
@ Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester, NY

L🠊R:
Gary Waldron (driving the boat),
Bill Doyle & Patty Doyle Randle,
Joni & Robert "Bob" E. Doyle 
c. 2016

Rob, Landon, and Heidi Doyle
Robert "Bob" Eugene Doyle Jr.'s son and family

Robert "Bob" Eugene Doyle Jr.

Connecting Bob Doyle to Arthur Doyle & Mary of Graiguenamanagh, Ireland ...
- Robert "Bob" Eugene Doyle Jr. was a son of Robert Eugene Doyle.
- Robert Eugene Doyle was a son of John Albert Doyle.
- John Albert Doyle was a son of Owen Eugene Doyle.
- Owen Eugene Doyle was a son of Owen Doyle & Margaret Shaughnessy—both from Ireland.
-Owen Doyle was a son of Arthur Doyle & Mary (maiden name?) Doyle of Graiguenamanagh, Ireland. 

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An Addition (October 1, 2021) ... 

My brother John Doyle labeled some of the family members he recognized on a cropped copy of Bob's awesome photo above. The yellow labels highlight the John Gordon & Mary Bernadine Daley Doyle Branch of the family ...

A Silent Movie With Some Doyle History! ~ Starting with the Wedding of Marion Doyle Frazer & Otto Frazer

Next week—September 21, 2021—would've been the 80th wedding anniversary of Aunt Marion Doyle Frazer and Otto Frazer! And what timing, for Margie Frazer (their daughter-in-law) recently sent a video of a conglomeration of Doyle Family events (not in chronological order) ... starting with scenes from this wedding day 80 years ago!

 

The Wedding Day of Marion Doyle Frazer & Otto Frazer
September 21, 1941

Marion Doyle & Otto Frazer

Please Click Here to See the Show!

If the link above doesn't work, try this URL:  

https://photos.app.goo.gl/coMzDpYycNj4Zf8PA

How Many Relatives can you identify?
- My brother John recognized John Albert Doyle at 15:13 & 16:16 ... which might be in the midst of the wedding day of Florence (Honey) Doyle’s wedding to Crabill Waldron. 

- I see a priest in between the two John Albert Doyle shots ... I'm wondering if he is Fr. Daniel P. Daley (1894-1960) - Grandma Mary Bernadine's older brother - who served as a Missionary Priest on an Indian Reservation in Kadoka, South Dakota for many years. 

- Please share who you recognize (and the time location in the video) in the comments below! 

Please see Marion Doyle Frazier as a young girl in the center of this family photo ...

The John Albert Doyle & Florence May Bates Doyle Family
c. 1930

Front Row L🠆R: 

John Albert Doyle & Florence Bates Doyle (parents)

Middle Row L🠆R: 

Robert Eugene, Marion (m. Otto Frazer), Rosemary (m. Robert Francis Dowling Jr)

Back Row L🠆R: 

Arlington T. (Arlie), Marjorie (m. Benedict Miller), John Gordon (the groom!), Florence "Honey" (m. Crabill Waldron), Kenneth V. (Ken/Kenny), Leo (who died in an auto accident in 1935 at the age of 22.)

John Albert & Florence May had four other children who died very young:

- A set of twins; year unknown; perhaps after Arlington.  

- Dorothy Marie died at the age of 3 in 1912.

- William died at infancy in 1918. 

 
 

A close up of a young Marion Doyle
with her parents and younger brother, Robert Eugene.

Another Close-Up of a Young Marion Doyle
with her new Sister-in-Law, Mary Bernadine Daley Doyle
c. 1929/1930

Connecting Marion Doyle Frazer to Arthur Doyle & Mary of Graiguenamanagh, Ireland
- Marion Doyle Frazer was the youngest daughter of John Albert Doyle.
- John Albert Doyle was a son of Owen Eugene Doyle.
- Owen Eugene Doyle was the 6th child of Owen Doyle & Margaret Shaughnessy Doyle of Ireland.

-Owen Doyle was a son of Arthur Doyle & Mary of Graiguenamanagh, Ireland.

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September 17, 2021

Some additional comments and memories from Christ Frazer Miner, the youngest daughter of Marion Doyle Frazer & Otto Frazer ...

Thank you for the wedding video of my parents' wedding. I never knew that they had it. I never saw it! The lake house looked like Aunt Honey's [Florence "Honey" Doyle Crabill] house up at the lake. My Mom and Dad used to go up to Aunt Honey's place all the time with us kids. We'd eat dinner and us kids would swim while the adults talked and had drinks.

Aunt Honey lived in the house that she and my Mom grew up in. I think that might be the house my Mom and Dad went back to in the video.

~Chris Frazer Miner

Memories from Linda Doyle D'Amato - Granddaughter of Kenneth Doyle & Edna Bechle Doyle

Kenneth V. (Kenny) Doyle — c. 1930
1905-1968

Linda Doyle D'Amato, daughter of Gerald V. (Jerry) Doyle & Maryanne and the granddaughter of Kenneth V. Doyle & Edna Bechle Doyle, sent these great memories to share with other Doyle Dining Room readers ...  

One memory I have about my grandparents (Kenneth and Edna) was going to their lake house at Henderson Harbor and sleeping on their summer porch. They had so many beds out there! We loved eating at the long narrow table inside facing the lake and watching the boats go by. 

Another memory is of the times when we were young and would spend the night at their Rochester home.  I used to love combing my grandmother's hair! She loved it too and I would often comb her hair for so long that I think she fell asleep! 😂The seven of us kids used to love playing hide and seek upstairs in their house. In Uncle Dick's room, there was a little door that led to a small attic area. And in Grandma's room, there was a walk-in-closet with a door that also led out to the hallway....great places to hide from our siblings! LOL

Linda's Grandfather: Kenny (about 25 years old) in the lineup of the
John Albert Doyle & Florence May Bates Doyle Family

A little more information on Linda's Grandparents ...

 Kenneth V. Doyle & Edna M Bechle Doyle 

Connecting Linda Doyle D'Amato to Arthur Doyle & Mary of Graiguenamanagh, Ireland
- Linda Doyle D'Amato is a daughter of Gerald "Jerry" V. Doyle.
- Gerald "Jerry" V. Doyle is a son of Kenneth "Kenny" V. Doyle.
- Kenneth "Kenny" V. Doyle is a son of John Albert Doyle.
- John Albert Doyle is a son of Owen Eugene Doyle.
- Owen Eugene Doyle is the 6th child of Owen Doyle & Margaret Shaughnessy Doyle of Ireland.
- Owen Doyle is the son of Arthur Doyle & Mary of Graiguenamanagh, Ireland.

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