Miriam Minnie Oblennis (1865-1941) married Louis John Frederick Jaeger Jr., who built the Santa Rita Hotel in Tucson, Arizona, on January 30, 1895. Minnie was one of five sisters, including Helen Bonita (Oblennis) Bennett (1863-1947), Henrietta (1869-), Edna (1872-1900), and Anna (1874-). Helen Bennett had three sons, Harry Schlitz (1888-), Robert Jerome (1894-1975), and John Henry (1896-). Both Harry and Robert Bennett appear in this collection.
Beverly Hall is identified as Minnie Jaeger's great-niece in photograph 10. Because Edna Oblennis died before marrying and because none of Helen Bennett's descendants are surnamed Hall, Beverly Hall must descend from either Henrietta or Anna Oblennis. Hall's precise relationship to the family is currently unclear.
Researchers should note that there is considerable confusion surrounding the Oblennis family's last name. Oblennis has here been accepted as authoritative because it is the form most frequently used. The family may also be found under the variant spelling Oblenis and under the variant surname Laziola .
From the guide to the Beverly Hall Photographs, 1910-1929, (Arizona State University Libraries Arizona Collection)
