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stlcardsfan · 01-23-2021, 04:48 PM

family lore goes that my great grandfather Elbert Thomas Wren, who i never got to meet, was a great pitcher and was offered a contract by the st louis cardinals but turned it down to get married instead. He went on to have over 12 children..so I guess it worked out for him. He also apparently boxed in the New York area for some time before later becoming a traveling preacher.

He was born in 1903 so this was possibly between 1918-1925ish

The photo of him in the uniform is possibly from Lilbourn Missouri as he lived in the village of Lewis which was right next to lilbourn. The cardinals had several affiliates at the time in that area, which is dead center between northern arkansas, southern illinois, southern missouri.

his face has been partly washed out in the photo of him in the uniform. Its also what seems to be an off guard photo as his face is either mid laugh or smiling awkwardly. The washout is possibly from a bad scan that I received, also not sure if its a scan of a scan situation. So I took another young photo of him from the time period and blended the faces.

I also have posted a later in life photo. He passed away in 1992.

01-23-2021, 04:48 PM	#1383
stlcardsfan Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 149	family lore goes that my great grandfather Elbert Thomas Wren, who i never got to meet, was a great pitcher and was offered a contract by the st louis cardinals but turned it down to get married instead. He went on to have over 12 children..so I guess it worked out for him. He also apparently boxed in the New York area for some time before later becoming a traveling preacher. He was born in 1903 so this was possibly between 1918-1925ish The photo of him in the uniform is possibly from Lilbourn Missouri as he lived in the village of Lewis which was right next to lilbourn. The cardinals had several affiliates at the time in that area, which is dead center between northern arkansas, southern illinois, southern missouri. his face has been partly washed out in the photo of him in the uniform. Its also what seems to be an off guard photo as his face is either mid laugh or smiling awkwardly. The washout is possibly from a bad scan that I received, also not sure if its a scan of a scan situation. So I took another young photo of him from the time period and blended the faces. I also have posted a later in life photo. He passed away in 1992. Attached Images Last edited by stlcardsfan; 01-23-2021 at 04:50 PM.