James Eugene Angell, commonly called Jim. He was eleven years older than your mother and she was especially fond of him because he was full of fun and always ready to see that she had a good time. Whenever things were dull, he would drop whatever he was doing, hitch up the horse, and take your mother and her friends for a picnic. Grace Merriam Stevenson used to tell how once she and your mother dressed up in old clothes and went around to various houses saying they were poor orphans and asking for something to eat. When Mamie, your mother's older sister, heard about it she was fit to be tied and dire punishment was threatened. But Jim came to their rescue, said it was a good joke and didn't hurt anybody. He was always their friend and champion.

He had hoped to be an architect, but Mamie started a greenhouse, then gave it up, so Jim carried on the business since his father needed help in supporting the family. Jim continued as a florist and market gardner throughout his life, living in the Waverly home. Like his father, he was a staunch supporter of the Baptist church, serving as treasurer and deacon.

This picture was taken in 1884, the year in which he married Ella Pauline Knickerbocker of New York City, who had met Ed and Mamie at the Thousand Islands where all three were camping and afterwards came to Waverly for a visit, where she met Jim.