Two Families

I found two interesting family pictures in the Simmons Studio Collection of negatives.  One family seems so jolly,

After seven children and upteen thousand years together, Mom and Dad are still sitting close together. Dad's even taking the opportunity for a little elbow feel. Happy Dad.

The other picture is also of a couple and their adult children.

Everyone in this family is so serious.  They've made it through the Great Depression and now they have a son in the service.  They've been through a lot.

Does anyone recognize either family.  If you do, leave a little story about them in the comments.