1892 Autograph Album of Teacher Ladella Calista Kimball with Pages Signed by her Students at Barre, Vermont

1892 autograph album given by Maggie Stevenson to teacher Ladella Calista Kimball, "Della", at Barre, Vermont.  The album contains the signatures of nearly 50 of Della's students.

An earlier post featured young Della's 1870s/1880s autograph album, along with a few other personal items, including her 1886 diary and a Carte de Visite of her as a young girl.

From online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections and additions welcome!]

Ladella Calista Kimball, "Della", was born 24 June 1868 in Brookfield, Vermont, the daughter of Francis Sargent Kimball and wife Calista (Edson) Kimball, who were born at Grafton, New Hampshire, and East Roxbury, Vermont, respectively.

In 1895, Della married Edward Daniels Worthen.  According to his death certificate, Edward was born in 1862 at Springfield, Vermont, son of Rev. Forrest Worthen and Achsa Ann (Ayer) Worthen.

Edward and Della raised a family of at least two children at Burlington, Vermont.

If you have any corrections, additions or insights regarding the Kimball and Worthen families, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

This autograph album measures approximately 7" x 4" and, as noted above, contains the sentiments of nearly 50 of Della's students at Barre, Vermont.  An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the signers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.

Surname list

Adams
Ayers
Bird
Cook     [2]
Cruickshank
Densmore
Ellis     [2]
Emslie
Ewen
Fraser
Gallagher
Gauthier
Gay
Hamel
Hannon
Heath     [2]
Henry
Hill     [2]
Holmes
Jeffords
Jondro
Kennedy
Kimball
Lowry
Mariani
Marshall
Martin
Morse     [2]
Murphy
Nute
Peters
Reaside
Rouelle
Scott
Skinner
Smith
Stevenson
Stone
Streeter
Tierney
Timmons
Wells
Wheeler
Wood
Worthen

Signers in the album          [Note: Given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

A

• Nora Adams of Barre, Vermont, signed on May 3, 1892
• Maude L. Ayers of Barre, Vermont, signed on April 27, 1892

B

• Fred I. Bird of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892

C

• Lucy I. Cook of Barre, Vermont, signed on April 1, 1892
• George Cook of Barre, Vermont, signed on April 27, 1892
• Annie Cruickshank of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892

D

• Bessie Densmore of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 8, 1892

E

• Eva Maudena Ellis of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892
• Lula H. Ellis of Barre, Vermont, signed on April 27, 1892
• Peter Emslie of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892
• Elsie Ewen of Barre, Vermont, signed on April 27, 1892

F

• Bella T. Fraser of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892

G

• Charles R. Gallagher
• Grace F. Gauthier
• Louis Gay of Barre, Vermont, signed on May 2, 1892

H

• Joseph E. Hamel of Barre, Vermont
• Frank Hannon of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892
• May Heath of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892
• Fred E. Heath of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892
• Bella Henry of Barre, Vermont, signed on March 31, 1892
• Emma J. Hill of Barre, Vermont, signed on March 31, 1892
• Zola Hill of Barre, Vermont, signed on March 31, 1892
• Lilla Holmes of Barre, Vermont, signed on March 31, 1892

J

• Harry S. Jeffords of Barre, Vermont, signed on March 31, 1892
• Homer Walter Jondro of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892

K

• Blanche Kennedy of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 8, 1892
• Della C. Kimball; album owner Ladella Calista Kimball. The album was given to her by Maggie Stevenson.

L

• Ellen Lowry of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892

M

• Charia Mariani of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892. She may have been the Cherry Mariani, born about 1882, daughter of Francis and Annie (Borni) Mariani. Sadly, Cherry died August 22, 1903.
• Daniel Marshall of Barre Vermont, signed on May 9, 1892
• B. Evelyn Martin of Barre, Vermont
• Flossie B. Morse of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892
• Etta E. Morse of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892
• Katie E. Murphy of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892; middle initial could also be C.

N

• Maude L. Nute of Barre, Vermont, signed on March 31, 1892

P

• Mary C. Peters of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892

R

• Mamie J. Reaside of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892
• Bernice L. Rouelle of Barre, Vermont, Grade 4.

S

• Walter Scott of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892
• Miss Luna Skinner of Barre, Vermont, signed on April 27, 1892
• Robert Smith of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892
• Maggie Stevenson; gave the album to Ladella Calista Kimball
• Charles H. Stone of Barre, Vermont, signed on April 27, 1892
• Bessie Streeter of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892

T

• Theresa A. Tierney of Barre, Vermont, signed on April 2, 1892
• Addie Timmons of Barre, Vermont, signed on April 1, 1892

W

• Fred E. Wells of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892
• Mary Wheeler of Barre, Vermont, signed on June 9, 1892
• Elizabeth Wood of Barre, Vermont, signed on May 2, 1892
• Ernest Worthen of Barre, Vermont, signed on March 31, 1892

Barre, Vermont

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