Monday, May 4, 2015

1880-1936 Autograph Album of Almeda Cook, "Media", of West Sullivan, Maine, Before and After Marriage to Ernest Clifford Gordon


1880s-1936 autograph album of Almeda (Cook) Gordon, "Media", of Steuben, Maine, and West Sullivan, Maine, before and after her 1887 marriage to Ernest Clifford Gordon.


The album measures approximately  7" by 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 36 of Media's relatives and friends.  An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.


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

Almeda Cook, "Media", was born November 26, 1869 at Steuben, Maine, the daughter of George S. Cook and Malinda Jane (Lambert) Cook, who, I believe, were born in Maine and New Brunswick, respectively, though some Censuses listing them switch Maine/New Brunswick up.  Many people from the border area moved back and forth; were residents of New Brunswick islands who were delivered by an Eastport, Maine, doctor; and considered the border a botheration.

Among Media's relatives to inscribe pages in the album was her mother, Malinda Jane (Lambert) Cook.


About December 1887, Media married Ernest Clifford Gordon, son of Amaziah and Sarah J. (Badger) Gordon.  Before their marriage, Ernest inscribed a page in Media's album; he updated the page in 1903.


Media and Ernest had two daughters, Lela Blanch Gordon and Mona Elaine Gordon.  Lela inscribed two pages in her mother's album, before her marriage to Earl Ross Jellison.


The later sentiments in the album were left by Lela's daughters Barbara E. Jellison and Norma Lee Jellison.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Surnames in the Album

? [5]ES
BEatonStevens [2]
B ?GT
BaumGordon [8]Thomas [2]
BlaisdellHTracy
BurkeHaskellW
CHaveyWhitten
CarterJWoodman [2]
ConnersJellison [4]
Cook [4]M
Morrison

Inscribers in the Album   [Note: Given names within a specific surname might not be in alphabetical order.]

  • Too faint to read
  • Inscribed by Anon. at West Sullivan, Maine, on January 17, 1889
  • "Sister Cora"
  • Nellie, inscribed on December 26, 1886
  • Howard, inscribed on March 1, 1886 at West Sullivan, Maine
B
  • Hellen E. Bla? of Franklin, Maine, inscribed on July 4, 1886. Surname could be Blais or Blaisdell or ?
  • E. M. Baum of West Sullivan, Maine, inscribed on January 22, 1888
  • Mattie Blaisdell, inscribed on September 25, 1901
  • ? D. Burke of West Sullivan, Maine, inscribed on March 27, 1885. First initial could be Z or G or ?
C
  • Myrna L. Carter, inscribed on September 24, 1901
  • Nettie S. Conners of West Sullivan, Maine, inscribed on April 24, 1885
  • "Your Mother"; Malinda Jane (Lambert) Cook, wife of George S. Cook
  • Homer C. Cook of West Sullivan, Maine; Media's brother
  • Mabel F. Cook, "Your Sister", inscribed at West Sullivan, Maine, on April 27 [no year written]
  • D. M. Cook of West Sullivan, Maine, inscribed on March 1, 1886
E
  • Charles A. Eaton, inscribed at Steuben, Maine, on January 13, 1884
G
  • Almeda "Media" (Cook) Gordon of West Sullivan, Maine; album owner Almeda D. (Cook) Gordon, wife of Ernest Clifford Gordon.
  • E. C. Gordon, inscribed twice, first on April 12, 1885; second, on July 19, 1903. Media's husband Ernest Clifford Gordon, inscribed before and after their marriage of 1887.
  • Clara Gordon of West Sullivan, Maine, inscribed on April 16, 1885. Clara Belle Gordon, sister of Media's future husband Ernest Clifford Gordon.
  • Lela Gordon, "your daughter"; Lela Blanch Gordon, who would marry Earl Ross Jellison
  • Lela B. Gordon of Sullivan, Maine. Media's daughter Lela Blanch Gordon, before her marriage to Earl Ross Jellison
  • Van Buren Gordon of West Sullivan, Maine, inscribed on September 6, 1885. John Van Buren Gordon, uncle of Media's future husband Ernest Clifford Gordon; his wife Ida Annie (Hooper) Gordon inscribed the right facing page.
  • Mrs. Ida A. Gordon, inscribed at West Sullivan, Maine, on September 1, 1885. "Never forget your little friends Delly and Queenie". She was Ida Annie (Hooper) Gordon, whose husband John Van Buren Gordon inscribed the left facing page.
  • Elisha A. Gordon of Franklin, Maine, inscribed on December 28, 1886
H
  • Forest Haskell of West Sullivan, Maine, inscribed on March 27, 1892
  • Harvard Havey of West Sullivan, Maine, inscribed on December 29, 1886
J
  • Norma Lee Jellison, grade 6, Media's granddaughter, daughter of Lela Blanch (Gordon) Jellison and Earl Ross Jellison.
  • Barbara Jellison, Grade IV, March 2, 1932; Media's granddaughter, daughter of Lela Blanch (Gordon) Jellison and Earl Ross Jellison.
  • Norma Lee Jellison, inscribed on March 27, 1932; Media's granddaughter, daughter of Lela Blanch (Gordon) Jellison and Earl Ross Jellison.
  • Barbara, "your loving Grandchild", inscribed on November 25, 1936, at age 13. Barbara E. Jellison, daughter of Media's daughter Lela Blanch (Gordon) Jellison and Earl Ross Jellison.
M
  • Angus A. Morrison, inscribed at West Sullivan, Maine, on January 22, 1889
S
  • Willie Stevens, inscribed at Steuben, Maine, on January 12, 1884
  • Jesse E. Stevens of Steuben, Maine, inscribed on January 12, 188? [can't decipher last digit - possibly 4 or 2 or ?]
T
  • Charles E. Thomas of West Sullivan, Maine, inscribed on August 9, 1887
  • Celia Thomas of West Sullivan, Maine, inscribed on June 9, 1886
  • Warren Tracy
W
  • Alice G. Whitten, inscribed at West Sullivan, Maine, on March 29, 1896
  • A. W. Woodman of Eastport, Maine, inscribed at Milbridge, Maine, on January 19, 1884. Presumably Arthur W. Woodman. His wife Georgietta (Hutchins) Woodman inscribed the right facing page.
  • Georgietta Woodman, inscribed at Milbridge, Maine, on January 19, 1884. Georgietta (Hutchins) Woodman, wife of signer Arthur W. Woodman, who inscribed the left facing page.




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