1880s Autograph Album of Lizzie A. Wakefield of Etna, Maine

Autograph album that Lizzie A. Wakefield of Etna, Maine, began keeping on August 16, 1881.

As noted in her obituary on Find a Grave, Lizzie was a Spiritualist.  Camp Etna, a Spiritualist community on Etna Pond, has been in existence since 1876.

The album measures approximately 7-3/4" by 5" and contains the sentiments of nearly 70 of Lizzie's relatives, friends, schoolmates and teachers.  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 requested:

Lizzie A. Wakefield was born January 17, 1871 at Etna, Maine, the daughter of James E. Wakefield and Cordelia R. (Smith) Wakefield, who inscribed facing pages in the album.

Other relatives, including siblings and cousins, inscribed pages; refer to the list of inscribers below.

On November 27, 1890 at Etna, Maine, or Carmel, Maine, Lizzie A. Wakefield married Fred Hall, son of Asher E. Hall and Nancy C. (Allen) Hall.  They had a son, Frederick Asher Hall, born in 1900 at Bangor, Maine.

Lizzie's husband Fred inscribed the last page in Lizzie's album.  He didn't date his inscription so we don't know whether this was from before or after their marriage.

Fred died in 1904 and is buried in the Village Cemetery at Sangerville, Maine, with parents and other family members.

In 1907 at West Troy, Maine, Lizzie married farmer Percy Weed, son of Addison Weed and Addie (Sylvester) Weed.  Lizzie died at Unity, Maine, in 1943, and Percy at Auburn, Maine, in 1969.

Lizzie is buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Freedom, Maine.    If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Surnames in the Album
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	? [2]	F	Friend	P	Pierce
B	Ball	G	Goodhue		Preble
	Barker		Gordon	R	Robinson
	Bean	H	Hall [2]	S	Sanborn [5]
	Blagden		Harvey		Shaw
	Browning		Henry		Simpson [2]
	Buswell [3]		Hersey		Smith [3]
C	Carter [4]	L	Loveland	W	Wakefield [7]
	Cole		Lowell [2]		Webber [2]
D	Davis	M	Martin [2]		Whitley
	Drew [6]		McLaughlin [2]
	Dunham		Merrill [4]
	Dyer		Morse

Inscribers in the Album

• Rosie M.; inscribed at Bangor, Maine, on July 3, 1884
• Lula; inscription in French and includes initials L.L.P.P.H.H. or S.S.P.P.H.H.
• Eva J. Ball; inscribed on February 5, 1882
• Abbie M. Barker; inscribed on March 20, 1886
• Granvill Bean; presumably the Granvill Bean who lived at various times at Newburgh, Maine; and Carmel, Maine.
• Judson Blagden of Blue Hill Maine; inscribed on November 22, 1886.  Lizzie's schoolmate
• M. A. Browning; inscribed at West Levant, Maine, on January 19, 1887
• Emma Buswell; shared the page with her brother Wilbur Buswell, who gave his residence as Etna, Maine
• Lizzie F. Buswell; inscribed at Etna, Maine, on October 15, 1881
• Wilbur Buswell of Etna, Maine; shared the page with sister Emma Buswell
• Celia H. Carter; inscribed at Etna Centre, Maine, on January 14, 1883
• Laura Etta Carter; inscribed at Etna Center, Maine, on July 24, 1881
• Sadie M. Carter; inscribed at Etna Centre, Maine, on December 31, 1881
• Susie M. Carter; inscribed at Levant, Maine, on January 8, 1887
• Emma A. Cole of Etna Centre, Maine; inscribed on February 10, 1884
• Atwell S. Davis of Dexter, Maine; inscribed on May 8, 1887
• Frank Drew, possibly Frank H. Drew, "The Country Bum", of Etna, Maine; inscribed on March 31, 1886
• Fred E. Drew of Etna, Maine; inscribed on June 13, 1885.  Fred's sister Mattie inscribed the left facing page.
• Henry Drew; shared the page with his wife Mary L. Drew, who gave her residence as Etna, Maine
• Herbert S. Drew of Etna, Maine; inscribed on June 13, 1885
• Mary L. Drew of Etna, Maine; shared the page with husband Henry Drew
• Mattie M. Drew of Etna, Maine; inscribed on June 13, 1885.  Mattie's brother Fred inscribed the right facing page.
• Bel Dunham of Etna, Maine; inscribed on April 2, 1884
• Ernest W. Dyer of Etna, Maine; inscribed on January 26, 1886; he worked his name into a design of scroll and lake scene with a swan, plus a butterfly in the corner
• Elena R. Friend of Etna Centre, Maine; inscribed on January 14, 1882
• Hattie M. Goodhue of Brookfield, New Hampshire; inscribed at Etna, Maine, on May 22, 1888
• Lillie Gordon of Etna, Maine
• Fred Hall
• W. H. Hall of Etna, Maine; inscribed on February 10, 1884
• Lelia M. Harvey of Carmel, Maine; inscribed on May 26, 1884.  Lizzie's teacher
• Willie R. Henry of Bangor, Maine; inscribed on July 31, 1885
• S. D. Hersey of Plymouth, Maine; inscribed on April 8, 1882; possibly Stephen D. Hersey
• Mrs. Annie G. Loveland
• Johnnie E. Lowell; inscribed on February 15, 1885
• Lizzie Lowell of Stetson, Maine; inscribed at Etna center, Maine, on June 1, 1885
• Alonzo E. Martin; inscribed on September 8, 1884
• E. M. Martin of Belfast, Maine; inscribed on August 18, 1881
• E. C. McLaughlin of Carmel, Maine; inscribed on December 3, 1886
• Fred J. McLaughlin of Etna, Maine
• F. Belle Merrill of Newport, Maine; inscribed on July 9, 1888; presumably Flora Belle Merrill
• Laura Merrill of Etna, Maine; inscribed on February 7, 1884
• Dr. S. D. Merrill of Newport, Maine; inscribed on April 8, 1888.  Presumably Dr. Stephen D. Merrill
• W. H. Merrill of Etna Center, Maine; inscribed on January 30, 1884
• Nellie Morse of Pittsfield, Maine; inscribed at Etna Centre, Maine, on July 13, 1881
• Camelia V. Pierce of Plymouth, Maine
• Mazella R. Preble; inscribed at West Levant, Maine, on January 22, 1887
• Frank Robinson of Carmel, Maine; Lizzie's teacher
• Alice L. Sanborn of Etna, Maine; inscribed on June 7, 1882
• J. Warren Sanborn of Etna, Maine; inscribed on March 18, 1885
• Jennie E. Sanborn; inscribed at Etna, Maine, on April 5, 1882
• Lura M. Sanborn of Etna, Maine; inscribed on July 26, 1884
• Nettie Sanborn; inscribed at Etna, Maine, on April 6, 1882
• Emma F. Shaw of Etna, Maine; inscribed at Etna on June 15, 1883.  Not positive of given name
• Lavinia W. Simpson
• Lillie Simpson
• A. B. Smith
• Ashley A. Smith of Auburn, Maine; inscribed on February 22, 1887
• Laura A. Smith; inscribed at Dixmont, Maine, on September 19, 1885.  Lizzie's mother was a sister to Laura's father, Newell W. Smith
• Mrs. C. R. Wakefield of Etna Centre, Maine; inscribed on July 17, 1881.  Lizzie's mother Cordelia R. (Smith) Wakefield, wife of James E. Wakefield, who inscribed the left facing page.
• Elisha J. Wakefield; inscribed at Etna, Maine, on February 16, 1884.  Lizzie's brother
• J. E. Wakefield of Etna Center, Maine; inscribed on July 17, 1881.  Lizzie's father James E. Wakefield
• L. Rose Wakefield; inscribed on July 17, 1881 [or 1887]
• Lizzie A. Wakefield of Etna Centre, Maine; album owner.  She noted the date she started the album: August 16, 1881
• Louie, "Your Sister".   Perhaps Allura R. Wakefield
• Seth Wakefield of Etna, Maine; inscribed on March 19, 1883.  Lizzie's brother
• Lillie Webber of Etna, Maine; inscribed at Etna on May 17, 1886
• Nellie A. Webber of Carmel, Maine; inscribed on May 17, 1886
• Ida May Whitley of South Etna, Maine; inscribed on February 20, 1886; Lizzie's schoolmate.