Saturday, November 11, 2017

1870s-1880s Autograph Album of Julia Arance of Perry City, New York; possibly Student at Cook Academy at Havana, New York.


1870s-1880s Autograph album that was given by Henry Arance to his younger sister Julia B. Arance of Perry City, New York.

Judging from a couple of the inscriptions, Julia may have attended Cook Academy at Havana, New York.  Cook Academy was founded by Charles Cook, who was instrumental in the founding of Schuyler County, New York.

The inside front cover and the first page of text, though there may be missing pages.



The album measures approximately 4-1/4" by 2-3/4" and contains the sentiments of 100 of Julia'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:

Julia B. Arance was born in 1865 at Perry City, New York, the daughter of George Arance and Joanna (Brown) Arance.  In addition to older brother Henry, Julia had several other siblings.  According to the 1900 Census of Hector, New York, Julia had married husband Lawrence McCarthy about 1883.  By 1900 they had four children.  Julia died in 1911 and Lawrence in 1928.  They're buried in the Mecklenburg Cemetery at Hector, New York.

According to his Find-a-Grave memorial, Henry Arance was born in 1857 and died in 1927.  He married Alice Updyke about 1890.

Inscribers who expressed a cousin relationship:

Will E. Leverett of Mason, Michigan; Julia's cousin William E. Leverett:


A. R. Poppino [not sure of surname] of Perry City, New York; inscribed on September 22, 1879.  Julia's cousin.  [Note: Mrs. H. M. Poppino [?] of  Enfield, New York in Tompkins County, inscribed a page on May 8, 1878]


Corey; Julia's cousin, who inscribed a page on December 17, 1880:


Surnames in the Album

? [14]JJeffers [2]SShaw
AAllen [2]KKelloggSherwood
Arance [2]LLaneSirrine ?
BBaileyLarrisonSmith [2]
Barber ?LeeStilwell [2]
Bower [2]LettsStrong [2]
BrokawLeverettSuartevant [2]
BrownLinsz ?Swick
BurlewMMorganTTerry
ByrumOOwenThomas
CCook [2]PPalmer [3]Thompson
CoreyPondrom ?Town [2]
Cure [2]Poppino ? [2]Trowbridge
DDavey [4]Porter [2]VVan Dine
DavieRRevelsonVanderbilt
FFero [6]Ring [2]WWeaver
Finch ?RobinsonWest
Furgason [3]Westervelt
GGiffordWilson [2]
HHiltWood
HoagWright
Hodgson

Inscribers in the Album
  • Nellie; very faint, but appears to have been inscribed at Park Town, Tompkins County, New York on January 29, 1880
  • C. N., or I. N., inscribed in 1880; sketched a bird and scroll
  • Ella; inscribed on September 25, 1879
  • K. J. T [not sure of middle initial].; inscribed on December 27, 1875; wrote "...she's your friend", so a female
  • Cleo V.; inscribed at March 12, 1865 at Baltimore High School.  Not sure of year as that would make it by far the earliest inscription, but does look like it.  Baltimore High School may have been in Baltimore, New York, or perhaps Baltimore, Maryland
  • Sida or Lida; inscribed on February 15, 1879
  • Ella A. C.; inscribed on August 7, 1878
  • May; inscribed on August 7, 1878
  • M. S. W. [not sure of initials]; inscribed at Canandaigua, New York, on July 7, 1882
  • Ed. B. C. or Ed. B. A.
  • Cecil R.; inscribed at Cincinnati, presumably Ohio, on March 4, 1886
  • Written upside down on the page; unsigned
  • Corey; inscribed on December 17, 1880.  Julia's cousin
  • M. E. W.
  • Addie Allen
  • Emma F. Allen of Perry City, New York
  • Henry Arance of Perry City, New York; presented the autograph album to his sister Julia Arance
  • Written upside down on the last end paper:  "Presented to Julia by Henry your Brother.  Miss Julia Arance of Perry City, New York.  Henry Arance."
  • Julia Arance of Perry City, New York, possibly a student at Cook Academy at Havana, New York; album owner.  Presented the album by her brother Henry Arance
  • Hattie A. Bailey of Barrington, New York, in Yates County
  • Cora L. Barber {not sure of surname] of Perry City, New York; inscribed on September 21, no year written
  • Anna Bower of Waterburg, New York; inscribed on August 11, 1878.  Lissa E. Bower inscribed the left facing page.
  • Lissa E. Bower; her surname runs off the page after the third letter, but since the facing page is inscribed by Anna Bower [of Waterburg, New York], I believe Lissa's surname is also Bower.
  • Jennie R. Brokaw; inscribed on December 27, 1875
  • Rena Brown, Miss, of Reynoldsville, New York, in Schuyler County; inscribed on October 30, 1879
  • Alice E. Burlew of Waterburgh, New York; inscribed on August 11, 1878
  • Stella Byrum of Trumansburg, New York, inscribed on June 13, 1882 [not sure of month]
  • Miss A. M. Cook; inscribed at Hornby on June 14, 1879
  • D. E. Cook of Hornby, New York, in Steuben County; inscribed on April 14, 1882.  "Compliments of the North Wind"
  • Hattie Corey; inscribed at Cook Academy in New York, on December 25, 1874
  • George A. Cure of Tompkins, New York
  • Jane Cure of New York
  • Allie E. Davey ; inscribed on February 20, 1881
  • E. M. Davey; inscribed on January 13, 1881
  • Sarah Davey
  • Reward of merit pasted on page: name looks like Allie E. Douby, but could be Allie E. Davey, who inscribed another page.
  • E. E. Davie of Trumansburg, New York.  "F. L. O."
  • Cassie May Fero
  • Hattie B. Fero; inscribed at Hornby, New York, on June 12, 1879
  • Jennie Fero; inscribed on July 20, 1881
  • Katie A. Fero of Hornby, New York; inscribed on June 12, 1879
  • Lucy A. Fero of Hornby, New York; inscribed on June 12, 1879
  • Stella Fero of Watkins, New York; inscribed on July 7, 1882
  • Mary A. Finch [not sure of surname]; of Perry City, New York, in Schuyler County; inscribed on Mary 5, 1878
  • A. B. Furgason of Jacksonville, New York
  • Sila Furgason
  • Willard Furgason of Trumansburg, New York; inscribed on January 25, 1880
  • Ida E. Gifford of Aurora, New York; inscribed on November 21, 1881.  "D.A.F."
  • Thomas Hirt of Perry City, New York, in Schuyler County; inscribed on April 30, 1878
  • Becca Hoag of Mecklenburg, New York; inscribed on August 23, 1880
  • John Hodgson of Flushing, Michigan, in Genesee County
  • Clara Jeffers of Trumansburg, New York; inscribed on October 10, 1878
  • Josie Jeffers
  • Miss Eldana Kellogg of Cayuta, New York
  • Elbridge G. Lane; inscribed at Rochester, New York, on July 10, 1882
  • Frank Larrison of Wellsboro, Pennsylvania; inscribed at Perry City, New York, on November 30, 1879.  Cook Academy at Havana, New York
  • John R. Lee of Jacksonville, New York
  • E. M. Letts of Jacksonville, New York; inscribed on February 27, 1880
  • Will E. Leverett of Mason, Michigan; Julia's cousin William E. Leverett
  • ? of Perry City, New York, in Schuyler County; inscribed on May 8, 1878.  Possibly Johannes Linsz
  • Charlie C. Morgan of Tompkins County, New York
  • Charles Owen; inscribed on November 1, 1879
  • Emma Palmer; inscribed on October 28, 1879
  • Fred Palmer of Perry City, New York; inscribed on December 28, 1875
  • Georgia Palmer; inscribed on June 17, 1878
  • Mrs. D. Pondrom [not sure of surname]; inscribed on July 8, 1882
  • Mrs. H. M. Poppino [?] of  Enfield, New York in Tompkins County; inscribed on May 8, 1878
  • A. R. Poppino of Perry City, New York; inscribed on September 22, 1879.  Julia's cousin.
  • John B. Porter of Ithaca, New York; inscribed on February 15, 1881.  "Julia Arance A.M."
  • Prof. Porter, Phrenologist, of Ithaca, New York; inscribed on February 15, 1881
  • D. Revelson of Canandaigua, New York; inscribed on July 8, 1882.  "Brakeman N.C.R."
  • Cora Ring of Perry City, New York; inscribed on August 23,1880.  Julia's schoolmate
  • Ella Ring of Perry City, New York; inscribed on December 27, no year written
  • Clara Robinson of Barrington, presumably Barrington, New York
  • Willie H. Shaw of Camillus, New York; inscribed on July 29, 1878
  • Nellie Sherwood; inscribed on July 29. 1879
  • Lina Sirrine, Miss, of Perry City, New York; inscribed on July 29, 1879.  Not sure of surname
  • L. F. Smith; inscribed at Perry City, New York, on November 10, 1880.  Julia's teacher
  • M. O. Smith of Waverly, New York; inscribed on December 16, 1881
  • Carrie Stilwell of Perry City, New York; inscribed on June 17, 1878
  • Theresa Stilwell; inscribed on February 21, 1881
  • Jno. Strong of Canandaigua, New York; inscribed on August 8, 1881;  Either Jonathan Strong or John Strong
  • Mrs. John Strong of Canandaigua, New York; inscribed on July 17, 1881
  • Addison Suartevant of Perry City, New York, in Schuyler County; inscribed on December 28, 1875
  • M. Emily Suartevant; inscribed on February 4, 1875
  • H. Swick; inscribed on August 11, 1878
  • Clara M. Terry of Perry City, New York; inscribed on August 14, 1879
  • Eva Thomas of Perry City, New York; inscribed on August 7, 1878
  • Almira Thompson of New Bedford; inscribed on August 7, 1878; she inscribed another page as well.
  • Charley Town of Elba, New York, in Genesee County; inscribed on February 14, 1875
  • Mollie Town of Elba, New York
  • D. W. Trowbridge of Waterburgh, New York; inscribed in 1878
  • Bertie VanDine
  • Emma Vanderbilt of Perry City, New York; inscribed on June 17, 1878
  • Lzell Weaver, or Lezell Weaver, or ? Weaver,  of Waterburg, New York; inscribed on August 11, 1878
  • Jacob West, Jr., of Barrington, New York, in Yates County; inscribed on July 4, 1881
  • Albert Westervelt of Jacksonville, New York; inscribed on January 25, 1880
  • Fremont Wilson of Enfield Center, New York; inscribed in February 1880
  • G. B. Wilson of Enfield, New York
  • Alonzo Wood; inscribed at Canandaigua, New York on July 16, 1882
  • Mate Wright; inscribed on April 27 [or 29], 1880

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