1880s Autograph Album of Mary Dickie Carr of Latrobe, Pennsylvania; future wife of James Albert McComb

1880s autograph album that belonged to Mary Dickie Carr of Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

The album, which measures approximately 5-1/4" by 3-1/4", contains the sentiments of 55 of Mary's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  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:

Mary Dickie Carr was born on June 23, 1876, at Livermore, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Rev. William Brainard Carr and Sarah F. (Dickie) Carr.    Mary provided her the date and place of her birth in her marriage record to James Albert McComb.

Mary's father inscribed the first page after the title page and noted that the day he inscribed it, June 23, 1884 was his daughter's 8th birthday.

Other relatives who expressed a relationship:  [there were likely more]

• I. B., or J. B., or ?; inscribed on March 5, 1886; Mary's cousin
• Aunt Maggie; inscribed on August 30, no year written
• Clyde Carr; inscribed on November 24, 1886.    Mary's brother.
• Annie L. Fulton; inscribed at New Florence on Christmas Day in 1886; Mary's cousin
• Jennie Shane; inscribed at Home on August 29, 1884; Mary's cousin

On October 22, 1903 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Mary Dickie Carr marred James Albert McComb, as noted above.  They had at least one child.  James, a banker, died in 1922 and Mary in 1960.  I believe they're buried in the Unity Cemetery at Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

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

	? [7]	C	Carr [4]	R	Reed
A	Anderson [4]	D	Dale		Reynolds
	Anderson ?	E	Evans		Rock
B	Bair	F	Fehl	S	Salter
	Baker		Fink		Saxman [2]
	Barnett		Fulton		Shane [2]
	Beam ?	G	Geiger		Shrum
	Beazell		George		Smith
	Bell [2]	H	Hackett		Snedden
	Bennett		Houck	W	Weaver
	Berlin ?	K	Kelly		White
	Berry	M	McMullan		Whiteman
	Bossart	O	Oursler		Woods
	Bratton	P	Pohland

Inscribers in the Album

• Mary E. Ideman or  Oderman or Uderman[not sure of surname]; inscribed on February 8, no year written
• O.
• Margaret H.; she gave her middle initial but I'm no sure what it is, possibly I or Q.  Mary's cousin.  "Remember the 4th of July 87"
• I. B., or J. B., or ?; inscribed on March 5, 1886; Mary's cousin
• Anna O.
• Unsigned sentiment
• Aunt Maggie; inscribed on August 30, no year written

A

• Anna M. Anderson ; inscribed at Home on February 15, 1886
• Howard Anderson; inscribed on April 5, 1886 at Latrobe, Pennsylvania
• Mary Anderson
• Merle H. Anderson; inscribed on December 6, 1886
• Albert; his surname runs off the page and is smeared, but possibly Albert Anderson

B

• Susie Bair of Latrobe, Pennsylvania; inscribed on March 19, 1886
• Rebecca Baker; inscribed at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in 1886
• Jennie Barnett; inscribed at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on January 15, 1886
• Nettie M. Beam, or Nettie M. Bean, inscribed at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on February 3, 1886
• Preston Beazell; inscribed on November 23, 1886
• Cora M. Bell; inscribed at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on March 18, 1886
• Mattie Bell; inscribed on March 12, 1886.  Mary's schoolmate
• Hattie Bennett; inscribed at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on December 18, 1887
• C. L. Berlin [not sure of surname]; inscribed on March 18, 1886
• Tillie Berry
• G. F. Bossart of Latrobe, Pennsylvania; inscribed on February 15, 1887
• M. E. Bratton; inscribed on October 7, 1886

C

• Clyde Carr; inscribed on November 24, 1886.    Mary's brother.
• D. S. Carr; inscribed at "Shady Dell" at Island Creek, O., presumably Ohio, on August 30, 1884
• Mary D. Carr of Latrobe, Pennsylvania; album owner
• W. B. Carr; inscribed at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on June 23, 1884, which was on the anniversary of his daughter Mary's birth.  His is the first inscription in the book, perhaps representing that it was he who gifted the album to Mary.  Rev. William Brainard Carr, father of album owner Mary D. Carr

D

• Iva M. Dale; inscribed on October 23, 1886 at Latrobe, Pennsylvania

E

• Nellie Evans of Latrobe, Pennsylvania; inscribed on March 19, 1886

F

• Katie Fehl; inscribed on March 18, 1886
• Harry Fink of Latrobe, Pennsylvania; inscribed on November 23, 1886
• Annie L. Fulton; inscribed at New Florence on Christmas Day in 1886; Mary's cousin

G

• Mattie Geiger; inscribed on March 18, 1886
• Laura George; inscribed on February 3, 1886

H

• Susie Hackett of Latrobe, Pennsylvania
• Will Houck; inscribed on November 2, 1886

K

• Lizzie J. Kelly; inscribed at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on February 2, 1886

M

• May McMillan; inscribed at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on October 21, 1886

O

• Howard B. Oursler; inscribed on November 22, 1886

P

• Theresa Pohland; Mary's schoolmate

R

• Ada Reed
• Blanche Reynolds of Latrobe, Pennsylvania
• Jon. H. Rock; either Jonathan H. Rock or John H. Rock

S

• Miss Alice C. Salter of Chicago, Illinois
• Katie Saxman; inscribed on March 18, 1886
• Rebie J. Saxman of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on October 7, 1886
• A. M. Shane; inscribed on August 28, 1884.  Mary's uncle.
• Jennie Shane; inscribed at Home on August 29, 1884; Mary's cousin
• Fannie Shrum of Latrobe, Pennsylvania; inscribed on December 15, 1886
• Nannie Smith of Latrobe, Pennsylvania; inscribed on January 18, 1887
• May Snedden of Latrobe, Pennsylvania; inscribed on October 5, 1886

W

• Mattie R. Weaver; inscribed at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on January 27, 1886
• Martha D. White; inscribed on January 21, 1886
• Mabel S. Whiteman; inscribed at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on March 29, 1888
• Jessie Woods; inscribed on November 24, 1886