1870s autograph album that belonged to Belle S. King of Springfield, Massachusetts. Belle was the daughter of Rodolphus Spencer King and Harriet A. (Shores) King.
The inside front cover has the description of an outing at Waterbury, Connecticut, on November 25, 1878, in which Belle and several other people are mentioned. Belle may have been the inscriber.
"Ever remember what a pleasant evening we spent at Miss Strong's. Also our game of eucher [sic] wherein Miss Emma & E.?E beat Belle & Mr. B - four out of seven games. Which also the following afternoon and was spent at Aunt H.
Miss Emma and Jennie coming down to dinner after which we were entertained by Miss E. by her recitation and readings.
After which we attended the young men's meeting, which was very interesting. conducted by Emma S.'s brother. After the close of the service we listened to a sermon by Rev. J. Pegg Jr., which was not very interesting but the singing was very good.
After service we returned to ? [possibly Mrs. S.] and after spending a few moments in social conversation, we returned home. And thus passed away a very pleasant Sabbath to me. (all right for your ?). Waterbury, Nov. 25th 78"
The album measures approximately 7" by 4-1/4" and contains 102 sentiments of Belle's relatives and friends, several of whom might have inscribed more than one page. An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.
As you can see from the surnames list below, several members of several families inscribed pages.
Surnames in the Album
From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:
Belle S. King was born about 1857 in Massachusetts, the daughter of Rodolphus Spencer King and Harriet A. (Shores) King. Belle's parents inscribed pages in the beginning of her album.
Three of Belle's sisters and two of her cousins inscribed pages in her album: [other relatives may have inscribed pages but did not express a family relationship.]
- Aletta A. (King) Cannon, "Lettie", and husband inscribed two pages each, it appears. Their son Herbert also inscribed a page. Lettie was Belle's oldest sister.
- Lou A. King; inscribed on March 17, 1878. Belle's older sister Lucy A. King.
- Ida M. King of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 8, 1876. Belle's younger sister. The name Arthur Parks is also written on the page.
- Fannie A. Pomeroy; inscribed at Huntington, Massachusetts, on July 2, 1876. Belle's cousin
- Annie M. Woodworth of Suffield, Connecticut; inscribed on September 8, 1877. Belle's cousin
If you have corrections and/or more information on Belle S. King's life or information on any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.
Inscribers in the Album
- Inscription from November 25, 1878 at Waterbury, Connecticut, detailing a social outing that involved Belle; Miss Emma; Mr. B.; Aunt H.; Jennie; Rev. J. Pegg, Jr.; Mrs. S.
- "Anon"; inscribed on November 27, 1876
- W. H. H.; inscribed on December 31, 1876. Shared the page with S. H. Graces
- May; inscribed on October 29, 1876
- L. G., 18 years old. Shared the page with Jennie A. Strong. The entire page is filled with remembrances.
- J.A. S. Shared the page with Calie Gay
- G.H. Shared the page with Daniel J. Gleason. Shared the page with G.H.
- Tessa Adair; inscribed on December 1, 1877. Shared the page with Nellie M. Guinan
- George H. Alden of Enfield, Connecticut
- Jennie S. Alden of Enfield, Connecticut; inscribed on May 7, 1876. "Here You Rascals" added on February 23, 1877
- S. Jane Alden. Presumably Sarah Jane Alden (1828-1907)
- S. Jennie Alden of Enfield, Connecticut; inscribed on March 4, 1877. Shared the page with Hildebrandt Montrose and his wife.
- Lizzie I. Allen of Enfield, Connecticut; inscribed on September 12, 1876. "Don't forget going home from the Sewing Circle."
- Emery Bardwell of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 24, 1876
- Frank P. Bates
- Edna C. Beach of Washington Depot, Connecticut; inscribed on June 23, 1878
- Mrs. S. A. Blair; inscribed at Springfield, Massachusetts, on May 23d, no year written
- W. H. Bryant of Russell, Massachusetts; inscribed in March 1876. Sketched a broom: "in sunshine use the brushing part; In storms the other end"
- Myra E. Burnett of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on September 16, 1877
- Herbert S. Cannon of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 18, 1877
- Herbie S. Cannon of Russell, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 19, 1876. Presumably Herbert Spencer Cannon, Belle's nephew, son of her sister Aletta A. (King) Cannon and John Milton Cannon
- J. M. Cannon of Russell, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 16, 1876. He was John Milton Cannon whose wife, Aletta A. (King) Cannon, "Lettie", was Belle's older sister.
- J. M. Cannon; inscribed in January 1879. Perhaps John Milton Cannon, Belle's brother-in-law, who inscribed another page.
- Lettie A. Cannon of Russell, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 17, 1876. Belle's older sister Aletta A. (King) Cannon. Mention Wilmarth House, Westfield, Massachusetts
- Lettie A. Cannon of Russell, Massachusetts. She was Aletta A. (King) Cannon, "Lettie", Belle's older sister. Her husband, John Milton Cannon inscribed the right facing page. Lettie inscribed another page in the album as well.
- ? Carpenter of Springfield, Massachusetts
- Belle J. Clark of Huntington, Massachusetts; inscribed on September 12, 1876
- Mary H. Clarke of Huntington, Massachusetts; inscribed on September 11, 1876
- Jon H. Collins, or Jan H. Collins; childlike handwriting
- James C. Cooper of Chester, Massachusetts
- E. S. Dickerson; inscribed at Waterbury, Connecticut, on March 30, 1879
- Mrs. E. S. Dickerson; inscribed at Waterbury, Connecticut, on November 17, 1878
- Edward F. Ellsworth; inscribed on March 27, 1876
- Calie Gay of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 3, 1876. Shared the page with J.A.S.
- F. Gay of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 12, 1876
- L. Gay; sketched a bird and scroll
- Clara A. Gibbs; inscribed at Springfield, Massachusetts, on June 3, 1876
- Daniel J. Gleason of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 28, 1876
- Mary C. Gleason; inscribed on May 28, 1876
- Henry A. Goff of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 9, 1876 at 11-5- P.M.
- S. H. Graces. Shared the page with W. H. H.
- Nellie M. Guinan of Springfield, Massachusetts. Shared the page with Tessa Adair
- George W. Hamilton of Springfield, Massachusetts. Presumably George Wallace Hamilton, whose brother Sanford Hamilton inscribed the right facing page.
- Sanford Hamilton of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 18, 1876. His brother George Wallace Hamilton inscribed the left facing page.
- Lewis Harrington of East Calais, Vermont; inscribed on February 6, 1876
- Lydia O. Harrington of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 6, 1876. She was Lydia O. (Stephens) Harrington, whose husband Samuel S. Harrington inscribed the left facing page.
- S. S. Harrington of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 6, 1876. He was Samuel S. Harrington, whose wife Lydia O. (Stephens) Harrington inscribed the right facing page.
- Coralinda J. Heath; inscribed at Waterbury, Connecticut
- L. Heath of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 28, 1878. Middle initial might be P
- Nora A. Hickey; inscribed on September 18, 1877
- Arthur H. Hill of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on October 28, 1876
- Harriet M. Holcomb; from or inscribed at West Granby, Connecticut
- D. Holland; inscribed on December 22, 1876. Wrote a series of numbers, probably a code
- C. C. Hosley of Chicopee, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 12, 1876. Perhaps Charles C. Hosley
- Mary L. Hunter of Chicopee, Massachusetts; inscribed on October 25, 1876. "Arm in arm down Main St."
- E. E. Jameson; inscribed at Hartford, Connecticut, on December 25, 1876
- Belle S. King of Springfield, Massachusetts; album owner; she inscribed an ownership page.
- H. A. King of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 6, 1876. She was Harriet A. (Shores) Spring, Belle's mother and wife of Rodolphus Spencer King, who inscribed the left facing page.
- Ida M. King of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 8, 1876. Belle's sister. The name Arthur Parks is also written on the page.
- Lou A. King; inscribed on March 17, 1878. Belle's sister Lucy A. King
- R. S. King of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 6, 1876. Belle's father Rodolphus Spencer King, whose wife Harriet A. (Shores) King inscribed the right facing page.
- Arthur M. Lane of Hartford, Connecticut; your "Brother-in-Law". He mentioned Ida, and Belle had a sister Ida, but the only marriage I found for her was to Ethelbert E. Calkins in 1884. She may have been married previously, or Arthur was being facetious.
- Roland Leach of Boston, Massachusetts; inscribed on December 2, 1876
- Cal Lewis of Russell, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 11, 1876. Mentions Wilmarth House
- T. Mansfield; inscribed at Amsterdam, New York, on September 7, 1877
- Mrs. T. Mansfield of Amsterdam, New York
- E. Louis McCabe of New Haven, Connecticut; inscribed on June 23, 1878. (Who stole the roses? Did you?)
- Ella M. McKennan; inscribed at Chicopee, Massachusetts, on May 1, 1876
- Jennie B. Methven of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 25, 1876
- Hildebrandt Montrose and Wife; inscribed on March 3, 1877. Shared the page with S. Jennie Alden
- Jemima Murphy of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 13, 1877
- E. Dora Nichols of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 2, 1876
- Estella C. Nichols of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 2, 1876
- Carrie W. Olmsted of Enfield, Connecticut; inscribed on March 30, 1878
- Frank Packard of Rochester, Vermont; inscribed at Waterbury, Connecticut, on October 6, 1878
- A. S. Parks of Russell, Massachusetts; inscribed in 1876
- Addie L. Pease; inscribed on March 17, 1876. She was Adeline Louise (Bryant) Pease, "Addie", whose husband George Pease inscribed the left facing page.
- George Pease of Russell, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 16, 1876. His wife Adeline Louise (Bryant) Pease, "Addie", inscribed the right facing page.
- Willy E. Phelps
- Fannie A. Pomeroy; inscribed at Huntington, Massachusetts, on July 2, 1876. Belle's cousin
- F. C. Pray of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 25, 1878. Possibly Frank C. Pray
- F. C. Pray of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 11, 1877 4 A.M.
- J. Dana Reed of Russell, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 28, 1876
- Gertie L. Robinson; inscribed on May 5, 1876
- Mrs. M. C. Sanderson of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 13, 1876
- H. H. Schofield of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 16, 1877. Perhaps Harry H. Schofield
- Cora I. Scott of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on August 13, 1877
- May J. Sheldon; inscribed at Springfield, Massachusetts, on April 2, 1876. Mentions Mr. Spencer and Miss Brown
- Willie O. Sheldon of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 25, 1878
- Herbert A. Smith of Springfield, Massachusetts
- Elwyn T. Stephens; inscribed at Alburgh Springs, Vermont, on February 8, 1875
- Emma M. Strong; inscribed at Waterbury, Connecticut, on "10.3.78"
- Ira J. Strong; inscribed at Waterbury, Connecticut, on November 16, 1878
- Jennie A. Strong of Waterbury, Connecticut; inscribed on October 6, 1878. Shared the page with L. G. The entire page is filled with remembrances.
- Mrs. O. W. Temple of Chicopee, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 12, 1876. Presumably Annie Lincoln (Hosley) Temple, wife of Oscar W. Temple
- A. Terry of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on December 31, 1876. "Standing on the Comon" [sic]
- C. A. Terry of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on September 12, 1876
- Edwin L. Terry of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on September 13, 1876
- Sara A. Underwood of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 12, 1877
- J. A. Whalen of Springfield, Massachusetts; inscribed on July 6, 1877
- M. White
- Annie M. Woodworth of Suffield, Connecticut; inscribed on September 8, 1877. Belle's cousin
- C. D. Woodworth of Suffield, Connecticut
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