1888-1918 autograph album that belonged to Mary A. Walters of Hiawatha, Kansas, with inscriptions in the early 1900s and 1918 from Mary's son Harold Dwight Justice.
The album, which measures approximately 6" by 3-1/2", is missing its covers and perhaps some pages from the front and back. It contains the sentiments of about 20 of Mary's relatives and friends. An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.
Surnames in the Album
From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:
Mary A. Walters was born about September 1876, the daughter of Morgan Walters and Hannah Anne (Morgan) Walters. Mary had, I believe, four siblings, all of whom inscribed pages in her album.
John Walters; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, on March 28, 1888. Mary's brother
Sarah J. Walters; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, on November 25, 1888. Mary's sister
David Walters; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas. Mary's brother David
Emma L. Walters; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, on January 28, 1897. Mary's sister.
Other inscribers who expressed a kinship relationship:
- Uncle David; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, in Brown County, on March 29, 1888
- Evan Evans; inscribed on January 20, 1889. Mary's cousin
- Lazarus Morgan; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, on March 29, 1888. Mary's cousin
Tucked in the album, the funeral notice of Mrs. Effie Elliott, who died in December 1945 and was buried in the Hiawatha Cemetery at Hiawatha, Kansas. Presumably Effie (Scull) Elliott.
On January 4, 1905 in Brown County, Kansas, Mary Ann Walters married Willis Earl Justice of Ohio. They lived in Brown County, Kansas, and had at least two children, one of whom, Harold Dwight Justice, inscribed two pages in his mother's album.
Mary, who died in 1960, and Willis, who died in 1974, are buried in the Hiawatha Cemetery at Hiawatha, Kansas. Their Find-a-Grave memorials feature a photograph of each.
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.
Inscribers - or mentioned - in the Album
- Uncle David; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, in Brown County, on March 29, 1888
- E. H.; inscribed on March 29, 1888
- Jane; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, on March 28, 1888
- Ermina Danner; inscribed at Amsterdam, Missouri, on March 26, 1898. Mary's schoolmate
- Mrs. Effie Elliott, who died in December, 1945. Funeral notice. Interment in Hiawatha Cemetery. Presumably Effie (Scull) Elliott.
- Evan Evans; inscribed on January 20, 1889. Mary's cousin
- E. Fisher; inscribed at Hamlin, Kansas, on June 16, 1889
- Griffiths or Griffith; inscribed on Sunday, June 3, 1888. Possibly O. Griffiths or Griffith
- Harold; page written in childlike scrawl. Harold Dwight Justice, Mary's son with husband Willis Earl Justice. Harold was born in 1907, so this page was inscribed several years after that year.
- Harold Justice; inscribed on April 22, 1918 at age 11. He was Harold Dwight Justice, Mary's son with husband Willis Earl Justice
- Lazarus Morgan; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, on March 29, 1888. Mary's cousin
- Frances Picton; inscribed on March 29, 1888
- Sarah Picton; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, on March 29, 1888
- Eva Prewitt; inscribed on March 28, 1888
- Mary A. Richards; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, on November 25, 1888
- Fannie Richardson; inscribed at Dawn, Missouri, on 12-3-88
- Clara Schrader; inscribed on June 13, 1889
- Maggie Thomas; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, on February 14, 1898
- Mary Ann Walters of Hiawatha, Kansas; album owner
- John Walters; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, on March 28, 1888. Mary's brother
- Sarah J. Walters; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, on November 25, 1888. Mary's sister.
- David Walters; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas. Mary's brother David
- Emma L. Walters; inscribed at Hiawatha, Kansas, on January 28, 1897. Mary's sister.
- Fannie Welch; inscribed on Sunday, May 20, 1888. Written on the page upside down.
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