1880s autograph album that belonged to a Clara of the Peacham, Vermont, area. Clara didn't leave her name in the album, but from the clues provided by inscribers, she was found to have been Clara Bell Warden of Peacham, Vermont.
The album measures approximately 6-1/4" by 3-3/4" and contains the sentiments of about 60 of Clara's relatives, friends, schoolmates and teacher. 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:
Clara Bell Warden was born October 11, 1865 at Barnet, Vermont, the daughter of James Warden and Candace [or Candice] Lucy (Jones) Warden. Clara's mother inscribed two pages in the album, one of them facing a page inscribed by Clara's father, who gave his age in 1882 as 66.
I believe Clara had six siblings, three of whom died before she started collecting autographs in this album. Two of Clara's sisters inscribed pages in her album. Sarah Ruby (Warden) Bingham of Peacham, Vermont, inscribed a page on September 11, 1881. Sarah was the wife of inscriber James Warner Bingham.
Ella M. (Warden) Gilfillan inscribed a page at Burke, Vermont, on August 10, 1883. Ella was the wife of Horace Gilfillan.
On October 31, 1893, Clara Bell Warden married George Seth Garvin, son of George William Garvin and Margery D. (Clark) Garvin. Before his marriage to Clara, George inscribed a page in her album in 1888.
Clara and George lived in Vermont and Maine and had two children, daughters Candace and Elsie. Clara died in Maine in 1930 and George in 1939. They're buried in the Danville Green Cemetery at Danville, Vermont.
Sources
- Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908 - Clara's birth
- Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954 - Clara's marriage; births of her daughters; Sarah Ruby Warden's marriage; naming Ella's husband as Horace Gilfillan on the birth record of their daughter May
- FindaGrave.com
If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information or any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.
Inscribers in the Album
- Katie
- Sarah; inscribed on December 14, 1883
- Cretie Batchelder; inscribed at Burke, Vermont, on June 23, 1884. Presumably Lucretia A. Batchelder
- J. W. Bingham of Edinburgh, Illinois, inscribed on September 18, 1881. Presumably James Warner Bingham, husband of inscriber Sarah Ruby (Warden) Bingham, who was album owner Clara Belle Warden's sister.
- Sarah R. Bingham of Peacham, Vermont; inscribed on September 11, 1881. Sarah Ruby (Warden) Bingham, a sister to album owner Clara Belle Warden. Sarah was the wife of inscriber James Warner Bingham
- Mrs. P. T. Bingham; inscribed at Peacham, Vermont, on November 9, 1881. Could she have been Alice A. (Howland) Bingham, wife of Tracy Percy Bingham?
- Alice M. Bishop of West Burke, Vermont; inscribed on June 23, 1883
- Maggie G. Blair of West Barnet, Vermont; inscribed on November 3, 1882
- Lillian E. Bliss; inscribed on October 24, 1882
- Marion B. Bole of West Barnet, Vermont
- Nellie S. Bunker; inscribed at Peacham, Vermont, on November 16, 1882
- C. A. Bunker; inscribed at Peacham, Vermont, on November 16, 1882
- Martha J. Clark of South Peacham, Vermont; inscribed at Peacham, Vermont, on October 18, 1882
- Mary C. Clark of Peacham, Vermont; inscribed on October 18, 1882
- Zoe Darling of West Barnet, Vermont; inscribed on September 26, 1882
- Hattie L. Ewell of Peacham, Vermont; inscribed on September 29, 1882
- George S. Garvin of Danville, Vermont; inscribed on July 27, 1888. Clara's future husband, George Seth Garvin, whom she married at West Concord, Vermont, on November 1, 1893
- Ina M. Gilfillan of Worcester, Massachusetts; inscribed on August 28, 1882
- May B. Gilfillan of East Burke, Vermont; inscribed on August 28, 1882
- Ella M. Gilfillan; inscribed at Burke, Vermont, on August 10, 1883. Clara's sister Ella M. (Warden) Gilfillan, wife of Horace Gilfillan
- George D. Gillis of Danville, Vermont; inscribed on September 18, 1881
- Belle Hall of Ryegate, Vermont; inscribed in 1882
- Maud Harvey of East Burke, Vermont; Clara's schoolmate
- Nancy J. Hastie of West Barnet, Vermont; inscribed on October 25, 1882
- Mary E. Henderson of Peacham, Vermont; inscribed on April 22, 1881
- Clara G. Holmes of Peacham, Vermont
- Hattie Hutchinson; inscribed at Peacham, Vermont, on October 21, 1881
- Susie Hutchinson of Peacham, Vermont; inscribed on October 20, 1882
- H. D. Jones; inscribed at Littleton, New Hampshire, on July 3, 1882
- Addie M. Jones of Littleton, New Hampshire; inscribed at Peacham, Vermont, on July 7, 1882. Clara's cousin
- Mina B. Kimball of Peacham, Vermont; inscribed on September 27, 1881
- Della Lunge of East Burke, Vermont; inscribed on January 29, 1883
- Grace F. Martyn; inscribed on November 13, 1882 at Peacham, Vermont
- Mary J. McLaren of Passumpsic, Vermont; inscribed on May 9, 1882
- Josie B. Mears of Marshfield, Vermont; inscribed during the Fall Term on October 3, 1882
- Nellie H. Miner of Peacham, Vermont; inscribed on October 7, 1882 during the Fall Term at C.C.G.S.
- H. C. Moore; inscribed on October 28, 1882. Clara's cousin
- Mary E. Moore of West Barnet, Vermont; inscribed in 1882
- Martha Morrison of Ryegate, Vermont; inscribed on September 21, 1882
- George W. Morrison of St. Johnsbury, Vermont; inscribed on November 2, 1881
- Kate B. Nay of Danville, Vermont; inscribed on June 5, 1886
- Belle A. Nelson of Ryegate, Vermont; inscribed on October 3, 1882
- Annie M. Nelson
- Katie B. Parker of Barnet, Vermont; inscribed on November 17, 1882; "Last day of Fall Term of the Peacham C.C.G.S."
- Katie Parker of Barnet, Vermont; inscribed on July 23, 1881
- Mrs. J. Parker of Barnet, Vermont; inscribed on May 11, 1882
- Rosa J. Ricker of Peacham, Vermont
- Mary F. Sanborn; inscribed at Peacham, Vermont at C. C. G. S. during the 1882 Fall Term. Clara's schoolmate
- Mrs. Myra Seaver, or Mrs. Myra Seavey or ? of Monroe, New Hampshire; inscribed on September 18, 1881
- Nellie R. Smith of East Burke, Vermont; inscribed on January 27, 1883. Clara's teacher
- Orrin B. Somers of Barnet, Vermont; inscribed on November 7, 1881
- Charley C. Somers; inscribed on November 6, 1881
- May Belle Strobridge of West Barnet, Vermont; inscribed in 1882
- W. W. Taylor of Concord, Vermont; inscribed on 12/10/1893. Also mentions Lancaster, New Hampshire
- Ellie Vermouth of Passumpsic, Vermont; inscribed on November 5, 1882
- Nellie A. Vitty of Passumpsic, Vermont
- Betsie A. Walter; inscribed at East Burke, Vermont, on November 23, 1883
- Clara Belle Warden of Peacham, Vermont; album owner
- Mother; inscribed in 1884. Clara's mother Candace Lucy (Jones) Warden
- Mother; inscribed in October 1881. Candace Lucy (Jones) Warden. Her husband, James Warden, inscribed the right facing page.
- Father; inscribed on November 5, 1882; "age 66 years". James Warden, who was born December 9, 1816 at Barnet, Vermont. His wife Candace Lucy (Jones) Warden inscribed the left facing page.
- Bertha Warden of Barnet, Vermont; inscribed on November 2, 1881. Her father, William B. Warden, was the nephew of Clara's father James Warden.
- Mrs. Warden of Barnet, Vermont; inscribed on November 5, 1881
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