Wednesday, January 17, 2018

1880s Autograph Album of Elizabeth J. Frutchey, "Eliza", of Wilmot, Pennsylvania


1880s autograph album that belonged to Elizabeth J. Frutchey, "Eliza", of Wilmot, Pennsylvania.  The album contains inscriptions from Eliza's relatives, friends and teacher from Pennsylvania, with others from Kansas and New York.

Eliza's name and that of Edward Cotter of Atwood, Kansas, appear on the inside front cover.


The album measures approximately 6-1/4" by 4" and contains the sentiments of 55 of Eliza's relatives, friends and teacher Loanna V. Dodge, whose page is shown below.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.


Surnames in the Album

? [6]MMckernan
AArey [3]PPennington
BBenderPlace [2]
BilesPotter
Brown [2]RReam [4]
CCotterReed
Cotter ?Richart
DDodgeRogers
FFarr [2]Ryder [2]
FitchSSmith
FleschhutStevens
Frutchey [6]Swank
FullerSweeney
GGoodrichVVanluvanee
HHollandVorhis [2]
LLakeWWheeler [3]
Lewis

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Elizabeth J. Frutchey, "Eliza", was born in 1872 in Pennsylvania, the daughter of William Frutchey and Sophronia (Whipple) Frutchey.  Eliza had several siblings, at least three of whom inscribed pages in her album.

Sister Hattie A. Frutchey inscribed a page that she shared with Bessie Corey.


Another page was inscribed by B. Corey in December 1882.  Was this another page inscribed by Bessie Arey, or perhaps by Burleigh John Arey, who would become Hattie A. Frutchey's husband?


Eliza's brother Reed G. Frutchey inscribed a page on February 17, 1884.


Other inscribers who expressed kinship with Eliza or with the surname Frutchey:
  • Emma V. Farr of Wilmot, Pennsylvania; inscribed on December 11, 1882.  Eliza's cousin
  • Jessie; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on June 10, 1883.  Eliza's sister Jessie Frutchey
  • Dora Frutchey of Wilmot, Pennsylvania; inscribed on November 11, 1882.  Presumably the Dora Frutchey whose father, Christian Frutchey, was a brother to Eliza's father William H. Frutchey
  • Eleanor Frutchey; inscribed on January 19, 1884 at Wilmot, Pennsylvania
Sometime before the birth of Eliza's son, Martin Elery Brown, in 1894, she had married Martin Luther Brown of Pennsyylvania.  They lived in Pennsylvania and New York.  Martin died in 1934 and is buried in the Wyalusing Cemetery at Wyalusing, Pennsylvania.  Eliza is also buried there, but I can't rmake out the year of her death on her stone.   She was still alive at the time of the 1930 Census of Binghamton, New York.

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 in the Album
  • J. H. W. or I. H. W. of ?
  • William; shared the page with G. M. Whipple
  • ?; inscribed on November 26, 1882.  Possibly J. T. or I. T.
  • E. M. W.; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on August 9, 1884
  • Etta Per?, possibly Etta Persun; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on April 24, 1883
  • Abbie ?; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on March 25, 1886
A
  • B. Arey; inscribed in December 1882.  Possibly the Bessie Arey who inscribed her name on the inside front cover with that of album owner Eliza or perhaps Burleigh John Arey, who would marry Eliza's sister Hattie A. Frutchey
  • Bessie Arey of Terrytown, Pennsylvania; shared the page with Hattie A. Frutchey
  • H. W. Arey
C
  • Charles W. Bender; inscribed at Mill City on November 28, 1884
  • W. L. Biles of Lime Hill, Pennsylvania; inscribed on December 10, 1882
  • Anna Brown of Terrytown, Pennsylvania; inscribed on October 12, 1883
  • Kittie Brown; inscribed on January 30, 1887 at Wilmot, Pennsylvania
C
  • Edward Cotter of Atwood, Kansas; name on the inside front cover along with that of album owner Eliza Frutchey
  • Maggie Cotter; inscribed in 1882
D
  • Loanna V. Dodge; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on April 24, 1883.  Eliza's teacher
F
  • Emma V. Farr of Wilmot, Pennsylvania; inscribed on December 11, 1882.  Eliza's cousin
  • Norah Farr; middle initial possibly I. or J.; of Wilmot, Pennsylvania; inscribed on December 10, 1882
  • Abilene Fitch of Sugar Hill, Pennsylvania; inscribed on August 8, 1886
  • Eugene Fleschhut; inscribed in September 1887; Burke
  • Dora Frutchey of Wilmot, Pennsylvania; inscribed on November 11, 1882.  Presumably the Dora Frutchey whose father, Christian Frutchey, was a brother to Eliza's father William H. Frutchey
  • Eleanor Frutchey; inscribed on January 19, 1884 at Wilmot, Pennsylvania
  • Eliza Frutchey of WIlmot, Pennsylvania; album owner, whose name appears on the inside front cover along with that of Edwina Cotter
  • Hattie A. Frutchey; Eliza's sister.  Shared the page with Bessie Corey
  • Jessie; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on June 10, 1883.  Eliza's sister Jessie Frutchey
  • Reed G. Frutchey; inscribed on February 17, 1884.  Eliza's brother
  • Alice Fuller; inscribed at Camptown, Pennsylvania, on November 30, 1883
G
  • Chancy Goodrich; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on October 18, 1889
H
  • Ella Holland; inscribed on October 12, no year written
L
  • Fyfe Lake; not sure of name; of Michigan; inscribed on December 9, 1882.  Shared page with Mrs. H. C. Place
  • A. Claire Lewis of New Era, Pennsylvania; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on February 10, 1885
M
  • Ann Mckernan; inscribed on January 16, 1884
P
  • Lizzie Pennington; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on April 27, 1883
  • Carrie Place; inscribed at New Albany, Pennsylvania, in April 1883
  • Mrs. H. C. Place of Pennsylvania; shared page with Fyfe Lake [not sure of name]
  • Bell Potter; inscribed on October 12, 1883
R
  • Mrs. C. E. Ream; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on April 24, 1883
  • Frank Ream of Shunk, Pennsylvania, in Sullivan County.  Shared the page with John F. Ream
  • John F. Ream; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on April 26, 1883.  Shared the page with Frank Ream
  • Mary Ream; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on April 24, 1883
  • M. Viola Reed of Camptown, Pennsylvania; inscribed on October 15, 1883
  • Bernice Richart of Monroeton, Pennsylvania; inscribed on April 11, 1884
  • Mrs. Nan Rogers; inscribed at Sugar Run, Pennsylvania, on October 11, 1882
  • Emma J. Ryder; inscribed on June 7, 1883 at Wilmot, Pennsylvania
  • Susan Ryder; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on November 29, 188x [can't decipher last digit].  Page also mentions name that appears to be Mattie Brown
S
  • Mrs. W. F. Smith of Molhooley, Pennsylvania, on Sullivan County, inscribed of February 15, 1884
  • Ada Stevens of Laddsburg, Pennsylvania; inscribed on January 16, 1884
  • William J. Swank; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on June 10; no year written
  • Mary Sweeney; inscribed on February 18, 1883
V
  • Stella Vanluvanee; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on April 24, 1883 [not sure of last digit]
  • Miss Dell Vorhis of Newfield, New York; inscribed on February 8, 1884
  • R. Vorhis of Newfield, New York; inscribed on February 14, 1884
W
  • Hattie M. Wheeler; inscribed at WIlmot, Pennsylvania, on August 1, 1884
  • Irvin Wheeler; inscribed at Wilmot, Pennsylvania, on August 9, 1884
  • Melvin Wheeler; middle initial L or S; inscribed at Scranton, Pennsylvania, on October 15, 1884
  • G. M. Whipple; shared the page with William




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