Monday, October 20, 2014

1867-1873 Autograph Album of Ella, perhaps Ella Dorsheimer, of St. Louis, Missouri


1867-1873 autograph album that belonged to an Ella, perhaps Ella Morris Dorsheimer, of St. Louis, Missouri.  Many of the autographs are inscribed to Ella; one of the group pages contains the autograph of Ella Dorsheimer, who signed her name and the date, August 19, 1869.


Others who inscribed their names on the page above:

  1.  H. Brolaski of St. Louis, Missouri
  2.  Ophelia J. Evans, signed on August 15, 1868
  3.  Miss Lillie Benting of St. Louis, Missouri, signed on August 23 [no year written]
  4.  George N. James of Cincinnati, Ohio, signed on August 29, 1868
  5.  Jennie E. Pierce, signed on August 15, 1868
  6.  Della McCara of Columbia, Indiana, signed on November 6, 1868
  7.  Howard Brolaski of Laclede Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri
  8.  Eva C. Howard of Laclede Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri
  9.  ? Parrott of Keokuk, Iowa
  10.  Grace Valle of St. Louis, Missouri
  11.  Emily Brolaski of St. Louis, Missouri, signed on November 14, 1868
The album, published by Leavitt & Allen of New York, New York, measures approximately 7" x 5-1/4" and contains four engravings and the sentiments of 80 people, though a few of them may have signed more than once.  An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the signers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.


One of the group pages mentions that the signers were members of the Junior Class.  


Signers on the page above:
  1. Sallie M. Cooper
  2. Mattie J. Gettys
  3. Bertha Helmerichs
  4. Alice A. Brotherton
  5.  Belle Smithers
  6. Carrie Kintzing
Another group page:


Signers on the page above:
  1.  John W. Loader, signed 28, 1868
  2.  Oll Robison, signed on June 28, 1868
  3.  Mrs. ? C. McClaren, signed June 28, 1868
  4.  Lewis Dorsheimer, signed June 28, 1868; perhaps Ella's father Col. Lewis Dorsheimer (1819-1892)
  5.  ? H. Williamson, signed on July 9, 1868
  6.  W. S. Robison
  7.  L. S. Chiles
  8.  Edward L. Parmelee, signed on July 19, 1868
From online research, hopefully correct and hopefully the Ella who owned the album:  [corrections and additions welcome!]

Ella Morris Dorsheimer was born December 27, 1851 at Saint Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Col. Lewis Dorsheimer and Eugenia D. (Close) Dorsheimer, who were born in Pennsylvania and New York, respectively.  Lewis was a merchant, and the family was apparently well off, as I didn't see that Ella had an occupation in Census records, and one of them listed her widowed mother's occupation as "Own Income".  I don't believe Ella ever married.  She died in 1920.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the signers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.


Several signers inscribed more than one page, I believe, though some of the additional pages were surnames only or initials and a surname, so I can't be sure.  I believe that Henry Franklin Deane signed three pages.  And two people named Parrott signed more than one page.  There's a calling card inside, very faded, but I believe the name was T. J. Parrott.  Several pages were signed by Rob C. Parrott, assuming he was the R. C. Parrott who signed.


One signer, named Brolaski, who inscribed a page at Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1867, had me using a mirror to decipher the handwriting.


Surname list


?GOT
? [18]Gettys [3]OsbornThompson
BHOverstolz [2]V
BentingHelmerichs [2]PValle
Brolaski [4]HeuerParmeleeW
Brotherton [2]HewittParrott [4]]Williamson
CHowardPettes
CarroJPeyton
ChilesJamesPierce
ClaiborneKQ
CooperKeevilQuenelle
CoppKintzingR
CottrillLRea
DLeBronReinhard
DarlingLoaderRobison [4]
DeaneMS
DoddsMcCaraShepard
Dorsheimer [at least 2]McClarenSmithers
EMcDowellSpeck
EvansMontgomeryStoddard


Signers in the album    [Note: Given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

?
  • A. F. D?
  • Box
  • Franz F?, signed at Saint Louis, Missouri, on December 19, 1869
  • Unsigned, a Robert Burns poem
  • Unsigned, dated September 27, 1873
  • Miss Addie Sh?
  • Hotel Johnny; shared the page with O. Robison; Mark LeBron; Sallie J. Peyton; "Shoo Fly"; E. C. Keevil; J. W. McDowell; and R.C.P., K.K.K.
  • "Shoo Fly"; shared the page with Hotel Johnny; O. Robison; Mark LeBron; Sallie J. Peyton; E. C. Keevil; J. W. McDowell; and R.C.P., K.K.K.
  • R. C. P., K.K.K [possibly Rob C. Parrott].; shared the page with Hotel Johnny; O. Robison; Mark LeBron; Sallie J. Peyton; "Shoo Fly"; E. C. Keevil; J. W. McDowell
  • ?, a name that could possibly be Henry and possibly Widfrey; shared the page with Laura Speck
  • Mattie
  • The Pastor at Trinity Chapel B.T.S.
  • Unsigned; Robert Burns poem
  • Lizzie, signed on March 15, 1870
  • ? C. M.
  • Carrie K., signed on March 31, 1868
  • Annie, signed at Bonham's Seminary at Saint Louis, Missouri. Bonham's Female Seminary.  Shared the page with Susie F. Carro
  • Herbert C.
B
  • Miss Lillie Benting of St. Louis, Missouri, signed on August 23 [no year written]; shared the page with H. Brolaski; Ophelia J. Evans; Ella Dorsheimer; George N. James; Jennie E. Pierce; Della McCara; Howard Brolaski; Eva C. Howard; ? Parrott; Grace Valle; Emily Brolaski
  • H. Brolaski of St. Louis, Missouri; shared the page with Ophelia J. Evans; Miss Lillie Benting; Ella Dorsheimer; George N. James; Jennie E. Pierce; Della McCara; Howard Brolaski; Eva C. Howard; ? Parrott; Grace Valle; Emily Brolaski
  • Howard Brolaski of Laclede Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri; shared the page with H. Brolaski; Ophelia J. Evans; Miss Lillie Benting; Ella Dorsheimer; George N. James; Jennie E. Pierce; Della McCara; Eva C. Howard; ? Parrott; Grace Valle; Emily Brolaski
  • Emily Brolaski of St. Louis, Missouri, signed on November 14, 1868; shared the page with H. Brolaski; Ophelia J. Evans; Miss Lillie Benting; Ella Dorsheimer; George N. James; Jennie E. Pierce; Della McCara; Howard Brolaski; Eva C. Howard; ? Parrott; Grace Valle
  • Written backwards: Brolaski, St. Louis, Missouri, 1867; intricate design
  • Alice A. Brotherton; shared the page with other members of the Junior Class: Sallie M. Cooper; Mattie J. Gettys; Bertha Helmerichs; Belle Smithers; Carrie Kintzing
  • Alice A. Brotherton, signed at St. Louis, Missouri, on May 3, 1869
C
  • Susie F. Carro, signed in 1869; shared the page with Annie
  • L. S. Chiles; shared a page with John W. Loader; Oll Robison; Mrs. ? C. McClaren; Lewis Dorsheimer; ? H. Williamson; W. S. Robison; Edward L. Parmelee
  • J. H. L. Claiborne, signed on August 8, 1872
  • Sallie M. Cooper; shared the page with other members of the Junior Class: Mattie J. Gettys; Bertha Helmerichs; Alice A. Brotherton; Belle Smithers; Carrie Kintzing
  • Lizzie Copp, signed at St. Louis, Missouri, on March 28, 1868
  • Julia F. Cottrill of St. Louis, Missouri, signed on May 13, 1867
D
  • Theo Darling or Thomas Darling; not sure of given name.
  • Name is possibly Henry F. Deane, Saint Louis, Missouri, signed in 1869; signed the page before the title page in the album, which normally only the owner signs, and possibly signed another page near the end of the album. Possibly Henry Franklin Deane (1847-1891)
  • Milo G. Dodds, signed on September 8, 1872
  • Album owner may have been Ella Dorsheimer of Saint Louis, Missouri
  • Lewis Dorsheimer, signed June 28, 1868; shared a page with John W. Loader; Oll Robison; Mrs. ? C. McClaren; ? H. Williamson; W. S. Robison; L. S. Chiles; Edward L. Parmelee
  • Ella Dorsheimer, signed on August 19, 1869; shared the page with H. Brolaski; Ophelia J. Evans; Miss Lillie Benting; George N. James; Jennie E. Pierce; Della McCara; Howard Brolaski; Eva C. Howard; ? Parrott; Grace Valle; Emily Brolaski
  •  ? Dorsheimer; shared the page with R. C. Parrott.  Possibly Ella Dorsheimer
E
  • Ophelia J. Evans, signed on August 15, 1868; shared the page with H. Brolaski; Miss Lillie Benting; Ella Dorsheimer; George N. James; Jennie E. Pierce; Della McCara; Howard Brolaski; Eva C. Howard; ? Parrott; Grace Valle; Emily Brolaski
  • Mattie J. Gettys: shared the page with other members of the Junior Class: Sallie M. Cooper; Bertha Helmerichs; Alice A. Brotherton; Belle Smithers; Carrie Kintzing
  • Mattie J. Gettys, signed at St. Louis, Missouri, on February 27, 1867
  • Mattie J. Gettys, signed on February 8, 1869
H
  • Bertha Helmerichs; shared the page with other members of the Junior Class: Sallie M. Cooper; Mattie J. Gettys; Alice A. Brotherton; Belle Smithers; Carrie Kintzing
  • Bertha E. Helmerichs, signed at St. Louis, Missouri, on May 2, 1867; presumably the same Bertha who signed a group page and another individual page with a lovely wheat design
  • Maggie Heuer, signed at Saint Louis, Missouri, on May 9, 1867
  • C. C. Hewitt of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Eva C. Howard of Laclede Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri; shared the page with H. Brolaski; Ophelia J. Evans; Miss Lillie Benting; Ella Dorsheimer; George N. James; Jennie E. Pierce; Della McCara; Howard Brolaski; ? Parrott; Grace Valle; Emily Brolaski
J
  • George N. James of Cincinnati, Ohio, signed on August 29, 1868; shared the page with H. Brolaski; Ophelia J. Evans; Miss Lillie Benting; Ella Dorsheimer; Jennie E. Pierce; Della McCara; Howard Brolaski; Eva C. Howard; ? Parrott; Grace Valle; Emily Brolaski
K
  • E. C. Keevil; shared the page with Hotel Johnny; O. Robison; Mark LeBron; Sallie J. Peyton; "Shoo Fly"; J. W. McDowell; and R.C.P., K.K.K.
  • Carrie Kintzing; shared the page with other members of the Junior Class: Sallie M. Cooper; Mattie J. Gettys; Bertha Helmerichs; Alice A. Brotherton; Belle Smithers
L
  • Mark LeBron, signed on April 13, 1871; shared the page with Hotel Johnny; O. Robison; Sallie J. Peyton; "Shoo Fly"; E. C. Keevil; J. W. McDowell; and R.C.P., K.K.K.
  • John W. Loader, signed 28, 1868; shared a page with Oll Robison; Mrs. ? C. McClaren; Lewis Dorsheimer; ? H. Williamson; W. S. Robison; L. S. Chiles; Edward L. Parmelee
M
  • Della McCara of Columbia, Indiana, signed on November 6, 1868; shared the page with H. Brolaski; Ophelia J. Evans; Miss Lillie Benting; Ella Dorsheimer; George N. James; Jennie E. Pierce; Howard Brolaski; Eva C. Howard; ? Parrott; Grace Valle; Emily Brolaski
  • Mrs. ? C. McClaren, signed June 28, 1868; shared a page with John W. Loader; Oll Robison; Lewis Dorsheimer; ? H. Williamson; W. S. Robison; L. S. Chiles; Edward L. Parmelee
  • J. W. McDowell, signed on January 1, 1870; shared the page with Hotel Johnny; O. Robison; Mark LeBron; Sallie J. Peyton; "Shoo Fly"; E. C. Keevil; and R.C.P., K.K.K.
  • G. C. Montgomery of Frenchtown, Paris, Illinois, signed on January 8, 1870
O
  • E. F. Osborn, signed at St. Louis, Missouri, on April 3, 1870
  • Theresa Overstolz, signed on February 5, 1869
  • T. Overstolz, signed on February 5, 1869; Ella's schoolmate
P
  • Edward L. Parmelee, signed on July 19, 1868; shared a page with John W. Loder; Oll Robison; Mrs. ? C. McClaren; Lewis Dorsheimer; ? H. Williamson; W. S. Robison; L. S. Chiles
  • ? Parrott of Keokuk, Iowa; shared the page with H. Brolaski; Ophelia J. Evans; Miss Lillie Benting; Ella Dorsheimer; George N. James; Jennie E. Pierce; Della McCara; Howard Brolaski; Eva C. Howard; Grace Valle; Emily Brolaski
  • Parrott, signed on April 14, 1870; possibly T. J. Parrott
  • R. C. Parrott; Rob C. Parrott; signed another page as well, and a group page.
  • Calling card of T. J. Parrott of Keokuk, Iowa. Other wording too faint to read.
  • Hattie F. Pettes, signed on November 9, 1871
  • Sallie J. Peyton of Portsmouth, Ohio; shared the page with Hotel Johnny; O. Robison; Mark LeBron; "Shoo Fly"; E. C. Keevil; J. W. McDowell; and R.C.P., K.K.K.
  • Jennie E. Pierce, signed on August 15, 1868; shared the page with H. Brolaski; Ophelia J. Evans; Miss Lillie Benting; Ella Dorsheimer; George N. James; Della McCara; Howard Brolaski; Eva C. Howard; ? Parrott; Grace Valle; Emily Brolaski
Q
  • S. F. Quenelle
R
  • Mary L. Rea of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, signed at St. Louis, Missouri, on November 6, 1868
  • Sue E. Reinhard of St. Louis, Missouri, signed on May 12, 1867
  • Oll Robison, signed on June 28, 1868; shared a page with John W. Loader; Mrs. ? C. McClaren; Lewis Dorsheimer; ? H. Williamson; W. S. Robison; L. S. Chiles; Edward L. Parmelee
  • W. S. Robison; shared a page with John W. Loader; Oll Robison; Mrs. ? C. McClaren; Lewis Dorsheimer; ? H. Williamson; L. S. Chiles; Edward L. Parmelee
  • O. Robison, signed on December 3, 1869; shared the page with Hotel Johnny; Mark LeBron; Sallie J. Peyton; "Shoo Fly"; E. C. Keevil; J. W. McDowell; and R.C.P., K.K.K.
  • O. Robison; signed in March
S
  • Clara Gertrude Shepard of Austinburg, Ohio
  • Belle Smithers; shared the page with other members of the Junior Class: Sallie M. Cooper; Mattie J. Gettys; Bertha Helmerichs; Alice A. Brotherton; Carrie Kintzing
  • Laura Speck, "my classmate, my Grandchild". Not sure what that means.  Shared the page with someone whose name looks like Henry ?, possibly Widfrey
  • H. A. Stoddard, signed on May 1, 1869
T
  • Mamie Thompson of St. Louis, Missouri
V
  • Grace Valle of St. Louis, Missouri; shared the page with H. Brolaski; Ophelia J. Evans; Miss Lillie Benting; Ella Dorsheimer; George N. James; Jennie E. Pierce; Della McCara; Howard Brolaski; Eva C. Howard; ? Parrott; Emily Brolaski
W
  • ? H. Williamson, signed on July 9, 1868; shared a page with John W. Loader; Oll Robison; Mrs. ? C. McClaren; Lewis Dorsheimer; W. S. Robison; L. S. Chiles; Edward L. Parmelee

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