Monday, November 17, 2014

1979-1890 Autograph Album of Minnie Robinson of Frankfort, New York


1879-1890 autograph album that belonged to Minnie Robinson of Frankfort, New York, and, later, Black River, New York.  The album was presented to Minnie by Louise on September 10, 1879.


The album measures approximately 7" x 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 59 of Minnie's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of signers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.


Minnie Robinson was born about 1867 in New York, the daughter of Rev. Lafayette H. Robinson and his first wife Celestia A. (Fassett) Robinson.  They each signed pages in Minnie's album, her father at Oswego City, on April 6, 1880, and her mother at Frankfort, New York, on March 7, 1881.



Minnie's brother Herbert O. Robinson inscribed a page at Black River, New York, on November 19, 1889.


Minnie's mother Celestia A. (Fassett) Robinson died in 1881, only months after she inscribed a page in Minnie's album.  Minnie's stepmother, who I believe was Jane A. (Husted) Fister [or Finster] Robinson, inscribed a page at East Schuyler, New York, on September 17, 1889.


By 1890, Minnie was a schoolteacher or Sunday school teacher at Black River, New York, judging from the pages signed by her "scholars".

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.

Surnames in the album

?CKR
ACapleKeelerR ?
ArnoldCarpenter [2]KelleyReese
BChild [2]KingRobertson
Barber [2]ColsonLRobinson [5]
BarnesCominsLambS
Barris [2]Cory [6]LangSalisbury
BatesDLewisStrail
Bentley [2]DeuceLoomis [2]T
BirchGMThomas
BridenbeckerGetmanMartinTownsend
BrissontHMcCampbellW
BrockeHaydonMcCannWarne
BulsonJPWilliams
JohnsonPooler
Jones [2]

Signers in the album         [Note: Given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]
  • Louise; possibly the Louise who presented the album to Minnie in 1879
A
  • T. B. Arnold of Sycamore, Illinois, signed on September 15, 1879; might be F. B. Arnold
B
  • Charles E. Barber of Grindstone Island, Clayton, New York
  • Mrs. C. E. Barber of Watertown, New York, signed on "9-2-1889"
  • Horace L. ?, signed at North Pharsalia, New York, on July 16, 1883. Presumably Horace L. Barnes
  • J. W. Barris of Frankfort, New York, signed on January 20, 1881
  • Mrs. J. W. Barris, signed on January 6, 1881
  • Mrs. Bates, signed on February 26, 1882
  • Jennie Bentley, signed at Floyd on September 27 [no year written]
  • Etta Bentley, signed at Floyd on September 27, 1882
  • Lottie Birch, signed at Frankfort, New York, on February 14, 1881
  • Judson Bridenbecker of Frankfort, New York, signed on March 18, 1881
  • Lulu Brissont, signed on January 26, 1890
  • Alice G. Brocke of Frankfort, New York, signed on December 11, 1880
  • George W. Bulson of Worcester, New York, signed on September 28, 1887
C
  • Viola Caple of F. P. I., signed at Frankfort, New York, on May 10, 1881
  • H. A. Carpenter, signed at Herkimer, New York. Presumably Methodist minister Herbert A. Carpenter. His wife Lizzie (Stevens) Carpenter signed the right facing page.
  • Lizzie C. Carpenter, signed on November 6, 1882. Presumably Lizzie (Stevens) Carpenter, whose husband, Methodist minister Herbert A. Carpenter, signed the left facing page.
  • Mary C. Child of Black River, New York, on February 11, 1890; "your loving scholar"
  • Eddie S. J. Child of Black River, New York, signed on February 11, 1890; "Your Scholar" I.O.G.T.
  • L. Colson, signed at Batchellerville, New York, on July 28, 1885. Middle initial might be D or G or ?
  • Nettie W. Comins of Black River, New York, signed on February 22, 1888
  • John M. Cory of Black River, New York, signed on January 30, 1890. His wife Ella R. (Roberts) Cory inscribed the right facing page.
  • Mrs. J. M. Cory of Black River, New York, signed on January 30, 1890. She was Ella R. (Roberts) Cory, whose husband John M. Cory signed the left facing page.
  • M. Jennie Cory, signed on February 10, 1890. "I.O.G.T."
  • H. May Cory, signed on February 2, 1890
  • Nettie M. Cory of Black River, New York, signed on February 2, 1890
  • W. B. Cory of Black River, New York, signed on February 10, 1890; presumably William B. Cory
D
  • Frank Deuce, signed on April 25, 1881; he fitted his name in a design of bird and spray
G
  • H. Seymour Getman of Frankfort, New York, signed on January 3, 1881
H
  • Benjamin L. Haydon of Heuvelton, New York, signed at Black River, New York, on March 11, 1890
J
  • Mrs. L. H. Johnson of Frankfort, New York, signed on March 7, 1881. Minnie's mother Celestia (Fassett) Robinson, who would die not long after inscribing this page, on December 12, 1881.
  • Sarah A. Jones, signed January 20, 1881
  • J. H. Jones of Frankfort, New York, signed on February 7, 1881
K
  • Jane C. Keeler, signed on January 6, 1881
  • George E. Kelley of North Wilna, New York, signed on February 22, 1888
  • E. J. King, signed at Oswego, New York, on June 24, 1880
L
  • Carrie J. Lamb of North Wilna, New York, signed at Black River, New York, on February 21, 1889
  • William W. Lang
  • Ella K. Lewis, signed at Frankfort, New York, signed on April 15, 1881
  • Mary A. Loomis; Minnie's aunt Mary A. (Barnaskey) Loomis, whose husband Wayland W. Loomis signed the right facing page.
  • W. W. Loomis of Ingalls Crossing, New York. He was Wayland W. Loomis, whose wife Mary Ann (Barnaskey) Loomis signed the left facing page.
M
  • Almira H. Martin of Black River, New York, signed on February 11, 1890
  • G. B. McCampbell, signed on April 30, 1882
  • Maggie McCann of Frankfort, New York, signed on December 14, 1880; Minnie's schoolmate
P
  • Mrs. C. A. Pooler, signed on April 20, 1882
R
  • Emma A. Runn*, signed at Syracuse, New York, on September 20, 1879. Surname could be Runnion or Runner or ?
  • Ella Reese, signed on January 20, 1881
  • S. Jennie Robertson of Watertown, New York, signed at Black River, New York, on December 23, 1888
  • Minnie, album owner; presented by album by Louise on September 10, 1879. She was Minnie Robinson.
  • L. H. Robinson, signed at Oswego, New York, on April 6, 1880. Minnie's father Rev. Lafayette H. Robinson
  • Herbert O. Robinson of Black River, New York, in Jefferson County, signed on November 19, 1889. Minnie's brother
  • Mary E. Robinson of Pulaski, New York, signed on April 6, 1880; Minnie's cousin
  • Mrs. L. H. Robinson of East Schuyler, New York, signed on September 17, 1889. Minnie's mother Celestia A. (Fassett) Robinson died in 1881. Her father then married Jane A. (Husted), who I believe is the person who signed this page. She had previously been married to Ira Fister.
S
  • C. H. Salisbury of Clayton, New York, signed on February 18, 1885 [not sure of year]
  • Orson Strail of Worcester, New York, signed on May 27, 1887
T
  • Maude Thomas of Rochester, New York, signed at Black River, New York, on December 12, 1888. Middle initial might be Z or ?; Minnie's schoolmate
  • Julia F. Townsend of Utica, New York, signed on June 21, 1880
W
  • Aurelia G. Warne of Auburn, New York
  • Maggie Williams, signed at Frankfort, New York, on April 19, 1881
Frankfort, New York; Oswego, New York; Black River, New York; East Schuyler, New York


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1 comment:

  1. Hi, I am a great granddaughter of Claude S. Robinson, a son of Lafayette and Celestia Robinson, Minnie's brother. I'm really excited to see something actually written by L.H and Celestia. We know very little about Celestia and I feel now like a little bit of her personality has been revealed. Do you think you would be willing to part with this autograph album. Please drop me a line and let me know. Thanks for sharing some of the album's entries, and best wishes.
    Karen Barker

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