1857-1862 Autograph Album, Presumably Owned by Laura V. F. Overlock of Waldoboro, Maine

1857-1862 autograph album owned by a Laura from Waldoboro,  Maine, presumably Laura V. F. Overlock, future wife of Theodore Stanley Brown.

"The Album of Poetry" measures approximately 7-3/4" by 6-1/4" and was printed by the Moss & Brother of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  It contains six full-page engravings, two of what appear to be original art works and the sentiments of 47 of Laura's relatives, friends and schoolmates.

Tucked in a page inscribed by E. Winnie Overlock at Waldoboro, Maine, on February 14, 1858 is the photograph of an unidentified young man.  E. Winnie Overlock was the sister of Laura V. F. Overlock, the album's presumed owner.

Also tucked in is a wonderfully intricate drawing by E. Warren Hastings of Charlestown, Massachusetts.  An incense burner fashioned by E. Warren Hastings in 1871 is held at the Smithsonian Institution.

Another page contains a hand-painted illustration containing the names of Ella M. Cochrane and James H. Cochrane.

From brief online research, hopefully correct and assuming the album owner was Laura V. F. Overlock:  [corrections and additions requested]

Laura V. F. Overlock was born, according to her death record, at Waldoboro, Maine, on March 18, 183x, with the last digit hard to decipher.  It may have been 1839, as most census records seem to indicate a birth around 1839 or 1840; there's a later penciled notation of "40".  Her parents were Thomas Overlock and Elizabeth M. (Pollard ?) Overlock, who were born at Waldoboro, Maine, and Brunswick,  Maine, respectively.

On November 17, 1863 at Waldoboro, Maine, Laura V. F. Overlock married Theodore Stanley Brown, son of Charles Sampson Brown and Susan Noyes (Robinson) Brown.  Theodore was born at Waldoboro, Maine, about October 1833.  Thomas inscribed a page in Laura's album at Waldoboro, Maine, on January 20, 1858.

Laura V. F. (Overlock) Brown died at Waldoboro, Maine, on April 21, 1919.

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.

Surnames in the Album

	? [4]	D	Demuth	L	Lightbody
B	B ?		Dow		Ludden ?
	Benner	F	Feyler	M	Moses
	Blethen		French [2]	O	Overlock [2]
	Brown	G	Gilbert	P	Packard
C	C ? [2]	H	H ?	R	Robinson
	Castner		Harriman	S	S ?
	Chapman		Hastings [2]		Sargent
	Clark [2]		Hollis [shared and individual pages]		Soule
	Clarke	J	Jones		Stacey
	Cochrane [2]	K	K ?	T	Tenney
	Coolidge [2]		Kimball [2]	W	Woodman

Inscribers in the Album

• Hard to read if this is a name or an unsigned inscription: ? Tasos Derar pappateuas ?
• Stephen
• Maria, inscribed at Brunswick, Maine in April 1861
• Mira Augusta; not sure of first name

B

• B. V. B.
• E. R. Benner of Waldoboro, Maine, inscribed on March 18, 1858.  Perhaps Edward R. Benner
• S. A. Blethen, inscribed at Dover, Maine, on March 31, 1861
• Theodore S. Brown, inscribed at Waldoboro,  Maine, on January 20, 1858.  Presumably Theodore Stanley Brown, who would marry Laura V. F. Overlock, album owner, in 1863.

C

• Helen S. C., inscribed at South Framingham, Massachusetts, on April 1, 1861
• M. J. C.; Laura's schoolmate
• Mrs. William H. Castner, inscribed at Waldoboro, Maine, on June 5, 1857; a 3-page inscription
• A. F. Chapman
• J. M. Clark, inscribed at Waldoboro, Maine, on August 10, 1857
• Willie Clark, inscribed at South Framingham, Massachusetts, in March 1861
• Sam W. Clarke, inscribed at Waldoboro, Maine, on October 22, 1862; presumably Samuel Warren Clarke (1837-1904)
• Hand painted illustration with the names of Ella M. Cochran and James H. Cochrane worked into a scroll.
• Hand painted illustration with the names of Ella M. Cochran and James H. Cochrane worked into a scroll.
• E. Coolidge, inscribed at South Framingham, presumably Massachusetts, on February 24, 1861.  Middle initial might be H. or T.C.  Possibly Edwin H. Coolidge, brother of Harriet E. Coolidge
• H. E. Coolidge, inscribed at South Framingham, presumably Massachusetts, on February 24, 1861 or 1861.  Possibly Harriet E. Coolidge, sister of Edwin H. Coolidge

D

• A. A. Demuth, inscribed at Waldoboro, Maine, on December 6, 1858
• Mallie E. Dow, inscribed at Waldoboro, Maine, on July 2, 1857

F

• Shared page: 1)  Miss Maria D. Moses of South Paris, Maine, inscribed on January 12, 1859; 2)  Miss Martha J. Feyler of Waldoboro, Maine; 3) Miss Lizzie Hollis of Waldoboro, Maine, inscribed on May 6, 1859; middle initial G or T or ?; 4)  Jo Jones of Brooks, Maine
• E. E. French, inscribed at South Framingham, presumably Massachusetts, on March 30, 1861
• Leora A. French, inscribed at Saxonville, presumably Massachusetts, on March 28, 1861

G

• Susie E. Gilbert, inscribed at West Brookfield, Massachusetts, on March 31, 1860 or 1861
• A. P. H.; not sure of initials

H

• Eunice A. C. Harriman of Waldoboro,  Maine, inscribed on February 4, 1858; Laura's schoolmate and friend
• Intricate drawing by E. Warren Hastings of Charlestown, Massachusetts; brother of inscriber Rosa Hastings.  Perhaps the maker of this incense burner held at the Smithsonian Institution: http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/mousetrap/#
• Rosa Hastings of Charlestown, Massachusetts; sister of inscriber E. Warren Hastings
• Shared page: 1)  Miss Maria D. Moses of South Paris, Maine, inscribed on January 12, 1859; 2)  Miss Martha J. Feyler of Waldoboro, Maine; 3) Miss Lizzie Hollis of Waldoboro, Maine, inscribed on May 6, 1859; middle initial G or T or ?; 4)  Jo Jones of Brooks, Maine

J

• Shared page: 1)  Miss Maria D. Moses of South Paris, Maine, inscribed on January 12, 1859; 2)  Miss Martha J. Feyler of Waldoboro, Maine; 3) Miss Lizzie Hollis of Waldoboro, Maine, inscribed on May 6, 1859; middle initial G or T or ?; she also inscribed an individual page at Waldoboro, Maine, on May 9, 1859; 4) Jo Jones of Brooks, Maine

K

• Addie K., inscribed at Waldoboro,  Maine, in 1857
• Lizzie W. Kimball of Waldoboro, Maine.  She may have been Elizabeth (Winchenbach) Kimball, and it may have been her husband,  Nathan R. Kimball, who inscribed the facing page as N. R. Kimball.
• N. R. Kimball; not sure of initials; he pasted two photographs of himself on the page.  He may have been Dr. Nathan R. Kimball, and it may have been his wife Elizabeth (Winchenbach) Kimball, who inscribed the facing page as Lizzie W. Kimball of Waldoboro, Maine.

L

• Thomas Lightbody.  E. A. L. Stacey also inscribed the page, at Waldoboro, Maine, on March 29, 1857
• Scrap of paper pasted on a page with two names: L. V. F. Overlock and J. Ludden [?].  L. V. F. Overlock is presumably the album owner Laura.

M

• Shared page: 1)  Miss Maria D. Moses of South Paris, Maine, inscribed on January 12, 1859; 2)  Miss Martha J. Feyler of Waldoboro, Maine; 3) Miss Lizzie Hollis of Waldoboro, Maine, inscribed on May 6, 1859; middle initial G or T or ?; 4)  Jo Jones of Brooks, Maine

O

• E. Winnie Overlock, inscribed at Waldoboro, Maine, on February 14, 1858; sister of album owner Laura V. F. Overlock.  A photograph of a young man is tucked in this page, but whether there is a relationship to the inscriber of not, I don't know.
• Laura, autograph album owner, presumably Laura V. F. Overlock (1840-1916), who would marry Theodore Stanley Brown in 1863.  She was born in 1840, daughter of Thomas Overlock and Elizabeth (Pollard ?) Overlock.  Her name appears on a scrap of paper pasted on a page of the album as L.V.F. Overlock

P

• Charles A. Packard of Waldoboro,  Maine, inscribed in September 1857

R

• Miss M. Lizzie Robinson, inscribed at South Framingham, presumably Massachusetts, inscribed on March 30, 1861

S

• H. R. E. S.
• Mary E. Sargent, from Somerville,  Massachusetts, or inscribed there, on August 10, 1861
• Nellie Soule, inscribed a three page sentiment on June 4, 1857
• E. A. L. Stacey, inscribed at Waldoboro, Maine, on March 29, 1857.  Thomas Lightbody also inscribed the page.

T

• Name possibly A. G. Tenney of Brunswick, Maine, inscribed at Waldoboro, Maine, on September 20, 1858.  He may have been Albert Gorham Tenney (1814-1894) of Brunswick, Maine

W

• Ettie Woodman