Monday, February 26, 2018

1878-1885 Autograph Album of Emma C. Lang of Mishawaka, Indiana


Autograph album kept from 1878 to 1885 by owner Emma C. Lang of Mishawaka, Indiana.  She received the album on October 7, 1878.

It appears from inscriptions that Emma was a student at the Northern Indiana Normal and Business Institute at Valparaiso, Indiana.

Ownership page:


Shared page to which Emma was a contributor, presumably from her time at Northern Indiana Normal & Business Institute:


The album measures approximately 7" by 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of about 50 people, some of whom also inscribed shared pages, one of which also features Emma's autograph.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.


Surnames in the Album

? [5]DDixonRRosewarne ?
BBellEEberhart [2]SSandiland
BestElderSandmeier
BissellFFaulkesSchock [2]
BlissFordSherritt ?
BoothFrank [2]Smith [2]
Boyd [3]LLang [3]Southworth
Brinsmaid [2]LoringVVance
BrownMMarrifield
BurtMarter
ButterworthMcKee
Byrkit [2]Miller
CCameronMinnick
CarringtonOOliver [2]
Chipman [2]PPomeroy [5]
Cooley

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

Emma C. Lang was born July 11, 1859 in Indiana, the daughter of Frederick Lang and Ernestina M. (Frank) Lang.  Emma's FindaGrave memorial notes that she was born in 1853, but her parents married in 1857.

One page inscribed in German is too faint for my German friend to decipher, except for the word "Lang".  This page might have been inscribed by one of Emma's parents or paternal grandparents, though I believe that Emma's father's parents had both died by the time she started her album.


Another page was inscribed by Emma's Grandmother Frank, who would have been Catharine (Roupp) Frank


Read more about the Lang family in Mishawaka, Indiana, in Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana: Together with Biographies of Many Prominent Men of Northern Indiana and of the Whole State, Both Living and Dead, published by the Goodspeed Brothers in 1893.  As noted in the section dealing with the Lang family, Emma had already died by this point, in 1890.

On January 19, 1887 in St. Joseph County, Indiana, Emma C. Lang married Frank Edward Milburn.  They had a son, William Frank Milburn, born in 1888, before Emma's untimely death in 1890.  Frank later married Edith Drinkwater and had several more children.

Emma's buried in the Mishawaka City Cemetery at Mishawaka, Indiana, with Lang and Milburn relatives.

Sources:
  • U.S. Federal Censuses
  • Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana: Together with Biographies of Many Prominent Men of Northern Indiana and of the Whole State, Both Living and Dead, published by the Goodspeed Brothers in 1893
  • Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007
  • South Bend and the men who have made it. Historical, descriptive, biographical, by Tribune Printing Company of South Bend, Indiana, 1901 - for maiden name of Emma's maternal grandmother, in biography of her son Charles Frank of Mishawaka, Indiana
  • FindaGrave.com

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
  • ?; inscribed on December 31, 1878.  Member of F.L.O.B.S.
  • Frank S.; inscribed on January 19, 1879
  • ?; perhaps Mary
  • Dora
  • Pode or Bode
  • Carrie Bell of Perrysville, Indiana; inscribed at Northern Indiana Normal & Business Institute at Valparaiso, Indiana, on January 2, 1880
  • Mate Best; inscribed on October 29, no year written
  • Esse C. Bissell of South Bend, Indiana; inscribed on May 24, 1885
  • Cora Bliss; inscribed at College Hill on January 16, 1880
  • Mattie Booth of Mishawaka, Indiana; inscribed on November 1, 1878.  Shared the page with Hattie L. Eberhart; Estelle M. Loring; and Ida E. Sandiland
  • Anne E. Boyd, one of the F.L.O.B.S.; shared the page with Dora A. Ford; Bessie Oliver; and Flora G. Schock
  • Anna Boyd of Mishawaka, Indiana; inscribed on October 17, 1878
  • Ella Boyd; inscribed on December 16, 1878
  • C. H. Brinsmaid of Mishawaka, Indiana; inscribed on November 19, 1878.   Perhaps Charles H. Brinsmaid
  • Lydia Brinsmaid; inscribed on December 5, 1881
  • Estelle M. Brown; inscribed November 19, 1878
  • Milroy Burt; inscribed at High School on February 7, 1879.  Milroy Burt lived at Mishawaka, Indiana, where Emma also presumably lived.
  • Eugene Butterworth of Mishawaka, Indiana; inscribed on January 15, 1879
  • Jennie Byrkit; shared the page with Emma Lang; Deo Chipman; Jennie Pomeroy; W. J. Pomeroy; and Dwight Cooley
  • Jennie Byrkit
  • M. Amelia Cameron of Bedford, Ohio; inscribed at Valparaiso, Indiana, on January 11, 1880, presumably at Northern Indiana Normal & Business Institute
  • L. Carrington of Grand Rapids, Michigan; inscribed at Valparaiso, Indiana, on January 21, 1880, presumably at Northern Indiana Normal & Business Institute
  • Deo Chipman; shared the page with Emma Lang; Jennie Pomeroy; Jennie Byrkit; W. J. Pomeroy; and Dwight Cooley
  • Deo C. Chipman; inscribed at Battle Creek, Michigan, on December 15, 1879
  • Dwight Cooley; shared the page with Emma Lang; Deo Chipman; Jennie Pomeroy; Jennie Byrkit; and W. J. Pomeroy
  • Anna Dixon of Pontiac, Illinois; inscribed at College Hill on January 17, 1880.  Perhaps at Northern Indiana Normal & Business Institute
  • Hattie L. Eberhart of Mishawaka, Indiana; inscribed on November 1, 1878.  Shared the page with Mattie Booth; Estelle M. Loring; and Ida E. Sandiland
  • Nellie Eberhart; inscribed at Mishawaka, Indiana, on January 16, 1879.  "One of the girls".  "H.D."
  • Maggie Elder; inscribed on April 25, 1879
  • A. L. Faulkes of Burr Oak, Michigan; inscribed on January 22, 1880.  Possibly Arthur L. Faulkes
  • Dora A. Ford; F.L.O.B.S.; shared the page with Anne E. Boyd; Bessie Oliver; and Flora G. Schock
  • Catharine (Roupp) Frank, Emma's grandmother, who wrote her inscription in German
  • M. A. Frank; called herself Emma's aunt.  Possibly Mary A. (Buchheit) Frankel) Frank, wife of Charles Frank, who was a brother to Emma's mother Ernestina M. (Frank) Lang.
  • Emma C. Lang of Mishawaka, Indiana; album owner
  • Emma Lang; shared the page with Deo Chipman; Jennie Pomeroy; Jennie Byrkit; W. J. Pomeroy; and Dwight Cooley
  • ? Lang; extremely faint and in German.  Possibly one of Emma's parents or paternal grandparents.
  • Estelle M. Loring of Mishawaka, Indiana; inscribed on November 1, 1878.  Mentioned "St. Petersburgh".  Shared the page with Mattie Booth; Hattie L. Eberhart; and Ida E. Sandiland
  • Dora Marrifield of Valparaiso, Indiana; inscribed on January 18, 1880
  • Bertha Marter
  • May McKee; inscribed on February 6, 1879
  • Clara Miller of Coloma, Michigan; inscribed at East Hall No. 26, on December 23, 1879
  • Ella Minnick; inscribed on January 8, 1880
  • Bessie Oliver; F.L.O.B.S.; shared the page with Anne E. Boyd; Dora A. Ford; and Flora G. Schock
  • Bessie Oliver; inscribed on March 18, 1879
  • Jennie B. Pomeroy of Kalamazoo, Michigan; inscribed on November 23, 1879
  • Jennie Pomeroy; shared the page with Emma Lang; Deo Chipman; Jennie Byrkit; W. J. Pomeroy; and Dwight Cooley
  • Mana Pomeroy of Kalamazoo, presumably Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • W. J. Pomeroy of Kalamazoo, Michigan; inscribed on December 10, 1879.  Mentions Valparaiso, so presumably inscribed at the Northern Indiana Normal & Business Institute
  • W. J. Pomeroy; shared the page with Emma Lang; Deo Chipman; Jennie Pomeroy; Jennie Byrkit; and Dwight Cooley
  • Anna Rosewarne; inscribed on May 22, 1883.  "Your musical sister"
  • Ida E. Sandiland of Mishawaka, Indiana; inscribed on November 1, 1878.  Shared the page with Mattie Booth; Hattie L. Eberhart and Ida E. Sandiland
  • Sophia Sandmeier of New Carlisle, Indiana; inscribed in February 1879
  • Flora Schock; inscribed at Misawaka, on January or June 19, 1879.  Perhaps Mishawaka, Indiana
  • Flora G. Schock, F.L.O.B.S.; shared the page with Anne E. Boyd; Dora A. Ford; and Bessie Oliver
  • Ella Sherritt
  • Ella Smith of Alton, Illinois; "Happy New Year"
  • Hattie L. Smith of New Carlisle, Indiana; inscribed on February 3, 1879
  • A. A. Southworth, Teacher of Penmanship and Art, Valparaiso, Indiana; inscribed in 1880.  His death notice said that he was one of the noted penman of America.  http://ybinpfg.inportercounty.org/Data/Obits/Southworth5477.html
  • Lonie Vance; inscribed on December 23, 1879.  "Come once come again to Art hall"


Thursday, February 22, 2018

1879-1910 Autograph Album of Ida M. Harvey of Wisconsin & Illinois, Before & After Marriage to Luther D. Wright


Autograph album kept from 1879 to 1910 by Ida M. Harvey of Wisconsin and Illinois, before and after her marriage to Luther D. Wright.

Inscribers hailed from:
  • Carpentersville, Illinois
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • New Hampton, Iowa
  • Sibley, Iowa
  • Bristol, Wisconsin
  • Cypress, Wisconsin, presumably the village in Bristol, Wisconsin
  • Oshkosh, Wisconsin
  • Wilmot, Wisconsin

It appears that the first few pages of the album are missing, and thus possibly any title, ownership or welcome pages.

Clues to Ida's identity included a pages inscribed by her father, Samuel H. Harvey, and her daughters Cora May Wright and Gertrude Wright.  Below, the page inscribed by Ida's father.


The album measures approximately 7" by 4-1/4" and is in fair condition, with re-sewn binding and the unknown number of missing pages, as noted above. I don't believe there are many missing pages, however.  The album contains the sentiments of nearly 60 of Ida's relatives and friends and apparently came to light one day, with the Ida's daughters taking their opportunity to inscribe one or more pages.

An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

AAndermanLLamberson [2]Sherman
BBlakeLaneShortliff
BuckMMastersShumway
BurtonMooreSmith [6]
DDunton [2]PPatrie or PatricSovereign
GGardner [2]PriceStegeman
HHapgoodRReadWWardlow
HardscrabbleRileyWilson [2]
Harvey [4]RobertsWright [3]
Hegemann
Hewitt
Hinman

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

Ida M. Harvey was born in Wisconsin about January 1863, the daughter of Samuel H. Harvey, who inscribed the page above, and Martha Ann (Penney or Pinney) Harvey.

The only inscriber to call Ida "sister" was "Sue" who inscribed a page at Chicago, Illinois, on December 17, 1879.  Sue, however, I believe, was the Susan Elizabeth (Biddle) Harvey, the wife of Ida's brother Edward Smith Harvey.



On May 1, 1883 in Kane County, Illinois, Ida M. Harvey married Luther D. Wright, son of Luther D. Wright and Julia A. (Bradley) Wright.   Ida and Luther lived at Dundee, Illinois, and later moved to Washington State.  They had, I believe, three children, and these three left sentiments in Ida's album.  Cora inscribed three pages, with two shown below, and Gertrude two.

Cora May Wright of Carpentersville, Illinois; Ida's daughter 

Cora May Wright; inscribed on March 20, 1909.  Ida's daughter

Gertrude; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on March 13, 1895.  Ida's daughter Gertrude Wright. 

Gertrude; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on  November 24, 1897.  Ida's daughter Gertrude Wright

The Will who sketched an amazing vignette of a naughty Ida may have been Ida's son William D. Wright, or perhaps a brother-in-law.


Ida died in 1844, and Luther in 1949.  I'm not sure if they're buried in Washington or in Wisconsin or Illinois.  Perhaps a reader will weigh in.

Other inscribers who mentioned a kinship [there were likely others who did not express a kinship]:

  • Lizzie; Ida's cousin, who presented the album to Ida, at Chicago, Illinois, at Christmas in 1879
  • Edgar; Ida's cousin
  • Ed. S. Hinman; inscribed at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on January 2, 1880.  Ida's cousin
  • Emett S. Wilson; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on April 7, 1880.  Ida's cousin.  Cypress was a village in Bristol, Wisconsin.
  • Josie E. Wilson; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on April 7, 1880.  Ida's cousin.  Cypress was a village in Bristol, Wisconsin.

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
  • Lizzie; Ida's cousin, who presented her the album at Chicago, Illinois, at Christmas in 1879
  • Joe; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on December 21, 1879.  Ida's cousin
  • Hattie; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on May 19, 1881.  Cypress is presumably the village at Bristol, Wisconsin.
  • Lizzie; Ida's cousin, who presented the album to Ida, at Chicago, Illinois, at Christmas in 1879
  • Bertha; inscribed at Cypress on May 7, 1881.  Cypress was presumably the village at Bristol, Wisconsin.
  • Edgar; Ida's cousin
  • Nellie ?, possibly Nellie Mizelle; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on March 10, 1880
  • Carrie; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on February 1, 1880
  • George N.; Frank
  • Claud; inscribed on September 19, 1880
  • Jennie S.; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on October 17, 1880
  • ?, possibly Elsie; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on March 28, 1881
  • Herman Anderman; inscribed at WIlmot, Wisconsin, on April 6, 1881
  • E. L. Blake of Chicago, Illinois; inscribed on May 7, 1881
  • Minnie E. Buck; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on May 30, 1880
  • ? Burton; possibly H. Burton or W. Burton; inscribed on October 1, 1882.
  • A. M. Dunton; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on November 13, 1881
  • Mary E. Dunton of Sibley, Iowa; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on November 13, 1881
  • Kittie Gardner; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on March 4, 1880
  • Willie Gardner; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on March 22, 1880
  • Lillie Hapgood; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on March 30, 1880
  • John Hardscrabble
  • Ed; Ida's brother Edward Smith Harvey
  • Ida M. Harvey of Wisconsin and Illinois; presented the album by her cousin Lizzie at Chicago, Illinois, at Christmas in 1879
  • S. H. Harvey; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on January 1, 1880.   Ida's father Samuel H. Harvey
  • Sue; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on December 17, 1879.  Called herself Ida's sister, but perhaps sister-in-law Susan Elizabeth (Biddle) Harvey, wife of Ida's brother Edward Smith Harvey
  • Louis Hegemann; inscribed on April 6, 1881
  • Carrie Hewitt; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on 5-9-1881.  Cypress was a village in Bristol, Wisconsin.
  • Ed. S. Hinman; inscribed at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on January 2, 1880.  Ida's cousin
  • Tillie Kern
  • D. H. Lamberson.  Perhaps David H. Lamberson of Chicago, Illinois
  • F. Lamberson.  Possibly Frank Lamberson of Chicago, Illinois
  • May Lane; inscribed at Cypress on May 7, 1881.  Cypress was presumably the village at Bristol, Wisconsin.
  • Eddie Masters; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on December 6, 1880
  • Frank Moore; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on September 12, 1880
  • Sarah Patrie or Sarah Patric; inscribed on February 3, 1880
  • Kate Price; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on September 15, 1881
  • Austin Read; inscribed on October 14, 1882
  • Will Riley; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on March 15, 1883
  • Josie Roberts; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on October 13, 1880
  • E. Sabin; inscribed in February 1880
  • Sarah E. Sherman of New Hampton, Iowa; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on October 13, 1884
  • Laura Shotliff; inscribed on May 20, 1881
  • Clara E. C. Shumway of Bristol, Wisconsin, inscribed on May 20, 1881
  • Elmer C. Smith; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on March 28, 1881
  • Fannie Smith; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on February 20, 1881
  • Irving Smith; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on November 21, 1880
  • Martha E. Smith of Carpentersville, Illinois
  • May Smith; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois
  • W. R. Smith; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois
  • Bell Sovereign of Bristol, Wisconsin; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on April 2, 1881
  • Mary Stegeman; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on April 6, 1881
  • George Wardlow of Carpentersville, Illinois
  • Emett S. Wilson; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on April 7, 1880.  Ida's cousin.  Cypress was a village in Bristol, Wisconsin.
  • Josie E. Wilson; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on April 7, 1880.  Ida's cousin.  Cypress was a village in Bristol, Wisconsin.
  • Cora M. Wright; inscribed three pages, including dated ones on March 20, 1909 and October 4, 1910.  Ida's daughter Cora May Wright.
  • Gertrude; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on March 13, 1895.  Ida's daughter Gertrude Wright.  She also inscribed the following page on November 24, 1897.
  • Will Wright, possibly. Also, initials C.H.H.  Wonderful sketch of Ida as a little girl sitting on a log.



Wednesday, February 21, 2018

1880s Autograph Album of Friedrich Philip Binder, "Fred", of Monee, Illinois


1880s autograph album of Frederick Philip Binder, "Fred", of Monee, Illinois.

Many inscribers added "'73" to their sentiments, possibly referring to a school at Monee, or Hayes or Tuscola.  Fred's future wife Clara Marie Kettering inscribed the last page in the album; image shown farther below.


The album measures approximately 7" by 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of about 59 of Fred's relatives, friends and, presumably, 1873 classmates.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.


Surnames in the Album

? [8]HHawleySSchiffer
AAndrewsHinelineSeymour
AshbrookKKasperSmith [3]
BBinder [5]Kettering [2]Sonneborn
BischmannKnechtTTinch
BohlanderKolstedtVVatter [2]
BonhamLLawWVollmar
BrewerLuehrs [2]Ward
CCarterMMasonWolfe
ClarkMcClory
CoxMiller [3]
DDaughertyMilliken
DoleMoats [2]
FFreeseWRobbins
GGillespieRutledge
Gilman

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

Friedrich Philip Binder, "Fred", was born, according to his gravestone and to a St. Paul's Church Burial Record, on December 5, 1859 at Chicago, Illinois, the son of Friedrich Binder and Barbara (Schneider) Binder.  Barbara inscribed the first page of inscriptions in German.


Inscribers who expressed a kinship (and there were likely others who did not):
  • Rosa; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on October 12, 1881.  Fred's cousin
  • F. W. Binder or H. W. Binder; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on February 10, 1883.  Fred's cousin
  • F. W. Binder; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on July 4, 1883 at 6 P.M.  Fred's cousin
  • Henry Fred Binder; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on December 5, 1881.  Album owner Fred's cousin
  • Louisa Binder; Fred's cousin

On May 14, 1885 in Will County, Illinois, Fred married Clara Marie Kettering, daughter of Adam Johann Kettering and Katharina (Wild) Kettering.  On Clara's death record, her parents names appear as Adam Kettering and Catherine (Wild) Kettering.   Clara and her brother Ferdinand Oscar Kettering inscribed pages in Fred's album.


I believe Fred and Clara had two sons.  Fred died in 1911 and Clara in 1942.  They're buried in the St. Paul Evangelical Reformed Cemetery at Monee, Illinois.

Sources 
  • U.S. Federal Censuses
  • Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
  • St. Paul's Church Burial Record, Page 614
  • Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
  • FindaGrave.com

Interesting pages in the album:

Urbana Smith; inscribed on February 9, 1881 at 8:50 P.M.

Mary Vatter; inscribed at Monee, Illinois, on December 18, 1880.  


Emma L. Bonham; inscribed at Tuscola, Illinois, on February 7, 1881.  Mentions their shared time at Hayes

Inscribers in the Album
  • J. E. D.; inscribed at Hayes, Illinois, on November 27, 1880
  • Rosa; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on October 12, 1881.  Fred's cousin
  • Jinks of Mattoon, Illinois; inscribed on April 9, no year written
  • Written partly in code; inscribed to Operator H from Operator P"; inscribed on June 14, 1881
  • Julia; inscribed at Hayes, Illinois, on January 29, 1881
  • Mary; inscribed at Monee, Illinois, on November 25, 1880
  • Laura; inscribed at Tuscola, Illinois, in June 1881; written partly in French
  • Ma of Hayes, Illinois; inscribed on July 12, 1881.  Was this Fred's mother Barbara (Schneider) Binder?  Or perhaps a house mother or someone else.
  • Florence Andrews of Buckley, Illinois; inscribed at Hayes, Illinois, on July 9, 1881
  • S. C. Ashbrook; inscribed on June 10, 1881.  Mentions Tuscola in the inscription
  • Barbara Binder, Fred's mother.  She was Barbara (Schneider) Binder; wrote her sentiment in German.
  • F. P. Binder of Monee, Illinois; album owner Frederick Philip Binder, or Friedrich Philip Binder (1859-1911)
  • F. W. Binder or H. W. Binder; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on February 10, 1883.  Fred's cousin
  • F. W. Binder; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on July 4, 1883 at 6 P.M.  Fred's cousin
  • Henry Fred Binder; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on December 5, 1881.  Album owner Fred's cousin
  • Louisa Binder; Fred's cousin
  • Louis C. Bischmann of Monee, Illinois; inscribed on November 25, 1880
  • Rhoda Bohlander; inscribed at Monee, Illinois, on September 18, 1880
  • Emma L. Bonham; inscribed at Tuscola, Illinois, on February 7, 1881.  Mentions their shared time at Hayes
  • Sadie Brewer; not sure of surname; of St. Joseph, Michigan; inscribed at Hayes, Illinois, on November 27, 1880
  • E. H. Carter; inscribed at Hayes, Illinois, on February 7, 1881
  • L. P. Clark; inscribed at "US", Tuscola, Illinois, on June 10, 1881.  "73"
  • W. Cox; middle initial A or D; inscribed at Monee, Illinois, on January 19, 1881
  • Jeff Daugherty; inscribed at Hayes, Illinois, on February 11, 1881
  • C. A. Dole; inscribed at Tuscola, Illinois, on April 5, 1881
  • Edo R. Freese; inscribed at Monee, Illinois, on November 26, 1880
  • Estelle Gillespie of Tuscola, Illinois; inscribed on February 7, 1881
  • C. E. Gilman; inscribed at Monee, Illinois, on December 18, 1904.  "73"
  • ? B. Hawley; inscribed at Hayes, Illinois, in August 1881.  First initial could be C, E, O or ?
  • H. H. Hineline of Chicago, Illinois; inscribed on August 13, 1883
  • P. J. Kasper; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on February 11, 1881
  • Clara Marie.  Presumably Clara Marie Kettering, whom Fred would marry in 1885
  • Ferd Kettering; inscribed at St. Louis, Missouri, on February 13, 1882.  Ferdinand O. Kettering, brother of Fred's future wife Clara M. (Kettering) Binder
  • Ed. R. Knecht of Mattoon, Illinois; inscribed on April 5, 1881.  "73"
  • John Kolstedt; inscribed at Monee, Illinois, on November 26, 1880
  • Jennie Law of Mattoon, Illinois; inscribed on April 10, 1881.  "73"
  • ? H. Luehrs of Monee, Illinois
  • Harry Luehrs; from or inscribed at Aurelia, Iowa, on February 13, 1882
  • Julia Mason
  • T. McClory; not sure of middle initial; inscribed at Tuscola, Illinois, on February 11, 1881
  • George S. Miller; inscribed at Monee, Illinois, on April 17, 1882
  • Mary Miller; inscribed on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1880
  • Simon Miller of Monee, Illinois; inscribed on November 26, 1880
  • J. E. Milliken; inscribed on March 3, 1882.  "73"
  • Emma Moats of Hayes, Illinois; inscribed on January 25, 1881
  • Sarah Moats of Hayes, Illinois; inscribed on January 25, 1881
  • Joe C. Robbins of Richview, Illinois; inscribed on November 27, 1880.  "73"
  • George W. Rutledge of Hayes, Illinois; inscribed on August 17, 1881
  • Carl Schiffer; inscribed on November 25, 1880.  "Your Thanksgiving Friend"
  • Charles Seymour; inscribed at Champaign, Illinois, on March 9, 1881
  • G. M. Smith of Pesotum, Illinois; inscribed on June 14, 1881.  "Yours with '73'"
  • Sadorus S. Smith; inscribed on February 10, 1881.  Presumably Sadorus Springfield Smith (1858-1951)
  • Urbana Smith; inscribed on February 9, 1881 at 8:50 P.M..  Beautiful colored sketch of flag, scroll, arrow, flowers, birds, elk
  • George Sonneborn, Jr., of Monee, Illinois; inscribed on November 26, 1880
  • D. Tinch; inscribed on 4-5-81
  • Bertha Vatter; inscribed at Monee, Illinois, on December 20, 1880.  
  • Mary Vatter; inscribed at Monee, Illinois, on December 18, 1880.  She sketched a scroll and foliage
  • Ferdinand Vollmar; inscribed at Frankfort Station, Illinois, on March 1, 1882
  • H. A. Ward; inscribed at Champaign, Illinois, on July 16, 1881
  • Ed. J. Wolfe of Monee, Illinois; inscribed on February 18, 1882.  "73"

Sunday, February 18, 2018

1879-1882 Autograph Album of Katie A. Zimmerman of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Area


1879-1882 autograph album of Katie A. Zimmerman of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, area.    In addition to Harrisburg, inscriptions came from the Pennsylvania towns of Chambersburg, Churchville, Goldsboro, Highspire, Lebanon, Shippensburg and Steelton.

One person mentioned B.E.C., which might have been a college in the Harrisburg, area.  Hopefully a reader will share an insight.  If a college, some of the farther flung inscribers might have been students there.

Katie wrote her name on two pages.



The album was given to Katie by Maggie on December 25, 1879, as noted in handwriting at the top of the title page.


The album measures approximately 7" by 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of over 30 of Katie's relatives and friends.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

? [10]PPalmer
AAllemanSSanders
AuxerSeeger
DDeanShank
DunkleShenk ?
FFunckSiders
HHanshueStofer
HummelStoner
LLehman [2]UUrich
MMartinWWillis
McReynoldsYYinger
MeadeZZimmerman
Mumma

Two people mentioned a cousin relationship with Katie.  They were:
  • Clara C. Hanshue, who inscribed her page at Steelton, Pennsylvania, on May 13, 1880
  • Josephine B. Stofer, who inscribed her page at Middletown, Pennsylvania, on April 24, 1883.  

I believe Clara and Josephine were related to Katie through her Zimmerman line, as Clara's grandmother was a Zimmerman, and Josephine's mother was a Zimmerman.   

There were several cases of a Katie Zimmerman who fit the profile of our Katie.  Hopefully a reader will be able to connect her to Clara and Josephine and provide the names of her parents and spouse, if any.

One interesting page was inscribed at "Brookside" on September 10, 1882 by several people from Harrisburg, Highspire and Churchville.  They were D. H. Lehman, S. C. Lehman, John Martin, Charles Palmer and W. H. Siders.


If you can identify Katie A. Zimmerman or have information on any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Inscribers in the Album
  • Maggie; presented the album to Katie on December 25, 1879
  • Jennie
  • ?.  Possibly a relative
  • Lizzie
  • Little Giss; not sure of name; inscribed at Highspire, Pennsylvania; on April 2, 1881
  • A.; inscribed on August 12, 1881
  • S. C. L.; inscribed at Highspire, Pennsylvania, on March 28, 1881
  • Margaret
  • "your friend".  "Ever remember the eventful Sunday Evening in Goldsboro".
  • Inscription, perhaps by Katie herself
  • George R. Alleman of Steelton, Pennsylvania; inscribed on September 19, 1880
  • Mary Auxer; inscribed at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on August 1, 1881
  • Lizzie Dean; inscribed at Highspire, Pennsylvania, on March 28, 1881
  • S. F. Dunkle of Steelton, Pennsylvania; inscribed on September 19, 1880
  • Bessie Funck; inscribed at Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on August 1, 1881
  • Clara C. Hanshue; inscribed at Steelton, Pennsylvania, on May 13, 1880.  Katie's cousin
  • Lizzie Hummel ; inscribed at Goldsboro, Pennsylvania, on September 27, 1880
  • D. L. Lehman; inscribed at Brookside on September 10, 1882  "Ever remember the crowd from Harrisburg, Highspire and Churchville".  Shared the page with W. H. Siders, John Martin, Charles Palmer, S. C. Lehman and U.S. Stoner
  • S. C. Lehman; inscribed at Brookside on September 10, 1882  "Ever remember the crowd from Harrisburg, Highspire and Churchville".  Shared the page with W. H. Siders, John Martin, Charles Palmer, D. L. Lehman, and U.S. Stoner
  • John Martin; inscribed at Brookside on September 10, 1882  "Ever remember the crowd from Harrisburg, Highspire and Churchville".  Shared the page with W. H. Siders, Charles Palmer, D. L. Lehman, S. C. Lehman and U.S. Stoner
  • H. F. McReynolds of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; inscribed at B. E. C. on September 19, 1880
  • G. S. Meade of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; inscribed on September 19, 1880
  • C. Nissley Mumma; not sure of initial; of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania; inscribed on May 1, 1881
  • Charles Palmer; inscribed at Brookside on September 10, 1882  "Ever remember the crowd from Harrisburg, Highspire and Churchville".  Shared the page with W. H. Siders, John Martin, D. L. Lehman, S. C. Lehman and U.S. Stoner
  • Mattie E. Sanders
  • Kate L. Seeger and Dannie [not sure of first letter in Dannie]; inscribed at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 1881
  • M. S. Shank; inscribed at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1881
  • Sallie Shenk or Sallie Sherck
  • W. H. Siders; inscribed at Brookside on September 10, 1882  "Ever remember the crowd from Harrisburg, Highspire and Churchville".  Shared the page with John Martin, Charles Palmer, D. L. Lehman, S. C. Lehman and U.S. Stoner
  • Josephine B. Stofer; inscribed at Middletown, Pennsylvania, on April 24, 1883.  Katie's cousin
  •  U. S. Stoner; inscribed at Brookside on September 10, 1882  "Ever remember the crowd from Harrisburg, Highspire and Churchville".  Shared the page with W. H. Siders, John Martin, Charles Palmer, D. L. Lehman, and S. C. Lehman
  • John Urich of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania; inscribed on April 12, 188x, possibly 1885.  Middle initial possibly H
  • Ida B. Willis; inscribed at Goldsboro, Pennsylvania, on September 27, 1880
  • Nettie Yinger of Goldsboro, Pennsylvania; inscribed on September 27, 1880
  • Katie A. Zimmerman of Pennsylvania, area; album owner; given the album by Maggie on December 25, 1879