Saturday, February 10, 2018

1880s/1890s Autograph Album of Edith E. Hoffman of St. Clair County, Michigan


Autograph album kept through the 1880s and 1890s by Edith E. Hoffman of St. Clair County, Michigan.  The inside front cover shows that Edith was given the album in 1884 by Lizzie Moore, presumably Edith teacher or Sunday School teacher.


 Inscriptions from:
  • Bay City, Michigan
  • Blaine, Michigan
  • Detroit, Michigan
  • Grant, Michigan
  • Jeddo, Michigan
  • Lakeport, Michigan
  • Lexington, Michigan
  • Plymouth, Michigan
  • Port Huron, Michigan
  • Saginaw, Michigan
  • Springport, Michigan
  • Zion, Michigan
  • Hess Road, New York - Edith's maternal grandparents and uncle and wife


The album measures approximately 7" by 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of over 80 of Edith's relatives, friends, schoolmates and teachers.  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]DDeckerMMcDonald [2]
AAitkenDuncan [5]McGaw
AustinEErnestMead
BBergdorfFFullerMoore
BullGGorman [2]Moyer
Burkholder [2]Graham [2]Munger
CCashHHamlin [3]OO'Connor [2]
ChaplinHarger [2]PParsons [3]
ClineHoffman [6]RRutledge
Colden [2]HopkinsSStark
Cole [5]Huie or Hine [2]Stephens
CookHull [2]Stotts [4]
CuerIInchSutton [2]
CumminsJJacksonWWindsor [2]
CurrenKKingWorden [2]
CurtsLLamb [2]

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

Edith E. Hoffman was born July 10, 1874, either at Burtchville, Michigan, according to her marriage record, or Niagara, New York, according to her death record.  It would seem that the marriage record would be more credible.  Edith was the daughter of Luther Newton Hoffman and Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman, both New York natives.  

Luther Newton Hoffman inscribed a page in his daughter's album on January 10, 1886, as "Your Father". 


The Effie Hoffman who inscribed a page at Lakeport, Michigan, on August 12, 1884 may have been Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman.


Other relatives who inscribed pages in Edith's album [and there were likely more who did not express a kinship] included her paternal grandmother, her maternal grandparents, aunts, uncles and many cousins:
  • Ida; inscribed on November 2, 1894.  Edith's cousin.  Perhaps Ida C. Lamb, daughter of Isaac Mathias Lamb and Annette (Hoffman) Lamb, who was a sister to Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman.
  • Uncle Will; possibly William H. Duncan, who was a brother to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman.
  • Jessie of Blaine, Michigan; inscribed on July 5, 1886.  Edith's cousin.  Perhaps Jessie Estella Hamlin, daughter of Frank Andrew Hamlin and Ida Mariah (Hoffman) Hamlin, who was a sister to Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman.
  • Alta B. Cole of Jeddo, Michigan; inscribed on June 17, 1891.  Edith's cousin.  She was the daughter of Isaac Cole and Emma (Duncan) Cole, who was a sister to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman
  • E. Duncan Cole of Lakeport, Michigan; inscribed in August 1884.  Perhaps Emma (Duncan) Cole, who was a sister to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Cole
  • Isaac Cole of Lakeport, Michigan; inscribed in August 1884.  Husband of Emma (Duncan) Cole, who was a sister to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Cole
  • Leon Cole; inscribed on March 19, 1893.  Edith's cousin Leon P. Cole, son of Isaac Cole and Emma (Duncan) Cole, who was a sister to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman
  • Lester D. Cole of Jeddo, Michigan; inscribed on March 17, 1893.  Edith's cousin, who was the son of Isaac Cole and Emma (Duncan) Cole, who was a sister to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman.
  • Charles M. Duncan of Plymouth, Michigan; inscribed on May 19, 1891.  Edith's cousin, perhaps the son of Phoebe (Perry) Duncan and William H. Duncan, who was a brother to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman
  • G. M. Duncan, "your Uncle"; of Hess Road, New York; inscribed on November 5, 1893.  Gilbert Mooney Duncan, who was a brother to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman.  Shared the page with his wife Mary Ann (Root) Duncan.
  • H. C. Duncan; inscribed on November 5, 1885.  "From Grandpa".  Hiram C. Duncan, father of Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman.  "...I have labored 68 years..."
  • L. B. Duncan of Hess Road, New York, in the town of Newfane in Niagara County; inscribed in 1885.  "Grand Mother L. B. Duncan".  She was [Lucilla or Lucretia] Belinda (Ferguson) Duncan, mother of Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman.
  • Mary R. Duncan of Hess Road, New York; inscribed on November 5, 1893.  She was Mary Ann (Root) Duncan, wife of Gilbert Mooney Duncan, with whom she shared the page.
  • Andrew Hamlin of Port Huron, Michigan; inscribed on October 7, 1891.  Edith's cousin Andrew James Hamlin, son of inscriber Frank Andrew Hamlin and Ida Mariah (Hoffman) Hamlin, who was a sister to Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman.
  • Edith Hamlin; inscribed at Port Huron, Michigan, on August 31, 1894.  Edith's cousin Edith Amy Hamlin, daughter of Frank Andrew Hamlin and Ida Mariah (Hoffman) Hamlin, who was a sister to Edith Hoffman's father Luther Newton Hoffman.
  • F. A. Hamlin, "Your Uncle"; inscribed on June 27, 1886.  Frank Andrew Hamlin, whose first wife was Ida Mariah (Hoffman) Hamlin, sister of Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman
  • Gertie Hoffman; inscribed at Jeddo, Michigan, on February 7, 1892.  Edith's sister Gertrude P. Hoffman
  • Grandma Hoffman.  Presumably Betsey Ann (Townsend) Hoffman, mother of Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman
  • Merton, inscribed on December 27, 1895.  Edith's brother Merton C. Hoffman
  • Aunt Nette of Springport, Michigan; inscribed on April 7, 1893.  Perhaps Annette (Hoffman) Lamb, who was a sister to Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman
  • Seward A. Lamb of Springport, Michigan; inscribed on March 3, 1903.  Edith's cousin.  Son of Isaac Mathias Lamb and Annette (Hoffman) Lamb, who was a sister to Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman.
  • Kittie Mead of Saginaw City, Michigan; inscribed at Lakeport, Michigan, on September 12, 1886.  Edith's cousin.  Possibly Kittie Clara Mead, daughter of George F. Mead and Orpha Marilla (Stark) Mead.  Presumably related to Edith through their shared Ferguson ancestors.
  • Mattie E. Stark of Bay City, Michigan; inscribed at Lakeport, Michigan, on September 12, 1886.  Edith's cousin, presumably related to her through shared Ferguson ancestors.  Perhaps Martha Edgerton Stark, daughter of Helon Mead Stark and Rebecca Kilbourn


Grandmother Hoffman, who was Betsey Ann (Townsend) Hoffman

H. C. Duncan; inscribed on November 5, 1885.  "From Grandpa".  Hiram C. Duncan, father of Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman.  "...I have labored 68 years..."

L. B. Duncan of Hess Road, New York, in the town of Newfane in Niagara County; inscribed in 1885.  "Grand Mother L. B. Duncan".  She was [Lucilla or Lucretia] Belinda (Ferguson) Duncan, mother of Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman.
    On December 26, 1907 at Lansing, Michigan, Edith E. Hoffman married George N. McLaughlin, son of James McLaughlin and Jenette (Reed) McLaughlin.  Edith and George lived at Almont, Michigan, where George farmed and Edith taught school.  George died in 1942 and Edith in 1944.  They're buried in the West Berlin Cemetery at Allenton, Michgan.

    If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

    Sources
    U.S. Federal Censuses
    Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925
    Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952
    FindaGrave.com

    Inscribers in the Album
    • J. L. P.; "I Palds' Surveyor" [not sure of initial and first word]
    • Ida; inscribed on November 2, 1894.  Edith's cousin.  Perhaps Ida C. Lamb, daughter of Isaac Mathias Lamb and Annette (Hoffman) Lamb, who was a sister to Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman.
    • Clara
    • Uncle Will; possibly William H. Duncan, who was a brother to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman.
    • Jessie of Blaine, Michigan; inscribed on July 5, 1886.  Edith's cousin.  Perhaps Jessie Estella Hamlin, daughter of Frank Andrew Hamlin and Ida Mariah (Hoffman) Hamlin, who was a sister to Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman.
    • Belle Aitkin; inscribed at Grant, Michigan, on October 22, 1886.  Edith's teacher
    • Maggie Austin; inscribed at Jeddo, Michigan, on March 5, 1889.  Her initials, written along the side, are M.M.A.
    • Agnes Bergdorf
    • Mary E. T. Bull; inscribed at Detroit, Michigan, on August 7, 1889
    • E. A. Burkholder; inscribed on November 25, 1885
    • Tillie Burkholder; inscribed on November 24, 1885
    • E. L. Cash; inscribed on September 1, 1885 at Lakeport, Michigan
    • J. R. Chaplin; inscribed at Jeddo, Michigan, on March 18, 1885
    • Mina Cline; inscribed at Jeddo, Michigan, on June 23, 1886.  Edith's teacher
    • Mary E. Colden; inscribed on June 25, 1887
    • Mattie Colden; inscribed at Jeddo, Michigan,  in June 1891
    • Alta B. Cole of Jeddo, Michigan; inscribed on June 17, 1891.  Edith's cousin.  She was the daughter of Isaac Cole and Emma (Duncan) Cole, who was a sister to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman
    • E. Duncan Cole of Lakeport, Michigan; inscribed in August 1884.  Perhaps Emma (Duncan) Cole, who was a sister to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Cole
    • Isaac Cole of Lakeport, Michigan; inscribed in August 1884.  Husband of Emma (Duncan) Cole, who was a sister to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Cole
    • Leon Cole; inscribed on March 19, 1893.  Edith's cousin Leon P. Cole, son of Isaac Cole and Emma (Duncan) Cole, who was a sister to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman
    • Lester D. Cole of Jeddo, Michigan; inscribed on March 17, 1893.  Edith's cousin, who was the son of Isaac Cole and Emma (Duncan) Cole, who was a sister to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman.
    • Ellen Cook; inscribed in September 1884
    • Alfaratta Cuer; inscribed on November 25, 1885.  Edith's teacher
    • Miss Eva Cummins
    • Elviza Curren; inscribed on May 18, 1885.  Edith's teacher
    • G. H. Curts; inscribed on February 3, 1892.  Perhaps Rev. George H. Curts
    • C. Decker; middle initial possibly Y or Z  or ?  Inscribed at Croswell, Michigan, on February 27, 1886.  If the middle initial is Y, the inscriber may have been Chauncey Youngs Decker.
    • Charles M. Duncan of Plymouth, Michigan; inscribed on May 19, 1891.  Edith's cousin, perhaps the son of Phoebe (Perry) Duncan and William H. Duncan, who was a brother to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman
    • G. M. Duncan, "your Uncle"; of Hess Road, New York; inscribed on November 5, 1893.  Gilbert Mooney Duncan, who was a brother to Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman.  Shared the page with his wife Mary Ann (Root) Duncan.
    • H. C. Duncan; inscribed on November 5, 1885.  "From Grandpa".  Hiram C. Duncan, father of Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman.  "...I have labored 68 years..."
    • L. B. Duncan of Hess Road, New York, in the town of Newfane in Niagara County; inscribed in 1885.  "Grand Mother L. B. Duncan".  She was [Lucilla or Lucretia] Belinda (Ferguson) Duncan, mother of Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman.
    • Mary R. Duncan of Hess Road, New York; inscribed on November 5, 1893.  She was Mary Ann (Root) Duncan, wife of Gilbert Mooney Duncan, with whom she shared the page.
    • Nellie M. Ernest; inscribed on 5/3/1888 at Zion, Michigan.  Edith's teacher
    • Lucinda Fuller; inscribed on May 29, 1889
    • Mary Gorman of Blaine, Michigan; inscribed on January 28, 1892.  Edith's schoolmate
    • Rosie Gorman; inscribed on January 20, 1892.  Edith's schoolmate
    • Frances Graham; inscribed on November 6, 1893
    • Nora Graham
    • Andrew Hamlin of Port Huron, Michigan; inscribed on October 7, 1891.  Edith's cousin Andrew James Hamlin, son of inscriber Frank Andrew Hamlin and Ida Mariah (Hoffman) Hamlin, who was a sister to Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman.
    • Edith Hamlin; inscribed at Port Huron, Michigan, on August 31, 1894.  Edith's cousin Edith Amy Hamlin, daughter of Frank Andrew Hamlin and Ida Mariah (Hoffman) Hamlin, who was a sister to Edith Hoffman's father Luther Newton Hoffman.
    • F. A. Hamlin, "Your Uncle"; inscribed on June 27, 1886.  Frank Andrew Hamlin, whose first wife was Ida Mariah (Hoffman) Hamlin, sister of Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman
    • Mrs. Ida L. Harger; inscribed at Jeddo, Michigan, on March 27, 1894.  Wife of inscriber Rev. Willis C. Harger
    • Rev. W. C. Harger of Jeddo, Michigan; inscribed on March 29, 1895.  Presumably Rev. Willis C. Harger.
    • Edith Hoffman of Jeddo, Michigan; album owner.  Given the album by Lizzie Moore for "regular attendance", on July 3, 1884
    • Effie Hoffman of Lakeport, Michigan; inscribed on August 12, 1884.  Possibly Edith's mother Mary Effie (Duncan) Hoffman
    • Gertie Hoffman; inscribed at Jeddo, Michigan, on February 7, 1892.  Edith's sister Gertrude P. Hoffman
    • Grandma Hoffman.  Presumably Betsey Ann (Townsend) Hoffman, mother of Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman
    • Luther Newton Hoffman; inscribed on January 10, 1886.  The inscription reads only "Your Father".  Edith's father.
    • Merton, inscribed on December 27, 1895.  Edith's brother Merton C. Hoffman
    • P. Hopkins
    • Mrs. A. Huie, or Mrs. A. Hine, of Port Huron, Michigan; inscribed in 1885.  If Mrs. A. Huie, she may have been Mrs. Amarancy (Woodard or Woodward) Huie, mother of Henry B. Huie.
    • Henry B. Huie, or Henry B. Hine; inscribed on April 6, 1885
    • Bertha C. Hull; inscribed at Jeddo, Michigan, on January 14, 1892
    • J. E. Hull; inscribed on February 23, 1886
    • Vera Inch; inscribed in 1898
    • A. Jackson; inscribed at 2202 Stone Street, Port Huron, Michigan, on March 28, 1893
    • E. L. King; inscribed at Jeddo, Michigan, on February 26, 1897
    • Aunt Nette of Springport, Michigan; inscribed on April 7, 1893.  Perhaps Annette (Hoffman) Lamb, who was a sister to Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman
    • Seward A. Lamb of Springport, Michigan; inscribed on March 3, 1903.  Edith's cousin.  Son of Isaac Mathias Lamb and Annette (Hoffman) Lamb, who was a sister to Edith's father Luther Newton Hoffman.
    • I. C. McDonald, or J. C. McDonald; inscribed on February 23, 1886
    • L. L. McDonald
    • Maude McGaw; inscribed on February 1, 1892
    • Kittie Mead of Saginaw City, Michigan; inscribed at Lakeport, Michigan, on September 12, 1886.  Edith's cousin.  Possibly Kittie Clara Mead, daughter of George F. Mead and Orpha Marilla (Stark) Mead.  Presumably related to Edith through their shared Ferguson ancestors.
    • Lizzie Moore; presumably a school teacher or Sunday School teacher, who gave the album on July 3, 1884 to Edith Hoffman for Edith's "regular attendance" 
    • A. S. M.; along the right edge "Aaron Moyer"
    • Martha A. Munger; inscribed at Flat Rock, Michigan, on August 7, 1889
    • Mary O'Connor; inscribed on January 13, 1892
    • Selenah O'Connor; inscribed on January 13, 1892.  Edith's schoolmate
    • Dottie Parsons
    • May Parsons
    • Mrs. Parsons
    • Mattie M. Rutledge; inscribed on May 28, 1889
    • Mattie E. Stark of Bay City, Michigan; inscribed at Lakeport, Michigan, on September 12, 1886.  Edith's cousin, presumably related to her through shared Ferguson ancestors.  Perhaps Martha Edgerton Stark, daughter of Helon Mead Stark and Rebecca Kilbourn
    • Frances Stephens
    • Ida F. Stotts; inscribed on 1891-7-10
    • Nancy Stotts; inscribed on June 10, 1891
    • S. Stotts; inscribed on November 24, 1885
    • Sarah E. Stotts; inscribed on November 24, 1885.  Presumably Sarah Effa Stotts
    • Almeda Sutton; inscribed at Jeddo, Michigan, on June 3, 1894 [or 1891].  Edith's schoolmate
    • E. H. Sutton; inscribed at Jeddo, Michigan, on February 8, 1892
    • Etha M. Windsor; inscribed on September 10, 1885
    • P. A. Windsor; inscribed on September 10, 1885
    • Amanda Worden of Lexington, Michigan; inscribed on February 1, 1892
    • Anna Gusta Worden; inscribed on July 4, 1892.  Was she Anna Augusta Worden, who married Daniel Toffey Worden?

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