1880-1887 Autograph Album of Albert H. Webb of Alexander, New York

Autograph album kept from 1880 to 1887 by Albert H. Webb of Alexander, New York.  Albert was given the album as a gift at Christmas in 1880, as shown below.

The album measures approximately 8-1/4" by 7" and contains the sentiments of 37 of Albert's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

A	Ayers [2]	H	Hartnett [2]	M	Maricle
B	Bailey		Hurd [2]		Mudklow ?
	Bloedt	J	James	P	Pettibone
C	Castner	L	Lapp	R	Ruskell
	Conklin [3]		Leavitt	S	Stalker [2]
	Cook [2]		Lee		Surdam [3]
D	Doran		Lewis [3]	W	Webb [3]
G	Gardner [4]

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

Albert H. Webb was born about 1862 in New York, the son of Henry and Sarah Webb.  Two of his siblings inscribed pages in his album.  George W. Webb inscribed a page at Rochester, New York, on January 18, 1881.

Albert's sister Mary L. Webb of Alexander, New York, inscribed a page on February 14, 1882.

If you have more information on Albert H. Webb of Alexander, New York, or information on any of the inscribers listed at the bottom of this post, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Below, the page inscribed and decorated by A. W. Maricle of Elmira, New York, on October 25, 1885.

Inscribers in the Album

• Alden W. Ayers of Elmira, New York; inscribed on December 14, 1885
• Emma Ayers of Elmira, New York; inscribed on December 16, 1885
• Mary L. Bailey of Leicester, New York; inscribed on December 4, 1885
• Maggie Bloedt; inscribed in 1881
• Jennie Castner; inscribed at Elmira, New York, on June 8, 1887
• Mrs. Anna B. Conklin of Binghamton, New York; inscribed on December 14, 1884
• Grace B. Conklin; inscribed at Binghamton, New York, on December 18, 1884
• Margaret Lee Conklin of Binghamton, New York; inscribed on December 7, 1884
• C. D. Cook; inscribed at Parma, New York, on December 25, 1880.  Possibly Cleveland D. Cook, whose first wife Fanny (Webb) Cook inscribed a page later on in the album.
• Mrs. C. D. Cook; inscribed at Parma, New York, on January 21, 1881.  Presumably Fanny (Webb) Cook, first wife of Cleveland D. Cook, who inscribed a page earlier in the album.
• Miss Mary Doran of Big Flats, New York; inscribed on April 30, 1886
• Cora Gardner of Alexander, New York; inscribed on June 7, 1881
• Miss Ettie A. Gardner of Alexander, New York; inscribed on June 8, 1881
• Herbert J. Gardner of Alexander, New York; inscribed on June 8, 1881
• Myrta Gardner of Alexander, New York; inscribed on June 7, 1881
• A. J. Hartnett of Binghamton, New York.  Presumably Andrew J. Hartnett, whose wife Mary E. (Dalton) Hartnett inscribed the right facing page.
• Mrs. A. J. Hartnett of Binghamton, New York.  Possibly Mary E. (Dalton) Hartnett, wife of Andrew J. Hartnett, perhaps the A. J. Hartnett who inscribed the left facing page.
• Jennie Hurd of Elmira, New York; inscribed on January 16, 1884
• Mrs. Well Hurd of Elmira, New York.  If the "e" in Well should have been an "i", she might have been Mrs. Will Hurd, and there was a William Hurd at Elmira
• Annie James; inscribed at Alexander, New York, on January 21, 1882.  "A. W. and J. L."; "A.J. and F. S.".  Supposedly couples Albert Webb and J. L. & Annie James and F. S.
• Nellie M. Lapp of Brookville, New York; inscribed on May 30, 1881
• Katie Leavitt of Elmira, New York; inscribed on January 16, 1884
• H. Louise Lee of Darien, New York; inscribed on February 14, 1882
• Charles F. Lewis; inscribed at Alexander, New York, on February 3, 1881
• Ella A. Lewis of Alexander, New York; inscribed on February 3, 1881
• Jennie C. Lewis; inscribed at Alexander, New York, on August 18, 1882
• A. W. Maricle of Elmira, New York; inscribed on October 25, 1885.  Painted pansies and ferns on the page.
• Lizzie Mudklow of Easton, Pennsylvania; surname is probably Mucklow; inscribed on March 25, 1884
• Mrs. W. A. Pettibone
• Thomas Ruskell, Jr.; inscribed at Rochester, New York, on January 17, 1881
• James H. Stalker of Binghamton, New York.  His wife inscribed the left facing page.
• Mrs. James H. Stalker of Binghamton, New York.  Her husband inscribed the right facing page.
• Edward Surdam of Elmira, New York; inscribed on April 28, 1884.  Edward Earl Surdam, whose wife Mary E. (Mott) Surdam inscribed the right facing page.
• Fannie M. Surdam of Griegsville, New York
• Mrs. E. E. Surdam; inscribed at Elmira, New York, on April 28, 1884.  She was Mary E. (Mott) Surdam, wife of Edward Earl Surdam who inscribed the left facing page.
• Albert H. Webb of Alexander, New York; album owner.  He was given the album by a friend on December 25, 1880.
• George W. Webb; inscribed at Rochester, New York, on January 18, 1881.  Albert's brother.
• Mary L. Webb of Alexander, New York; inscribed on February 14, 1882.  Albert's sister.