1880s Autograph Album of Susan E. Daly of Fresno, California

Autograph album with inscriptions acquired in the 1880s by Susan E. Daly, "Sue" or "Susie", of Fresno, California.

Susan wrote her name as Sue Daly on the lower right corner of the first end paper and as Susie Daly on the lower right corner of the title page, both shown below.

The album measures approximately 7-3/4" by nearly 5" and contains the sentiments of nearly 60 of Susan'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.

A card tucked in the album has the names of the recipient Karol and the possible surname of the sender, Zalud.

Surnames in the Album

	? [4]	G	Guard [2]	R	Reynolds
A	Ashman [3]	H	Hoehn		Rowell [2]
B	Badger		Holmes [2]	S	Selverman
	Barth		Hooper [2]		Shannon [2]
	Bedford		Hopkins		Sheridan
	Bernhard	J	Johnson		Short
	Bresee	K	Kirk [2]		Smith [2]
C	Clark		Klotz	T	Tombs
	Cratty or Krotty ?	M	McCardle	W	Wainwright
D	Daly [3]		McCarley		Weaver
	Davis		McNeil		Williams [3]
	Donahoo		McSweegan		Wolfe
E	Evans		Miller	Z	Zalud
F	Ferguson		Munn
	Fiester	P	Pickford
	Fleming

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

Susan E. Daly was born about August 1865 in California, the daughter of Richard Henry Daly and Susan (Bedford) Daly.

Judge Daly was born in Virginia; records for Susan (Bedford) Daly give her birth state as South Carolina or Georgia.  The link below gives her birthplace as Augusta, Georgia.  Read more about the colorful character of Richard H. Daly here.

Two of Susan's brothers inscribed pages in her album.  James H. Daly inscribed a page at Fresno, California, on May 23, 1881.

Susan's brother John Bedford Daly inscribed a page at Fresno, California, on January 4, 1882.

Susan's sister Virginia (Daly) Smith, "Jennie", inscribed a page on September 28, but she didn't write a year.  Jennie's husband Albert F. Smith inscribed the left facing page.

I believe the album owner Susan was the Susan E. Daly who married widower Rev. John James Nathaniel Kenney on October 14, 1909 at Fresno, California.   I didn't find any children from Rev. Kenney's marriage to Susan, but he did have some children from his first marriage.

Both Susan and Rev. Kenney died in 1929.  They're buried in the Mountain View Cemetery at Fresno, California, with Daly and Kenney relatives.

Other inscribers who expressed a kinship relationship [and there may have been others]

• Mary B.  Susie's cousin.  Could she have been Mary Bedford?
• Lily Bedford; inscribed at Anderson, no state written, [but there was a Lily Bedford at Anderson, California], on October 10, 1882.  Sue's cousin
• Olive McCarley; "your loving Aunty"; inscribed at Shingletown, California, on September 28, 1882.  She was Olive Ann (Bedford) McCarley, sister of Susie's mother Susan E. (Bedford) Daly.

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

Inscribers in the Album

• W. E. ?, possibly Somes; from or inscribed at Sitka, Alaska, on November 12, 1884
• Ida; inscribed on January 24, 1882.  Susie's schoolmate
• Mary B.  Susie's cousin.  Could she have been Mary Bedford?
• Leonora; possibly the Leonora Reynolds who inscribed another page.
• Fannie Ashman, "your Hoosier friend", of Frankfort, Indiana; inscribed at Fresno, California, on October 15, 1887.  "The judge shall not be forgotten.  Oh, no, he is one of California's 'specimens'".  I'd love to know more about that story...
• H. G. Ashman; inscribed on January 12, 1882
• Stonewall Ashman; inscribed at Fresno, California, on February 2, 1883.  "After four long months"
• Willie S. Badger; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 25, 1882.  Susie's schoolmate
• Susie A. Barth of Fresno, California; inscribed on January 13, 1882
• Lily Bedford; inscribed at Anderson, no state written, [but there was a Lily Bedford at Anderson, California], on October 10, 1882.  Sue's cousin
• Louise Bernhard; inscribed at Fresno, California, on September 22, 1881.  Susie's schoolmates
• W. D. Bresee or W. D. Brisee; possibly of Santa Rosa, California, which was mentioned twice in the inscription.  Possibly Wright Davison Bresee of Santa Rosa, California
• Belle Clark; inscribed at Fresno, California, on September 22, 1881
• Karol; person to whom a card tucked in the autograph album is addressed
• James H. Daly; inscribed at Fresno, California, on May 23, 1881.  Susie's brother
• John B. Daly; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 4, 1882.  Susie's brother John Bedford Daly (1870-1952)
• Sue Daly or Susie Daly of Fresno, California; she wrote her name as Sue Daly on an end paper and Susie Daley on the title page.
• Kate M. Davis; inscribed at Fresno, California, on August 31, 1887.  "Scandinavian dandy" "strawberries & short cake" "Nil desperandum"
• Della Donahoo; inscribed at Fresno, California, on October 13, 1881
• John F. Evans, or Jonathan F. Evans.  He created a beautiful design that covers most of the page.
• Andrew D. Ferguson; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 13, 1882
• Frank Fiester; inscribed at Fresno, California,  in March 1883
• Elizabeth E. Fleming; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 23, 1882
• Annie Guard; inscribed at Fresno, California, on December 18, 1881
• Ella Guard; inscribed at Fresno, California, on November 13, 1881
• Will J. Hoehn; inscribed at Fresno, California; Miss Parsons' Int., on June 14, 1888.  Presumably William Jacob Hoehn
• John Holmes; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 24, 1882.  Susie's schoolmate
• Owen Holmes; inscribed at Fresno, California, on February 23, 1882
• Jennie A. Hooper; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 21, 1882.  Susie's schoolmate
• Sarah M. Hooper; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 13, 1882.  Susie's schoolmate
• J. K. Hopkins; inscribed on January 12, 1882
• Frank Johnson; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 7, 1883.  Inscribed "To Miss Sue Daly"
• Mrs. Julia B. Kirk.  Julia (Bryant) Kirk, whose husband Thomas Jefferson Kirk inscribed the left facing page.
• T. J. Kirk.  Thomas Jefferson Kirk (1852-1909) of Fresno, California, whose wife Julia (Bryant) Kirk inscribed the right facing page.
• Lizzie Klotz of Klotz Hill; inscribed on September 29, 1882.  "Take care of cousin Louis Gam"; "B.F."; "Do not forget ...Tony Smith"
• Edwin McCardle; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 12, 1882
• Olive McCarley; "your loving Aunty"; inscribed at Shingletown, California, on September 28, 1882.  She was Olive Ann (Bedford) McCarley, sister of Susie's mother Susan E. (Bedford) Daly.
• George McNeil
• Alice McSweegan; inscribed "At School".  Susie's schoolmate
• H. C. Miller
• Arthur G. Munn; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 13, 1882.  Susie's schoolmate
• Hattie Pickford; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 23, 1882.  Susie's schoolmate
• Leonora Reynolds of Mariposa, California
• Frank A. Rowell; inscribed at Fresno, California, on March 21, 1882.  "Berkeley Gymnasium"; "Remember my last day in Thompson's room."
• Imogene Rowell; inscribed on October 14, 1881.  Susie's schoolmate
• Annie Selverman; inscribed at Fresno, California, in January 1882
• Fred Shannon; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 11, 1882.  Susie's schoolmate
• Idria Shannon; inscribed at Fresno, California, on September 13, 1885
• Akie Sheridan; inscribed on September 30, 1882.  "Don't forget Shingletown."
• Frank H. Short; inscribed at Fresno, California, on December 14, 1882
• A. F. Smith; inscribed at Shingletown, California, on September 29, 1882.  He was Albert F. Smith, husband of Virginia (Daly) Smith, "Jennie", who inscribed the right facing page.
• Jennie Smith; inscribed at Shingletown, California, on September 28, no year written.  She was Susie's sister Virginia (Daly) Smith, "Jennie", wife of Albert F. Smith, who inscribed the left facing page.
• Mary Tombs; inscribed at Fresno, California, on February 1, 1882.  Presumably Mary L. Tombs of Fresno, California, who would marry Charles H. Wunderlich
• C. L. Wainwright; inscribed at Fresno, California, on April 17, 1881
• Emma Weaver; inscribed at Fresno, California, on September 13, 1885
• Allie G. Williams; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 20, 1882.  Susie's schoolmate
• Leila Williams, or Lila Williams, of Vacaville, California; inscribed at Fresno, California, on January 19, 1882
• Lue Williams
• L. E. Wolfe; inscribed at Fresno, California, on February 8, 1886
• Surname of person who wrote a card tucked in the album, based on the following: "Every once in a while Visalia folks come through the Zalud House"

1860s Autograph Album of Margaret Wright Anderson of Fayetteville, North Carolina

1860s autograph album that belonged to Maggie, presumably Margaret Wright Anderson of Fayetteville, North Carolina.  Maggie was given the album by her brother John Anderson.

The album measures approximately 7" by 5-3/4" and contains several full page engravings and the sentiments of over 50 of Maggie's friends from North Carolina and Georgia, many of whom joined in inscribing shared pages.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Several of the inscribers' names appear to have been rubbed out.  This may have been because Maggie didn't want a new beau to see an inscription from an old beau.  It's interesting, though, that one of these inscriptions in inscribed "To Domineering Maggie".

One inscriber from 1864, A.R., mentioned St. Mary's Hall, which may have been the school in New Jersey that many Southern young women attended.  Most, but not all, of the Southern students were escorted by staff to "the lines" when the Civil War broke out.

Surnames in the Album

	? [23]	H	Hall	S	Sandford
A	Anderson [3]		Hardin		Shepherd
B	Bell	K	Kyle		Smith
	Bennett	L	Leach		Strange
	Bryan	M	McLaurin	W	Webb ?
C	Cunningham		McMillan		Winslow
D	DeHund ?		McRae		Worth
	Deming	P	Peters		Wright
G	Gardner [2]		Poe
	Glass	R	Robinson
	Glover

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

According to information in an Anderson Bible, Margaret Wright Anderson was born in Cumberland County on February 25, 1848 and was baptized by the Rev. Mr. Buxton in the Episcopal Church on May 7, 1848.  Her brother John Huske Anderson, who gave her the album, was born April 26, 183
 at Mobile, Alabama.  Their parents were William Jones Anderson and Elizabeth (Huske) Anderson.

Also in the Bible:  On December 9, 1869 at St. John's Church at Fayetteville, North Carolina, Margaret Wright Anderson married William Dougal McMillan by Rev. Joseph C. Huske.  Presumably the W. D. McMillan of Wilmington, North Carolina, who added his name to the center of a shared page on July 8, 1865 was Maggie's future husband William Dougal McMillan.

Maggie and William raised their family of, I believe, six children at Wilmington, North Carolina, where William was a physician.  Maggie died in 1923 and William in 1935.  They're buried in the Oakdale Cemetery at Wilmington, North Carolina, with children and other relatives.

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

Unknown or Initials

• C. T. H; inscribed a two page sentiment on December 29, 1861.  
• Laura
• A. M. R. or A. H. R.; inscribed at Fayetteville, presumably North Carolina, on March 31, 1862.  Maggie's cousin
• Unsigned,; starts off intriguingly: "To Domineering Maggie".  Then four lines that are rubbed out.
• Named rubbed out; inscribed at Fayetteville, North Carolina, on January 6, 1865
• Cousin ?
• C. T. W.
• Alice; her surname or surname initial might have been there at one time, but a little piece of the edge on that page is missing
• M. H.; inscribed on a page on June 30, 1863 shared with Alice Poe; Ann B. Strange; Josie Bryan; Alice J. Deming; Augusta S. or Augusta L.; Sallie; Kate Shepherd; Kate McLaurin; and Sue Hall 
• Augusta S. or Augusta L.; inscribed on a page on June 30, 1863 shared with Alice Poe; Ann B. Strange; M. H.; Josie Bryan; Alice J. Deming; Sallie; Kate Shepherd; Kate McLaurin; and Sue Hall 
• Sallie; inscribed on a page on June 30, 1863 shared with Alice Poe; Ann B. Strange; M. H.; Josie Bryan; Alice J. Deming; Augusta S. or Augusta L.; Kate Shepherd; Kate McLaurin; and Sue Hall 
• Mary; inscribed on March 15, 1862
• Lollie; shared the page with Mary L. Bell; Mary A. Wright; M. M DeHund and Annie McRae
• A. R.; inscribed at St. Mary's Hall on November 16, 1864
• Sallie; inscribed at Elm Grove on April 12, 1862.  Elm Grove may be Elm Grove, North Carolina, or may be a specific location or school or ?
• K.; shared the page with M. T. Leach; Emmett Kyle; and J. C. Cunningham
• ? S. W.; possibly J. S. W. or I. S. W.; inscribed on October 6, 1862
• Unsigned
• Julia; inscribed at Fayetteville, North Carolina, on April 12, 1862
• Name of inscriber is rubbed out; inscribed on July 8, 1865
• G. B. H. or E. B. H.; inscribed on October 7, 1863
• J. C. C. of North Carolina; inscribed two pages, one of them on May 15, 1866.  Possibly the J. C. Cunningham of Sepinaw, North Carolina who inscribed his name on a page shared with others.
• Unsigned or rubbed out

A

• Margaret Wright Anderson, "Maggie", of Fayetteville, North Carolina; album owner who received it from her brother John at Christmas in 1861.  
• John Anderson, Maggie's brother, who gifted her the album at Christmas in 1861
• Nena Anderson of Wilmington, North Carolina; inscribed on November 16, 1864.  Shared the page with Susie A. Hardin; Sarah E. Bennett; Kate Sandford; Anna C. Gardner; Nannie Glass; Julia Glover; Sallie B. Winslow; Braddie Gardner; and L. B. Peters

B

• Mary L. Bell of Savannah, Georgia; inscribed on November 16, 1864.  Shared the page with Lollie; Mary A. Wright; M. M. DeHund; and Annie McRae
• Sarah E. Bennett of Savannah, Georgia; inscribed on November 16, 1864.  Shared the page with Susie A. Hardin; Kate Sandford; Anna C. Gardner; Nena Anderson; Nannie Glass; Julia Glover; Sallie B. Winslow; Braddie Gardner; and L. B. Peters
• Josie Bryan; inscribed on a page on June 30, 1863 shared with Alice Poe; Ann B. Strange; M. H.; Alice J. Deming; Augusta S. or Augusta L.; Sallie; Kate Shepherd; Kate McLaurin; and Sue Hall 

C

• J. C. Cunningham of Sepinaw, North Carolina.  Shared the page with M. T. Leach; K.; and Emmett Kyle.  Perhaps the J. C. C. who inscribed two separate pages.

D

• M. M. DeHund of Savannah, Georgia; inscribed on November 16, 1864.  Shared the page with Lollie; Mary L. Bell; Mary A. Wright; and Annie McRae
• Alice J. Deming; inscribed on a page on June 30, 1863 shared with Alice Poe; Ann B. Strange; M. H.; Josie Bryan; Augusta S. or Augusta L.; Sallie; Kate Shepherd; Kate McLaurin; and Sue Hall 

G

• Anna C. Gardner of Wilmington, North Carolina; inscribed on November 16, 1864.  Shared the page with Susie A. Hardin; Sarah E. Bennett; Kate Sandford; Nena Anderson; Nannie Glass; Julia Glover; Sallie B. Winslow; Braddie Gardner; and L. B. Peters
• Braddie Gardner of Wilmington, North Carolina; inscribed on November 16, 1864.  Shared the page with Susie A. Hardin; Sarah E. Bennett; Kate Sandford; Anna C. Gardner; Nena Anderson; Nannie Glass; Julia Glover; Sallie B. Winslow; and L. B. Peters
• Nannie Glass of Lynchburg, Virginia; inscribed on November 16, 1864.  Shared the page with Susie A. Hardin; Sarah E. Bennett; Kate Sandford; Anna C. Gardner; Nena Anderson; Julia Glover; Sallie B. Winslow; Braddie Gardner; and L. B. Peters
• Julia Glover of Fayetteville, North Carolina; inscribed on November 16, 1864.  Shared the page with Susie A. Hardin; Sarah E. Bennett; Kate Sandford; Anna C. Gardner; Nena Anderson; Nannie Glass; Sallie B. Winslow; Braddie Gardner; and L. B. Peters

H

• Sue Hall; inscribed on a page on June 30, 1863 shared with Alice Poe; Ann B. Strange; M. H.; Josie Bryan; Alice J. Deming; Augusta S. or Augusta L.; Sallie; Kate Shepherd; and Kate McLaurin 
• Susie A. Hardin of Wilmington, North Carolina; inscribed on November 19, 1864.  Shared the page with Sarah E. Bennett; Kate Sandford; Anna C. Gardner; Nena Anderson; Nannie Glass; Julia Glover; Sallie B. Winslow; Braddie Gardner; and L. B. Peters

K

• Emmett Kyle inscribed an individual page and inscribed his name on a page shared with M. T. Leach; K.; and J. C. Cunningham

L

• M. T. Leach; shared the page with K.; Emmett Kyle; and J. C. Cunningham
• Kate McLaurin; inscribed on a page on June 30, 1863 shared with Alice Poe; Ann B. Strange; M. H.; Josie Bryan; Alice J. Deming; Augusta S. or Augusta L.; Sallie; Kate Shepherd; and Sue Hall 

M

• W. D. McMillan of Wilmington, North Carolina; inscribed on July 8, 1865.  Presumably William Dougal McMillan, who would marry album owner Margaret Wright Anderson in 1869.  Shared the page with Laura W. Webb; Archie C. Worth; Archie Smith; and Nannie Robinson
• Annie McRae of Fayetteville, North Carolina; inscribed on November 18, 1864.  Shared the page with Lollie; Mary L. Bell; Mary A. Wright; and M. M. DeHund

P

• L. B. Peters of Portsmouth, Virginia; inscribed on November 16, 1864.  Shared the page with Susie A. Hardin; Sarah E. Bennett; Kate Sandford; Anna C. Gardner; Nena Anderson; Nannie Glass; Julia Glover; Sallie B. Winslow; and Braddie Gardner
• Alice Poe; inscribed on a page on June 30, 1863 shared with Ann B. Strange; M. H.; Josie Bryan; Alice J. Deming; Augusta S. or Augusta L.; Sallie; Kate Shepherd; Kate McLaurin; and Sue Hall

R

• Nannie Robinson; "Over the Creek".  Shared the page with Laura W. Webb; Archie C. Worth; Archie Smith; and W. D. McMillan

S

• Kate Sandford of Fayetteville, North Carolina; inscribed on November 16, 1864.  Shared the page with Susie A. Hardin; Sarah E. Bennett; Anna C. Gardner; Nena Anderson; Nannie Glass; Julia Glover; Sallie B. Winslow; Braddie Gardner; and L. B. Peters
• Kate Shepherd; inscribed on a page on June 30, 1863 shared with Alice Poe; Ann B. Strange; M. H.; Josie Bryan; Alice J. Deming; Augusta S. or Augusta L.; Sallie; Kate McLaurin; and Sue Hall 
• Archie Smith of Fayetteville, North Carolina.  Shared the page with Laura W. Webb; Archie C. Worth; W. D. McMillan; and Nannie Robinson
• Ann B. Strange; inscribed on a page on June 30, 1863 shared with Alice Poe; M. H.; Josie Bryan; Alice J. Deming; Augusta S. or Augusta L.; Sallie; Kate Shepherd; Kate McLaurin; and Sue Hall

W

• Laura W. Webb or Webber, Wanderer.  Shared the page with Archie C. Worth; Archie Smith; W. D. McMillan; and Nannie Robinson
• Sallie B. Winslow of Fayetteville, North Carolina, inscribed on November 16, 1864.  Shared the page with Susie A. Hardin; Sarah E. Bennett; Kate Sandford; Anna C. Gardner; Nena Anderson; Nannie Glass; Julia Glover; Braddie Gardner; and L. B. Peters
• Archie C. Worth of Fayetteville, North Carolina.  Shared the page with Laura W. Webb; Archie Smith; W. D. McMillan; and Nannie Robinson
• Mary A. Wright of Wilmington, North Carolina.  Shared the page with Lollie; Mary L. Bell; M. M. DeHund; and Annie McRae

1888-1890 Autograph Album of Isabelle Hill Ackerman, "Belle", of Madison, Georgia; Cabinet Photo of young Belle

Note: A Madison, Georgia historian has provided information about an inscription that might have been made by a Cornelius Vason.  See the list of inscribers at the end of this post.

1888-1890 autograph album that belonged to Isabelle Hill Ackerman, "Belle", of Madison Georgia.  A cabinet photograph of young Belle came with the album when I purchased it.

The album was either printed as a softcover, or it's missing its covers.  It measures approximately 6-3/4" by 4" and contains the sentiments of over 50 of Belle'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

	? [18]	F	Faver	R	Redwine
A	Ackerman [4]		Ferr		Renouff
	Adams	G	Gavin		Rich
	Augier	H	Hough [2]		Robertson
B	Berry	J	Jones	S	Smith [2]
	Butler [2]	K	Keiley		Stanley
C	Carroll		Kellam		Stephens
	Cavin	P	Peteet [2]	T	Tidwell [2]
	Cleveland		Pon ? [2]	W	Walker
D	Dickinson		Prescott		White
					Williams

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

I haven't found a birth record but marriage and death records indicate that Isabel/Isabell/Isabelle/Isabella Hill Ackerman, "Belle", was born October 28, 1877 at Madison, Georgia, the daughter of Abram Kennedy Ackerman and his first wife Lydia Kennedy (Robertson) Ackerman.  Lydia died in 1893, and Abram subsequently married Emma Theobald in Ohio in 1896.

The "Papa" and "Father" who inscribed pages in Belle's album were perhaps her paternal grandfather, Andrew Jackson Ackerman, and her father, Abram Kennedy Ackerman, unless Abram inscribed the pages using both terms.  Belle's paternal grandfather, John Dennis Morris Robertson, had died in 1882.

Belle married twice:

1. Glenn McBride, who died in 1904, with whom she had one child
2. George Lewis Breitenbucher, with whom she had two children

Belle died in 1960 and is buried with her second husband in Crest Lawn Memorial Park at Atlanta, Georgia.  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

• Aunt Hannah; inscribed at Madison, Georgia, on May 15, 1888.  Perhaps Hannah Maude Ackerman, sister of Belle's father Abram Kennedy Ackerman
• Minnie S.
• Hallie; inscribed at Madison, Georgia, on May 16, 1888
• Greek and Mathematical Symbols
• J. M. S.; Belle's schoolmate
• Niel ?ason; perhaps Vason; inscribed on May 13, 1888.  A Madison, Georgia, historian writes that the Vason family operated a drug store at Madison and that Cornelius was a recurring family name.  
• Ida A.; inscribed on May 13, 1888
• Syllables that might mean something, or not
• Miss Viola
• Unsigned sentiment
• Leonard
• ?  L. ?  Looks almost like P. L. P. , but the two Ps are formed differently.  Could be O. L. P.
• Dennie; inscribed at Madison, Georgia, in October 1888.  Belle's cousin
• Albert; inscribed to "Little friend" at Atlanta, Georgia, on 5/10/90
• Aunt Bess; inscribed on July 6, 1888.  Perhaps Bessie Dennis (Robertson) Walker, half sister of Belle's mother Lydia Kennedy (Robertson) Ackerman or the wife of a blood uncle.
• Mary Lizzie B.; inscribed at Madison, Georgia, on May 20, 1888
• Mamie H.; inscribed on January 13, 1890.  Belle's schoolmate
• Uncle Will; inscribed at Villa Rica, Georgia, on December 23, 1888.  Perhaps William Preston Robertson, half brother of Belle's mother Lydia Kennedy (Robertson) Ackerman
• Aunt Hannah; inscribed at Madison, Georgia, on May 15, 1888.  Perhaps Hannah Maude Ackerman, sister of Belle's father Abram Kennedy Ackerman

A

• Isabelle Hill Ackerman, "Belle", of Madison, Georgia; album owner.  A cabinet photograph of young Belle came with the album.
• Abram Kennedy Ackerman; inscribed on April 26, 1888; Belle's father
• "From Your Affectionate Papa"; inscribed at Atlanta, Georgia, on April 25, 1888.  He may have been Belle's paternal grandfather Andrew Jackson Ackerman.
• Angelyn Adams
• Lizzie Augier; inscribed at Atlanta, Georgia, on January 22, 1890

B

• Annie Berry
• Bessie W. Butler; inscribed on June 29, 1888.  Her sister Daisy W. Butler inscribed the right facing page at Madison, Georgia.
• Daisy W. Butler; inscribed at Madison, Georgia, on June 29, 1888.  Her sister Bessie W. Butler inscribed the left facing page.

C

• Annie Carroll
• Lessie Cavin; inscribed at Madison, Georgia, on May 11, 1888
• Fannie Cleveland; inscribed at Atlanta, Georgia, on January 14, 1890

D

• Mamie Dickinson; inscribed on April 27, 1888
• Rosa Douglas

F

• Katie Faver
• Lily Ferr

G

• Lizzie Gavin; inscribed at Atlanta, Georgia, on March 11, 1889

H

• Alma S. Hough of Madison, Georgia; inscribed on July 14, 1888
• Careye K. ?, possibly Hough; if Hough, then possibly Carey K. Hough of Madison, Georgia

J

• L. F. Jones; inscribed on November 3, 1890

K

• Edward Keiley; inscribed on March 7, 1890
• May R. Kellam; inscribed to "Dear little Belle" on April 26, 1888.

P

• Claud Peteet; inscribed at Madison, Georgia, in October 1888
• Percy M. Peteet; inscribed on September 12, 1918, "Registration Day for France"
• Carrie Pon - not sure of surname as the entire inscription is very faint
• Mittie Pon; not sure of surname; inscribed on June 17, 1888
• Elsie Prescott; she wrote on the page upside down

R

• Bessie Redwine; inscribed at Atlanta, Georgia, on February 7, 1890
• Rebecca L. Renouff; inscribed at Atlanta, Georgia, on March 12, 1889; 2 page sentiment
• Fanny Rich
• Uncle Will; inscribed at Villa Rica, Georgia, on December 23, 1888.  Perhaps William Preston Robertson, half brother of Belle's mother Lydia Kennedy (Robertson) Ackerman

S

• Jessie Smith; inscribed on January 18, 1890.  Belle's schoolmate
• Ora Smith; inscribed at Atlanta, Georgia, on January 22, 1890.  Belle's schoolmate
• Mamie Stanley; inscribed at Atlanta, Georgia, on March 25, 1889
• Ruth Stephens of Atlanta, Georgia; inscribed at the Boulevard School

T

• C. R. Tidwell; inscribed at Atlanta, Georgia, on February 14, 1889.  "At Home"
• Minnie Tidwell; inscribed at Atlanta, Georgia, on February 13, 1889.  In pencil at the bottom, more Greek and Mathematical symbols

V

• Niel ?ason; perhaps Vason; inscribed on May 13, 1888.  A Madison, Georgia, historian writes that the Vason family operated a drug store at Madison and that Cornelius was a recurring family name.  

W

• Aunt Bess; inscribed on July 6, 1888.  Perhaps Bessie Dennis (Robertson) Walker, half sister of Belle's mother Lydia Kennedy (Robertson) Ackerman or the wife of a blood uncle.
• Annie L. White; inscribed at Atlanta, Georgia, on April 27, 1888
• L. Y. Williams of Atlanta, Georgia; inscribed on April 26, 1888

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1879-1884 Autograph Album of Annie Laura McMurray of Wadesboro, North Carolina; at Charlotte Female Institute

1879-1884 autograph album that belonged to Annie Laura McMurray of Wadesboro, North Carolina, with many of the sentiments acquired while Annie was a student at the Charlotte Female Institute at Charlotte, North Carolina, still in existence as Queens University of Charlotte.

T. W. Steele, Jr., gave the album to Annie, as noted o the inside front cover.

The album measures approximately 7" x 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 36 of Annie's friends and schoolmates.  An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the signers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.

From brief online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections and additions welcome!]

Annie Laura McMurray was born May 24, 1863 in Union County, North Carolina, the daughter of Joseph Walkup McMurray and his first wife, Sallie Howard, who died in 1871.  I believe that Annie had two full siblings, a sister and a brother, and two half-sisters from her father's second marriage to Julia Ann Little.

As noted above, many of the signers were Annie's fellow students at the Charlotte Female Institute.  Some of them mentioned the school's initials, as did Katie C. Johnston of Rock Hill, South Carolina, who inscribed her page on January 22, 1880.

And Hattie Avery of Morganton, North Carolina, who inscribed her page on February 2, 1880.  See the list of signers below for the names of more students.

On May 20, 1885, Annie married grocer James Osgood Andrew Craig, son of William Evans Craig and Margaret (Parke) Craig.  I believe Annie and James had two children, a daughter and a son.  James died in 1924 and Annie in 1926; they're buried at the Eastview Cemetery at Wadesboro, North Carolina.

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

? [4]	C	J	N
A	Caldwell	Johnston [2]	Neal
A ?	Coppedge [2]	K	R
Alexander	Covington	Kerr	Ross
Anderson [2]	D	Klueppelberg	S
Asbury	DeWolfe	L	Schiff
Avery	Dowd	Long	Spencer
B	F	Lyon	Steele
B ?	Finlayson	M	Y
Bell	H	McLaughlin	Young [3]
	Hargrave	McMurray
	Hudson

Signers in the album        [Note: Given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

• Tonsy or Tansy or Torrey or ?
• B. Very intense sentiment!
• Smith [?], signed on March 29, 1882
• T. I. Fetze, signed on January 18, 1881; not sure of the initials or the surname

A

• B. B. A.; April 4-17, 1882
• Eva Alexander, signed at the Charlotte Female Institute at Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 29, 1879
• Nannie Anderson of Morganton, North Carolina, signed on September 20, 1879; middle initial either T or F
• Hollie Anderson of or signed at Camilla, Georgia, on September 11, 1883
• Minnie E. Asbury, signed at the Charlotte Female Institute at Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 9, 1879
• Hattie Avery of Morganton, North Carolina, signed at February 2, 1880 at Charlotte Female Institute

B

• F. B., signed at Paris, North Carolina, on September 28, 1883
• Eddie Bell, signed on December 31, 1879 at "City", presumably Charlotte, North Carolina

C

• Bessie Caldwell of Harrisburg, North Carolina, signed at C. F. Institute on January 21, 1880
• Bettie Coppedge, signed at Wadesboro, North Carolina, on March 27, 1880
• Mattie Coppedge, signed at Wadesboro, North Carolina, on March 27, 1880
• Nelia E. Covington, signed on June 8, 1882

D

• Louise DeWolfe, signed at Charlotte Female Institute on January 10, 1880; schoolmate
• Julia Dowd of Charlotte, North Carolina, signed in June 1880

F

• Sallie Finlayson of Mobile, Alabama, signed at Charlotte Female Institute on January 28, 1880

H

• Fred Hargrave, signed on January 20, 1881; not sure of surname; might be Horgrave
• Mary Hudson of Augusta, Georgia, signed on February 26, 1884

J

• Willie Johnston of Concord, North Carolina, signed on January 22, 1880
• Katie C. Johnston of Rock Hill, South Carolina, signed at the Charlotte Female Institute on January 22, 1880

K

• Jennings B. Kerr of Charlotte, North Carolina, signed on January 15, 1880
• Charlotte Klueppelberg, signed at Charlotte, North Carolina, in May 1879; page is written in German

L

• Lillie W. Long
• M. A. Lyon of Richmond, Virginia, signed on January 21, 1880

M

• Annie McLaughlin, signed at Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 14, 1879
• Annie McMurray, album owner; the album was given to her by T. W. Steele, Jr.

N

• Etta Neal, signed on September 29, 1879

R

• Eldora M. Ross of Charlotte, North Carolina, signed on December 1, 1879

S

• Emma Schiff, signed at Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 29, 1879
• Sallie Spencer of Charlotte, North Carolina, signed on December 1, 1879
• T. W. Steele, Jr. - presented the album to Annie McMurray

Y

• Sallie W. Young, signed on December 3, 1879 at Charlotte, North Carolina
• Sarah V. Young, signed on December 6, 1879
• Louise Young; not sure of given name

Wadesboro, North Carolina, to Charlotte, North Carolina

1860-1885 Autograph Album of Nannie E. Robinson of Georgia and, Later, her niece Annie Lee Garner

Autograph album that was presented by a friend to Nannie E. Robinson at Christmas in 1860.  The album was apparently later taken over by Nannie's niece Annie Lee Garner.

The presentation page handwriting is very faint.  "This album was presented to Miss Nannie E. Robinson by a Friend on the 25th/December 1860".

The album is approximately 7" x 5-1/2" and contains the sentiments of about a dozen relatives and friends of Nannie E. Robinson and her niece Annie Lee Garner.  An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the signers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.

The album was printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by G. G. Evans and contains three engravings, though there may have been more at one time.  The frontispiece engraving is entitled "Our Pet", after the painting by H. Howard, R.A., and engraved by S. Davenport.  The small engraving on the title page is not credited.

From online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections and additions welcome!]

Nannie E. Robinson was born August 13, 1845 at Tallapoosa, Georgia, the daughter of John and Gilliam Mary P. (Lavender) Robinson, who were born in North Carolina and Tennessee, respectively.  On April 8, 1869 at Atlanta, Georgia, Nannie married Henry Clay Pendleton, son of Joseph Holmes Pendleton and Sarah M. (Hundley) Pendleton.  Nannie and Henry eventually settled at Clarkston, Georgia; they had, possibly, 13 children.

At some point between the 1860s and the late 1870s, the album apparently passed into the ownership of Nannie's niece Annie Lee Garner, born about 1867, daughter of Nannie's sister Susan Edelia (Robinson) Garner and her husband Thomas Samford Garner.  On February 1, 1888, Annie Lee Garner married John Thomas Anderson.

Annie's sister Mary E. Garner signed a page.

Annie is described as one of the "Big 4" on a page with herself, W. R. Hoyt, Cornie Hoyt and E. P. McBurney.  I believe the Hoyts were brother and sister William Russell Hoyt and Cornelia Hoyt.  Cornie inscribed this page as the handwriting of her own page, signed on July 19, 1885, illustrates.

Interestingly, signer Leonard Perry Pattillo, who inscribed his page on October 28, 1884, also married an Annie Lee, but I believe she was a different Annie Lee, perhaps Annie Lee Becker or Booker.

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 [Some may be the same person who signed a group page and an individual page.]

?  [3]
?
?
Cater  [3]
Garner  [2]
Horsey
Hoyt  [2]
McBurney
Pattillo
Robinson  [2]

Signers in the album   [Note: Given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

?

• Friend, who presented the album to Miss Nannie E. Robinson on December 25, 1860
• Admirer, signed on September 9, 1882; inscribed to Lee, presumably Annie Lee Garner.
• J. M. S., signed on October 28, 1884

C

• Maud P. Cater
• Maud Cater, signed on August 23, 1879; inscribed to Annie Lee Garner.
• Nellie Cater, signed on August 23, 1879; inscribed to Annie Lee.

G

• Mary E. Garner; called herself the album owner's sister. She was the sister of later owner Annie Lee Garner. They were the daughters of Thomas Samford Garner and Susan Edelia (Robinson) Garner, who was a sister to the original owner Nannie Elizabeth Robinson.
• Annie L. Garner, presumably Annie Lee Garner, later owner of the album.  One of the "Big 4" of Annie L. Garner; W. R. Hoyt; Corrie Hoyt and E. P. McBurney

H

• Edith Horsey, signed on August 23, 1879; inscribed to Annie Lee.
• W. R. Hoyt, presumably William Russell Hoyt, Sr.  One of the "Big 4" of Annie L. Garner; W. R. Hoyt; Corrie Hoyt and E. P. McBurney
• Corrie S. Hoyt, presumably Cornelia Hoyt, "Corrie".  One of the "Big 4" of Annie L. Garner; W. R. Hoyt; Corrie Hoyt and E. P. McBurney
• Corrie, signed on July 19, 1885; presumably Cornelia Hoyt, "Corrie", daughter of Samuel Beecher Hoyt and Elizabeth M. (Russell) Hoyt

M

• E. P. McBurney.  One of the "Big 4" of Annie L. Garner; W. R. Hoyt; Corrie Hoyt and E. P. McBurney

P

• Leonard P. Pattillo, signed on October 28, 1884. Leonard Perry Pattillo married Annie Lee Becker or Booker on February 25, 1885.

R

• Miss Nannie E. Robinson, 1860; album owner. She was Nannie Elizabeth Robinson, the original owner, presented the album at Christmas in 1860
• Alice E. Robinson of Atlanta, Georgia, signed on September 10, 1882