1900-1907 Autograph Album of Florence Emily Brown of Pocahantas, Illinois, and Old Ripley, Illinois

1900-1907 autograph album that belonged to Florence Emily Brown of Pocahontas, Illinois, and Old Ripley, Illinois.   Inscribers included relatives, friends, schoolmates and teachers, all from Illinois.

Florence wrote her name on the inside front cover, along with Susie Rachow (who also inscribed an individual page), and penned a message to her inscribers on the inside back cover.

The album measures approximately 8" by 4-3/4" and contains the sentiments of 19 of Florence'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

	?	K	Kershner
B	Brown	M	Mueller
	Brown [7]	P	Peaterson
C	Clanton	R	Rachow
D	Davis		Roach
	Delaplain	W	Wall
E	Ehrle		Wise

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

Florence Emily Brown was born in October 1889 in Illinois, the daughter of Simon Mathias Brown and Katie A. (Arnold) Brown.  I believe Florence had ten siblings, at least five of whom inscribed pages in her album.

Sister Mattie Frances Brown inscribed a page at Old Ripley, Illinois, on January 10, 1902.

Brother Benjamin Simon Brown, "Bennie", inscribed a page at Old Ripley, Illinois, on December 24, 1901.

Other siblings who inscribed pages:

• Allie Brown; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois; inscribed on March 29, 1900.  Florence's sister Alice Louise Brown
• Willie Brown; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois.  Florence's brother William Albert Brown
• Lizzie Brown; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois, on May 27, 1901.  Florence's sister Mary Elizabeth Brown, "Lizzie"

Other inscribers who expressed kinship:

• Cousin Ada Brown; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois, on March 26, 1900.  Florence's cousin
• Cousin Lessie Davis; inscribed at Pocahontas, Illinois, on November 2, 1901.  Florence's cousin

Florence Emily Brown was a schoolteacher before she married farmer Charles Albert Thompson sometime after 1910.   They had at least two children.   Charles died in 1968 and Florence in 1971; they're buried with one of their children in the Brown Cemetery at Old Ripley, Illinois.

Teachers who inscribed pages in the album:

• Barbara S.; inscribed at home on March 11, 1906
• Rosella Kershner; inscribed at Dudleyville, Illinois, on March 13, 1900
• Lizzie M. Mueller; inscribed on November 6, 1901

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.

Sources

• U.S. Censuses
• FindaGrave.com
• Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940 - Florence's parents' marriage

Inscribers in the Album

• Barbara S.; inscribed at home on March 11, 1906.  Florence's teacher
• Florence Brown of Pocahontas, Illinois; she wrote her name on the inside front cover and wrote a message to her inscribers on the inside back cover.  Susie Rachow also wrote her name on the inside front cover.
• Mattie Brown; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois, on January 10, 1902.  Florence's sister Mattie Frances Brown
• Allie Brown; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois; inscribed on March 29, 1900.  Florence's sister Alice Louise Brown
• Willie Brown; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois.  Florence's brother William Albert Brown
• Ada Brown; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois, on March 26, 1900.  Florence's cousin
• Lizzie Brown; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois, on May 27, 1901.  Florence's sister Mary Elizabeth Brown, "Lizzie"
• Bennie Brown; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois, on December 24, 1901.  Florence's brother Benjamin Simon Brown
• Florence Emily Brown, album owner; she penned a message to her inscribers on the inside back cover.
• Katie M. Clanton
• Lessie Davis; inscribed at Pocahontas, Illinois, on November 2, 1901.  Florence's cousin
• Starry E. Delaplain; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois, on December 26, 1902.  "Your big fat Brother"
• August Ehrle; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois, on November 8, 1901
• Rosella Kershner; inscribed at Dudleyville, Illinois, on March 13, 1900.  Florence's teacher
• Lizzie M. Mueller; inscribed on November 6, 1901.  Florence's teacher
• Cora M. Peaterson; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois, on March 21, 1900
• Susie Rachow of Old Ripley, Illinois; wrote her name on the inside front cover, along with name of album owner Florence Brown, and also inscribed her own page on October 11, 1901
• Susie Rachow; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois, on October 11, 1901; she also inscribed her name on the inside front cover, along with that of album owner Florence Brown
• Edyth Roach; inscribed at Smithboro, Illinois, on July 21, 1907
• Clara Wall; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois, on November 6, 1901
• Lettie Wise; inscribed at Old Ripley, Illinois, on November 5, 1901.  Florence's schoolmate

1888-1937 Autograph Album of Katie Elizabeth Glover of Owen Township, Illinois

1888-1937 autograph album that belonged to Katie Elizabeth Glover of Owen Township, Illinois.  Most inscribers hailed from Owen Township, Illinois, and Rockton, Illinois, with a few from Harrison Township, Illinois, and one, Aunt Jennie, from Beloit, Wisconsin.

Katie wrote a dedication page at Owen, Illinois, on December 25, 1888.

The album measures approximately 7-1/2" by 6-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 50 of Katie'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

	? [4]	F	Fairchild	O	Oliver
A	Armstrong [4]		Furze [2]	P	Person
B	Black	G	Galagher		Pollard [2]
	Brewster [2]		Geddes	R	Rosborro
C	Carpenter		Glover [6]	S	Sarver [2]
	Clark [4]		Griest		Snively
	Clikeman	M	Melton	T	Thomas
	Collins [4]		Moore ?	W	Whelan
	Craig		Moulton		Wright [2]
D	Dobson	N	Nelson

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

Katie Elizabeth Glover was born July 23, 1876 in Illinois, the daughter of John Glover and Georgiana B. (Mariner) Glover.  I believe Katie had ten sibling and two half-siblings, several of whom inscribed pages in her album.

• Lucy M. (Glover) Fairchild, older half-sister
• Anna Glover, sister
• Belle Glover, presumably Isabella Glover, sister
• Fred Glover, presumably Frederick W. Glover, Katie's older half-brother
• Johnie Glover, presumably John W. Glover, Katie's brother
• Mary A. Glover, Katie's sister

On November 6, 1901 in Winnebago County, Illinois, Katie Elizabeth Glover married Charles A. Dillet, son of Wilson Dillet and Martha (Kipe) Dillet.  Charles didn't inscribe a page in Katie's album, but he was mentioned on a page inscribed by Ada Wright in 1937: "Katie loves Charley D."

Katie and Charles lived in Owen, Illinois, and Rockton, Illinois.  Charles died in 1941, and Katie in 1964.  They're buried in the Rocktown Township Cemetery at Rockton, Illinois.

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.

Teachers who inscribed pages in Katie's album:

• Emily A. Carpenter; inscribed on July 1, 1892 at Harrison, Illinois.  
• V. A. Clikeman; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on May 28, 1890.  Presumably Verni A. Clikeman, born in New York about 1858
• Edith Geddes; inscribed on May 20, 1891
• Will Griest of Rockton, Illinois; inscribed on January 7, 1891
• Anna Snively; inscribed at Harrison, Illinois, on January 22, 1889.  

Sources

• U.S. Federal Censuses
• FindaGrave.com - Katie's birth date is listed as August 23, 1876 on her Find a Grave memorial, rather than July 23, 1876; the latter is borne out by Census information and her Social Security application
• Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1940

Inscribers in the Album

• Auntie Jennie; inscribed at Beloit, Wisconsin, on May 24, 1889
• Unsigned
• Unsigned at Rockton, Illinois, on December 25, 1931 or 1937
• J. A. G.; inscribed on May 27, 1889

A

• Anna Armstrong; inscribed on January 7, 1891
• Archie Armstrong; inscribed on January 9, 1891.  Katie's schoolmate
• Libbie Armstrong; inscribed on May 27, 1889 at Owen, Illinois.  Katie's schoolmate
• Stella Armstrong; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on May 20, 1891.  Katie's schoolmate

B

• Lena Black
• J. W. Brewster; inscribed on December 27, 1890.  Presumably Joseph W. Brewster of Owen, Illinois, sister of inscriber Lizzie Brewster
• Lizzie Brewster; inscribed on December 27, 1890.  Perhaps Elizabeth Brewster of Owen, Illinois.  The next page was inscribed by J. W. Brewster, who may have been Lizzie's brother Joseph W. Brewster.

C

• Emily A. Carpenter; inscribed on July 1, 1892 at Harrison, Illinois.  Katie's teacher
• Edna M. Clark; inscribed on January 7, 1891.  Katie's schoolmate
• Johnie F. Clark; inscribed on January 8, 1891.  Katie's schoolmate
• Kittie Clark; inscribed on January 21, 1889.  Katie's schoolmate
• M. M. Clark; inscribed on March 8, 1889 at Owen, Illinois.  Katie's schoolmate
• V. A. Clikeman; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on May 28, 1890.  Katie's teacher, presumably Verni A. Clikeman, born in New York about 1858
• Alta M. Collins of Owen, Illinois; inscribed on September 19, 1890
• Ben; inscribed on March 29, 1889.  Later note added the name Collins, so presumably Benjamin Collins
• Bessie E. Collins of Owen, Illinois; inscribed on May 19, 1891.  Katie's schoolmate
• Fred M. Collins of Owen, Illinois; inscribed in 1900
• Abbie Jewett Craig; inscribed at Harrison, Illinois, on May 29, 1889

D

• Alva G. Dobson of Harrison, Illinois; inscribed on March 17, 1895

F

• Lucy M. Fairchild; inscribed at Rockton, Illinois, on March 17, 1891.  Katie's older half-sister Lucy Mary (Glover) Fairchild Trotter, whose husband at the time of inscription was Henry S. Fairchild, whom Lucy had married in 1883.
• Eva M. Furze; inscribed on February 10, 1890.  Tucked in the page is a newspaper clipping, card of thanks upon the death of the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Henry Furze.
• Mr. and Mrs. Henry Furze - card of thanks re: their deceased daughter

G

• Maggie Galagher.  Katie's schoolmate
• Edith Geddes; inscribed on May 20, 1891.  Katie's teacher.
• Anna Glover; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on February 20, 1889.  Katie's sister Anna P. Glover
• Belle Glover; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on February 18, 1889.  Katie's sister, presumably Isabella Glover
• Fred; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on January 22, 1891.  Katie's older half-brother Frederick W. Glover.
• Johnie; Katie's brother John W. Glover
• Katie Glover of Owen, Illinois; album owner.  She wrote a dedication page at Owen, Illinois, on December 25, 1888.
• Mary A. Glover; Katie sister
• Will Griest, "your teacher", of Rockton, Illinois; inscribed on January 7, 1891

M

• George Melton; inscribed on March 18, 1895
• Daisy B. ?; her surname runs off the page, but could be Daisy B. Moore; inscribed on March 18, 189x; last digit could be 3 or 5
• Mary Moulton; inscribed on January 24, 1889 at Owen, Illinois.  Katie's schoolmate

N

• Mary Nelson of Rockton, Illinois; inscribed on December 25, 1937

O

• Edith Oliver; inscribed on March 19, 1895 at Owen, Illinois

P

• Ella Person; inscribed on December 28, 1888.  Katie's schoolmate
• Bertie Pollard; inscribed on March 12, 1889 at Owen, Illinois
• Emma Pollard; inscribed on March 12, 1889

R

• J. A. R.; inscribed at Owen, Illinois, on August 31, 1890.  Later note: "Jennie A. Rosborro Ellis".  Jane A. Rosborro, who married  Charles Edward Ellis

S

• Fred Sarver; inscribed on March 16, 1895
• George Sarver of Owen, Illinois; inscribed on March 16, 1895
• Anna Snively; inscribed at Harrison, Illinois, on January 22, 1889.  Katie's teacher

T

• Willie Thomas

W

• Fannie Whelan; inscribed on September 19, 1890
• Ada Wright; inscribed at Rockton, Illinois, on December 23, 1937, or 1931.  "Kate loves Charley D."  Written upside down on the page.
• Ada Wright; inscribed at Rockton, Illinois, on December 25, 1937

1880s Autograph Album of Belle Payton of Stanton, Illinois; possibly Carrie Belle Payton

Autograph album presented to Belle Payton by her parents on November 20, 1884, which was a Thursday, possibly Thanksgiving Day.

I believe Belle was Carrie Belle Payton, born December 1, 1872, daughter of Arthur Payton and Caroline C. (Corder) Payton.  Two of Belle's sisters inscribed pages in her album, Maud and Maggie, and it happens that Carrie Belle Payton had sisters by that name.

The album measures approximately 4-1/4" by 2-3/4" and contains the sentiments of 32 of Belle's relatives, friends, schoolmates and teachers.  An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.

From brief online research and assuming Belle Payton was Carrie Belle Payton - corrections, alternate theories and additions requested:

Carrie Belle Payton was born December 1, 1872 in Illinois, the daughter of Arthur Payton and Caroline Cordelia C. (Corder) Payton, who were born in Kentucky and Indiana respectively.  Carrie Belle married William M. Davis and had, I think, three children: Mildred, Willard and Della.

Carrie, William and at least two of their children are buried in the Mount Olive Cemetery at Mayview, Illinois.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or if you feel that Belle Payton was not Carrie Belle Payton, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Surnames in the Album


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	? [6]	L	Lefever [5]
B	Beverlin [2]		Lowry
	Bibler	M	Maddock/s
C	Coggshall		Moorhous
E	Engle		Morrow
H	Haworth [2]	P	Patton [2]
	Humphrey [3]		Payton [3]
	Hunt		Pierce

Inscribers in the Album

• Adda B.; inscribed on November 24, 1884
• O. M. H.; not sure of surname initial
• ?, possibly Ida; inscribed on November 24, 1884; Belle's schoolmate
• Cousin Garry
• Cousin Amy of Royal Centre, Illinois
• Charley; can't determine surname; very young inscriber

B

• A. Beverlin; inscribed on November 26, 188x [can't determine last digit]; middle initial possibly T. or J or ?
• L. Beverlin of Stanton, Illinois; inscribed on November 23, 1884
• A. L. Bibler; inscribed on November 25, 1884; Belle's schoolmate

C

• James M. Coggshall; inscribed on November 15, 1884

E

• E. T. Engle; inscribed on February 6, 1885

H

• Charley Haworth; inscribed on November 25, 1884; not sure of surname
• Minnie Haworth of Champaign, Illinois; inscribed on March 20, 188x [can't determine last digit.  Not sure of given name.
• "Bonnie" Humphrey of Decatur, Illinois; inscribed on April 28, 1887; sketched a child using both arms to hang from a rope.  Possibly another sketch by Minerva M. (Smith) Humphrey, wife of teacher Edwin O. Humphrey?
• "Pet" Humphrey of Decatur, Illinois; cute sketch of a toad smoking a pipe and lounging on a toadstool under the shade of a larger toadstool.  She may have been Minerva M. (Smith) Humphrey, wife of Edwin O. Humphrey, who inscribed the right facing page.
• E. O. Humphrey, Pedagogue; inscribed in 1887.  Written also is 1852, the birth year of school teacher Edwin O. Humphrey (1852-1918).  It may have been his wife Minerva M. (Smith) Humphrey who inscribed the left facing page as "Pet" and who sketched a cute toad and toadstools.  Edwin O. Humphrey inscribed another page on April 19, 1887
• Miss Gertie Hunt; inscribed on November 25, 1884; Belle's schoolmate

L

• A. M. Lefever of Stanton, Illinois; inscribed on January 7, 1885
• E. B. Lefever; inscribed on January 29, 1885
• Frank O. Lefever; inscribed on November 25, 1884
• Lizzie A. Lefever; inscribed on January 3, 1885
• Mollie Lefever; inscribed on January 3, 1885
• James A. Lowry; inscribed on November 24, 1884; Belle's teacher

M

• Anna Maddock of Stanton, Illinois
• Emma Maddock or Maddocks; Belle's schoolmate
• Charlie Moorhous; inscribed in April 1885
• G. W. Morrow

P

• Charley Patton of Stanton, Illinois [not sure of locale]
• Harry Patton; inscribed on November 26, 1884
• Belle Payton; album owner.  "Miss Belle Payton presented by Father & Mother Nov 20, 1884"
• Maggie, inscribed on November 23, 1884; "your sister", Maggie Payton
• Maud Payton; inscribed on November 23, 1884; "your sister"
• Alice Pierce; inscribed on November 24, 1884

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1901 Memorial Card: Abigail (Reed) Lowther, who died in Michigan at the age of 78

Memorial card printed in 1901 on the occasion of the death of Abigail (Reed) Lowther at the age of 78 years, 6 months and 14 days.

The card was found with a cabinet photograph of a woman who may or may not be Abigail herself.  There's no identification or studio imprint to provide a clue.  Nothing on reverse.

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

Abigail's death record indicates:

•  Abigail was born August 29, 1822 in Upper Canada, the daughter of Joshua Reed and Elizabeth (Alward) Reed.  At least one record has Abigail's father's name as Josiah.  Additionally, an index for the 1821 Buffalo, New York, marriage of Joshua and Elizabeth has Elizabeth's maiden name as Alworth.
• Abigail was a widow when she died at Leonidas, Michigan, on March 13, 1901, at the age of 78 years, 7 months and 16 days [at variance with the information on the memorial card]
• Abigail was 18 when she married and had 6 children, 5 of whom were still living at the time of her death
• Abigail died of enteritis and the complications of old age
• The informant was J. R. Lowther of Leonidas, Michigan - Abigail's son James Riley Lowther - hopefully the information he supplied was totally correct

Abigail married Lemuel E. Lowther, about 1840 if the information on her death record is correct.  She and Lemuel raised their family at Knox, Ohio, or in Knox County, Ohio; and Leonidas, Michigan.  It seems that at some point in the 1860s, Lemuel and Abigail parted ways.  Lemuel died in 1881 and is buried in the Asbury Cemetery at Dennison, Illinois.  Abigail is buried in the Abscota Cemetery at Burlington, Michigan.

If you have corrections and/or additions, or if your family photographs reveal that the woman in the cabinet photograph above is definitely Abigail (Reed) Lowther, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

1907 Snapshot of Horace & Dolph Turner, Presumably Horace K. and Rudolphus K. Turner of Newton, Massachusetts

Photograph, taken in March 1907, of two children identified as Horace & Dolph Turner - or Horace and Dolph of Turner.  

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

They were presumably Horace Kibbe Turner, Jr., born September 15, 1905 at Newton, Massachusetts, and Rudolphus Kibbe Turner, born April 10, 1902 at Newton, Massachusetts.

They were the sons of Horace Kibbe Turner and Lilla (Lattimer) Turner, who were born in Illinois and Ohio, respectively.  Horace, Sr., graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1895 and produced art subjects for school and colleges.  According to Horace, Jr's, birth record, the family lived in the Newtonville section of Newton.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or if you recognize the boys from your family photographs and feel they are the boys in the photograph or different boys, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Please be careful about adding information about people who may be living.

Sources: Massachusetts Birth Records 1840-1915

1870s Account Book with a Connection to Bloomington, Illinois

Small account book, approximately 5-3/4" by 3-1/2", that apparently belonged to a homeowner or boarding home owner, as the supplies purchased were mostly related to kitchen and home.

Images of all pages with handwriting appear at the end of this post.

The front cover has some handwriting but is very difficult to decipher.  There appear to be two names, Mrs. Buelt or Buell or Bonelt or variant in account with J. Parker or Palmer or longer surname.

The inside front cover has another name, Mrs. C. A. B ?, in what appears to be a more contemporary hand, but not necessarily, perhaps that of the owner or relative or friend.   Whether or not the account book owner lived at Bloomington, Illinois, I don't know.  Nor do I know if the initials refer to herself or her husband.

Crowdsourced possibilities for her surname:  [and there are undoubtedly more]

Birch	Brink	Buck or Buch
Breck	Bruck	Burk
Brick	Bruh	Bush

Interestingly, a fellow family historian has found that there were several men named C. A. Buck in Bloomington, Illinois during the time frame of the account book and after.

If any of these names, or attempts at names, rings a bell with you, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Two 1885 Autograph Albums of Edith W. Bryant of Princeton, Illinois

Two autograph albums commenced in 1885 by owner Edith W. Bryant of Princeton, Illinois.  The cover of the larger album, which measures approximately 7-3/4" by 5", is shown above.  It was given to Edith at Christmas in 1885 by Harry, presumably her brother Harry G. Bryant, who also inscribed a page in the album, toward the end.

The smaller album, which measures approximately 5" by 2-3/4", was tucked inside the larger album; it may be missing its front cover and perhaps a page or more.  The first page shown is the ownership page.

The albums contain the sentiments of Edith's relatives, friends and schoolmates: the larger album with 37 pages of sentiments and the smaller with 19.

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

Edith W. Bryant was born December 1, 1878 at Princeton, Illinois, the daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth (Hughes) Bryant, and the youngest of 9 siblings, some of whom inscribed pages in one or both of the albums. Facing pages in the smaller album were inscribed by Edith's parents.

The next page in that album was inscribed by C. B. Hughes, who was possibly Edith's maternal grandmother Cassandra B. (Jones) Hughes.

Siblings who inscribed pages in one or both albums:

• Guy Arthur Bryant
• Harry G. Bryant, who was presumably the Harry who gave Edith the larger album; he also inscribed a page.
• Lester P. Bryant
• "Cassa" Bryant; Cassandra H. Bryant
• Henrietta Bryant
• R. C. Bryant; Ralph Clement Bryant
• G. A. Bryant; Guy Arthur Bryant

Other relatives, either by blood or marriage, who indicated a relationship, and there were likely others who did not:

• Lou; Edith's cousin
• Jennie L. Bryant; presumably a cousin
• Hattie Bryant; Edith's cousin
• Lester R. Bryant; Edith's paternal uncle Lester Raymond Bryant
• Minnie H. Bryant; presumably a cousin
• Clement Freeman; Edith's uncle
• M. C. Hughes of Washington, Illinois; Edith's uncle, presumably maternal uncle Morris Clark Hughes
• Flora Hughes; presumably Flora (Stormer) Hughes, wife of Morris Clark Hughes
• Emilada Lanktree of Hennepin, Illinois; Edith's cousin
• Julia Mathews; Edith's cousin
• Lucy Olds and Edna Olds of Wyanet, Illinois; Edith's cousins
• Lucy Shearer of Streator, Illinois; Edith's maternal aunt Lucy L. (Hughes) Shearer, wife of Frederick S. Shearer

Not long after 1900, Edith W. Bryant married Curtis Dunbar Brigham, son of Joseph Hardy Brigham and Carrie (Dunbar) Brigham.  They lived for a time in Kansas, where Curtis worked in real estate and life insurance and then returned to farm in Illinois.  I believe they had four children: first, two sons, and then, two daughters.  

Edith died in 1939, and Curtis in 1949.  If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the inscribers in both albums listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Surnames in the Larger Album

?	F	M	R
B	Freeman	Mahan	Rockwell
Baldwin [2]	H	Mathews	S
Bryant [11]	Hoyte	McManis	Shearer
C	Hughes [2]	Meltz	Smith [3]
Crater	L	N	T
D	Lanktree	Nash	Topliff
Douglass [2]	Lorton	O	W
		Olds [3]	Wiley

Surnames in the Smaller Album

? [4]	C	H	S
B	Conner [2]	Hock	Sahlberg
Brown	D	Hoffman
Bryant [7]	Downing [2]	Hughes
Downing [2]

Inscribers in the Larger Album

• Lou; inscribed on February 20, 1889; Edith's cousin

B

• Ed Baldwin of Oswego, Kansas, inscribed on December 24, 1888
• Burton L. Baldwin of Oswego, Kansas, inscribed on June 16, 1886
• Edith W. Bryant, album owner. Given by Harry at Christmas 1885. Harry was presumably Edith's brother Harry G. Bryant.
• Mother, inscribed on December 27, 1885. Presumably Edith's mother Elizabeth (Hughes) Bryant.
• Jennie L. Bryant of Princeton, Illinois, inscribed on February 19, 1888
• Guy A. Bryant of Princeton, Illinois, inscribed on February 23, 1886. Edith's brother Guy Arthur Bryant.
• Hattie Bryant of Princeton, Illinois, inscribed on February 19 [no year written]; Edith's cousin
• H. G. Bryant, inscribed on February 20, 1889. Possibly Harry G. Bryant, Edith's brother, who had given her the album at Christmas in 1885.
• Lester R. Bryant, inscribed on February 19, 1888; Edith's uncle. Lester Raymond Bryant, brother of Edith's father Arthur Bryant.
• Lester P. Bryant of Princeton, Illinois, inscribed on February 16, 1886 [not sure of last digit]. Edith's brother. He wrote on the page upside down.
• Cassa Bryant of Princeton, Illinois, inscribed on November 23, 1886. Edith's sister Cassandra H. Bryant.
• Henrietta Bryant of Princeton, Illinois; Edith's sister.
• Minnie H. Bryant, inscribed at Princeton, Illinois, on March 21, 1886

C

• E. B. Crater of Princeton, Illinois, inscribed on March 12, 1886

D

• E. M. Douglass, inscribed at Princeton, Illinois, on February 1, 1886
• Hannah F. Douglass, inscribed on February 1 [no year written]

F

• Clement Freeman, inscribed at Princeton, Illinois, on March 21, 1886; Edith's uncle

H

• Matie L. Hoyte of Dover, Illinois, inscribed on September 16, 1887
• M. C. Hughes, inscribed at Washington, Illinois, on January 3, 1887; Edith's uncle. Presumably Morris Clark Hughes, brother of Edith's mother Elizabeth (Hughes) Bryant.
• Flora Hughes, inscribed at Washington, Illinois. Presumably Flora (Stormer) Hughes, wife of signer Morris Clark Hughes.

L

• Emilada Lanktree of Hennepin, Illinois, inscribed on August 3, 1888; Edith's cousin
• Miss Fannie Lorton of Davenport, Iowa

M

• Emma V. Mahan of Steubenville, Ohio, inscribed on July 30, 1887
• Julia Mathews, inscribed on September 15, 1890; Edith's cousin
• Jessie McManis of Princeton, Illinois, inscribed on February 4, 1886
• Mrs. Meltz

N

• Bessie M. Nash of Warsaw, Illinois, inscribed at Princeton, Illinois, on December 13, 1887

O

• Blanche Olds of Wyanet, Illinois, inscribed on August 20, 1890
• Lucy Olds of Wyanet, Illinois, inscribed on August 17, 1890; Edith's cousin
• Edna Olds, inscribed at Wyanet, Illinois, on August 20, 1890; Edith's cousin.

R

• Ellen Rockwell of Hamilton, Illinois. Middle initial might be F or H

S

• Aunt Lucy Shearer of Streator, Illinois, inscribed on August 19, 1886
• Ida R. Smith, inscribed on April 4, 1888
• Hattie L. Smith of Manlius, Illinois, inscribed on February 4, 1886
• Nettie Smith, inscribed at Manlius, Illinois, on February 18, 1886

T

• Sarah Topliff, inscribed on January 1, 1886

W

• Ella K. Wiley of Dunlap, Illinois, inscribed on March 28, 1888.

Inscribers in the Smaller Album

• Unsigned, possibly inscribed by Edith herself or by her maternal grandmother Cassandra B. (Jones) Hughes, who inscribed the left facing page.
• Clara Sahlberg. Not sure of the first letter of the surname.
• Unsigned, inscribed on February 14, 1894. Possibly inscribed by Edith or by her maternal grandmother Cassandra B. (Jones) Hughes.
• Unsigned, possibly inscribed by Edith or by her maternal grandmother Cassandra B. (Jones) Hughes.

B

• Susie Brown or Broun of Princeton, Illinois, inscribed on May 28, 1888
• Edith W. Bryant of Princeton, Illinois; dated January 1885. Album owner
• Lizzie H. Bryant of Princeton, Illinois. She was presumably Edith's mother Elizabeth (Hughes) Bryant; and it was presumably her husband Arthur Bryant who inscribed the right facing page.
• Arthur Bryant of Princeton, Illinois. Presumably Edith's father; and presumably it was his wife Elizabeth (Hughes) Bryant, "Lizzie" who inscribed the left facing page.
• Hattie Bryant, inscribed on May 8, 1888; Edith's cousin.
• Lester P. Bryant; Edith's brother.
• R. C. Bryant; presumably Ralph Clement Bryant, Edith's brother.
• G. A. Bryant, presumably Guy Arthur Bryant, Edith's brother.

C

• Eva Conner, inscribed on May 26, 1890; Edith's schoolmate
• Clara B. Conner

D

• Nora Downing
• Olive L. Downing

H

• Bertie W. Hock
• Lizzie Hoffman, inscribed in 1888
• C. B. Hughes, inscribed on February 14, 1894. Presumably Edith's maternal grandmother Cassandra B. (Jones) Hughes.

S

• Clara Sahlberg; not sure of the first letter of the surname.