1880s Autograph Album of Ida Moore, Student at Decorah Institute at Decorah, Iowa

 

1880s autograph album of Ida Moore (1868-1920), a student at Decorah Institute at Decorah, Iowa.  Inscribers hailed mostly from Iowa, with three from Minnesota, and one each from Nebraska and Wisconsin. 

Ida wrote her name and address on the inside back cover, along with the note: To read when I am old and grey.

The album measures approximately 6"by 4" and contains the sentiments of over 80 of Ida'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

	? [7]	J	Jerald	R	Richards
B	Bachelder		Jewell [3]		Rierson
	Billings		Johnson	S	Sallee [4]
	Boyd	K	Kearns		Schmidt
	Bridge [3]		Kirk		Scott [3]
C	Child [2]	L	Larson		Severson [2]
	Coleman		Linzenmeyer		Shulze
	Coughlin		Lowe	T	Thompson
D	D?	M	McCarthy		Tillotson
E	Eide		Merrill [2]		Tuttle [2]
	Elwick		Moore [3]	W	Weymouth
	Erickson		Mott		Whiteman [2]
G	Gardner	N	Narum		Wilson
	Gullickson		Nelson [2]
H	Haas [3]		Ness
	Hansohn		Nodshilder
	Headington [5]	O	Odson [3]
	Hegg		Olson
	Hesla [2]	P	Pedersen
	Hitchcock		Puntney

Ida Moore was born 19 January 1868 in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of Charles Oscar Moore and Gustava (Erickson) Moore. Two of Ida's brothers inscribed pages in her album.

Brother Henry inscribed a page.

Brother Louis Moore inscribed a page but he was young, and his handwriting is not easy to decipher.

One of the inscribers, F. M. Jewell, who penned his page on March 20, 1886 at Decorah, Iowa, noted: "True friends are jewells but like jewels are scarce".

Fittingly, Ida and Franklin M. Jewell married at Decorah, Iowa, on 9 September 1891. They would have, I believe, three children, one of whom, Emily Jewell, "Emma", inscribed a page in the album.

Ida died in 1920 and Frank in 1941. They're buried with Ida's parents in the Phelps Cemetery in Decorah, Iowa.

Teachers who inscribed pages:

• Moses Billings
• Annis Mott
• F. B. Tillotson

If you have corrections and/or additions to the above or information or research to share on any of the people listed below, please leave a comment.

Alphabetical List of Inscribers

• Mary ?, possibly Mary Daley, Dalvey or Dalen, of Calmar, Iowa. Middle initial could be J or I. She was Ida's seatmate
• Emma
• Name unclear
• Hammond ? Emma, possibly Emma W. (S); Ida's seatmate, presumably at Decorah Institute
• Peter Nar?, possibly Peter Narum; inscribed at Decorah Institute on February 6, 1886 Robert
• Mary Bachelder of Castalia, Iowa; inscribed at Decorah Institute on February 11, 1886. Ida's friend and schoolmate 
• Moses Billings, Ida's teacher; inscribed on December 1, 1884. Presumably Moses Billings (1862-1921)
• D. Boyd; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on September 6, 1886
• Allie Bridge; inscribed on January 20, 1884 at Decorah, Iowa
• Allie Bridge; inscribed on January 2, 1885
• Priscilla Bridge; inscribed on December 28, 1883
• Estella Child of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on December 19, 1885
• Charlie Child of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on December 19, 1885
• Atta L. Coleman; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on July 17, 1884
• Kate G. Coughlin; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on October 5, 1885; Ida's schoolmate
• Mary ?, possibly Mary Daley, Dalvey or Dalen, of Calmar, Iowa. Middle initial could be J or I. She was Ida's seatmate
• Lina Eide of Bratsberg, Minnesota; inscribed at Decorah Institute on January 26, 1886
• Thomas Elwick; inscribed on March 4, 1886 at Decorah, Iowa
• Caroline Erickson of Springwater, Iowa; inscribed on February 20, 1885
• Mabel I. Gardner of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on May 17, 1885
• Christine Gullickson; inscribed on February 10, 1886 at Decorah Institute; Ida's schoolmate
• Julius Haas of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed in 1884 at age 9
• Emma Haas of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed in 1884 at age 7
• Maggie Haas; inscribed at 33rd Avenue, Decorah, Iowa, on May 19, 1885
• Emma M. Hansohn; inscribed on January 26, 1886. Not sure of surname
• Louise Headington; inscribed in 1884 Nellie Headington, inscribed in 1884
• Hallie Headington Herb Headington of Decorah, Iowa
• Winnie Headington; inscribed on May 19, 1885. Ida's schoolmate Helena Hegg
• Ollie Hesla; not sure of surname; inscribed in 1885, at D.I., presumably Decorah, Iowa
• Lena Hesla of Waterville, Iowa; inscribed at Decorah Institute on October 30, 1885. Not sure of surname
• Hallie V. Hitchcock; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa
• Emmy M. Jerald of Lime Springs, Iowa; inscribed on December 19, 1885 at Decorah, Iowa
• ? V. E. Jewell; inscribed in October 1887. Presumably Benjamin E. Jewell (1850-1938), Ida's future brother-in-law
• Miss Emma Jewell of Decorah, Iowa; Ida's daughter
• F. M. Jewell; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on March 20, 1886. Presumably Frank M. Jewell. He played on his surname: "True friends are jewells but like jewels are scarce". True indeed, because Ida and Frank married on 9 September 1891! 
• Alfred O. Johnson of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on January 2, 1887
• Ella M. Kearns of Ossian, Iowa; inscribed at Decorah Institute on 10/8/85
• Ida's schoolmate Nellie Kirk of Lansing, Iowa; inscribed on January 25, 1886
• Christena Larson; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on March 3, 1884
• Anna Linzenmeyer
• William Lowe of Hadley, Minnesota; inscribed on January 27, 1884
• Hattie McCarthy of Jackson Junction, Iowa; inscribed at Decorah Institute, on March 15, 1886
• Will Merrill; inscribed on January 9, 1884
• Nettie Merrill of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on January 9, 1884
• Henry Moore; Ida's brother Louis Moore of Decorah, Iowa, in a year I can't make out; age ?, possibly 8. He was John Louis Moore (1877-1947), Ida's brother
• Ida Moore, Decorah, Iowa, album owner. "To read when I am old and grey". Written on the inside back cover
• Annis Mott; inscribed in 1886 and directed to Ida, "Dear teacher". Possibly the Annis Mott who married Martin Ellingson in 1894
• Peter Nar?, possibly Peter Narum; inscribed at Decorah Institute on February 6, 1886
• Anna Nelson; inscribed at Decorah Institute on April 7, 1885
• John N. Nelson; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa
• A. J. Ness; inscribed on March 18, no year written; Ida's uncle
• H. Nodshilder Joseph Odson; inscribed on January 10, 1885 at Springwater, Iowa
• Samuel Odson; inscribed in 1885 at Springwater, Iowa
• Rachel Odson; inscribed at Springwater, Iowa, on January 10, 1885
• Albert A. Olson of Springwater, Iowa
• Petra Pedersen; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on December 31, 1883 [not sure last digit]. Presumably written in Danish
• Dora Puntney; inscribed on June 23, 1886
• Joseph Richards of York, Minnesota; inscribed on February 15, 1886
• Betsey C. Rierson of Mona, Iowa; inscribed on March 12, 1885 at Decorah Institute
• Charles Sallee; inscribed on January 17, 1884 at Decorah, Iowa
• Mrs. Sallee; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on August 1, 1884
• Dixie Sallee of Decorah, Iowa
• Carrie Sallee; from or inscribed at Royal, Nebraska, on February 16, 1889
• Johanna Schmidt of B?, Howard County, Iowa; inscribed at Decorah Institute on October 30, 1885
• Mrs. E. W. Scott of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on November 29 [the year is too faint to read]. Possibly Edith E. (Fawcett) Scott, who married Edward W. Scott on 11 May 1886. Edward may have been the E. W. Scott who inscribed a page elsewhere in the album. 
• E. W. Scott of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on October 29, 1886. Presumably the Edward W. Scott who married Edith E. Fawcett on 11 May 1886. Edith was presumably the Mrs. E. W. Scott who inscribed a page elsewhere in the album.
• Margaret L. Scott; inscribed on October 16, 1886
• Sever Severson, age 12, of Spring Water, Iowa; inscribed in 1886. Sever "John" Severson (1874-1955)
• Helen Severson; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on December 20, 188?
• Belle Shulze
• Carrie Thompson of Springwater, Iowa; inscribed on November 17, 1885
• F. B. Tillotson; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on January 8, 1884. Ida's teacher. Presumably Fred Burr Tillotson (1860-1937)
• Edith Tuttle of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin; inscribed on December 10, 1884 ?
• Gacie Tuttle, age ?, 1887. Possibly "Lillie Gracie Tuttle" or "little" Gracie Tuttle; age could be five. Alternatively, the year could be 1897
• Mary Weymouth
• Ada Whiteman; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on October 13, 1883. Possibly the Ada S. Whiteman who married John J. Headington on 1 December 1886 at Decorah, Iowa.
• Vinnie Whiteman
• Clara Wilson or Wilsons

Two 19th Century Autograph Albums from the Family of Rev. Ephraim Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts

Two autograph albums that appear to have been started by Catherine (Hadley) Hapgood (1852-1936), Kate", of Bryantville, Massachusetts, wife of Rev. Ephraim Hapgood, and turned over to her daughter Marion Hadley Hapgood (1876-1951), "Mamie", who would marry Emery William Clark (1870-1923).

See another post that features the autograph album of Henrietta Mary Clark (1875-1981), "Etta", who married Andrew Jacob W. Torsleff (1864-1953).  Etta was a sister to Emery W. Clark.

Several inscriptions in the albums were written in Nebraska.  Rev. Hapgood, with his wife and two young children, moved to a pastorate in Seward, Nebraska, in 1878. He later took on a pastorate at David City, Nebraska. The family subsequently returned to the East, when Rev. Hapgood became a pastor in South Hanson, Massachusetts.

Inscriptions in the album shown at top run from 1879 to 1881.  This album has Marion's name on the ownership page and the date of 1879, but Marion herself would have been too young to have penned the inscription, so it's presumed that Kate wrote it for her daughter.  Some of the earlier inscriptions in the album were sentiments directed to Mamie when she was very young.

Many inscribers wrote sentiments in both albums.  Alphabetical lists of both albums appear
at the end of this post.

The album shown above measures approximately 5-1/4" by 3-1/4" and contains the sentiments of over 40 relatives, friends and schoolmates.  The companion album, shown below, which measures a bit larger than 7" by 4", has over 30 sentiments, inscribed from 1881 to 1890.

More information on the Hapgood family of Massachusetts and beyond can be found in The Hapgood Family, Descendants of Shadrach, 1656-1898, the new edition edited by Warren Hapgood of the New England Historic Genealogical Society in 1898.

Rev. Ephraim Hapgood's mother, Mary Ann (Hosmer) Hapgood (1806 [or 1808]-1890) inscribed pages in each album, one in 1885 at South Hanson, Massachusetts.  She was the widow of John Hapgood (1802-1867).

From The Hapgood Family, Descendants of Shadrach, 1656-1898, the new edition edited by Warren Hapgood of the New England Historic Genealogical Society in 1898.

Among the inscribers was Clarissa Hosmer (Hapgood) Nash, "Clara", a sister to Rev. Ephraim Hapgood, and thus Marion's aunt.  According to the book above, Clara was the first woman admitted to the bar in New England.

The Hapgood Family, Descendants of Shadrach, 1656-1898, the new edition edited by Warren Hapgood of the New England Historic Genealogical Society in 1898.

If you notice items that need correction and/or if you have information on any of the people mentioned below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Alphabetical List of Inscribers in the 1879-1891 Album

• Susie E. ?, possibly Susie E. Thomas; inscribed on June 8, 1885
• Carrie; inscribed on December 17, 1881 at David City, Nebraska. Perhaps the Carrie B. C. of David City, Nebraska, who inscribed a page in 1881 in the companion autograph album
• Martha T. ?, possibly Martha T. Lane, of South Hanson, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 21, 1884
• Jennie E.
• Carrie; schoolmate
• Fannie Blakeman of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 16, 1890. Fannie F. Blakeman (1877-1898). 
• Mabel C. Blakeman of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on June 21, 1890. Presumably Mabel Carlton Blakeman (1874-1968), who married Herbert Frost Leach (1870-1928). 
• Ina M. Briggs; inscribed on March 25, 1887. Miss Ina May Briggs (1873-1970), who married George Albert Hammond (1872-1956). 
• Gracie L. Churchill of South Hanson, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 21, 1885.  Youthful handwriting.
• Bella Evans; inscribed on February 25, 1883
• Ella F. Everson of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 20, 1885
• Susie E. Fisher of Whitman, Massachusetts
• Abbie E. Gorham of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 28, 1890
• "Aunt Gustie", inscribed on March 17, 1879. She was Augusta Thompson (Mayo) Hadley (1840-1937), wife of Morton Clarence Hadley (1848-1920). 
• M. C. Hadley of Waltham, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 27, 1879; "Your Uncle".  Morton Clarence Hadley (1848-1920).  
• Nina E. Hadley of Waltham, Massachusetts; inscribed on August 15, 1887.  "Your Cousin".  Nina Ethel Hadley (1878-1903), who married Frederick Brown. 
• Ernest G. Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 19. 1890; Marion's brother.  "Aged 12 years".  Ernest Granger Hapgood (1878-1953). 
• Kate Hadley Hapgood of Seward, Nebraska; inscribed on September 28, 1879; "Mama".   "To Sweet Marion, 3-1.2 yrs".  Inscribed by Catherine (Hadley)  Hapgood (-1936), "Kate", wife of Ephraim Hadley (1848-1922) and mother of album owner Marion Hadley Hapgood.  
• Marion Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts; her name inscribed on March 17, 1879.  Album owner.  At the time Marion was about 3 years old, so the inscriptions were gathered for her.  Marion Hadley Hapgood (1876-1951), "Mamie", daughter of Ephraim Hapgood and Catherine (Hadley) Hapgood and future wife of Ellery W. Clark
• Mary Ann Hapgood; inscribed at South Hanson, Massachusetts, on August 8, 1885.  "your grandmother".  She was Mary Ann (Hosmer) Hapgood (1806 [or 1808]-1890), wife of John Hapgood (1802-1867) and mother of Ephraim Hapgood (1848-1922), who was Marion's father. 
• Mrs. Vesta E. Hill of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 9, 1890.  Presumably Vesta Evaline Reed (1859-1937), daughter of Calvin L. Reed (1824-1895) and Deborah (Bourne) Reed (1835-1899); Vesta married Franklin Morton Hill (1856-1908). 
• Kate C. G. Houghton; inscribed at Waltham, Massachusetts, on March 17, 1879
• Mamie Howland of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 8, 1889
• Carrie E. Jones of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 8, 1889
• Mary A. King of Waltham, Massachusetts
• Martha T. ?, possibly Martha T. Lane, of South Hanson, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 21, 1884
• Horace McLarty of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 8, 1879.
• Jennie E. McLarty of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 8, 1889
• Clara H. Nash; "Your Aunt"; inscribed on December 6, 1889.  Presumably Clarissa Hosmer (Hapgood) Nash (1839-1921), wife of Frederick Cushing Nash (1839-1921).   Marion's father Ephraim Hapgood and Clarissa Hosmer (Hapgood) Nash were brother and sister.
• Frederick H. Nash of West Acton, Massachusetts, inscribed on November 14, 1889.  Frederick Hapgood Nash (1874-1946). Son of Frederick Cushing Nash and inscriber Clarissa Hosmer (Hapgood) Nash
• Herbert Pardey of South Hanson, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 30, 1885.  Herbert H. Pardey (1872-1957). 
• Mrs. A. M. Reed; inscribed at Whitman, Massachusetts, on March 8, 1890. Perhaps Flora L. (Sherman) Reed (abt 1866-1892), wife of Alfred Melville Reed
• Deborah Reed; inscribed at Bryantville, Massachusetts, on August 30, 1891
• Emily J. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 11, 1890.  Emily Jane Reed (1854-1942). 
• Mrs. Emily J. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 20, 1890. Presumably Emily Jane (Howe) Reed (1836-1902), wife of Ichabod Reed (1833-1913). 
• Ethel J. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on "3/5 - '90".  Ethel J. Reed (1877-1957), who married Thomas Talmadge Grady
• Ethel J. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on September 1, 1891.  Presumably Ethel J. Reed (1877-1957), who married Thomas Talmadge Grady
• Ethel J. Reed. Ethel J. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on "3/5 - '90".  Ethel J. Reed (1877-1957), who married Thomas Talmadge Grady
• Horace M. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts, inscribed on May 13, 1890.  Horace Mason Reed (1872-1958), who married Effie May Howe.
• Lawrence W. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 28, 1890.  Lawrence Wade Reed (1874-), who married Harriet May Negus
• Perley C. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts, inscribed on August 30, 1891.  Presumably Perley C. Reed (1867-1948). 
• D. Jennie Sprague of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on May 28, 1890.  Perhaps Dora Jennie Sprague
• Ethel L. Thayer of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on November 7, 1889.  Ethel Louise Thayer (1878-), who married Charles A. Vinton
• Susie E. ?, possibly Susie E. Thomas; inscribed on June 8, 1885. Perhaps Susan Ellen Thomas (1856-1931), who married Jonathan R. G. Phillips.  
• Julia West of Abington, Massachusetts; inscribed at Bryantville, Massachusetts, on November 8, 1889
• Myra Williams of Williams, Massachusetts; inscribed on March 17, 1879
• Delmeda E. Willis; Marion's schoolmate; inscribed on February 17, 1887.  "On my birthday, 12 years old".  Delmeda E. Willis (1875-)
• Louie R. Willis of South Hanson, Massachusetts; inscribed on January 21, 1885

Alphabetical List of Inscribers in the 1881-1890 Album

• Minnie
• Leila; possibly Leila Moore of David City, Nebraska
• Carrie B. C.; inscribed at David City, Nebraska, on December 17, 1881
• Fannie Blakeman of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on April 3, 1890.  Fannie F. Blakeman (1877-1898). 
• Fannie Blakeman; shared the page with Mabel C. Blakeman and Nina E. Hadley.  Fannie F. Blakeman (1877-1898). 
• Mabel C. Blakeman; shared the page with Nina E. Hadley and Fannie Blakeman.  Presumably Mabel Carlton Blakeman (1874-1968), who married Herbert Frost Leach (1870-1928). 
• Miss I. M. Briggs, or Miss J. M. Briggs.  Presumably Miss Ina May Briggs (1873-1970), who married George Albert Hammond (1872-1956). 
• S. M. Briggs of South Hanson; inscribed in August 1885.  Perhaps Seth Miller Briggs (1835-1919), who married 1) Caroline Elizabeth Hill; 2) Angeline Cushman (Sturtevant) Dow. 
• Della Briggs; inscribed at South Hanson, Massachusetts, on August 16, 1885.  Perhaps Rosina Idella (Gertridge) Briggs (1846-1924), wife of John Sumner Briggs (1841-1919). 
• Minnie M. Brown of David City, Nebraska; shared the page with Leila Moore of David City, Nebraska; and Marion Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts
• Nina E. Hadley of Waltham, Massachusetts; inscribed on August 15, 1887.  "Your Niece".  Nina Ethel Hadley (1878-1903), daughter of Morton Clarence Hadley and Augusta T. (Mayo) Hadley; Nina married Edward George Andrews. After their divorce, Nina married Frederick Brown and Edward married Ella May Briggs. 
• Nina E. Hadley; shared the page with Mabel C. Blakeman and Fannie Blakeman.  See more information on her separate listing.
• Nina E. Hadley, "Your Niece"; inscribed on July 14, 1893. Nina Ethel Hadley (1878-1903); see more information on her listing above.
• Catherine (Hadley) Hapgood (1852-1936); presumed owner of the autograph album.  Wife of Ephraim Hapgood (1848-1922). 
• Ernest G. Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts; "Aged 12 years"; Marion's brother. inscribed on February 19, 1890. Ernest Granger Hapgood (1878-1953), son of Ephraim Hapgood and Katharine (Hadley) Hapgood. 
• Marion Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts, presumably the later album owner, Marion Hadley Hapgood (1876-1951); shared the page with Leila Moore and Minnie M. Brown, both of David City, Nebraska
• Marion, "your daughter". Marion Hadley Hapgood (1876-1951), whose mother was Catherine (Hadley) Hapgood (1852-1936). Marion married Emery W. Clark (1870-1923). 
• Mary Ann Hapgood.  Presumably Marion's paternal grandmother, Mary Ann (Hosmer) Hapgood (1806-1890). 
• Leila Moore of David City, Nebraska; shared the page with Minnie M. Brown of David City, Nebraska; and Marion Hapgood of Bryantville, Massachusetts
• Flora Morgan, presumably Flora (Cornue) Morgan, wife of John B. Morgan of David City, Nebraska; she shared the page with her husband and daughters Nellie and Jessie. 
• Mrs. J. B. Morgan; presumably Flora (Cornue) Morgan, wife of John B. Morgan of David City, Nebraska; she also inscribed page shared with her husband and daughters Nellie and Jennie.
• J. B. Morgan; presumably John B. Morgan of David City, Nebraska; shared the page with his wife Flora and daughters Nellie and Jessie.  
• Jessie Morgan; shared the page with her parents John B. Morgan and Flora (Cornue) Morgan of David City, Nebraska
• Nellie Morgan; shared the page with her parents John B. Morgan and Flora (Cornue) Morgan of David City, Nebraska
• Vesta of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 14, 1890.  Presumably Vesta Evaline Reed (1859-1937), daughter of Calvin L. Reed (1824-1895) and Deborah (Bourne) Reed (1835-1899); Vesta married Franklin Morton Hill (1856-1908). 
• Calvin L. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 17, 1890.  Calvin L. Reed (1824-1895). 
• Deborah Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 14, 1890. Presumably Deborah (Bourne) Reed (1835-1899), wife of Calvin L. Reed. 
• Emily J. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 14, 1890.  Emily Jane Reed (1854-1942), daughter of Calvin L. Reed and Deborah (Bourne) Reed. 
• Perley C. Reed of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 17, 1890.  Perley C. Reed (1867-1948). 
• Lillie E. Thomas of South Hanson; inscribed on December 6, 1884.  Lillian E. Thomas (1871-1966), "Lillie", who married Charles H. Straffin (1864-1945). 
• Susie N.Thomas; inscribed on December 6, 1884.  Perhaps Susan Ellen Thomas (1856-1931), who married Jonathan R. G. Phillips.  
• Elvira C. Thompson of Bryantville, Massachusetts; inscribed on February 15, 1890
• Delmeda E. Willis of South Hanson, Massachusetts; "On my birthday when 12 years old". Delmeda E. Willis (1875-)

1878-1890s Autograph Album of Florence A. (Thorne) Ackley, "Flora", of Juniata, Nebraska - Wife of Dr. Winfield Ackley

1878-1890s autograph album that belonged to Florence A. (Thorne) Ackley, "Flora", from before and after her marriage to Dr. Winfield Ackley.  Most of the inscriptions were acquired from Juniata, Nebraska, where Dr. Ackley practiced medicine.

Other inscriptions came from the couple's relatives and friends in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio.

The album measures approximately 6" by 3-3/4" and contains the sentiments of 43 of Florence's relatives, in-laws 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

	? [4]	F	Fowlie [2]	O	Orvis
A	Acker	G	Grandstaff	P	Pooler ?
	Ackley [3]	H	Harris	R	Rediker
B	Bartle		Henry		Riddell [2]
	Bordner	L	Lee	S	Shunk
	Bowen		Lowry		Snow [3]
	Buzzell [5]	M	Magee		Stalcup [2]
C	Coman		Maryatt		Sturdevant
	Crawford		McKelvey [2]
E	Evans		Monroe

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

Florence A. Thorne was born about July 1860 in Barry County, Michigan, the daughter of William Benjamin Thorne and Deborah (Bowerman) Thorne.  On February 26, 1880 at Baldwin, Michigan, Florence married Dr. Winfield Ackley, son of Calvin Ackley and Gertrude (Walker) Ackley.  I believe Dr. Ackley was born about 1848 in Fulton County, Ohio.   Read more about Dr. Winfield Ackley's education and medical practice here.

The Calvin Ackley who inscribed a page was presumably Dr. Winfield Ackley's father.

 The L. Ackley, who inscribed a page at Stanwood, Iowa, on March 14, 1880, may have been Dr. Winfield Ackley's brother Leman Ackley.

Florence and Dr. Ackley had at least one child, Guy Winfield Ackley, born in 1882, who also became a physician, but died young in Idaho in 1918.  Dr. Winfield Ackley died in 1932 and Florence died in 1935.  They're buried, with son Guy, in the Juniata Cemetery at Juniata, Nebraska.

Other inscribers who mentioned a kinship or with the surname Ackley:

• Anna; Florence's cousin
• Edna J. McKelvey; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on February 15, 1883.  Florence's cousin.
• Josie A. Snow; inscribed on March 6, 1880 at Fayette, Ohio.  Sister of Florence's husband Dr. Winfield Ackley and wife of Charles Adelbert Snow

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

• Anna; Florence's cousin
• A. F.; inscribed at Hastings, Nebraska, in 1880
• Lizzie; inscribed at Stanwood, Iowa; on March 14 [no year written]
• Friend; inscribed on January 29, 1878

A

• Mrs. W. M. Acker of Fayette, Ohio; inscribed on March 8, no year written
• Florence A. (Thorne) Ackley, wife of Dr. Winfield Ackley; of Juniata, Nebraska
• L. Ackley of Stanwood, Iowa; inscribed on March 14, 1880.  Perhaps Leman Ackley, brother of Florence's husband Dr. Winfield Ackley
• Calvin Ackley; inscribed on April 28, 1880.  Presumably the Calvin Ackley who was the father of Florence's husband, Dr. Winfield Ackley.

B

• Kate L. Bartle; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska on January 2, 1889.  She mentioned the date March 8, 1878
• Ella Bordner; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on October 31, 1880
• Katie G. Bowen of Hastings, Nebraska; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on May 9, 1885.  Florence's schoolmate
• O. A. Buzzell; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on April 18, 1990.  Presumably New Hampshire native Oliver Augustus Buzzell, husband of inscriber Mary Adelaide (Merrill) Buzzell.
• Mrs. O. A. Buzzell; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on April 21, 1880.  Presumably New Hampshire native Mary Adelaide (Merrill) Buzzell, wife of inscriber Oliver Augustus Merrill.
• E. A. Buzzell; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on April 18, 1880.  Presumably Massachusetts native Edgar Augustus Buzzell, son of inscribers Oliver Augustus Buzzell and Mary Adelaide (Merrill) Buzzell.
• Minnie A. Buzzell; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on April 18, 1880.  New Hampshire native Minnie Arabella Buzzell, daughter of inscribers Oliver Augustus Buzzell and Mary Adelaide (Merrill) Buzzell
• Annie S. Buzzell; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on April 19, 1880.  Massachusetts native Annie Syrena Buzzell, daughter of inscribers Oliver Augustus Buzzell and Mary Adelaide (Merrill) Buzzell

C

• C. H. Coman; from or inscribed in Barry County, Michigan
• R. W. Crawford; inscribed on May 18, 1882

E

• Dora Evans; inscribed at Roseland, Nebraska, on April 25, 1896

F

• Eddie Fowlie; inscribed at Hastings, Nebraska, on August 15, 1880 [not sure of last digit]
• A. Fowlie; inscribed at Hastings, Nebraska, in 1880

G

• Minta Grandstaff; inscribed at Bladen, presumably Bladen, Nebraska, on October 18, 1887 [or 1889]

H

• Sadie M. Harris; inscribed on June 29, 1881 at Juniata, Nebraska
• Mrs. Katie Henry; inscribed on March 29, 1894

L

• Mrs. M. J. Lee; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on September 2, 1881
• P. L. Lowry; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, in November 1882

M

• Miss Minnie Magee; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on February 25, 1881
• D. P. Maryatt; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on April 16, 1880
• Edna J. McKelvey; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on February 15, 1883.  Florence's cousin.
• Mrs. McKelvey; first initial possibly I or J; inscribed on December 3, 1885 [not sure of last digit]
• Mrs. E. E. Monroe;, or Mr. E. E. Monroe [the s in Mrs looks scribbled out], inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska on February 17, 1883.  With a newspaper clipping poem pasted on the page.

O

• Hattie Orvis; inscribed at Roseland, Nebraska, on April 25, 1896

P

• Elida P? of ?, Michigan; inscribed on March 6, 1880.  Possibly Elida Pooler and possibly Muncie, Michigan.

R

• Mrs. W. H. Rediker, or Mrs. W. A. Rediker; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on May 26, 1889
• Mrs. Robert Riddell of Juniata, Nebraska; inscribed on March 29, 1880.  Possibly Cynthia A. (Brown) Riddell
• Anna T. Riddell; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on March 29, 1880

S

• Mrs. Ph. D. Shunk of Blue Hill, Nebraska; inscribed on February 6, 1887.  Presumably Nettie E. (Brooks) Shunk, wife of Philip D. Shunk.  They were married in December of 1880.
• Josie A. Snow; inscribed on March 6, 1880 at Fayette, Ohio.  Sister of Florence's husband Dr. Winfield Ackley and wife of Charles Adelbert Snow
• Mrs. Ruth Snow of Fayette, Ohio
• Mrs. Emma Snow of Fayette, Ohio; inscribed on March 5, 1880
• Lilla Stalcup; inscribed on January 20, 1897
• E. F. Stalcup of Abilene, Kansas; inscribed at Juniata, Nebraska, on January 20, 1897
• Mrs. H. M. Sturdevant; inscribed at Stanwood, Iowa, in Cedar County, on March 18, 1880.

Y

• Maggie Young [not sure of surname as the inscription is very faint]; inscribed on November 7, 1882

1880s-1890s Autograph Album of Laura Marilla Finnie of Collins, Iowa

1880s-1890s Autograph Album of Laura Marilla Finnie of Collins, Iowa.

Surnames in the Album [note: an alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post]

?	? [4]	F	Finnie [2]	P	Parker [2]
B	Belcher	H	Holmes		Phillips [2]
	Bennett	M	Maxwell	T	Torkelson
E	Denniston [2]		McConnell ?	W	Woods
	Eatherton		Morrison
	Evans	O	Ozmun [3]

There may be some pages missing at the beginning of the album, including any ownership page, presentation page or title page, if they had ever been present.

Many of the pages are inscribed "to Laura", but the page that identified her was that inscribed by her mother Martha Ellen (John) Finnie at Collins, Iowa, on January 30, 1893.

The album measures approximately 5-1/2" by 3-1/2" and contains the sentiments of 24 of Laura's relatives, friends and schoolmates, from Iowa and Nebraska.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

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

According to her Find-a-Grave memorial, Laura Marilla Finnie was born June 20, 1872 in Story County, Iowa, the daughter of George Sylvanus Finnie and Martha Ellen (John) Finnie.  On December 1, 1895 at Maxwell, Iowa, Laura married George Harrison Holmes.   Again from Find-a-Grave, George was born August 16, 871, also in Story County, Iowa, the son of Henry Dobson Holmes and Mary Ellen (Cockin) Holmes.

The John E. Holmes who inscribed a page at Collins, Iowa, on January 23, 1893, was presumably George Harrison Holmes' brother John Edward Holmes.

Laura and George had at least one child, daughter Mary Ellen Holmes, who was born February 11, 1899 at Collins, Iowa, according to Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935.   George died in 1950 and Laura in 1955.

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.

I invite readers to decode the name of this inscriber, who left a sentiment on March 7, 1891.

Inscribers in the Album

• L. Maud A.; inscribed at Collins, Iowa, on July 4, 1776 [perhaps 1886?]
• Amy E.; inscribed on November 26, 1891  "Remember the 4 of July 1891 G. Tand C.B. [or O.B.]"
• Lucy D.; inscribed at Collins, Iowa, on Jan 29, 23.  Not sure if she meant 1923, as this would be long after the rest of the inscriptions.
• Name very hard to decipher as the inscriber dressed it up with human faces.  Possibly John Bull; inscribed on March 7, 1891
• Minnie Belcher; inscribed at Collins, Iowa, on January 12, 1893.  She pasted a newspaper clipping with a cute anecdote featuring a Laura.
• Charles Bennett; inscribed at Maxwell, Iowa, on February 27, 1890
• Flora Denniston; inscribed at Collins, Iowa, on January 31, 1892
• Linnie Denniston; inscribed on January 29, 1893 at Collins, Iowa
• Myrtle Eatherton; inscribed at Collins, Iowa, on November 26, 1891.  "Remember to-day Thanksgiving"
• Mrs. Jennie Evans; inscribed at Rhodes, Iowa, on May 5, 1889.  She pasted a scrap of fabric to the page.
• Laura Marilla Finnie of Collins, Iowa; album owner
• Martha E. Finnie, inscribed at Collins, Iowa, on January 30, 1893.  She was Martha Ellen. (John) Finnie, wife of George Sylvanus Finnie
• John E. Holmes; inscribed at Collins, Iowa, on January 23, 1893.  Perhaps the brother of Laura's future husband George Harrison Holmes
• Mrs. J. W. Maxwell; inscribed at Maxwell, Iowa, on December 25, 1887
• Becca McConnell [not sure of surname] of Maxwell, Iowa; inscribed on April 14, 1889
• Lydia Morrison; inscribed at Collins, Iowa, on August 30, no year written
• Will Ozmun; inscribed at Collins, Iowa, on June 6, 1889
• Alice C. Ozmun; inscribed at Collins, Iowa, on April 24, no year written.  "Laura, Remember Easter Sunday, April 21, 1889
• Myra L. Ozmun; ;inscribed at Collins, Iowa, on May 1, 1889.  "Maxwell, Collins or Peoria, J."
• Lena Parker; inscribed at Collins, Iowa, on September 22, 1892
• Minnie Parker; inscribed on June 12, no year written, at Collins, Iowa.
• Aunt Mollie; inscribed at Indianola, Nebraska.  Perhaps Mary A. (Peterman) Phillips, wife of inscriber William S. Phillips
• W. S. Phillips of Indianola, Nebraska; inscribed at Maxwell, Iowa, on September 9, 1889.  Perhaps William S. Phillips, husband of inscriber "Aunt Mollie", Mary A. (Peterman) Phillips
• Millie A. Torkelson; inscribed at August 9, 1893 at Collins, Iowa
• Orvel M. Woods; inscribed at Maxwell, Iowa, on January 10, 1890