c1900 Photograph of Jimmy Raeish, "friend of Carl Ross"; by a studio in Calais, Maine

c1900 photograph of a young man identified as "Jimmy Raeish, friend of Carl Ross". The photograph was taken at the studio of H. D. McKay of Main Street, Calais, Maine.

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

James Albert Raeish (1884-1929) was born  in Auburn, New York, son of Albert Raeish and Ada (Lyon) Raeish. The 1900 Federal Census of Calais, Maine, shows that James was living there with his mother and father, who was working as an electrician.

In 1910 in Oregon, James, by then an attorney, married Melva Jane Johnson, a native of Saint John, New Brunswick.  She was the daughter of Margaret Gertrude (MacLellan) and John M. Johnson, who moved the family to Calais, after Margaret's death. 

Carl Ross was presumably Carl Wilbur Ross (1883-1950), a native of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, across the St. Croix River from Calais, and son of Henry Butler Ross and Lilia Miranda (Bridges) Ross.  In 1908 in Massachusetts, Carl married Eva Celeste Fraser, also a New Brunswick native, daughter of John A. Fraser and Florence Melva (MacLellan) Fraser.  Carl and Eva then moved to Portland, Oregon.

The MacLellan connection between Melva and Eva presumably explains how James and Melva came to meet.

Melva died in 1950 in California. It appears that James married twice after that. He died in 1974 in Alameda, California.

If you have information on any of these people, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.  

1893 Photograph of a Young Man IDed on the Reverse as Frank Farrington of Lewiston, Maine

 

Photograph, dated March 26, 1893, of a young man identified on the reverse as Frank Farrington of Lewiston, Maine. Photo by the Curtis & Ross studio of Lewiston, Maine.

He may have been the Frank P. Farrington (1870-1939) who was born 19 July 1870 at Alton, Maine, son of Jesse Farrington and Julia Abigail (Weymouth) Farrington. Frank married Grace J. Railey [or Bailey] in Lewiston, Maine, in 1893. This Frank later moved to Oregon, where he died in 1939. Frank and Grace divorced after 1900, and Frank subsequently married Ellen L. Van Patten, who is shown as his wife in the 1910 Census of Salem, Oregon.

If you have a theory as to the identity of the Frank Farrington depicted in the photograph, where he is Frank P. Farrington or not, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

CDV of young Arthur Hill and older sister Bertha Hill (whose married name would be Wright); Hillsboro, Oregon, studio

Carte de Visite of two young siblings; taken by the J. Z. Foulk studio of Hillsboro, Oregon; to be given to "Grandpa"

• Bertha Hill, who, according to the identification on the reverse, married a Mr. Wright
• Arthur Hill

There was a Bertha May Hill (1874-1951), but her younger brothers were named Ansel Benjamin Hill (1875-1957) and Morton Vernon Hill (1877-1936), not Arthur. Interestingly, rather than 1875, Arthur Benjamin Hill gave his birth date as 21 October 1880 on his World War II draft registration card. If that is correct, perhaps there was a brother named Arthur in between Bertha and Ansel, who did not survive.

Bertha May Hill (1874-1951) married Charles Paul Wright in 1892.

If you have a theory as to the identities of Bertha Hill, who married a Mr. Wright, and Bertha's younger brother Arthur Hill, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

1878-1895 Autograph Album of Annie E. Phillips of Amity, Oregon; Before and After Marriage to Frank Bailey Ferguson

Autograph album presented to Annie Phillips of Amity, Oregon, by her brother R. W. Phillips at Christmas, December 25, 1878.

The album continues through Annie's time at St. Helen's Hall at Portland, Oregon, and until August 16, 1895, when Annie, her husband Frank Bailey Ferguson and their two children are named on pages, although it appears that Frank inscribed the pages for his very young children.

St. Helen's Hall, now known as Oregon Episcopal School, was founded in 1869 at Portland, Oregon, by Rev. Wistar Morris and his wife Hannah (Rodney) Morris; Hannah's sister Mary and three other women, all of whom had traveled to Oregon for the purpose of opening a school.  I read that the group was so impressed with the sight of Mount St. Helen's that they decided on that name for their school.

Many students at St. Helen's Hall inscribed pages in Annie's album in 1880 and 1881, including Fannie Spiegel, who inscribed her page on February 22, 1880.

The album measures approximately 4" by 2-3/4" and contains the sentiments of 35 of Annie's relatives, friends and fellow students at St. Helen's Hall.  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, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Annie's Find-a-Grave memorial indicates that she was born August 1, 1863 and died April 30, 1909.  Her parents were Richard Wesley Phillips, a native of Alabama, who had come to Oregon by way of Louisiana, and Mary S. Hawley [Sophia or Sophronia], a native of Idaho.

Annie's father Richard Wesley Phillips inscribed the last page in her album and wrote his inscription upside down.  He dated his page December 25 but didn't give a year; presumably it was 1878, the year Annie received the album from her brother Richard Wesley Phillips, Jr..  Annie's mother, Sarah S. (Hawley) Phillips had died a few years before Annie received the album.

Read more about Richard Wesley Phillips and his family, starting on page 596 in the Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon, published in 1903 by Chapman Publishing Company of Chicago.

On May 15, 1890 in Yamhill County, Oregon, Annie E. Phillips married Franklin Bailey Ferguson.  They had, I believe, two children.  Frank inscribed a page when he apparently had to leave his wife and children for a time.

The following pages, in page order, but they don't appear consecutively, inscribed on August 16, 1895, bear the names of Frank, Annie and their children Bennie and Mary, who would not have been able to inscribe the pages themselves in 1895.  Judging from the handwriting, it was probably Frank who inscribed their pages, perhaps Annie's as well.

Annie E. (Phillips) Ferguson died in 1909 at Amity, Oregon, and is buried there in the Amity Cemetery.  Frank married again and is buried with wife Blanche in the Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum at Salem, Oregon.  He died in 1931.

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

Surnames in the Album

	? [2]	R	Radir
C	Crawford [2]		Randall
F	Fairfowl	S	Senders
	Ferguson [5]		Smith
	Frazer		Spiegel
M	Maddox/Maddux [3]		Strong [2]
	Marshall [2]	W	Willard
P	Phillips [9]		Wilson
	Pollock
	Power

Inscribers in the Album

• T. B. L.
• Nellie of Oregon City, Oregon, inscribed at May 1, 1880 at St. Helen's Hall

C

• Charlotte E. Crawford, inscribed at St. Helen's Hall, Portland, Oregon, on January 11, 1881
• Esther Crawford; inscribed at St. Helen's Hall, Portland, Oregon, on April 9, 1880

F

• Hannah D. Fairfowl; inscribed at St. Helen's Hall, Portland, Oregon, on January 5, 1881
• F. B. Ferguson; not sure of first initial; Frank Bailey Ferguson, husband of Annie (Phillips) Ferguson
• Mary Ferguson of Amity, Oregon; inscribed on August 16, 1895.  Presumably Annie's daughter, written by someone else, as Mary was born about 1892
• Bennie Ferguson of Amity, Oregon; inscribed on August 16, 1895.  Presumably Annie's son, written by someone else, as Bennie was born about March 1891
• Annie E. Ferguson of Amity, Oregon inscribed on August 16, 1895; presumably album owner Annie E. (Phillips) Ferguson
• F. B. Ferguson of Amity, Oregon; inscribed on August 16, 1895.  Frank Bailey Ferguson, husband of Annie E. (Phillips) Ferguson
• Arthur Frazer of Amity, Oregon

M

• Olie L. Maddox of Amity, Oregon; inscribed on December 10, 1879
• Pauline E. Maddox of Amity, Oregon; inscribed on August 7, 1879
• Minnie F. Maddux; inscribed at St. Helen's Hall, Portland, Oregon, on January 6, 1881
• Elvira Marshall of Portland Oregon.  Maggie Marshall inscribed the left facing page.
• Maggie Marshall of Portland, Oregon; inscribed on February 23, 1881; Elvira Marshall inscribed the left facing page.

P

• Annie Phillips of Amity, Oregon, album owner; presented the album at Christmas in 1878 by her brother Richard Wesley Phillips, Jr.
• R. W. Phillips presented the autograph album to his sister Annie on Christmas Day, December 25, 1878.  He was Richard Wesley Phillips, Jr.
• Lillie Phillips; inscribed on March 20, 1879 [or 1889]; Annie's cousin.  Presumably Elizabeth "Lillie" Phillips, daughter of George W. Phillips, a brother of Richard Wesley Phillips, father of album owner Annie E. (Phillips) Ferguson
• W. T. Phillips; Annie's cousin; inscribed on April 9, 1879.  Presumably William Thomas Phillips, son of George W. Phillips, who was a brother to Richard Wesley Phillips, Annie's father.  William would die in 1885.
• Carrie; Annie's sister Carrie Phillips
• R. M. Phillips; inscribed on April 10, 1879; Annie's cousin.  Presumably Richard Monroe Phillips, son of George Washington Phillips, a brother to Richard Wesley Phillips, father of album owner Annie E. Phillips
• Oscar Phillips of Amity, Oregon.  Oscar was presumably the son of George W. Phillips, a brother to Richard Wesley Phillips, father of album owner Annie E. Phillips.
• Mary J. Phillips; Annie's aunt; inscribed on April 13, 1879.  Presumably Mary J. (Ladd) Phillips, wife of George W. Phillips, who was a brother to Richard Wesley Phillips, father of album owner Annie E. Phillips.
• Written upside down:  Annie's father R. W. Phillips, who inscribed a page on December 25, perhaps December 25, 1878, the day that Annie received the album from her brother R. W. Phillips.  Richard Wesley Phillips, Sr.
• Ellen A. Pollock; inscribed at St. Helen's Hall, Portland, Oregon, on February 22, 1880
• Matty S. Power, inscribed at St. Helen's Hall, Portland, Oregon, on February 3, 1881

R

• Sarah Radir; inscribed at St. Helen's Hall, Portland, Oregon; inscribed on February 3, 1881
• Oronoco L. Randall; inscribed at St. Helen's Hall, Portland, Oregon, on January 6, 1881

S

• Isabel Senders of Portland, Oregon; inscribed at Albany on February 9, 1881
• Clara Smith; inscribed at St. Helen's Hall at Portland, Oregon, on February 22, 1880
• Fannie Spiegel, inscribed at St. Helen's Hall at Portland, Oregon, on February 22, 1880
• Nelly Strong; inscribed on March 16, 1880
• Carrie Strong of Portland, Oregon; inscribed on March 23, 1880

W

• Nellie Willard; inscribed at St. Helen's Hall, Portland, Oregon, on March 4, 1880
• Fannie Wilson; inscribed on April 5, 1879

c1909 Photograph of Brothers Louis Edmond White and Lawrence Bartlett White, Then of Fargo, North Dakota

c1909 photograph of brothers identified on the reverse, from right to left, as Louis Edmond White, age 6 years and 6 months, and Lawrence Bartlett White, age 2 years and 9 months, taken while the family was living at Fargo, North Dakota.

Their parents, Horace L. White and Grace Rae (Jackson) White had married at Wiscasset, Maine, on April 4, 1901.  According to their marriage record, Horace was then living at Burlington, Vermont, and working as a teacher; Grace was living with her parents at Wiscasset, Maine, and working as a compositor.  Interestingly, the marriage record also reveals that the ceremony was performed by Grace's father.

Horace was born March 20, 1870 at Portland, Maine, son of William White and Ann Augusta (Oliver) White.  Grace was born September 28, 1873 at Lincolnville, Maine, daughter of Rev. William Bartlett Jackson and Ellen Adelaide (Ward) Jackson.

Louis Edmond White was born in 1903 and Lawrence in 1907, both at Burlington, Vermont.  By 1910, the family, including Horace's father William, were living at Fargo, North Dakota, where Horace was a chemistry professor.  By 1920, the family, including William, had moved to Los Angeles, California, where the Census showed Horace as a chemistry teacher.

Horace died in 1925 and Grace in 1949, both in California.

I looked briefly to see if Grace Rae (Jackson) White was related to Maine war hero Dr. Sumner Waldron Jackson, "Doctor to the Resistance", but apparently not, at least not closely.

Not surprisingly, given their family history, Louis Edmond White became a minister in Oregon and Lawrence Bartlett White an educator in California.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  Please be careful when commenting about living people without permission.

1870s-1913 Autograph Album of Jennie P. Bamford of Fayette, Maine, with some Inscriptions to her Mother Nancy Quimby (Bean) Bamford

Autograph album started in February 1876 by Jennie P. Bamford of Fayette, Maine.

Three or more of the later autographs in the album, from the early 1900s, were inscribed to "Grammy", who was Jennie's mother Nancy Quimby (Bean) Bamford.  Could Jennie have died or move away by this time and the album passed along to her mother?

The album measures approximately 7" by 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 47 of Jennie's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  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, hopefully correct:  [corrections, clarifications and additions requested]

Jennie P. Bamford was born about 1860, presumably at Fayette, Maine, the daughter of Charles H. Bamford and Nancy Quimby (Bean) Bamford.  Jennie was a student at the Maine Wesleyan and Seminary and Female College at Kents Hill at Readfield, Maine, at least in 1876.  She was out of her parents' household by the time of the 1880 Census.  Whether she was off teaching or was married or had died, I don't know.

Relatives who inscribed pages in the album had surnames of:  [and there were likely more]

• Bamford,
• Bean
• Coburn
• Currier
• Robinson

I found a web page that has information on a family Bible that belonged, initially at least, to Jennie's grandparents John and Mary (Quimby) Bean.

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

Surnames in the Album

Alden	Danforth	Judkins	Robinson [2]
Atwood	Elliott	Konkelman	Seavy
Bamford [6]	Fillebrown	Lowell	Shea
Bean	Gilman	McLench [2]	Sturtevant [3]
Brown	Gilson	Nickles	Watson
Chase [2]	Hobbs	Nugent [3]	Whittemore
Coburn [3]	Hodgdon	Pierce	Woodsum
Currier [2]	Hutchinson	Pike	Wright
		Pratt

Inscribers in the Album - given names within a surname not necessarily in alphabetical order

A

• Flora Alden, inscribed on December 17, 1876 "Sister spirit"
• Myra Atwood, inscribed on September 17, 1870

B

• Jennie P. Bamford of Fayette, Maine, album owner, who started the autograph album in February 1876
• J. H. Bamford of Fayette, Maine; presumably Jennie's brother John H. Bamford
• Nancy Q. Bamford of Fayette, Maine, inscribed on June 2, 1878; Jennie's mother Nancy Quimby (Bean) Bamford
• L. W. Bamford, inscribed at Fayette, Maine, on December 16, 1877.  Jennie's grandmother.  She may have been Relief (Whittier) Bamford, then widow of John Bamford.  She was John's second wife.  John and his first wife Phoebe (Sherburne) Bamford were the parents of Jennie's father Charles H. Bamford.  Perhaps Relief went by "Leaf", accounting for her initials.
• Inscribed to "Grammy", who presumably was album owner Jennie's mother, Nancy Quimby (Bean) Bamford.  The inscriber was Jennie's namesake niece, Jennie P. Bamford of Fayette Corner, Maine, inscribed on July 21, 1906.  The younger Jennie was born October 1, 1895 at Fayette, Maine.
• Inscribed to "Grammy", who presumably was album owner Jenni's mother Nancy Quimby (Bean) Bamford.  The inscriber was young John Henry Bamford of Fayette Corner, Maine, on July 21, 1906, son of album owner Jennie P. Bamford's brother, inscriber John Henry Bamford and brother of inscriber young Jennie P. Bamford.  Young John was born September 20, 1892.
• Carrie I. Bean, inscribed at Fayette, Maine, on February 16, 1878.  Carrie was the daughter of Amy Jane (Frost) Bean and Samuel Quimby Bean, who was a brother to Jennie's mother Nancy Quimby (Bean) Bamford.
• David S. Brown of Mount Vernon, Maine, inscribed on February 9, 1876

C

• Mary A. Chase of Fayette Corner, Maine, inscribed on April 13, 1877.  The W. B. Chase who inscribed a page may have been her brother Ward B. Chase.
• W. B. Chase, inscribed at Fayette Corner, Maine, on May 9, 1877.  Presumably Ward B. Chase, brother of inscriber Mary A. Chase.
• Mary B. Coburn of Lowell, Massachusetts; Jennie's aunt Mary (Bamford) Coburn.  The G. W. Coburn who inscribed a page was presumably Mary's husband George Washington Coburn.
• George W. Coburn; presumably George Washington Coburn, husband of inscriber Mary (Bamford) Coburn of Lowell, Massachusetts, Jennie's aunt.
• Frank Coburn, inscribed at Lowell, Massachusetts on August 23, 1883 at Fayette, Maine; Jennie's cousin.  His parents were George Washington Coburn and Mary (Bamford) Coburn, who was Jennie's aunt.
• Frederick Mortimer Currier of Mankato, Minnesota, inscribed to Aunt Nancy on August 4, 1898; inscribed to Aunt Nancy, presumably Jennie's mother Nancy Quimby (Bean) Bamford.  His wife, Ellen L. (Todd) Currier, "Nellie", inscribed the right facing page.  Frederick inscribed another page in 1876, when he was living at Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
• Nellie L. Currier of Mankato, Minnesota, inscribed on August 4, 1898.  She was Ellen L. (Todd) Currier, whose husband, Frederick Mortimer Currier, inscribed the left facing page.

D

• Carrie L. Danforth, inscribed on August 19, 1877.  Her message dealt with how Jennie would live her life for the next 20 years, and she added the year 1897.  "Will you look back at this in twenty years and feel that your work has been well and faithfully done?"

E

• Arrie M. Elliott of Lawrence, Massachusetts, inscribed on October 12, 1876

F

• Ida Fillebrown of Fayette Corner, Maine.  She was Ida L. (Judkins) Fillebrown, wife of Charles T. Fillebrown.  They married in 1872 but divorced in 1876.  Ida kept the Fillebrown surname until her marriage to widower Harrison B. Wardwell in 1880.  He had previously been married to Rachel Naomi (Washburn) Wardwell, who had died in 1879.  He died in 1890.

G

• Mrs. Laura Gilman of Mount Vernon, Maine, inscribed on October 6, 1903; middle initial possibly H
• Herbert S. Gilson of Mount Vernon, Maine, inscribed on February 13, 1876.

H

• Eugenia Hobbs of Falmouth, Maine, inscribed on January 10, 1876
• Alice M. Hodgdon of Gardiner,Maine, inscribed at Fayette Corner, Maine, on October 12, 1903
• I. P. Hutchinson, inscribed at Fayette, Maine, on October 15, 1876.  Presumably Isaac P. Hutchinson.

J

• J. S. Judkins of Fayette Corner, Maine, inscribed on May 3, 1877 or 1879.  Presumably the father of brother of inscriber Ida L. (Judkins) Fillebrown.  Either Ida's father James Judkins or, more likely, her  brother John S. Judkins.

K

• Fannie J. Konkelman, inscribed on October 5, 1903.  Mentions two towns, Fayette, Maine, and Randolph, Maine

L

• Allie M. Lowell of Wayne, Maine, inscribed on May 9, 1877

M

• B. F. McLench, Oregon; presumably Benjamin Franklin McLench, born March 6, 1825 at Fayette, Maine; died in 1892 in Oregon, buried in Zena Cemetery in Polk County, Oregon.  His wife Mary A. (Grey or Gray) McLench inscribed the right facing page.
• Mary A. McLench of Lincoln, Oregon, in Polk County, wife of Benjamin Franklin McLench, who inscribed the left facing page.  She was Mary A. (Grey or Gray) McLench, born at Townshend, Vermont, on September 16, 1825; died at Salem, Oregon on December 4, 1907.  Buried in Zena Cemetery in Polk County, Oregon.

N

• Mrs. H. A. R. Nickles of Fayette Corner, Maine, inscribed on April 20, 1876.  She was Hester Ann R. (Young) Nickles, wife of Timothy Nickles
• H. E. Nugent of Fayette Corner, Maine, inscribed on Mar 25, 1877.  Presumably Harriet E. Nugent, daughter of inscriber Rev. Edmund Nugent and his first wife Sarah Griggs (Ricker) Nugent, and stepdaughter of inscriber Jane (Hart) Estabrooks Nugent.
• Jane H. Nugent, inscribed at Fayette, Maine, on March 17, 1877, presumably Jane (Hart) Estabrooks Nugent, wife of inscriber Rev. Edmund Nugent, who inscribed the right facing page, and stepmother of inscriber Harriet E. Nugent.
• E. Nugent, inscribed at Fayette, Maine, on March 20, 1877.  Rev. Edmund Nugent, a Lubec, Maine native, whose second wife Jane (Hart) Estabrooks Nugent inscribed the left facing page, and whose daughter Harriet E. Nugent, from his first marriage to Sarah Griggs (Ricker) Nugent, also inscribed a page.

P

• Ella F. Pierce of North Fayette, Maine
• Flora J. Pike of Fayette, Maine, inscribed on October 12, 1876, "Centennial"; Jennie's friend and schoolmate
• Emma C. Pratt of Fairfield, Maine, inscribed on October 23, 1876; mentions "Spelling - school"

R

• Lydia Q. Robinson of, or inscribed at, Mount Vernon, Maine, on September 15, 1913.  "Aged 89 years".  Lydia Quimby (Bean) Robinson, sister of Jennie's mother Nancy Quimby (Bean) Bamford.
• Eda G. Robinson of Mount Vernon, Maine, inscribed on February 13, 1876

S

• Georgia A. Seavy of Fayette Corner, Maine, inscribed on April 20, 1876
• Lizzie A. Shea of Fayette Ridge, Maine, inscribed on October 20, 1876 "Centennial
• May Belle Sturtevant of Fayette Corner, Maine, inscribed on April 24, 1876.  The H. E. Sturtevant who inscribed a page was presumably May Belle's mother Helen Elizabeth (Ormsby) Sturtevant, wife of Josiah Houghton Sturtevant; they inscribed facing pages in the album.
• H. E. Sturtevant; presumably Helen Elizabeth (Ormsby) Sturtevant, wife of Josiah Houghton Sturtevant and mother of inscriber May Belle Sturtevant, who inscribed the right facing page.
• J. H. Sturtevant, inscribed at Fayette Corner, Maine, on January 10, 1877.  Presumably Josiah Houghton Sturtevant, whose wife Helen Elizabeth (Ormsby) Sturtevant inscribed the left facing page.  Their daughter May Belle Sturtevant also inscribed a page.

W

• Fred A. Watson, inscribed at South Fayette, Maine, on May 12, 1877
• Luella Whittemore of South Chesterville, Maine, inscribed on October 20, 1876
• A. G. Woodsum of Fayette, Maine, inscribed on May 14, 1877; presumably Albert G. Woodsum
• Arthur G. Wright of Readfield, Maine, inscribed at Fayette Corner, Maine, on January 30, 1901

1880s/1890s Autograph Album of Ella J. Oban of New Hampshire and South Dakota

[February 28, 2015 - post amended to included information from a reader; amendments in bold.]

1880s/1890s autograph album that belonged to New Hampshire native Ella J. Oban whose family moved to Loyalton, South Dakota, then in Dakota Territory, which attained statehood on November 2, 1889.

Most of the inscribers lived at West Lebanon, New Hampshire; and the Dakota Territory towns of Vermont City and Ipswich, both located in South Dakota.   From the reader:  "Vermont City and Loyalton are the same city. There was much "discussion" over the naming of the area at the time it was being settled. The Oban's were part of the delegation from Vermont who moved to settle the area... The town of Loyalton was dissolved on May 27, 1982."  

It's interesting how New Englanders moved West, made new homes for themselves - and frequently gave their new homes a New England touch in name and appearance.

The album measures approximately 5-1/4" by 3-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 57 of Ella's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  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.

The title page has the handwritten word "Acconite" on it; perhaps the writer meant aconite, a poison and sometime medicinal.

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

Ella J. Oban was born October 21, 1869 in New Hampshire, the daughter of Israel and Sarah (Little) Oban.  The surname Oban derives from "Aubin dit Lambert"; other family members anglicized the name to Oben.   Ella's paternal uncles Henry Oban and Nathan Oban, both of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, inscribed pages in the album.

I believe Ella had five siblings, three brothers and two sisters.  Sadly, one brother, Arthur Washington Oban, born in 1874, died in 1880, presumably before Ella starting collecting sentiments in this album.

Brother Walter Edward Oban of Comit [Comet?], Montana, inscribed a page on March 26, 1897.  He was born in 1877.

Brother Thomas Israel Oban inscribed a page at Vermont City, South Dakota, on December 26, 1887.  He was born in 1872.

On October 2, 1892 at Livingston, Montana, Ella J. Oban married David O. McClanahan, son of David and Mary (Wilson) McClanahan.  David was born in Illinois about October 1863.   Ella and David would have, I believe, three children.

1. Perley Oscar McClanahan, born March 13, 1893 in Montana.  Sadly, he died in 1921 in Lane County, Oregon as the result of a swimming accident.  Read an account of the accident here.
2. Isaac Lorenzo McClanahan, born February 27, 1894 in Montana
3. Howard A. McClanahan, born about 1903 in Montana

The family later lived in Washington and Oregon.  Ella died in California in 1949.  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.

Surnames in the Album

?	D	H	O	T
A	Davis [2]	Hall	O ?	T ?
Alexander	Dodge	Heywood	Oban [5]	W
B	E	Hood	P	W ?
Beals	Estabrook	Hurlbutt	Porter	West
Bentson	F	Hutchinson [3]	S	Willey [3]
Bliss [3]	Fletcher [2]	L	Sinclair	Wood [5]
Bowen	Folsom	Lansing	Soule	Wright
Bowman [2]	G	Lovejoy	Spaulding
C	Griswold [2]	Lundy	Stearns [2]
Chamberlain		M	Stockwell [2]
		Macomber
		Moses

Inscribers in the Album   [Given names within a specific surname might not be in alphabetical order.]

• Irina F?, M.B..  Page written in German

A

• Addie Alexander of Vermont City, Dakota Territory

B

• Mrs. T. M. Beals, signed at Ipswich, Dakota Territroy on March 9, 1888; not sure of first initial
• Mrs. Minnie Bentson of Dakota Territory
• Mattie E. Bliss of Lebanon, New Hampshire
• May E. Bliss of Lebanon, New Hampshire
• George S. Bliss of Lebanon, New Hampshire, signed on February 10, 1886
• Russell Bowen of Vermont City, Dakota Territory; Ella's schoolmate
• Laura F. Bowman of Vermont City, Dakota Territory, signed on June 5, 1887; Ella's schoolmate
• Mrs. Bowman, signed on June 5, 1887

C

• Emma A. Chamberlain of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, signed on March 2, 1885

D

• Anna C. Davis of Athens, Vermont, signed at Vermont City, Dakota Territory
• Mrs. Ellen C. Davis
• Minnie Dodge, signed at Vermont City, Dakota Territory on October 5, 1886; Ella's schoolmate

E

• Herbert H. Estabrook of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, signed on January 1, 1885, District No. 4

F

• Emma Fletcher of Vermont City, Dakota Territory, signed on June 22, 1887; Ella's schoolmate
• Bertha M. Fletcher of Vermont City, Dakota Territory, signed in 1887
• Ethel M. Folsom of Vermont City, Dakota Territory

G

• Mrs. L. M. Griswold of Vermont City, signed on April 20, 1889 at Ipswich, D.T., Dakota Territory
• Mrs. H. Griswold, signed at Ipswich, Dakota Territory on February 25, 1888

H

• Ada L. Hall of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, signed in 1885
• Frankie N. Heywood of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, signed on January 3, 1886
• Moses S. Hood of West Lebanon, New Hampshire
• Hattie E. Hurlbutt of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, signed on December 19, 1885
• Marg Hutchinson of Vermont City, Dakota; Ella's schoolmate
• Mary Hutchinson of Vermont City, Dakota, signed on June 4, 1887; Ella's schoolmate
• Harry D. Hutchinson of Vermont City, Dakota Territory, signed on June 2, 1887

L

• Mrs. Alice Lansing, signed at Aberdeen, Dakota Territory on June 18, 1889
• E. M. Lovejoy of Vermont City, Dakota Territory, signed on October 5, 1886. He mentioned South Royalton, Vermont.
• Mary Lundy, signed at Ipswich, Dakota Territory, on February 12, 1888

M

• Eva M. Macomber of Ipswich, Dakota Territory. She also mentioned Loytalton, Dakota Territory.
• May Moses

O

• W. Oareng [?], signed at Loyalton, Dakota Territory, on October 2, 1887
• Ella J. Oban of Loyalton, Dakota; album owner
• Uncle Henry Oban of West Lebanon, New Hampshire
• Nathan Oban of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, signed on December 28, 1884; Ella's uncle
• Walter E. Oban of Comit, Montana, signed on March 26, 1897. There is a ghost town named Comet, but it does appear that he dotted the letter. Walter Edward Oban was Ella's brother.
• T. I. Oban of Vermont City, Dakota Territory, signed on December 26, 1887. He was Thomas Israel Oban, Ella's brother.

P

• Miss Porter, signed at Roscoe on March 10 [no year written]. Perhaps Ella's teacher?

S

• Tommie S. Sinclair of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, signed in 1885
• Mrs. G. W. Soule of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, signed on October 12, 1885
• Carrie E. Spaulding of Vermont City, Dakota Territory, signed on October 14, 1886. She mentioned Burlington, Vermont.
• Abbie L. Stearns of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, signed on October 7, 1885
• Mabel H. Stearns of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, signed on February 22, 1886
• Willie A. Stockwell of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, signed on January 1, 1885
• Nellie L. Stockwell of West Lebanon, New Hampshire

T

• W. M. T., signed at Ipswich, Dakota Territory on March 15, 1889 [not sure of last digit]

W

• H. J. W., signed at Ipswich, Dakota Territory on February 27, 1888
• Mrs. Etta M. West of Montpelier, Dakota Territory, signed in July 1886
• Mabel Willey of Ipswich, Dakota Territory, signed in 1889
• Flora M. Willey of Ipswich, Dakota Territory
• Leon H. Willey of Vermont City, Dakota Territory, signed on October 14, 1886
• William Wood, signed at Meriden, New Hampshire, on February 14, 1886; middle initial possibly P.
• Alban P. Wood, signed at Plainfield, New Hampshire, on February 14, 1886. His wife Rhoda T. (Eaton) Wood inscribed the right facing page.
• Mrs. Rhoda Wood, signed at Plainfield, New Hampshire, on February 14, 1886. She was Rhoda T. (Eaton) Wood, whose husband Alban P. Wood inscribed the left facing page.
• Alma H. Wood, signed at Plainfield, New Hampshire, on February 14, 1886
• Hayden Wood of Lebanon, New Hampshire, signed on February 23, 1885
• May J. Wright, signed on January 26, 1888

West Lebanon, New Hampshire; Loyalton, South Dakota; Madison, Montana; Excelsior, Washington [in Tacoma ?]; Portland, Oregon; Burbank, California

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1889-1917 Autograph Album of Irma Rebecca Barrie of Mason City, Iowa; married John Franklin Peeler

1889-1917 autograph album that belonged to Irma Rebecca Peeler of Mason City, Iowa.  Only one inscription is out of the 1889-1890s era, and that's on the inside front cover, dated December 2, 1917 and addressed to Irma by her married name of Mrs. Peeler.

The album was presented to Irma by her mother Viola Sophia (Pynchon or Pychon) Barrie on December 25, 1889.

The album measures approximately 6" x 3-1/2" and contains the sentiments of about 50 of Irma's relatives, friends, schoolmates and pastor.  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 online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections and additions welcome!]

Irma Rebecca Barrie was born at New Hampson, Iowa, on June 7, 1874, the daughter of Orlo Goodrich Barrie and Viola Sophia (Pynchon or Pychon) Barrie, both of whom inscribed pages in the album.  Orlo dated his page January 1, 1890; Viola inscribed her page the same day that she gave it to Irma, December 25, 1889, at Mason City, Iowa.

Irma's sister younger sister Annie Barrie inscribed numerous pages in the album, i.e.

On July 17, 1892 at Mason City, Iowa, Irma Rebecca Barrie married John Franklin Peeler, son of Abner Charles Peeler, Jr., and Rachel (Adams) Peeler.  John's half-sister Gertie Peeler inscribed a page in Irma's album in August 1890 at Lehigh, Iowa.

Irma and John moved, at some point, to the Hood River, Oregon area.  They had, I believe, three children, daughters Edith Adele Peeler; Grace Luella Peeler; and Eldon Franklin Peeler.  John died in 1931, and Irma in 1934.

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.

Pastor Joel Brown inscribed a page at Lehigh, Iowa, on September 19, 1890.

Surnames in the album

? [4]	D	L	S
A	Deering	Landers	Sage
Adams	Duncan	M	Scholl ?
Anderson	E	Mann [2]	Steele
Andrews	Elder	Marsh [2]	T
B	H	Moore	T ?
B ?	Hanson	O	Thompson
Barrie [4]	Hawkes	O'Brien	U
Belding	J	Oliver	Umphrey
Black	Johnson	P	W
Brooks	K	Peeler [2]	Waughtal
Brown	Kehm ?	R	Whitney
C	Kisner	Rampton	Wilcox
Clark		Russell [3]	Wilson
			Woodworth [3]

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

• Maud, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on January 7, 1890
• F.S.U. or F.S. A.
• Allie, signed on March 16, 1890
• Myra, signed at Lehigh, Iowa, on September 22, 1890

A

• Ida A. Adams, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on April 19, 1890
• Carrie Anderson, signed at Fort Dodge, Iowa, on August 21, 1890; quilting bee
• Wilson Andrews, signed at Lehigh, Iowa, on September 19, 1890

B

• Lizzie, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on February 6, 1890.  Surname might be Brickle or ?
• Unsigned but directed to Mrs. Peeler, dated December 2, 1917; referring to album owner Irma Rebecca (Barrie) Peeler
• Mama; presented the album to Irma Rebecca Barrie on December 25, 1889.  She was Viola Sophia (Pynchon) Barrie.  She inscribed another page in the album, also on December 25, 1889.
• Anna Barrie, signed in 1892; Irma's younger sister.  She signed additional pages as well.
• Orlo G. Barrie, signed on January 1, 1890; Irma's father Orlo Goodrich Barrie
• H. Belding, or J. C. Belding, signed in April 1890
• Gertie Black, signed at or from Pittsford, Michigan, on February 23, 1890; Irma's cousin
• Anna Brooks, signed on April 24, 1892
• Rev. Joel Brown, signed at Lehigh, Iowa, on September 19, 1890

C

• Etta Clark, signed on January 13, 1890

D

• Anna L. Deering, signed on January 15, 1890
• Janet Duncan, signed on January 29, 1890

E

• Bonnie Grace May Elder, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on January 9, 1890

H

• Mary Hanson of Rudd, Iowa, signed on January 8, 1890
• Earl Hawkes, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on April 8, 1890; not sure of surname

J

• Julia Johnson, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on January 9, 1890; Irma's classmate

K

• Minnie Kehm, signed on January 9, 1890; not sure of surname
• Gertie Kisner, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on April 6, 1890; schoolmate

L

• Zelda Landers, signed Julia Johnson, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on January 9, 1890; Irma's classmateat or from Harrison, Michigan, in Clare County, on April 13, 1890; Irma's cousin

M

• Nettie Mann, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on December 26, 1889
• Maggie M. Mann, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on April 17 1890
• Leota Marsh, signed at Lehigh, Iowa, on November 17, 1890
• Alma Marsh, signed at Lehigh, Iowa, on November 17, 1890
• Hattie Moore, signed on January 10, 1890

O

• Julia O'Brien; Season La Grippe
• L. A. Oliver, signed on February 2, 1890

P

• Gertie Peeler of Lehigh, Iowa, signed in August 1890.  Sister of Irma's future husband John Franklin Peeler.
• Inside back cover: notes marriage of July 17, 1892 of Irma R. Barrie and J. F. Peeler: John Franklin Peeler

R

• Nettie Rampton, signed on January 27, 1890
• Elna E. Russell
• Eunice Russell, signed on January 8, 1889
• M. E. Russell, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on February 8, 1890

S

• Sarah Sage, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on January 31, 1890; middle initial might be J or I
• Mr. and Mrs. H. Scholl, signed on "2/9/1890"; not sure of surname, as it's obstructed by a design one of them did.
• Louisa Luella Steele, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on January 31, 1890

T

• J. T. of Mason City, Iowa
• Josie Thompson, signed on March 18, 1890 at Mason City, Iowa; Irma's schoolmate.  Mentions St. Patrick's Day

U

• Mary Umphrey of Mason City, Iowa, signed on January 25, 1890

W

• Edna Waughtal, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on April 8, 1890; W.C.H.S.
• Tola Whitney, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on December 3, 1890.  Presumably Capitola Whitney
• William Wilcox, signed at Mason City, Iowa, on January 21, 1890
• Carrie Wilson, signed on December 26, 1889
• Lucy Woodworth, signed on June 7, 1890 at Lehigh, Iowa
• Lucy Wood, signed on Monday, January 6, 1890
• George E. Woodworth, signed at Lehigh, Iowa, on June 27, 1890

Mason City, Iowa

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