Family Record of Peter Green (1780-1815) and Lydia (Trimble) Green (-1817) of Maryland

Four pages of handwritten information, apparently removed from a Family Bible at some point.  

The pages consist of:

• Marriages - one page
• Births - 1-1/2 pages
• Deaths - 1-1/2 pages

Above, the Marriages:

• Peter Green and Lydia Trimble on 16 October 1803
• Samuel V. Chandler and Harriet Trimble on 19 May 1819, by Rev. Beverly Waugh at Baltimore, Maryland
• Hugh S. Walker and Sarah S. Chandler on 5 October 1834, by Rev. W. Hamilton at Baltimore, Maryland
• John W. Foster and Arolina Augusta Chandler on 31 October 1837 [or 1831], by Rev. W. White, in Matthews County, Virginia 
• William Freeman George and Harriet Augusta Walker on 28 April 1864, by Rev. Mr. Bron at Baltimore, Maryland.

Below, a page and a half of Births:

• Peter Green was born 16 January 1780
• John Green, brother of Peter Green, was born 16 September 1781
• S. V. Chandler was born 23 May 1784
• Harriet Jane Chandler was born 14 July 1789 at Baltimore
• Georgie E. Walker was born 2 March 1854 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Sarah S. Chandler was born 20 July 1812 at Nantucket, Massachusetts
• Arolina Augusta Chandler was born 7 July 1815 at Providence, Rhode Island
• Robert Hugh Walker was born 23 July 1840 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Harriet Augusta Walker was born 13 May 1842 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Mary Matilda Walker was born 22 August 1844 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Sarah Roberta Walker was born 25 August 1846 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Samuel Theodore Walker was born 14 October 1848 at Baltimore, Maryland
• William Edwin Sherman George, son of William F. George and Harriet A. George, was born 28 December 1864 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Jane Holland was born 14 December 1749

Below, a page and a half of Deaths

• Samuel T. Walker died 26 April 1904
• Georgie E. Walker, wife of Samuel T. Walker, died 16 December 1931 at 1:30am
• Mary Green, mother of Peter and John Green, died 4 September 1782
• Jane Trimble departed this life 2 February 1832 at Baltimore, Maryland
• Samuel V. Chandler departed this life 22 July 1847 at the age of 67 in Matthews County, Virginia
• Harriet Jane Chandler died 14 August 1861 at Baltimore, Maryland; aged 72 years, 1 month
• Mary Matilda Walker died 2 January 1845 at Baltimore, Maryland; aged 4 months, 11 days
• Hugh S. Walker died 27 May 1859 at Baltimore, Maryland; aged 47 years, 1 day
• Mrs. Sarah Biays died 24 May 1809 [or 1804] at Baltimore, Maryland
• Rachel Shakes died 22 July 1815; not sure of surname
• Peter Green died Tuesday, 10 October 1815
• Lydia Green died 30 November 1817
• Sally Smith Salisbury, sister of Captain Samuel V. Chandler, departed this life on Wednesday night, one o'clock 12 October 1870 at Baltimore, Maryland; aged 84
• Sarah S. Walker died 14 October 1894

If you have information on any of the people mentioned above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

1880-1884 Autograph Album of Nellie May Bowman of Lebanon Church, Virginia, before and after her Marriage to William Fletcher Frisbee

1880-1884 autograph album that was given as a Christmas gift to Nellie May Bowman (1858-1927) of Lebanon Church, Virginia.

In 1883 Nellie married William Fletcher Frisbee (1852-1925); a few of the later inscriptions were made after Nellie's marriage.

The album measures approximately 6-3/4" by 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of over thirty of Nellie's relatives and friends.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

? [6]	Dingledine	L ?
Abbott	G ?	Matthews
B ? [2]	Hamman	R ? [2]
Borden	Hammond	Rusmiselle
Bowman [6]	Harrison [3]	Sipe [2]
C ?	Kershner	Zepp
Cover [2]	Kinzer

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

Nellie May Bowman was born 11 November 1858 in Virginia, the daughter of Jacob William Bowman (1833-1914) and Elizabeth (Tabler) Bowman, "Eliza" (1829-1911).  Nellie's mother inscribed a page in the album.

Also inscribing pages in the album were three of Nellie's siblings, brothers Samuel Edgar Bowman, Charles Lee Bowman and William Frank Bowman.  "Edgar" and "C. L.B" inscribed two pages each.

Edgar, presumably Samuel Edgar Bowman

C. L. B., presumably Charles Lee Bowman

Frank, age 12; William Franklin Bowman

In 1883, Nellie married William Fletcher Frisbee, an Illinois native, the son of Rufus K. Frisbee and Rebecca (Cornell) Frisbee. Nellie and William had at least one child, daughter Phrocine Bowman Frisbee, born in 1884.  The family moved to North Carolina at some point.

Nellie and William are buried in the Lebanon Church Cemetery at Lebanon Church, Virginia.

"Dec" or "Dee" left an interesting inscription.

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

Inscribers in the Album

• Inscribers in the Album
• Ella, "your Rockingham friend"
• Birdie
• Dee or Dec, inscribed on April 24, 1883; from context, the inscriber was male
• Ida K. Zepp - not sure of surname -  inscribed at Star Tannery, Virginia, in May 1883
• Maude
• Sammie
• J. L. Abbott; inscribed at Strasburg, Virginia, on May 24, 1883
• Annie F. B., inscribed on September 29, 1880
• Essie B., inscribed in December 1880 [or 1884]
• R. Eugene Borden; inscribed on April 10, 1881
• Bruce Bowman, "Ever your loving Coz", inscribed at Harrisonburg, Virginia, in April 1883.  Could the inscriber have been Anna Bruce Bowman (1851-1927), who was the daughter of Nellie's paternal uncle Samuel Bowman?   
• C. L. Bowman, "Your Brother", inscribed on September 17, 1883.  Charles Lee Bowman (1864-1917), who inscribed another page in the album.  
• E. Bowman, "From Mother", inscribed at Lebanon Church, Shenandoah County, Virginia, on September 16, 1884.  She was Elizabeth (Tabler) Bowman, "Eliza" (1829-1911)
• Edgar.  Presumably the same Edgar who inscribed another page in the album.  Presumably Nellie's brother Samuel Edgar Bowman (1861-1931):
• Frank - "Lovingly your little brother Frank, Age 12", inscribed on May 2, 1882.  William Franklin Bowman (1870-1931)
• Nellie May Bowman (1858-1927) of Lebanon Church, Virginia; owner of the autograph album, which she received at Christmas in 1880; inscription on ownership page either by Nellie herself or by the giver.  
• D. M. C., "Your well wishing cousin", inscribed at Cowans Station, Virginia, on May 28, 1883
• Bettie Cover; inscribed at Star Tannery, Virginia, on May 5, 1883
• Nellie C. Cover; inscribed at "Star Tannery" on May 5, 1883
• W. J. Dingledine, not sure of surname, inscribed "On Blue Monday", April 23, 1883
• 2 page sentiment of ?, possibly M. H. G., at Christmas in 1880
• Mattie Hamman, inscribed on August 9, 1883
• Ada S. Hammond; inscribed on August 5, 1883
• Bettie A. Harrison, inscribed on January 14, 1881
• Julia S. Harrison; inscribed on January 14, 1881
• Nannie G. Harrison
• Joseph H. Kershner, inscribed on August 24, 1880
• Annie E. Kinzer, inscribed at Baltimore, Maryland on May 1, 1883
• Marion L.
• Berta Matthews of Culpeper, Virginia; inscribed on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1881
• R. W. R.
• S. W. R. or A. W. R., inscribed on July 26, 1880
• Laura Rusmiselle, inscribed at Lebanon Church, Virginia, on March 15, 1883.  Perhaps Laura Lee (Tanquary) Rusmiselle (1861-1931), who is buried in Lebanon Church, Virginia
• Mary E. Sipe
• Sallie S. Sipe
• Ida K. Zepp - not sure of surname -  inscribed at Star Tannery, Virginia, in May 1883

Greeting Card Photograph of "Uncle Albert & Wife Alice Wakeman"; possibly Vermont Native Albert Renslow Wakeman & Alice Gertrude (Craun) Wakeman of Virginia

Photograph greeting card of 96 year old "Uncle Albert & his wife Alice Wakeman".  I'm presuming that Albert's surname was Wakeman, but it's possible that the writer gave Alice's maiden name.

Interestingly, I found an Albert Renslow Wakeman who lived to the age of 96.  He was born in 1868 at Jay, Vermont, son of Seth Bradley Wakeman and Cynthia Cornelia (Houghton) Bailey.  At the time of his death at the age of 96 in Virginia in 1965, Albert was married to his second wife, Alice Gertrude Craun.

Alice Gertrude, who was named as Gertie on Albert's death certificate, was born in 1894 in Virginia, daughter of Samuel Henry Craun and Fleta Blanch (Null) Craun.

Albert Renslow Wakeman is buried in the Welcome O. Brown Cemetery at Barton, Vermont, with his first wife Alice Leona (Bailey) Wakeman, who died in 1935.  Alice Gertrude (Craun) Wakeman died in May 1974, according to a Social Security record.

If you recognize Albert and Alice from your family photographs, and they are - or are not - the people in the photograph above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Sources
Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954
Virginia Marriage Certificates
Virginia Death Records, 1912-2014
Find a Grave
Social Security Death Index

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

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

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

The album measures approximately 7-3/4" by nearly 5" and contains the sentiments of nearly 60 of Susan's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

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

Surnames in the Album

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Inscribers in the Album

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

1888-1904 Autograph Album of Harvey Elliott Mayberry or Mabry of Dugspur, Virginia

1888-1904 autograph album that belonged to Harvey Elliott Mayberry, "Elliott", of Dugspur, Virginia. 
Several inscribers wrote Elliott's surname as Maberry, and one who called herself Elliott's cousin wrote her name as Ella Mabry, which appears to have been spelling that Elliott's father used.  Elliott's gravestone, however, is etched Mayberry.

Elliott inscribed the dedication page.

Surnames in the Album:

• Booker  (2)
• Dehaven
• Gardner  (3) 
• Goad 
• Hylton
• Mabry or Mayberry (2)
• Martin
• Meredith  (2)
• Semones  (3)
• Simpkins  (2)
• Smith
• Vaughn

Two of the pages include gem-sized photographs, one of them presumably inscribed by Elliott's first wife Susan (Simpkins) Mabry in 1890, with photographs of herself and Elliott.  Susan died in 1904.

The album measures approximately 6" by 4" and is partially disbound.  It contains the sentiments of 25 of Elliott's relatives and friends, three photographs and a newspaper clipping of the poem "Love Song of the Future".  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 information on his gravestone, Harvey Elliott Mayberry was born 3 September 1866 and died December 3, 1953 (indexed as December 4 on the Find a Grave memorial).  His parents were Greenberry Mabry and Mary Louisa (Sutphin) Mabry.

Eliott married Sue Simpkins, daughter of Calvin Simpkins and Elizabeth (Wilson, I think) on  March 4, 1889 in Pulaski County, Virginia.  Sue inscribed a page in the album before their marriage, with her residence given as Snowville, Virginia, and, as noted above, may have been the inscriber of the page with the two photographs, shown just above.

Before Sue (Simpkins) Mayberry died in 1904, she and Elliott had at least two children, son Oscar who died in infancy in 1892 and son Fred, born in 1894.

Inscriber Delia Simpkins seemed to be referring to a death, perhaps that of Sue (Simpkins) Mayberry.

On December 4, 1904, Elliott married Emma Florence Yearout, daughter of Jacob Yearout and Nancy (Lawrence) Yearout.  Emma was born, according to her gravestone, on August 27, 1879.  A Virginia Births and Christenings record shows August 10, 1880; although it's indexed as a birth, perhaps it was the date of her christening.

Elliott and Emma had at least three children, daughters Bettie, Ethel and Ora.

Harvey Elliott Mayberry and his wives Sue (Simpkins) Mayberry and Emma Florence (Yearout) Mayberry are buried in the Simpkinstown Cemetery at Simpkinstown, Virginia.

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

The other person who affixed a photograph to her page was Sarah V. Booker.

Inscribers in the Album

• Friend
• Friend
• Your cousin, M. M., inscribed at Star, Virginia, in December 1888
• Page inscribed "Dear Aunt Necy"
• "true friend and companion"; inscribed on Christmas day 1904.  Perhaps inscribed by Elliott's second wife Emma Florence (Yearout) Mabry shortly after their marriage of December 4, 1904
• "Your devoted companion", inscribed on March 1, 1890.  Gem sized photographs of a woman and a man pasted on the page.  Could the page have been inscribed by Elliott's first wife Sue (Simpkins) Mabry, and the photographs that of herself and Elliott?
• M. Ellen Booker of Round Peak, North Carolina
• Sarah V. Booker; she pasted her gem-sized photograph on the page.
• Laura E. Dehaven; inscribed on January 24, 1889.  Not sure of surname
• Adina C. Gardner; inscribed on January 24, 1889
• Delita V. Gardner; inscribed on January 4, 1889
• Rachel Gardner
• Lucy Goad; inscribed on October 27, 1888 at Hylton, Virginia
• Lulia L. Hylton; inscribed at DugSpur, Virginia
• Ella Mabry; inscribed on October 14, 1888 at Hillsville, Virginia.  Elliott's cousin
• Harvey Elliott Maberry or Mabry of Dugspur, Virginia; album owner; he inscribed a dedication page.
• Lucy E. Martin of Star, Virginia; inscribed on January 30, 1889
• Mollie N. Meredith; inscribed on October 5, 1888 at Max [?] Valley, Virginia
• Virginia L. Meredith; inscribed on October 5, 1888 at Mountain Home, Virginia
• Annie J. Semones; inscribed on November 7, 1888
• M. M. Semones; inscribed on January 23, 1889
• S. E. Semones; perhaps Sarah E. Semones
• Delia Simpkins; a sad entry that might have been inscribed upon the death of Sue (Simpkins) Mabry?
• Sue Simpkins; inscribed at Snowville, Virginia, in October 1888.  She would be become Elliott's wife in 1889; she died in 1904.
• J. C. Smith
• A. S. Vaughn

Early 1900s Photograph of Elva Leonard of Brockton, Massachusetts; Future Wife of John Samuel Kemp

Early 1900s photograph of Elva Leonard of Brockton, Massachusetts.  She would marry John Samuel Kemp of Virginia.

Perhaps a school photograph, the matted piece is approximately 3-1/4" by 2-1/4" and was found with similar sized photographs of youngsters and young adults from Brockton and towns near it, such as Randolph and Braintree.

Note that the identification on the reverse mentions W.G.S., presumably a grammar school at Brockton, and Brockton High School.

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

Elva Leonard was born October 11, 1889 at Brockton, Massachusetts, although I haven't yet found a record of her birth.  She was the daughter of Benjamin Clifford Leonard and Lucy Frances (Manley) Leonard.  Elva married John Samuel Kemp, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Kibler) Kemp of Virginia; again, I haven't found a record of this, though Elva is mentioned as John's wife on his 1918 draft registration card.  John was a clerk at the U. S. Treasury at Washington, D.C.

The couple lived in Virginia, for many years at Arlington, and had, I believe, at least four children.  Elva died in 1953, and John in 1961.  They're buried at the Columbia Gardens Cemetery at Arlington, Virginia.

If you have corrections and/or information to share, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

c1886 Cabinet Photograph of Mary Ann (Chesney) Baker of Maryland, Illinois & Iowa; wife of Rev. Jacob Baker.

Note of February 6, 2017:  Make sure to check the comments section for family information provided by a descendant.

Circa 1886 cabinet photograph of a woman identified on the reverse as Mary Ann (Chesney) Baker, wife of Rev. Jacob Baker.  She was born in Maryland but was living in Iowa at the time of the photograph.

This photograph is owned by friend Bernadette, who relayed it to me in the hopes of reuniting it with family.

The reverse of the photograph is a family historian's dream, though there are a few discrepancies from the information found online.

Transcript

Mrs. Mary Ann Chesney - Baker wife of Rev. Jacob Baker, born at Havre de Grace, Md. Feb. 1st 1812 - Died Mar 1 1894.  Daughter of Thomas Chesney & Hannah Chesney (ne Mitchel), Sister of Kent; Franklin; Jno E.; Eliza & Sarah.  Mother of O. H.; Geo. E.; Jno. F.; Mary C.; H. C.; E. R.; W. F.; and S. S. 
Married Dec 16th 1829 at Brownville [Brownsville], Ind - Lived there 10 yrs Lived 10 yrs at Abingdon, Ills & Forty-one years  4-1/2 miles N E of Sidney, Iowa, Fremont Co.  Buried in the Parsley Cemetery in same grave with husband to whom she had been married sixty four years.  Age 82 - Great Piety.  Portrait taken at age 74.

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

Some online references have Mary Ann (Chesney) Baker's birth date as February 2, 1812, but the date on the photograph and the Iowa Cemetery Records agree on the date of February 1, 1812.  Whether Mary Ann's mother's maiden name was Mitchel or Mitchell, I'm not sure, as most references have it as Mitchell.  From what I've been able to determine, the other children of Thomas and Hannah (Mitchel or Mitchell) Chesney were:

1. Kent Mitchell Chesney (1809-1892) - "Kent"
2. John Edward Chesney (1815-1901) - "Jno E."
3. James Benjamin Franklin Chesney (1818-1894) - "Franklin"
4. George Chesney (1818-?)
5. Hannah Eliza Chesney (1824-1908) - "Eliza"
6. Sarah Candace Chesney (1824-1895) - "Sarah"

On December 16, 1829 at Brownsville, Indiana, Mary Ann married Jacob Baker, son of George and Elizabeth (Shriver) Baker.  Jacob was born January 16, 1806 in Washington County Virginia.  He and Mary Ann lived in Indiana and Illinois before, about 1853, pursuing a claim on 160 acres near Sidney, Iowa, in Fremont County, where they lived for the rest of their lives.

Their children:  please let me know if I've missed one

1. Orlando Harrison Baker (1830-1913) - "O. H."
2. George E. Baker (1832-1874) - "Geo. E."
3. John Franklin Baker (1837-?) - "Jno. F."
4. Mary Candace Baker (1840-1916) - "Mary C." - See the comments section for more information on Mary and her descendants
5. Henry Chesney Baker (1843-1917) - "H. C."
6. Erasmus Richard Baker (1846-1916) - "E. R."
7. Wilbur Fiske Baker (1849-1935) - "W. F."
8. Samuel Schwartz Baker (1855-1914) - "S. S."

Read an account of the family's trek from Illinois to Iowa in 1853 here.

If the dates listed on the Find-a-Grave index are correct, Rev. Jacob Baker and wife Mary Ann (Chesney) Baker died within a day of each other in early March 1894.  They're buried in the Parsley Cemetery at Sidney, Iowa, as is their son Erasmus Richard Baker.

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

1840-1877 Autograph Album of Sarah Ann Cross of Somerton, Virginia, now Suffolk, Virginia

1840-1877 autograph album of Sarah Ann Cross of Somerton, Virginia, which is now Suffolk, Virginia, with inscribers from Virginia and North Carolina.  Pages were dedicated to Sarah and her nicknames: "Sallie" and "S'lan".  Common surnames among the inscribers:  Brinkley, Cross, Edwards, Ivey and Smith.  Sadly, many inscribers left only given names or initials.

The album was presented to her in 1840 by her brother William H. Cross, whose middle name I found as either Hurley or Hardy.

The album measures approximately 7-1/2" by 6" and contains the sentiments of 80 or more of Sarah's relatives, including many cousins, and friends, a few of may have inscribed more than one page.  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.  As noted above, many inscribers had to be assigned to the "unknown surname" category.

Tucked in the album are three scraps: 1) a photograph of missionary Ann Hasseltine Judson, wife of Adoniram Judson; 2) a long clipping containing the transcript of a letter from General Taylor, presumably Zachary Taylor; and a newspaper clipping that mentions the dental services of M. F. Daughtrey, who I believe to have been a relative or in-law of the Cross family.

The album was published by J. C. Riker of New York and contains several hand-colored engravings interspersed throughout.   Although the album is in groups of unbound sections, and some pages may be lost, only the title page suffered appears to have suffered water damage.

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

Sarah Ann Cross was born March 31, 1819 in Nansemond County, Virginia, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Copeland) Cross.  Other than brother William, Sarah had two siblings, James Augustus Hardy Cross and Mary Elizabeth Cross.  There were several inscribers named Mary, and there was one whose name appeared to be Mrs. James A. Cross.   A reader familiar with the family history of Nansemond County, however, may be able to identify more family members and will hopefully leave a comment.

On February 17, 1868, Sarah became the second wife of Jesse Eason, son of Solomon and Avis (Riddick) Eason.  Jesse had had five children with his previous wife Mary (Riddick) Eason, whose death date I haven't yet found.  One page in the album was inscribed by a J. R. Eason, whom I believe to be Jesse's son Joseph Riddick Eason.

Jesse died in 1885 and Sarah in 1889.  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

? [41]	D	I	M	R
B	Danvers	Ivey [4]	M ?	R ? [3]
B ?	E	I ?	Morry	S
Bidgood	Eason	J	N	S ? [3]
Brinkley [4]	Edwards ? [2]	J ? [2]	N ? [2]	Scott
C	H	Julietta ?	Norfleet ?	Sewell
C ?	Holland	L	P	Smith [4]
Carstar	Hunter	L ?	P ?	W
Cross [3]		Lee		Willson [2]

Inscribers in the Album

• Aggy; Sarah's cousin
• ?
• Benny; not sure of name; shared the page with B. D. Smith - they may have been the same person.
• Marmaduke, Sarah's cousin.  Marmaduke inscribed several pages throughout the album.
• 2-page sentiment by Margaret, inscribed at New Year in 1841
• ?, inscribed in 1868. Written in pencil and having areas that look erased and smeared.
• Friend
• Zenas ? of R. M. Institute, Gates County, North Carolina, inscribed on September 1, 1868
• 2-page sentiment by Emet Julietta in 1842
• Alice, Sarah's cousin
• Ida, Sarah's cousin
• Maggy, Sarah's cousin
• Alice, inscribed to her "Cousin S'lan"; penciled date of July 2, 1867, but that may or may not have come later than the inscription, which was written in ink.  Shared the page with Robert Norfleet
• Mrs. James A. ?; possibly Ross or Cross.  Shared the page with Mrs. Hugh Brinkley and ?
• Initials I can't make out.  Shared the page with Mrs. James A. ? and Mrs. Hugh Brinkley
• Cornelia, inscribed at Wilmington, North Carolina
• M.; Sarah's cousin.  Sarah also inscribed this page.
• ?, inscribed at Gates County, North Carolina on July 29 [no year written].  Shared the page with Miss Maria Smith.
• Joan
• Anomers; perhaps this meant Anonymous?.  Shared the page with someone whose sentiment and name are too faint to decipher.
• Too faint to decipher.  Shared the page with "Anomers"
• "By I xx" or "By J xx".  Shared the page with Mutton/Mullon and ?
• Mutton or Mullon or ?, inscribed on June 1, 1869
• ?  Shared the page with "I xx" or "J xx" and Mutton/Mullon
• 2-page sentiment inscribed by M, at Portsmouth, Virginia, on December 5, 1849. The surname was perhaps spelled out at one time but rubbed out.
• 2-page sentiment inscribed by P. Henry or P. Henry D. at Portsmouth, Virginia, on August 10, 1845. "Lines Written for Miss Sarah's Album On Leaving Va for Texas"
• Pauline, inscribed at Elmwood Center
• Alice; Sarah's cousin.  Shared the page with "XXX" and P.K. or P. R.
• "XXX", inscribed at Reynoldson Institute in 1867.  Shared the page with Sarah's cousin Alice and P. K. or P. R.
• P. K. or P. R..  Shared the page with Sarah's cousin Alice and "XXX"
• Archibald, inscribed at Suffolk, Virginia, on July 18, 1842; Sarah's cousin
• Dawson, inscribed at Somerton, Virginia
• Name rubbed out; inscribed at Portsmouth, Virginia, on August 25, 1847
• Samba, inscribed at Gatesville, North Carolina, on October 7, 1840; not sure of name.
• Pat, inscribed on June 25, 1849; Sarah's cousin
• Pat, inscribed at Portsmouth, Virginia, on January 8, 1847
• Name appears to be rubbed out; inscribed at New Bern, North Carolina, on January 22, 1841
• David, inscribed at Newbern, North Carolina, on January 22, 1841. "Thou Rose of Virginia, farewell, farewell"
• Mary
• A Friend, inscribed at Gatesville, North Carolina
• Pat, inscribed at Portsmouth, Virginia, as 12 o'clock at night, December 31, 1846 or January 1, 1847

B

• S. B. The page has faint handwriting which apparently came later than the inked sentiment of S. B.
• There appear to be several names mentioned on the page, one of which is J. D. Bidgood or I. D. Bidgood
• Mrs. John Brinkley of Portsmouth, Virginia, inscribed on July 22, 1877
• Miss Susie Brinkley of Portsmouth, Virginia, inscribed on August 20, 1877; earlier faint handwriting in pencil.
• Mrs. Hugh Brinkley.  Shared the page with Mrs. James A. ? and ?
• Mamie and Hugh Brinkley.  Shared the page with Bennie Smith.

C

• L. C.  Shared the page with S. B. N.
• Mary F. Carstar of Windsor, North Carolina.  Shared the page with Sarah's cousin Alice E. and Robert E. Sewell.
• Sarah A. Cross of Somerton, Suffolk, Virginia; album owner.  Her nicknames were Sallie and S'lan
• Sarah's brother, William H. (Hurley or Hardy) Cross, presented the album to her in 1840
• Sandy Cross of ?, North Carolina.  Shared the page with C. R. J.

D

• 2-page sentiment inscribed by Martha R. Danvers at Wilmington, North Carolina, on March 31, 1840

E

• J. R. Eason.  Mentions J. D. Goodman's Spring. Presumably Joseph Riddick Eason, son of Sarah's husband Jesse Eason and his first wife Mary (Riddick) Eason.  
• Alice E. of Portsmouth, Virginia, inscribed on July 2, 1867; Sarah's cousin; possibly Alice E. Edwards.  Shared the page with Mary F. Carstar and Robert E. Sewell
• Reverse of clipping with photograph of Ann Hasseltine Judson: bears the handwritten name of Alice E. Edwards of Portsmouth, Virginia

H

• ? W. Holland. Has initials M.L.B.B., P.V. in a box - P.V. perhaps stands for Portsmouth, Virginia.
• Edwin S. Hunter, inscribed at Newbern, North Carolina, on December 6, 1840 - Note: more information on Edwin Smith Hunter in the comments section

I

• 2-page sentiment by C. Ivey, inscribed at New Bern on January 8, 1841.
• C. Ivey, inscribed at New Bern, on January 6, 1841
• 2-page sentiment inscribed by Eunice A. Ivey at New Bern, North Carolina, on January 7, 1841
• Ivey, Sarah's cousin

J

• M. A. J., inscribed at Gatesville, North Carolina
• C. R. J., signed in 1878.  Shared the page with Sandy Cross
• 2-page sentiment by Emet Julietta in 1842

L

• Irving L. or Imory L. or Jimmy L. or ?; inscribed at Suffolk, Virginia, in 1851
• Among the bits and pieces on the page is the name R. E. Lee, Confederate States of America, but I don't know if the name was actually written by Robert E. Lee

M

• Zenas M., September 10, 1867 [not sure of name or last digit]
• Louisa Morry, inscribed at Wilmington, North Carolina, on March 31, 1840

N

• W. N., inscribed at Suffolk, Virginia, on July 18, 1842
• S. B. N., inscribed at Greenplains.  Shared the page with L. C.
• Robert ? of Suffolk, Virginia; possibly Robert Norfleet.  Shared the page with Sarah's cousin Alice

P

• D. C. P., inscribed at Somerton, Virginia

R

• E. P. R.
• A. R., inscribed at Suffolk, Virginia, on July 18, 1842
• M. R; can't determine middle initial, possibly Z or L or V or ?

S

• R. H. S.; inscribed to "Cousin S. Ann"
• S. E. S., inscribed at Wilmington, North Carolina, on April 5, 1840
• R. H. S., inscribed in March 1847; Sarah's cousin
• Mary E. Scott, inscribed at Newbern, North Carolina, on December 28, 1840
• Robert E. Sewell.  Shared the page with Sarah's cousin Alice E. and Robert E. Sewell
• B. D. Smith - possibly the same person as Benny, who shared the page.
• Miss Maria Smith of Somerton, Virginia, inscribed on July 24, 1874.  Shared the page with ?
• Miss Maria M. Smith of Somerton, Virginia.  She shared the page with, presumably, Sallie A. Smith, the album owner, but her name looks more like Lallie.
• Bennie Smith of Somerton, Virginia; not sure of name.  Shared the page with Mamie and Hugh

W

• Cornelia Willson, inscribed at Wilmington, North Carolina, on March 30, 1840
• Mary E. Willson, inscribed at Wilmington, North Carolina, on March 30, 1840

Suffolk, Virginia, and Somerton

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