1870s autograph album of Annie Eliza Carlyle of DeSoto, Wisconsin.
The album is approximately 4" x 3" and contains nearly 70 pages signed by relatives and friends.
From online research, hopefully correct: [corrections welcome]
Ann Eliza Carlyle was born about July 1859, daughter of Adam and Catherine Eliza (Cook) Carlyle, who were born at Forbeck Hill in Middlebie Parish, Scotland, and North Williamsburg, Ontario, Canada respectively.
Much of the information I found about the family is contained in the Biographical History of LaCrosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties, Wisconsin, published in 1892.
Adam Carlyle, born 15 February 1825, came to Cornwall, Ontario, with his family in 1839, when he was about age fourteen. He later moved to Williamsburg, Ontario, where he met and married Catherine Eliza Cook, daughter of John M. and Catherine (Hess) Cook. She was born 18 April 1828 at North Williamsburg, Ontario.
About 1856, Adam and Catherine and their two children moved to DeSoto, Wisconsin. They would go on to have, I think, six more children at DeSoto, one of whom was Annie, owner of the autograph album.
The page below was signed by Annie's father, though I can't make out the word he used for his first name.
Other Carlyle family members also signed pages in Annie's album.
Her oldest brother, Walter John Carlyle, who became a prominent Wisconsin figure, signed a page in 1879, assuming he is the W. J. Carlyle below.
Annie's sister Catherine Jane "Jennie" Carlyle signed a page in 1877. Jennie was by then married to George Spangler.
Another of Annie's sisters signed a page in 1877. She referred to Annie as Temperance and herself as Charity.
One of the last entries in the album appears to be a poem about Annie's impending move to Nebraska and possible marriage. It was signed by, I think, by "7 Bub". From what I could tell, Annie never married, or if she did, she took her maiden name back.
I didn't find a record of Annie in Nebraska, but I believe she is the Annie who was living at Huron, South Dakota, at the time of the 1910 Census.
She lived past the time that the 1940 Census of Plymouth, Wisconsin was enumerated. She was then living with Vera and Clara Carlyle and was designated as an aunt in the household.
If you have corrections to the information above or additional information on Annie and her family and any of the signers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly. Thanks!
Complete list of signers, in alphabetical order by surname [not necessarily by given name within a particular surname]
- William ?
- Unnamed, 1877
- Stell of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1877
- Unnamed, 1877
- Nellie
- unnamed, Latin phrase, 1877
- Allie of DeSoto, Wisconsin, 1877
- Personal poem written by 7 Bub, possibly a brother, about Annie's impending move to Nebraska and upcoming marriage; but I don't think she ever married
- Tillie Arnold of DeSoto, Wisconsin, 1877, schoolmate
- C. E. Bean of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1879
- J. W. Caldwell of DeSoto, Wisconsin, 1877
- Annie E. Carlyle of DeSoto, Wisconsin; album owner
- One of Annie's sisters, signed in 1877
- Annie's father, Adam Carlyle of DeSoto, Wisconsin, 1879
- W. J. Carlyle of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1879; likely Annie's brother Walter John Carlyle
- Jennie Carlyle of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1877; Annie's sister Catherine Jane Carlyle, who married George Spangler
- Lelia A. Carpenter of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1877
- C. H. Chapman of Viroqua, Wisconsin
- Ella Chase of DeSoto, Wisconsin, 1879
- Ella A. Chase of Red Mound, Wisconsin, 1878
- Jen Clawater of Liberty Pole, Wisconsin, 1879
- Ida B. Coe of Viroqua, Wisconsin, signed at DeSoto, Wisconsin, 1880
- Charles A. Ehrendorf of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1871
- G. W. F. of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1880
- Della M. Furman, 1877
- Kate Gaudter of Liberty Pike, Wisconsin, 1879
- ? Graham of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1879
- James H. Heal, signed at DeSoto, Wisconsin in 1877; possibly the J. H. Heal who signed the previous page
- Minnie Holmes
- Susie C. Ingersoll
- Stella Jencks of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1877; possibly Stell who signed another page
- Charles A. Kaeppler of Lansing, Iowa, signed at DeSoto, Wisconsin, 1879
- Robert J. Kalham of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1877
- Harry R. Kittle of Wahoo, Nebraska
- C. J. L. of DeSoto, Wisconsin
- J. W. Laskey of East Boston, Massachusetts, signed at DeSoto, Wisconsin, 1877
- Ellen J. Lawrence of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1877
- Anna S. Loftus of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1877
- Celia Loftus, 1877
- Alfredda E. Lowrie of DeSoto, Wisconsin, 1877 and 1880; signed two pages, one as Esquire and one as Honorable; schoolmate; one with great expectations, apparently
- Etta Marks of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1879
- J. McCullough of Wahoo, Nebraska, 1882
- F. J. Miles of Pawnee City, Nebraska, 1882
- Allie Minium of St. Charles, Illinois, 1880 - Saint Charles, Illinois
- J. V. Moran
- A. Mullikin of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1880
- Lucy Nelson, 1881; not sure about name
- Katie Orth of Minneapolis, Minnesota, or signed there
- Lillian Porter of DeSoto, Wisconsin, 1877
- Charles V. Porter of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1879
- Belle C. Prescott of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1879
- Minnie Prescott of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1879
- Frank H. Pulver of DeSoto, Wisconsin, 1877
- Claud Pulver, 1880; schoolmate
- Sylvia E. Sargent of Red Mound, Wisconsin, signed at DeSoto, Wisconsin, 1878
- Clara Siets of Fulton, Illinois, 1881
- Cora A. Smith, 1877
- Elmer E. Spangler of Lincoln, Nebraska, 1881
- Carol Spinner of Village Creek, Allamakee County, Iowa
- Mary Spinner
- Alice M. Steele of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1877
- Ellen Stevenson of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1879
- Lizzie Stevenson of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1878
- J. B. Trowbridge
- Katie Wightman of DeSoto, Wisconsin, or signed there, 1879; not sure of surname
DeSoto, Wisconsin
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