1889 Diary of Cora Calista Murdock of Sherman Street, Springfield, Massachusetts

1889 diary of Cora Calista Murdock of Sherman Street, Springfield, Massachusetts.  See all of the pages in the diary at the end of this post.

Cora's observations are laconic and deal mostly with the weather and her visits to others and their visits to her family.  There are a few noteworthy entries, though, which describe the good and bad of life in that era.

The diary measures approximately 4-3/4"by 3-1/4" and contains spaces on each page for two days for the 12 months of 1889, plus almanac-type information in the front and pages at the back for Cora to list expenses, letters, notes, etc., some of which she used.

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

Cora Calista Murdock was February 23, 1853 at Pelham, Massachusetts, the daughter of Emelius Bond Murdock and Phoebe Calista (Chapman) Murdock.   Cora mentioned her birthday in the album.

Cora mentioned her siblings Herman Everett Murdock and Clara Maria (Murdock) Potter, wife of Philip Henry Potter, in the diary, especially Clara and her family, and I believe Cora lived with them, at least part of her life.  Cora, whose musings were generally matter-of-fact and not full of detail, made a few observations about a baby, presumably Clara's baby, who was sick, then better, and then sick again.   Then suddenly, the June 2, 1889 entry: "baby died tonight".  "Baby" was William Dimmock Potter, who was born December 23, 1887.

Clara and Philip had, I believe, four or five children, but only two sons survived to adulthood.  Cora mentioned their birthdays in her diary.  Philip Arthur Potter, "Arthur", was born January 8, 1878.  As noted in the diary entry, Clara and her other son Ernest Murdock Potter were born on January 27; Clara in 1855 and Ernest in 1880.

Near the end of the diary, in the section marked "Letters", Cora wrote the birth dates of her family members.

Father - Emelius Bond Murdock - born July 5, 1825; died May 9, 1887; on gravestone Psalm 37.37
Mother - Phebe Calista (Chapman) Murdock - born February 2, 1829; died November 27, 1883; on gravestone Rev. 14.13
Cora - herself - born February 23, 1852
Clara - Cora's sister Clara Maria (Murdock) Potter - born January 27, 1855
Herman - Cora's brother Herman Everett Murdock - born September 2, 1865
Edna - Sister Clara's daughter Edna Phebe Potter - born January 12, 1877; died September 1887
Arthur - Sister Clara's son Philip Arthur Potter - born January 18, 1878
Ernest - Sister Clara's son Ernest Murdock Potter - born January 27, 1880
William - Sister Clara's son William Dimmock Potter - born December 23, 1887; died June 2, 1889

The 1900 Census found Cora living with her sister Clara, husband Philip, an their two boys at Springfield, Massachusetts.  Cora died in 1902 at Brookfield, Massachusetts.  If you have corrections/and or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Surnames in the Diary - the number in brackets refers to different individuals with that surname - some people appear many times

	? [7]	C	Calkins	H	H ?	O	Owens
A	Alden [2]		Chapman [6]		Hastings [3]	P	Potter [12]
	Andrews		Chase		Hitchcock	R	Russell
	Austin	D	Drake [2]		Horr	S	Stebbins [3]
B	Banning		Dutton	K	King		Stuart
	Bannister [2]	F	Fay		Knowlton	T	Talmadge
	Beardsley		Frost	M	M ?		Turner
	Burgess [2]	G	Grant		Mason	W	Walker
	Burr				Maynard [3]		Williams
					Murdock [4]		Wilson

People Mentioned in the Diary

• Mary
• Alice
• Susie
• Aunt Mary and Anna.  Perhaps Mary Jane Chapman, sister of Cora's mother Phebe Calista (Chapman) Murdock.  Cora's father, Emelius Bond Murdock, had a sister Mary Ann (Murdock) Smith, but she died in 1860.
• Aunt Jane
• Carrie
• Martha.  Cora had a cousin Martha, daughter of Abraham Murdock, a brother to Cora's father Emelius Bond Murdock.

A

• Mrs. Alden
• Miss Alden
• Mrs. Andrews and Beatrice
• Mr. and Mrs. Austin

B

• Mrs. Banning
• Mr. Bannister
• Belle Bannister
• Mrs. C. T. Beardsley, 14 Prospect, Bridgeport, Connecticut
• Aunt Harriet and Emma and "her boy".  Presumably Harriet Augusta (Chapman) Burgess, who was a sister to Cora's mother Phebe Calista (Chapman) Murdock, and Harriet's daughter Mary Emma (Burgess) Frost
• Hattie Burgess; presumably the daughter of Marshall Terry Burgess and Harriet Augusta (Chapman) Burgess, who was a sister to Cora's mother 
• Aunt Livonia; presumably Livonia (Chapman) Burr, born in 1837; sister of Cora's mother Phebe Calista (Chapman) Murdock

C

• Dr. Calkins; presumably Dr. Marshall Calkins or his son Dr. Cheney H. Calkins
• Aunt Sally; presumably Sally Maria Chapman, sister of Cora's mother Phebe Calista (Chapman) Murdock
• Uncle Dwight; presumably Dwight Morton Chapman, brother of Cora's mother Phebe Calista (Chapman) Murdock
• Aunt Alice & Uncle Dwight.  Alice (whose maiden name I don't know) was the wife of Dwight Morton Chapman.
• Chapman family reunion at Forest Lake
• Aunt Maria and Nellie and baby; presumably Maria (Barker) Chapman and daughter Nellie.  Maria was the widow of Luke Chapman, a brother to Cora's mother Phebe Calista (Chapman) Murdock
• Mrs. Dwight M. Chapman, Broad Street 26, Springfield, Massachusetts
• Philip Chase, 33 West Friendship, Providence, Rhode Island

D

• Mr. Drake
• Frank Drake
• Mrs. Dutton

F

• Uncle Lucius and Aunt Cornelia.  They were Lucius Newton Fay and wife Cornelia Elizabeth (Chapman) Fay, who was a sister to Cora's mother Phebe Calista (Chapman) Murdock.
• Mrs. Howard Frost, 335 East Main, New Britain, Connecticut

G

• Mr. and Mrs. Grant

H

• Mrs. Henry or Heny or Henz
• Mr. George Hastings
• Minnie Hastings
• Della Hastings
• Mr. and Mrs. Hitchcock and Lottie
• Mr. A. D. Horr, 53 Federal, Providence, Rhode Island

K

• Mr. and Mrs. King
• Aunt Lucy; presumably Lucy B. (Murdock) Knowlton, sister of Cora's father Emelius Bond Murdock.

M

• Miss Mith?                                                         
• William Mason, 15 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut
• Mr. and Mrs. Maynard and Florence
• Mrs. Maynard
• Florence Maynard
• Cora C. Murdock of ? Sherman Street, Springfield, Massachusetts.  She was the diary owner Cora Calista Murdock.
• Herman; he was Herman Everett Murdock, Cora's brother
• Uncle Elijah and Aunt Nancy; Elijah G. Murdock and wife Nancy A. (Pond) Murdock.  Elijah was a brother to Cora's father Emelius Bond Murdock.
• H. C. Murdock, 174 Adams, Waltham, Massachusetts

O

• Mr. and Mrs. Owens

P

• Mrs. T. D. Potter and Charlie; presumably Leora A. (Albro) Potter, third wife of Timothy Dimmock/Dimock Potter, brother of Philip Henry Potter, husband of Cora's sister Clara Maria (Murdock) Potter; and Charles S. Potter, son of Timothy Dimmock Potter and his second wife Laura A. (Atwood) Potter.
• "Arthur was 11 years old today".  Cora's nephew Philip Arthur Potter, born January 8, 1878, son of Philip Henry Potter and Cora's sister Clara Maria (Murdock) Potter.
• Philip; Philip Henry Potter, Cora's brother-in-law, husband of Cora's sister Clara Maria (Murdock) Potter.
• "Clara's boys": Philip Arthur Potter and Ernest Murdock Potter, sons of Cora's sister Clara Maria (Murdock) Potter and husband Philip Henry Potter
• Mr. Potter
• Clara Maria (Murdock) Potter; Cora's sister and wife of Philip Henry Potter
• Ernest Murdock Potter, son of Philip Henry Potter and wife Clara Maria (Murdock) Potter, Cora's sister.
• Mother Potter; presumably Bethiah B. (Walker) Potter, mother of Philip Henry Potter
• "Baby"; William Dimmock Potter, son of Philip Henry Potter and Clara Maria (Murdock) Potter, Cora's sister
• Philip Henry Potter, husband of Clara Maria (Murdock) Potter, Cora's sister.  70 Sherman Street, Springfield, Massachusetts
• "Old Mr. Potter", presumably Philip Preston Potter, father of Philip Henry Potter
• Mr. Preston Potter

R

• Mrs. Russell

S

• Mrs. Stebbins
• Aunt Emily Stebbins
• Mrs. Jane E. Stebbins, 312 Union St., Springfield, Massachusetts
• Miss Stuart

T

• Lucy Talmadge
• M. Turner

W

• Mrs. Walker
• Mrs. Elma Williams, 37 West Friendship, Providence, Rhode Island
• Mrs. Nellie Wilson, Box 407, Collinsville, Connecticut

Springfield, Massachusetts

1860s/1870s Pages from the Family Bible of George L. Brunnemer of Indiana

Family Record pages that at some point were removed from the Family Bible of George L. Brunnemer and his wives Sarah E. McClellan and Nancy C. Vanarsdall.

As shown above, George L. Brunnemer was married to Sarah E. McClellan on February 5, 1863 by A. Kenedy [sic?].  Another page notes that Sarah died on September 6, 1866, not long after the birth of her daughter Sarah Emeline Brunnemer on August 12, 1866.  Sadly, daughter Sarah died on November 14, 1867.

 George and Sarah's first child was James Daily Brunnemer, born on December 11, 1863.

George was married to Nancy C. Vanarsdall on October 23, 1867, by Rev. James Crawford; they had three children listed in the Bible, and reportedly at least one more, if not more, that weren't recorded:

1. Albert T. Brunnemer, called "Albertie" in the Bible, born on October 29, 1869
2. Ammie Jane Brunnemer, born on December 8, 1871
3. William Jasper Brunnemer, born on March 3, 1874

Read a short biography of George L. Brunnemer and his wives and children from History of Johnson County, Indiana, by D. D. Banta and published in 1888.

There are family trees online that have photographs of George and his family, but I haven't yet received permission to post them here.

Found with the pages were several unmarked pages and three engravings:

If you have information that conflicts with the information above, or additional information, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Johnson County, Indiana

Family Bible of Noah Westfall of West Virginia, with Dates from 1854-1874

Family Bible of Noah Westfall of West Virginia, with dates from his 1854 marriage to wife Matilda Ann Coon (maiden name Evans, according to the West Virginia Marriages 1851-1896) to the 1874 birth of his son John Westfall with subsequent wife Agnes (Litton) Westfall.

From brief online research, I found that Noah Westfall lived in Jackson and Upshur Counties, West Virginia.

The marriages page shows Noah's marriage to Matilda Ann Coon very distinctly, with a date of June 27, 1854.  There's another record written in a much fainter ink that appears to be the birth record of James K. P. Coon, born November 21, 184x [1847 or 1849].

Was Matilda Ann's maiden name Coon [or Koon] or Evans?  If we can believe the West Virginia Marriages 1851-1896 database that shows her maiden name as Evans, perhaps she had previously married a Mr. Coon.  But she was very young when she married Noah Westfall, let alone having had a previous marriage. Could her mother, a Mrs. Evans, have remarried a Mr. Coon?  Could her mother, a Mrs. Coon, have remarried a Mr. Evans?  Hopefully a reader will weigh in.  And should the correct spelling be Koon, rather than Coon?

As for the second record on the page, interestingly, I found a James Knox Polk Koon (1847-1906) who served as a private in the 10th West Virginia Infantry during the Civil War and later worked as a lawyer and merchant in Upshur County, West Virginia.  His parents were, I believe, Jacob and Sarah (Koon) Koon.   If he is the James K. P. Coon referenced on the page above, I wonder how he ties in with "Matilda Ann Coon".  Again, hopefully a reader will weigh in.

The two births pages list Noah's and Matilda's birth dates, as well as those of 8 children, though the two listed on the right page were the children of Noah and his subsequent wife Agnes (Litton) Westfall, whom he married on June 7, 1869.  I don't have a death date for Matilda; there's no Deaths page, though there is a page with the top half removed; perhaps Matilda's death was recorded on the missing portion.

Births

Noah and Matilda Ann Westfall, born April 8, 1821 and November 12, 1840, respectively; their children

1. John H. Westfall, born June 7, 1856
2. Rebecca Ann Westfall, born November 17, 1857
3. Sarah Jane Westfall, born February 12, 1860
4. James W. Westfall, born October 1863 [15 or 13 ?]
5. Columbus Westfall, born June 9, 1865
6. Richard Hilery [?] Walter [or Walker] Westfall, born October 21, 1867

Noah and Agnes Westfall; their children

1. Debora Westfall, born January 2, 1870
2. John Westfall [middle initial H or A or ?], born March 1, 1874

Bible records are not necessarily primary sources, so if you have corrections to the above information, please leave a comment or contact me directly.    Wouldn't you love to know which of Noah's descendants left the scribbling?

Note: the page at left is missing its top portion.  It was presumably a Deaths page, and may have recorded Matilda's death.

Jackson County and Upshur County, West Virginia

1792 Document of Pepperrellboro', now Saco, Maine: Collector Nathaniel Scammon Paid Treasurer Thomas Cutts 189 Pounds 15 Shillings Eight Pence

Pepperrellboro', April 27, 1792  Recd of W. Nathaniel Scammon, Collector for the years 1780 and 1781 [or 1789], The Sum of One Hundred Eighty Nine Pounds, Fifteen Shillings and Eight Pence in Part on Account of said Town.
Thomas Cutts, Treasurer
189.15.8

Handwritten receipt, measuring about 6" x 2-1/2"; nothing on reverse.

The name of the town of Pepperrellboro', or Pepperrellborough, Maine, or Pepperellboro', was changed to Saco in 1805; in 1867 Saco became a city.   By the time of the 2010 Census, Saco was about the 9th largest Maine city in terms of population.

There were several related men with the name Nathaniel Scammon during that period of Saco's history, but if W. is indeed a first initial, perhaps that will help an historian or family historian sort out the correct Nathaniel.  During the Revolutionary War and up to 1789, the area custom house was at Saco, Maine.  An excerpt from The History of Kennebunk, from its Earliest Settlement to 1890, published by Daniel Remich in 1911:

 The custom house during the Revolutionary War and thereafter until 1789, was kept in Saco, under 
authority of the Massachusetts Colonial Government and of the State of Massachusetts; Nathaniel Scammon, Collector. "The two principal wharves were in Saco " and the most important shipyard on the river, that of James Coffin, was on the Saco side, whence the larger part of the vessels built on the Saco were launched. 

As for Thomas Cutts, George Addison Emery published a biography of him in 1839: Colonel Thomas Cutts, Saco's Most Eminent Citizen in the Country's Early Days.

If I'm reading 1781 correctly, I'm not sure why there was a delay from the years 1780 and 1781 until 1792, unless an audit found a deficiency from those years.  However, if 1781 is instead 1789, it seems more understandable, as that is the year the custom house was moved to Biddeford, Maine, just across the Saco River from Saco.  Perhaps a new collector was appointed at that time, so accounts had to be cleared, and perhaps the accounting took some time.

Hopefully an area historian will weigh in.

1860s-1880s era Carte de Visite Album of People from Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and California

1860s-1880s era photograph album of 31 Cartes de Visite of people from Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and California, plus 4 artistic ones and one calling card tucked in.  See images of the entire album at the end of this post, along with a listing of the names and studios mentioned.

Readers who recognize names and photographs from family research are invited to leave comments to add texture to the album.

The album, which measures approximately 6-1/2" x 5-1/4" x 1-1/4", was printed by D. Appleton & Company of 443 & 445 Broadway, New York City, in 1864.

Some of the slots have identifications under them, but the fact that a few of the CDVs obviously do not match up with their identifications places the identifications of all of them sadly in doubt.  I don't think, however, that this is a case of a dealer finding an empty album and placing random CDVs in it, but rather a case of CDVs removed and returned to the wrong slots.

The album includes one calling card, that of Mrs. J. M. Kaler of Prout's Neck, Maine.  She was presumably Elmira (Coolbroth) Kaler, wife of John Marion Kaler.  See a photograph of their home here.

Most of the CDVs with studio imprints place them from Lowell, Massachusetts.  One of the CDVs, without a studio imprint or identification underneath the slot, is identified on the reverse as Dr. Chandler.  He may have been Dr. Lysander Chandler (1818-1879) of Lowell, Massachusetts.  The facing page shows the CDV of a woman, who may have been Mrs. Chandler; it's encouraging that her CDV was produced by the Kimball studio of 110 Merrimack Street, Lowell.

The identification under two slots is "R. H. Randall", and another, on a facing page, is identified as "Wife Mary S. R."  The two Mr. Randalls do look alike, so perhaps the CDVs and the identifications match.  One of his CDVs was made at Sacramento, California, and the other at Natick, Massachusetts.  Mary's CDV was made at Lowell, Massachusetts.  I believe R. H. Randall was Robert H. Randall (born at , who perhaps went to California as a younger man.  Robert's mother was Sophia (Edwards) Randall, daughter of Calvin and Susannah (Lincoln) Edwards.  The surnames Edwards and Lincoln appear underneath other slots in the album.

Robert and Mary's CDVs, assuming they match the identification:

Siblings Henry Smith Edwards and Lizzie M. (Edwards) Lincoln, bottom image, left, assuming, again, that the identifications and CDVs match:

Surnames in the Album  [many are not identified, and some may be alternative images of the same people]

B	H	L	R
Barrett	Harmon	Lincoln [2]	Randall [3]
C	Himes	M	S
Chandler	Hotchkiss	Mann	Sargent [2]
E	K	Merrill	Smith
Edwards [2]	Kaler	P
G		Perkins [2]
Graham		Pickering

Identifications in the Album

• CDV of a man identified under the slot as Etta Harmon
• CDV of a boy placed erroneously in a slot identified underneath as Mrs. Sargent; no studio marking
• CDV of a man placed erroneously in a slot identified underneath as Annie Hotchkiss
• CDV of a baby placed erroneously in a slot identified underneath as Aunt Mary Edwards
• CDV of a baby; no studio marking
• CDV of a woman placed erroneously in a slot identified underneath as Mr. Barrett's boy
• CDV of a woman; no studio marking
• CDV of a man
• CDV of a woman
• CDV of a man; no studio marking
• CDV of a man
• CDV of a man
• CDV of a woman.  Facing page shows Dr. Chandler of Lowell, Massachusetts, so this may or may not have been Dr. Chandler's wife
• CDV of a baby
• CDV of a young man; no studio marking
• CDV of a woman

B

• Identification of "Mr. Barrett's boy" under a slot that contains the CDV of a woman; no studio marking

C

• CDV of an older man identified on reverse as "Dr. Chandler", presumably Dr. Lysander Chandler (1818-1879) of Lowell, Massachusetts

E

• Identification  of Aunt Mary Edwards under a slot that contains the CDV of a baby
• Identification of H. S. Edwards under a slot that contains the CDV of a man, which may or may not refer to him.  The identification presumably refers to Henry Smith Edwards (born 1820 at Gorham, Maine), brother of Lizzie M. (Edwards) Lincoln

G

• Identification  of Rev. Mr. Graham, Portland" under a slot containing a CDV of a man, but the CDV could be of someone else.

H

• Identification of Etta Harmon under a slot containing the CDV of a man
• Identification of Rev. Mr. Himes under a slot containing the CDV of an older man, but the CDV could be of someone else.
• Identification of Annie Hotchkiss under a slot that contains the CDV of a man

K

• Calling card of Mrs. J. M. Kaler of Prout's Neck, Maine.  Presumably Elmira (Coolbroth) Kaler, wife of John Marion Kaler.  See a photograph of their home here.

L

• CDV of a young woman identified under the slot as Lincoln, which may or may not refer to her
• Identification of Lizzie M. (Edwards) Lincoln under a slot that contains the CDV of a woman, which may or may not refer to her.  Lizzie was born in 1829 at Gorham, Maine, and married George C. Lincoln in 1860 at Malden, Massachusetts.

M

• Identification of Ellen Mann under a slot occupied by a rendering of a painting of two of Queen Victoria's children
• Identification of Taylor Merrill under a slot that contains the CDV of a man, which may or may not refer to him

P

• CDV of a man identified on the reverse of the CDV as Perkins; no studio marking
• Identification of Mr. Perkins, Cal. under a slot containing a CDV of a man but the CDV could be of someone else.
• Identification of Master Pickering, Portland under a slot that contains a CDV of a man identified on the reverse as Perkins

R

• CDV of a man identified under the slot as R. H. Randall, presumably Robert H. Randall of Natick, Massachusetts, but CDV could be of someone else.
• CDV of a man identified under the slot as R. H. Randall, presumably another CDV of Robert H. Randall of Natick, Massachusetts, but CDV could be of someone else.
• Mary S. R., wife of R. H. Randall, presumably Robert H. Randall of Natick, Massachusetts.  CDV could be of another woman.

S

• CDV of a man identified under the slot as Rev. M. Sargent, but CDV could be of someone else.
• Identification of Mrs. Sargent under a slot, but the CDV is of a boy
• Identification of Gus Smith under a slot containing the CDV of a man, but the CDV could be of someone else.

Photographic studios:

• California - Sacramento
• Maine - Portland
• Massachusetts - Lowell; Natick; Westfield; Worcester
• New Hampshire - Dover; Fisherville

1880s Autograph Album of Minnie S. Dehm of Hartland, Wisconsin

1880s autograph album of Minnie S. Dehm of Hartland, Wisconsin.  Minnie inscribed a page of welcome to her future well-wishers, some of whom inscribed pages in German.

The album measures approximately 7" x 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 84 of Minnie's relatives and friends.  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, additions and German translations welcome!]

Minnie S. Dehm was born about January 1864 in Wisconsin, the daughter of German immigrants George Fredrick Dehm and Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm.  Minnie's mother inscribed a page in her album on April 10, 1885.  The facing page was inscribed by a Marg Wollmer or Mary Wollmer, who may have been Doris' sister-in-law, Mary Sophia Dorothea (Thiessenhusen) Wollmer, wife of Doris' brother George William Wollmer.

Minnie had two sisters, Lena and Emma, both of whom inscribed pages in the album; Lena on March 7, 1885 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Emma on February 22, 1885, also at Milwaukee.

Several of Minnie's Wollmer cousins inscribed pages in the album, as did two cousins who did not give a surname.  And there were likely more relatives who didn't indicate a family relationship.  Refer to the list of inscribers below.  The G. W. W. who inscribed a page may have been George William Wollmer, Doris' brother.

At the time of the 1920 Census, Minnie was living at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Her occupation was listed as "none"; she was living with her sister Emma, a bookkeeper.

Other pages in German:

List of Surnames

	? [8]	F		N		V
A			Fleischer [3]		Norton [5]		V ?
	Allen [3]	G		O			Veitch [4]
B			G ?		O'Brien [2]	W	W ?
	Bigelow [3]	H		R			Wallis
	Blitch [4]		Hall		Regan		Walters
	Burr		Hiecke		Rust		Weeks
C		K		S			Williams
	Carpenter [2]		Kraenzlein [4]		Salsich [2]		Wilson
	Churbuck [2]		Kran ?		Skinner		Winckler [2]
	Crozier	L			Stine		Wingender
D			Lindman	T			Wollmer [6]
	Dehm [8]	M			Tietz
E			Molster
	Enteman [4]		Moulster

List of Inscribers

• Willie, inscribed at North Greenfield, Wisconsin, on March 10, 1886; Minnie's cousin
• Adolph, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, in May 1881
• Hugo, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 16, 1881; Minnie's cousin. Perhaps Nicholaus Hugo Wollmer, son of Nicholaus and Pauline J. Witt (Heinemann) Wollmer. Nicholaus Wollmer, by that time deceased, was a brother to Minnie's mother Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm.
• Fannie; inscribed at Beaver Lake on May 18, 1881
• Page written in German, very faint; inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in August 1881
• Page written in German; inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in August 1881
• Someone sketched a spray of flowers, perhaps Minnie herself.
• Etta, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on June 13, 1880
• Flora; group page shared with Minnie Dehm; Emma Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Fannie Veitch; Etta Norton; Ella Molster; and Gladys Skinner

A

• A. B. Allen, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 12, 1881
• Jennie G. Allen, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 12, 1881
• Arthur Allen; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Charlie Crozier; Elmer Norton; Adolph Blitch; Lonnie O'Brien; Sherman Salsich; and Mollie Weeks

B

• Anna Bigelow
• Chloe A. Bigelow, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin; can't read the date.
• Chloe Bigelow.  Shared the page with Ida Blitch; Mollie Fleischer; Carrie Enteman; Minnie Dehm; Sadie Fleischer; Emma Dehm
• Minnie Blitch, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 11, 1881
• Ida Blitch; shared the page with Chloe Bigelow; Mollie Fleischer; Carrie Enteman; Minnie Dehm; Sadie Fleischer; and Emma Dehm
• Adolph Blitch; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Charlie Crozier; Elmer Norton; Arthur Allen; Lonnie O'Brien; Sherman Salsich; and Mollie Weeks
• Ida Blitch, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, inscribed on May 13, 1881
• Bessie Burr, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 18, 1881

C

• Jennie F. Carpenter, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on June 23, 1880
• Jennie Carpenter; group page with Minnie Dehm; Emma Dehm; Fannie Veitch; Etta Norton; Ella Molster; Gladys Skinner; and Flora
• Harry B. Churbuck of Hartland, Wisconsin, on May 10, 1881
• Harry Churbuck; on a group page shared with Charlie Crozier; Elmer Norton; Adolph Blitch; Arthur Allen; Lonnie O'Brien; Sherman Salsich; and Mollie Weeks
• Charlie Crozier; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Elmer Norton; Adolph Blitch; Arthur Allen; Lonnie O'Brien; Sherman Salsich; and Mollie Weeks

D

• Minnie S. Dehm of Hartland, Wisconsin.  She inscribed a dedication page at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 6, 1881; however, there are inscriptions from 1880.  Minnie also wrote her name on two group pages.
• Minnie's mother, Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 10, 1885
• Lena, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 7, 1885; Minnie's sister Lena Dehm.
• Emma, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on February 22, 1885. Minnie's sister Emma C. Dehm
• Minnie Dehm [album owner]; shared the page with Ida Blitch; Chloe Bigelow; Mollie Fleischer; Carrie Enteman; Sadie Fleischer; and Emma Dehm
• Emma Dehm.  Shared the page with Ida Blitch; Chloe Bigelow; Mollie Fleischer; Carrie Enteman; Minnie Dehm; and Sadie Fleischer
• Minnie Dehm, album owner; group page shared with Emma Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Fannie Veitch; Etta Norton; Ella Molster; Gladys Skinner; and Flora
• Emma Dehm; group page shared with Minnie Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Fannie Veitch; Etta Norton; Ella Molster; Gladys Skinner; and Flora.

E

• Carrie Enteman, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on August 8, 1880
• Kate E. Enteman, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on August 8, 1880
• G. J. Enteman, inscribed at Kranzburg, Dakota Territory on April 16, 1881. Presumably now Kranzburg, South Dakota
• Carrie Enteman.  Shared the page with Ida Blitch; Chloe Bigelow; Mollie Fleischer; Minnie Dehm; Sadie Fleischer; and Emma Dehm

F

• Sadie C. Fleischer, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 13, 1885
• Mollie Fleischer.  shared the page with Ida Blitch; Chloe Bigelow; Carrie Enteman; Minnie Dehm; Sadie Fleischer; and Emma Dehm
• Sadie Fleischer.  Shared the page with Ida Blitch; Chloe Bigelow; Mollie Fleischer; Carrie Enteman; Minnie Dehm; and Emma Dehm

G

• Rosie G., inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 15, 1882

H

• Judson Hall
• Ida Hiecke

K

• Rosa Kraenzlein, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 10, 1880
• Very faint; written in German by Mary ? or Marg ?; inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in August ? Possibly Mary Kraenzlein.
• Very faint; Mary Kraenzlein, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in August ?
• Hugo H. Kraenzlein, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 11, 1880
• ? J. Kran?, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, On August 26, 1881; possibly Kraenzlein or Kranz

L

• Alpha W. Lindman, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on April 18, 1881

M

• Ella Molster; group page shared with Minnie Dehm; Emma Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Fannie Veitch; Etta Norton; Gladys Skinner; and Flora
• Ella E. Moulster, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on December 18, 1880; not sure of surname - another inscriber, possibly the same Ella, gave her name as Ella Molster

N

• E. F. Norton
• Etta B. Norton, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on September 6, 1880
• Jennie E. Norton, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 11, 1881
• Etta Norton; group page shared with Minnie Dehm; Emma Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Fannie Veitch; Ella Molster; Gladys Skinner; and Flora
• Elmer Norton; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Charlie Crozier; Adolph Blitch; Arthur Allen; Lonnie O'Brien; Sherman Salsich; and Mollie Weeks

O

• R. L. O'Brien, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on May 8, 1880 [not sure of year]
• Lonnie O'Brien; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Charlie Crozier; Elmer Norton; Adolph Blitch; Arthur Allen; Sherman Salsich; and Mollie Weeks

R

• Katie Regan, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 13, 1881
• Anna M. Rust, inscribed at North Greenfield, Wisconsin, on March 12, 1886

S

• Sherman Salsich of Hartland, Wisconsin
• Sherman Salsich; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Charlie Crozier; Elmer Norton; Adolph Blitch; Arthur Allen; Lonnie O'Brien; and Mollie Weeks
• Gladys Skinner; group page shared with Minnie Dehm; Emma Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Fannie Veitch; Etta Norton; Ella Molster; and Flora
• Miss Binble Stine, inscribed at New York City on December 12, 1880

T

• Mary J. Tietz, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 25, 1881; not sure of surname

V

• W. P. V., inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on May 15, 1881
• Annie M. Veitch, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on May 16, 1881; not sure of given name. She sketched a girl with a muff on skates
• Fannie M. Veitch, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 18, 1881
• Fannie M. Veitch, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on August 12, 1880
• Fannie Veitch; group page shared with Minnie Dehm; Emma Dehm; Jennie Carpenter; Etta Norton; Ella Molster; Gladys Skinner; and Flora.

W

• Page written in German, by Minnie's uncle G. W. W., at Greenfield, Wisconsin, on March 11, 1886. Presumably George William Wollmer.
• J. T. Wallis, Jr., inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 23, 1880; not sure of initials.
• Tillie Walters of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, inscribed on July 24, 1885
• Mollie Weeks; on a group page shared with Harry Churbuck; Charlie Crozier; Elmer Norton; Adolph Blitch; Arthur Allen; Lonnie O'Brien; and Sherman Salsich
• Emma Williams, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on January 7, 1881
• Mary Wilson, inscribed at Hartland, Wisconsin, on May 6, 1881
• Adela Winckler, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in March 1885
• Anna Winckler, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 29, 1885
• Fannie Wingender, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 29, 1885
• Marg Wollmer or Mary Wollmer, inscribed at Greenfield, Wisconsin, on March 17, 1886; Minnie's aunt.   If Mary Wollmer, she might have been Mary Sophia Dorothea (Thiessenhusen) Wollmer, wife of George William Wollmer, brother of Minnie's mother Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm
• Will Wollner, inscribed at Greenfield, Wisconsin; Minnie's cousin; not sure of given name. Perhaps the son of George William Wollmer and wife Maria Sophia Dorothea (Theissenhusen). George was a brother to Minnie's mother Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm.
• H. F. Wollmer
• Pauline Wollmer, inscribed at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in September ? Minnie's cousin. Presumably Elise Tharese Pauline Wollner, daughter of Pauline and Nicholas Wollmer, who was a brother to Minnie's mother Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm.
• Mary E. Wollmer, inscribed at Greenfield, Wisconsin, on March 9, 1886. Minnie's cousin.
• Hugo, inscribed at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 16, 1881; Minnie's cousin. Perhaps Nicholaus Hugo Wollmer, son of Nicholaus and Pauline J. Witt (Heinemann) Wollmer. Nicholaus Wollmer, by that time deceased, was a brother to Minnie's mother Doris K. (Wollmer) Dehm.

Hartland, Wisconsin; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin