Who Are They? Or, maybe you have a good idea when the photo was taken? If you can identify someone in these photos, the year when, or the specific place where a photo was taken, please let us know.
"I believe the people in these pictures are relatives or friends of the Oller family possibly from Virden or Carlinville, Macoupin County IL or Litchfield, Montgomery County IL. The Tintypes were in my grandmother's Emma Adcock Davidson's trunk. Emma's mother was Sarah Oller Adcock. Sarah later married Silas Meeds." -- Richard Davidson
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Written on the back of #9 - "Mr. Cotton Bluebook night engineer at the coal shaft, Palmer Illinois" Does anyone know more about him?
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These photos all have "George W. Dillon, Photographer, Virden, IL" written on them.
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Unknown Couple
Photographer: Miller
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Unknown Family
On back:
Mrs. John Bowers, 209 E. Oak, Gillespie, IL
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Unknown Group
These photos are available in a file cabinet in the Macoupin County Genealogical Society Room at the Staunton Public Library.
These four photos were taken in Macoupin County or Madison County, Illinois.
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Clarence Southard, born in 1900, had this photo.
He thought it was the homestead of either Maze, Perrin, or Southard.
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A cousin of mine recently sent me this picture, but did not know who
was in it. She thought it might have been taken about 1907.
Arthur
Cherry Turner, b. 1900, might be in this picture.
My father, Merle
Edward Turner, was b. in 1903, and he had brothers & sisters b. in 1885,
1889, 1892, 1898, & 1900, so some of them might have been in this
picture.
Their family lived close to Berean School (North Palmyra
Township) & also Washington School (North Otter Township), north of
Modesto. -- Carol Robinson
#23
My aunt Zoe claims the photo is Hiram Hays and family, taken in
Albia, Iowa. The second person from the left is Hiram D. HAYS. The last
woman in the second row is Martha Henrietta ((STEVENS) HAYS.
I
don't think it is Hiram as he died in 1850 and Martha would have been
about 6 yrs. old then. She married my gggggrandfather John L. STEVENS in
1862.
Maybe the photo is of Nancy Stewart with her new husband,
John TAYLOR. But then again, Nancy died before 20 March 1868, according
to her father's probate.
So, I am wondering who this family
really is. -- Yvonne Stedman
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Photo was taken about 1929 at the James HARDIE residence, 404 East Main Street,
Carlinville, Illinois.
Top Row: Jim HARDIE and C. H. Crittenden
ANDERSON of Texas (he donated a Hall at Blackburn)
2nd Row:
Lucilee ANDERSON HARDIE, Mary Van ANDERSON (later Mrs. Pete SURMAN),
Effie ANDERSON MOUNTS, Admiral Walter S. ANDERSON of Washington D.C.,
Unknown, Alex CRAWFORD, and Jess ANDERSON CRAWFORD.
These 14 photos belonged to Mary Catherine (McClain) Cogswell (born 1864). She came from Bath County, Kentucky, about 1877, to Macoupin County. She married Hugh Cogswell in 1889. Mary and Hugh lived all their married life in Macoupin County. Those pictured were probably friends and/or family members.
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Photographer: C. H. Byan, Mt Sterling, KY
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Photographer: C. H. Byan, Mt Sterling, KY
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Photographer: J. G. Stewart, Carlinville
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Photographer: J. G. Stewart, Carlinville
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I recently [April 2010] came into possession of a box of old photos. Most of
them have not been identified. If anyone would like to go through my box of
photos in the hopes of identifying and sharing them, please let me know.
I believe the unknown one may be William Andrew Rigsbey (Rigsby) but I'm not
sure. It was with the belongings of Marjorie Rigsby (my husband's grandma), wife
of Robert L. Rigsby, son of William Andrew Rigsbey.
William Andrew
Rigsby's grandparents were William Rigsby and Margaret Kennedy Rigsby of
Garrard, County, Kentucky. His parents were John William Rigsbey and Anna Eliza
Conn Rigsbey, who moved from Kentucky to Chesterfield, Illinois. -- Leslie
Rigsby
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I found this photo at my father's, Doug Struthers, house. It may be
my grandpa (his father), John Struthers, of Gillespie and John’s older
brother, James Struthers, Jr., around 1905. Nothing is written on the
back to indicate who these boys are, so it’s simply a guess. The brothers emigrated from Scotland to America in 1905 with their parents, James Struthers Sr. and Jessie, so this could be the last picture they took before they left Scotland or when they first arrived. I realize nobody can say for sure who they are but the outfits are pretty cool to see. In the 1910 census, John and James Struthers lived at 9496 Easton Heights. In the 1920 census (taken in January 1920) they lived at 118 Easton Heights (possibly same house, different numbers?). I found the deed, #309, where they bought the Abba Street house for $1.00 from Johanna Hopper in Sept. 1920. -- Dina Struthers-Stultz |
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I was recently given this very interesting group photograph that my cousin Myron
Jackson (formerly of Morgan County) had in a folder. He didn't know who the
people are, nor if the photo was taken in Morgan or Macoupin County.
I feel strongly that they are relatives of either the Browns, Fannings, Hoppers, Jacksons, McCurleys, or Mansfields. -- Carol Dugger
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There is a cemetery with a couple of buildings close by. Possibly an old church.
I believe it is relative to the Sharp/White/Redfern families, Sharps & Redferns
have long histories in Macoupin County. Anyway, I am sure that the landscape has
long been changed, however, I thought that there may be someone that could
identify something in the photo. -- Stan Jacobs
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My grandfather, Charles Hauser, is far left with the "dunce look" hat on. My
grandfather lived in Litchfield. My cousin and I were trying to figure out who
the other people in the picture are. He never worked in the mine but was in the
Rotary and Elks Clubs. In his early days he was a farmer and in later years he
was the president of the Milnot Company so we're trying to figure out the
connection. The only thing I can think of would be maybe if he attended a
speaker's seminar at Chautauqua? In later years he donated money to the fund for
miners with Black Lung Disease. -- Donna Sattley
These family photos are probably connected to the BANDY and
SUTTON lines of Macoupin and Montgomery Counties in Illinois.
They are
in the possession of Susan Renfro Anderson, great great grandaughter of George
and Martha Sutton Bandy.
George and Martha Sutton Bandy were married 1869
in Montgomery County, Illinois, lived in Macoupin County, Illinois, about 6
years, then migrated to Barton County, Missouri, where they lived the rest of
their lives.
#45
This photo has "Rochdall" written on it.
#46
This family photo was taken by Blackburn of Palmyra, IL. Martha Sutton
Bandy's father and step mother lived in Palmyra. This could be a Sutton branch
of the family. We think this may be William H. and Hattie SUTTON KITTINGER and
daughters Opal in back and Ola in front.
#47
This picture was taken by Robertson of Quincy,
Illinois.
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Liberal, Missouri, by Fritts
This picture was marked
with "Jim and Tille Renfro?" After looking at the woman closer she reminds me of
my great grandmother Hattie Bandy. -- Susan Renfro Anderson
#49
This picture was taken by Electric Gallery in
Springfield, Missouri.
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Photographer: Schaeffer, Mt. Olive, Illinois
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Photographer: Redman, St. Louis
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Photographer: VanDeventer, West Main Street, Carlinville, Illinois
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Photograph Studio: Roth, Carlinville, Illinois
I found the 8x10 photo
with some pictures that belonged to my grandmother, Margaret ELLENA HOUCHARD,
1901-1978. She lived in Wilsonville. I think it was someone she knew well.
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