Friday's Photo: Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg and Another Family Story

This limestone capital building was completed in 1888. With it's Goddess of Liberty, the
Texas State Capitol Building is 14 feet taller  than the United States capitol building.
Click here to see and read more about the Texas capitol building. 

I had the opportunity to visit Austin, Texas in May and while visiting, spent a morning at the beautiful state capital building. Inside the rotunda, portraits of Texas governors line the walls of the first floor and spiral up all the way to the fourth floor where the portraits of the presidents of the Republic can be found. There I found the portrait of Governor James Stephen Hogg, governor of Texas from January 20, 1891 to January 15, 1895.

Dad once said we were related to Governor Hogg, but he didn't know the connection. In 2000, while reviewing the Hairston family research of Carl Forrest Greenway, I found a letter Mr. Greenway wrote, in 1963, to Miss Ima Hogg of Houston, Texas. Miss Hogg was the daughter of Governor James Stephen Hogg. She was a well educated philanthropist and community leader.

From the letter, written by Mr. Greenway, I could see it was in response to an inquiry from Miss Hogg. It appears she was trying to find a Hairston connection to her Hogg family. Mr. Greenway wasn't able to answer her question, but gave some possibilities. 

I have not connected my Hairston family to the Hogg family, but suspect there is a very distant connection. I seem to find some truth in most family stories. 

James Stephan Hogg
1851-1906

To learn more about Governor Hogg and Miss Ima Hogg check out the links below. 

Ima Hogg - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

Jim Hogg - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Diana

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Sources

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Diana Bryan Quinn

Greenway, Carl (New York, New York) to "Dear Miss Hogg" [Miss Ima Hogg]. Letter. 23 July 1963. Greenway Miscellany [Manuscript]. New York Public Library, NYC, NY.

Ima Hogg.  Retrieved June 30, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ima_Hogg

Jim Hogg. Retrieved June 30, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Hogg

Friday's Photo: Sisters

Sisters 1948

My mother and her sister have been together this birthday week. They are only a few days less than a year apart. This week, Mom celebrates 85 while her sister celebrates 84. Here are a few more "sister" photos to enjoy. 

Sisters 1937

Sisters 1935

Sisters with their father, Claude 1939

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Diana

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Source

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Diana Bryan Quinn

Honoring the Father's in My Family Tree

Happy Father's Day to my husband - pictured
with his father William Joseph Quinn 1930-2005

My father, Whit Criswell Bryan 
1920 - 2001

Happy Father's Day to my brother, Rick. 

Friday's Photo: Another Postcard From Seymour, Texas

I have mentioned Seymour School in previous blogs. My father and his older siblings attended this school and my Aunt DeRay Bryan taught at the school for a year or two. 

The three story rock building was completed in 1902. It had 12 classrooms, two offices, and an auditorium. 

Postmarked November 25, 1910 in Seymour, Texas, this postcard was addressed to
Myrtle Cloud, 409 E. 2nd, Austin, Texas
Dear Aunt Myrtle
I was glad to hear from you. Otis and Warren are sick. But Warren is better.
Love to all From Lois

Lois was easy to find. 1910 was a census year and there was one family in Seymour, Texas with children Lois, Warren, and Otis.  The children's father was Otis E. Carter, a clergyman. Virginia E. Carter was his second wife and the stepmother to his children. Otis and Virginia were married in 1908. Her sister was Myrtle Cloud of Austin, Texas. The children's mother was Alice Doman who passed away on March 9, 1907. 

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Diana

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Sources

Alice Doman Carter (1877 - 1907) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jun. 2017. <https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63461232&ref=acom>.

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Diana Bryan Quinn

Shook, L. B. The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, September 8, 1899, newspaper, September 8, 1899;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth331124/m1/3/: accessed June 16, 2017), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal

to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; 

The Portal to Texas History. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jun. 2017. <https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth429414/m1/46/?q=%22seymour%20school%22>.

Friday's Photo: The Wedding of Oscar Giddens and Florence Muir

Left to right: Two Shook sisters (neighbors), James Muir, another Shook sister,
Florence Muir, Florence Muir (bride) Russell Muir, Mildred Muir (Russell's wife),
Oscar Giddens, Minnie Muir, boys in front - Linwood and Lester Muir

Hartford Courant - July 15, 1919
Found at Newspapers.com

Thank you to my second-cousin-one time-removed for sharing this photo on Facebook. Oscar Giddens was the much younger half-brother of my great-grandfather, Charles Giddens. 

This photo was taken on July 15, 1919. The next year, Oscar and his wife are found living with his wife's family at 58 Ranney Street. The Shook family lived nearby on Main Street and bridesmaid, Mildred Gressler Baumbergin, lived with her new husband in her parents home on Woodbridge Avenue. 

1920 Census - James A. Muir Family

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Diana

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Sources

Family photograph from the collection of Laura Walling.  Used with permission.

Giddens-Muir. Newspapers.com. Hartford Courant,15 July 1919. Web. 9 Jun. 2017. <https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11548493/oscar_giddens_florence_muir_marriage/>

"Oscar L Giddens in the 1920 United States Federal Census."Ancestry.com, 12 Jan 1920. Web. 9 Jun. 2017. <http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6061&h=105729187&tid=45260559&pid=410035589859>.

Friday's Photo: Lucy Giddens and Mrs. Weller

Photo labeled Lucy Giddens and Mrs. Weller 1904.
Click to enlarge.

This photo was in my grandmother's album. Lucy Glynn Giddens was my great-grandmother. In 1904, Lucy and her husband, Charles Giddens were living in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.  There were Wellers living in Phillipsburg, but I cannot positively identify this Mrs. Weller. 

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Diana

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Source

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Diana Bryan Quinn.