Friday's Photo: Unlabeled Photos from Marguerite Cook Clark's Bienville Parish Collection

These unlabeled photos are from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Only a small amount of her photos have not been identified and, due to the condition, these might be the most difficult.

I know from experience that the only way to identify these very old photos is to find someone that has the same or similar photos. That means sending them to family and posting them on the Internet; a website, a blog, and/or Facebook. Tonight, they will be posted on my blog and several Facebook groups in hopes of finding someone who might have a match. 

Due to the poor condition of these photos, I enhanced and colorized them at My Heritage in order to see more detail.  

Take a look - do you have similar photos at home? 

Could this be your family? This photo was only a little faded, but I really like the colorization. 

The photo above appears to be a young girl and someone older, maybe her mother? The young girl's face colorized nicely and shows details. The colorization of the older girl/woman did not give the details needed. 

This woman's photo (above) appears to have been taken in Weatherford, Texas. Maybe in the 1890s. The photo on the right is the colorized photo and doesn't help in this case. 

The woman above has a slightly misshapen mouth possibly due to marks on the photo. The woman below is very hard to see but does anyone have a card like this behind the photo?

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Diana

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Sources 

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission.

From the Files of Marguerite Cook Clark: John W. Hinton of Bienville Parish, Louisiana

I was recently asked if I had information about John W. Hinton and Mary Angelina Pittman. Their son, also John W. and the subject of this obituary, had always interested me as his name came up a few times when researching my great-grandfather, Terrell Bryan. 

In a letter written in 1910, Terrell referred to John as kin when he wrote, "I was glad to hear from Ben M. and John H. and others of our kin." However, John wrote in an affidavit for Terrell's Confederate pension record that he and Terrell were "no blood kin whatever." John was probably correct as the closest relationship appears to be that John's stepfather, William Wimberly, was the father of two of Terrell's sisters-in-law. 

In 1913, John reported on his Confederate pension record that he had lived in Bienville Parish his entire life and that he had four sons and eight daughters. This obituary listed the names and gave the locations of eleven of his twelve children. 

There was no date on this obituary, but it was easily found. According to his pension record, John W. Hinton died on January 29, 1924. His wife, Jennie Knighton Hinton, died the following year.  Both are buried in the Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. 

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Diana

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Sources 

Ancestry.com. Louisiana, Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2002.

Cook, S.A., "Gibsland," The Bienville Democrat. Arcadia, Louisiana. 30 April 1925, p.3, digital images, Digital Archives of the Bienville Parish Public Library. http://bienville.advantage-preservation.com/GetViewer?url=/viewer/?k=hinton&t=30818&i=t&d=01011850-12312015&m=between&ord=k1&fn=bienville_democrat_usa_louisiana_bienville_19250430_english_3&df=21&dt=30&PubdateId=39704090&file=%2Fviewer%2FGetPdfFile%3F39704090%23zoom%3Dpage-width: accessed 28 Oct 2020. 

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

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission.

"Louisiana Confederate Pensions, 1898-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-VNWR-F?cc=1838535&wc=M61M-TM9%3A165044801 : 20 May 2014), Higgingbotham, Nelson - Hoffham, Isaac L > image 990 of 1445; Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge. Accessed 27 Oct 2020.

Wimberly, Vera. Wimberly Family History: Ancestors, Relatives, and Descendants of William Wimberly, Pioneer from Georgia to Louisiana, 1837. Houston, Tex.: D. Armstrong, 1979. Print.

Clippings from The Baylor County Banner - Seymour, Texas - February 15, 1923

My grandparents, Redic E. Bryan and Myrtie Hairston, and my great-grandparent's, Phillip A. Hairston and Lodema Criswell, moved to Baylor County in 1905. My father, Whit Criswell Bryan, was born in Seymour in 1920. He was the youngest of seven children born to Redic and Myrtie. Redic and Myrtie died in the 1920s and my father moved, along with his sisters, to Borger, Texas. 

In April 2019, I visited the Texas State Library and Archives to read Baylor County Banner issues that could not be found online or on microfilm. I photographed articles with information about my father's family who lived in Seymour. While sorting through my family finds, I realized I had photos of articles that might interest others looking for family. I have pictures of numerous articles from 1923 and a few from other years. I will post as time allows. 

Thank you to Matt Gwinn at the Baylor County Banner for giving me permission to post these clippings.  

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Diana

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Sources

Harrison, O. C. The Baylor County Banner. (Seymour, TX.), Vol. 28, No. 21. 15 Feb 1923. Print. Accessed 15 April 2019. 

Friday's Photo: The Wimberly Family of Bienville Parish, Louisiana

This photo, from the Frye family collection, was labeled "The Wimberly Family."I looked through the Wimberly Family History compiled by Vera Meek Wimberly hoping to find this photo with the pictures labeled but did not. However, did see some really interesting photos in the book. If you are in the Bienville area, I think they have this book at the library in Ringgold. 

If you have this photo, I would love to hear from you! 

I think this might be Joseph W. Cook, husband of
Josie Bryan Cook who is the daughter of Sarah Wimberly
Bryan. If this is Joseph, which woman is Josie? 

Check out those in the background. 

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Diana

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Sources 

Family photographs from the Frye Family collection. Accessed June 6, 2016, and June 3, 2019. Used with permission.

From the Files of Marguerite Cook Clark: Lucretia Reddish Martin

In her collection, Marguerite Cook Clark had a photograph of an old photograph of Lucretia Reddish Martin. The photo did not age well and was very pink (see below) but with just a few adjustments I think the photo above might look a little more like the original. 

The spelling of Lucretia's name is in question as it is as Loucretia on her cemetery stone and online trees vary between Martha Lucretia and Martha Loucretia. Throughout the post, I have decided to use Lucretia because, in this collection, that is how it is spelled. The correct spelling would be revealed in a family bible or maybe a letter with her signature. Death records and cemetery stones may have errors due to the informant's spellings skills and/or lack of knowledge about dates and names.  

Information written on the back of the photo. 

Trees at FamilySearch and Ancestry indicate that Lucretia was born in Georgia to Samuel Reddick and Susan Ansley. She married James Hiram Martin on November 2, 1837, in Randolph County, Georgia, and eventually settled in the town of Robeline in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. She and several family members are buried in Central Cemetery in Robeline. 

Because this photo was part of Marguerite Cook Clark's collection, I thought there might be a connection to her grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Martin. However, cursory research didn't show a connection. More thorough research would need to be conducted to rule out any connection. 

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Diana

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Sources 

Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission.

"Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWQN-T3F : 11 January 2020), Lucretia Reddish in entry for James W. Martin, 1837.

"Martha Lucretia Reddish (1818–1888) | Person | Family Tree."  FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LCJ8-F4S. Accessed 22 Oct. 2020.

Martha Loucrecia Reddish Martin, "Find A Grave Index"

Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-2G72

Citation: "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-2G72 : 20 May 2020), Martha Loucrecia Reddish Martin, 1888; Burial, , ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave</i>, http://www.findagrave.com.

Friday's Photo: Peggy Dawson

Margaret May "Peggy" Dawson Gaul
July 6, 1920 - June 9, 2009

Margaret May "Peggy" Dawson was the daughter of Margaret Quinn and Harold Dawson. This photo was given to me by descendants of Mary Quinn, sister to Margaret Quinn, and to my husband's grandfather, William Quinn. This picture was thought to be Peggy Dawson but there wasn't anyone to give a definitive yes. 

However, I recently found a Quinn cousin who knew Peggy and many other family members. She remembered the photo and gave the definitive yes. 

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Diana

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Sources 

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

Clippings from The Baylor County Banner - Seymour, Texas - February 8, 1923

My grandparents, Redic E. Bryan and Myrtie Hairston, and my great-grandparent's, Phillip A. Hairston and Lodema Criswell, moved to Baylor County in 1905. My father, Whit Criswell Bryan, was born in Seymour in 1920. He was the youngest of seven children born to Redic and Myrtie. Redic and Myrtie died in the 1920s and my father moved, along with his sisters, to Borger, Texas. 

In April 2019, I visited the Texas State Library and Archives to read Baylor County Banner issues that could not be found online or on microfilm. I photographed articles with information about my father's family who lived in Seymour. While sorting through my family finds, I realized I had photos of articles that might interest others looking for family. I have pictures of numerous articles from 1923 and a few from other years. I will post as time allows. 

Thank you to Matt Gwinn at the Baylor County Banner for giving me permission to post these clippings.  

If you want to know more about the families I research, click here to like my Facebook page where you will see each post and other genealogical finds. 

Diana

© 2020

Sources

Harrison, O. C. The Baylor County Banner. (Seymour, TX.), Vol. 28, No. 20. 8 Feb 1923. Print. Accessed 15 April 2019. 

Snapshots From Siberia 1918 -1919

Yesterday, I wrote about Almus Beck and his wife Lillie. They met while Almus was stationed in Siberia and Lillie was a nurse. I have their snapshot album acquired at an antique auction in the 1980s. Almus and Lillie also lived in the Philippine Islands, Hawaii, and California; however, I believe most of these photos were taken in Siberia. Visit yesterday's post to read their story. 

The snapshots from Siberia were taken between 1918 and 1919 when Almus was stationed in Siberia during the Siberian Expedition. To learn about the Americans in Siberia at this time, begin by visiting History.net to read Red Dawn in Romanovka, Russia. Almus is mentioned on this page and Lillie's heroics are described. 

I'm not adding captions to the photos as I don't know enough about the people or places. There are photos depicting work and play - more play than work. Three photos show a pet bear. There are more photos in this collection. Not any of the photos from Siberia contained writing identifying the people or places. 

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Diana

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Sources 

31st Infantry Regiment Association. The 31st Infantry Regiment: A History of "America's Foreign Legion" in Peace and WarMcFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, Jun 25, 2018.  https://books.google.com/books/about/The_31st_Infantry_Regiment.html?id=nPaOswEACAAJ

Willett, Robert L. "Red Dawn in Romanovka, Russia" History.net. Accessed 7 Oct 2020.   https://www.historynet.com/red-dawn-in-romanovka-russia.htm

Photographs and documents from the collection of Diana Bryan Quinn