Friday's Photo: Augustus M. Williamson

This photograph is from the Marguerite Cook Cark collection.[1] The young man’s noticeably short hair, wide tie, and small lapels indicate that it was probably taken between 1890 and 1900.[2] Across the top of the photo is written “Mr. Guss Williamson Pictur.”  On the back at the top is “Mr. Guss Williamson Ringgold Louisiana.” Also, on the back is “Saturday eve Dec 28 1917 didn’t have much of a time Xmas.” There is more on the back, but it is not legible.

 

This last portion of the photo shows a name that is upside down and at the bottom
of the photo. It may be Jonathan Corly or Cook, Ringgold, La. 

If this is Guss Williamson and taken in the 1890s, it is most likely Augustus M. Williamson who married Carrie V. Corely on 26 February 1899 in Red River Parish, Louisiana. Could this have been taken on their wedding day? By 1910, they had four children: Lena, Jesse James, Alfred, and Claud Clarence.[3]  The youngest, Audrey “Polly” Williamson, was born in 1911.[4]

 Carrie died in 1913, Lena in 1914, and Augustus passed away in 1917.[5] Jesse James eventually moved to Texas while Audrey, Alfred, and Claud Clarence remained in Louisiana.[6]

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[1] Gus Williamson photograph, ca.1900; digital image, 2016, from the privately held photo collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), Waynesville, North Carolina, 2021. Photos were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission. 

[2] "More Photo Identification Tips: Hairstyles of the 19th Century," Ancestral Findings (https://ancestralfindings.com/more-photo-identification-tips-hairstyles-of-the-19th-century/ : accessed 21 May 2021). Also, "Men's Fashions 1860-1890," Kentucky Kindred Genealogy (https://kentuckykindredgenealogy.com/2014/08/23/mens-fashions-1860-1890/ : accessed 21 May 2021). 

[3] "Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1718-1925," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7837&h=548954&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6742 : 31 May 2021), A. M. Williamson to Carrie Corley, 26 February 1899, Bienville Parish.  Also, 1910 U.S. Census, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, population schedule, Ringgold, ward 4,  enumeration district 6, page 9B, dwelling 168, family 170, Augustus Williamson household; digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/31111_4329971-00242?: accessed 21 May 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 509. 

[4]“Audrey 'Polly' Neal [obituary],” The (Shreveport)Times, 7 December 2000, p. 16, col. 1; database and images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78077314/obituary-for-audrey-neal-1911-2000/: accessed 21 May 2021).

[5] Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/34638637/carrie-v.-williamson : accessed 28 May 2021), memorial page for Carrie V. Corley Williamson (29 Feb 1880–9 Dec 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34638637, citing Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana; Maintained by YouDee (contributor 47001622). Also, Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/34638636/lena-mae-williamson : accessed 28 May 2021), memorial page for Lena Mae Williamson (25 Nov 1899–1 May 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34638636, citing Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana; Maintained by YouDee (contributor 47001622). Also, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3SL-P9D : 21 May 2021), Augustus W Williamson, 27 Feb 1917; citing Dodson, Winn, Louisiana, certificate number 10449, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,364,415.

[6] “Alfred A. Williamson[obituary],” The (Shreveport)Times, 29 March 1986, p. 31, col. 4; database and images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78078312/obituary-for-alfred-a-williamson-aged/ : accessed 21 May 2021). Also, “Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Williamson and Hostesses,” The Childress Index (Texas), 8 April 1979, p. 4; database and images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78078070/jesse-james-williamson-no-children/ : accessed 28 May 2021).

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