Ethel Byron Chesterman was the daughter of Mary Ann Washington Bolton (1855 - 1924) and Roscoe Dabney Chesterman (1849 - 1901). In June of 1902 Ethel married Asa Johnson whom she knew as a neighbor on Richmond's West Clay Street and also a member of the local Methodist Church. In this photo, Ethel is in mourning for her father and wears his image in a small brooch on her collar. Ethel and Asa had four sons: Roscoe Chesterman Johnson, Asa Byron Johnson, Joseph Sherwin Johnson and Frank David Johnson.
The 1800s where the end of the industrial revolution and the birth of scientists.
The Industrial Revolution began around 1760 and ran through the 1840's. Then began the birth of the profession of science. Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Te...
Photos of the 1900's which brought us from the industrial age to the technological age.
From 1900 through 1999 we witnessed the beginning of flight to a man on the moon and a Mars Rover. We went from using phones tethered by cords and computers that filled rooms, to carrying the equivale...
The 1920s Changed Our Daily Lives & Not How You Might Think . . .
In the 1920's life changed drastically for the average American and for people all over the world. Airplanes began to be a mode of transportation and communication. Automobiles, rather than horses, ...
Coming out of the Great Depression, the world faced another challenge in the 1940's: World War II. Although the war began in the 1930's, it expanded and gained in ferocity (and atrocities) in the 194...
Churches and the people who led and attended them.
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. ~ Dalai Lama XIV
Originally a colony of Great Britain and under the rule of King George III, the Founding Fathers of the United Sates were opposed ...