Rita Fleener

George Ferguson and his wife Nancy Boggs. Nancy was the daughter of James 'Goins' Boggs and Matilda Lyon.

A photo of the Bates family from Yadkin County, NC

This large 23x28 photo is of an unidentified gentleman. It was aquired in a trunk of old Harpers Monthly magazines dated 1851. On back of the portrait written on the wooden frame is:
"Mrs. Van Artsdale, 313 Beaver Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania". I have tried for over 40 years to identify this gentleman, with no luck.

We simply call him "The Sad Man" due to his melancholy expresssion. Can anyone shed some light on who he may be? The address is now part of a business location and I have had no luck in finding any Van Artsdale's to help identify who he was, or if his surname is Van Artsdale. In the early 1960's, I discovered this portrait hidden behind another picture that was in the frame. Evidently he was a man of substance and probably of the merchant class, according to his attire and "hathead" hairstyle. Please help me identify this gentleman.

Periodically the Mahon family would gather at Mill Creek. This was one of those times at Bill and Annie Mahon Stevenson's home.

This is a school photo I bought from Ebay in the US. What lovely faces! All of the children's names are on the back in clear adult hand, and I've listed them below (click on arrow), front row first, l-r, then 2nd row, etc. Also 9 names are written sideways in a child's hand and spelling, and all those names are repeated in the larger list except "Irene Branden". 21 of the children have pencil or pen Xs on them; not all Xs are visible in the scan. One detail I think is striking is the one non-Caucasian or mixed-race student (Mary Rhinehart). I'm Canadian and not an expert on American racial history so I don't know if this is that unusual for this era of history, or perhaps a clue to the country or area.

These children are not relatives of mine and I am not researching any of these names. Another member commented below to say that s/he may have found some of the children in the 1910 census. The Ebay seller had no further information on where it was from. I would be thrilled to hear if you have information to share with me or if you have or might have found a family member here, but I don't know what school this is or where the photo was taken, or even exactly when (though I guess from 1900-1920, because of the big bows and very few short bobs, etc), so I can't give any more information on that. Check the comments below the names to see other members' thoughts.

It's a beautiful photo and I hope it helps with your research.

I don't know what school this is or where the photo was taken, or even exactly when, though I guess from 1900-1920, because of the big bows and very few short bobs, etc. I'm not a dating expert, though!
People in photo include: Joe Steen, George Mays, Calvin Hall, Walter Fleck, Oscar Owen, Earl Barnicle, Sidney Braden, Myra Campbell, Irene Burgard, Gertrude Kelsey, Marion Bolger, Helen Viele, Mary McDougall, Lola Barnicle, Ned Kelsey, Louis Titsler, Irene Sayers, Katherine Hunter, Ruth McClintock, Alice Harkless, Margaret McAninch, Nellie Fry, Constance Hunter, Rowena Marsh, Helena Phillips, Mary Rhinehart, Clarence Brown, Lester Eakin, Howard Eakin, Mary Eakin, Beulah Witherup, Margaret Eagles, Clara Pierce, -- Thomas, Jane McQuiston, Jean Harrah, Edith Marsh, and Ruth Eagles

Ruth Brobst, wife of Joseph Willis

Baby photo of Deoma Hade. She is the daughter of Clifford Hade and Mary Long of Sydney, Nebraska.

This is a picture of the Whitaker Orphans Home in Pryor Creek, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma circa 1900. The white building on the left is the hospital and the building on the right is the home. The school was founded in 1897 for non-Native American orphans.

Headstone of Henderson Boggs, 1880-1886; child of "J & S Boggs". Headstone says "GONE HOME" with a finger pointing upward. Bottom says "meet me in Heaven". Buried in Boggs Cemetery.

Keith Chidester Deyo served in WWII 1941-1945, IA Army, as airplane mechanic.