Category Archives: Old Photos

Young Men College and Professional Photographs

July 16, 2018 Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research 4 Comments

Today I share with you four photographs of young men, probably college students or professionals. Most of the time I post photos of women or children. Don’t want the men to feel left out! I would date these photographs from 1900 to possibly 1920. None are carte-de-visite or cabinet cards from earlier times.

Perhaps the youngest in the group, this young man looks very serious. This photo was taken by Crosby Photography, Cottage Studios in Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky.

This is a postcard photo. What do you think is attached to his breast pocket? Something from a club or organization?

This young man also has something in his pocket, and is attached to his lapel. He is a very handsome young man.

Our last photo shows a young man serious about his books and work. He has quite a nifty bow tie. This photo was taken by Louis Burkart at 11th and Ann Streets in Newport, Kentucky.

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Delightful Photographs

June 16, 2018 Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research 4 Comments

Our first photo today is a mother and daughter. Isn’t the little girl sweet? With her large bow and necklace she is ready to be photographed. Her mother has the beautiful upswept hair that I love! This is a postcard photo. The AZO stamp on the card tells us it was made by Eastman Kodak between 1904 and 1918.

Our second photo is also a postcard, but has been trimmed to fit in a frame. Do you think the little boys are twins? They’re certainly adorable! And the wee one in the old pram! On back I see that it was sent to Mrs. Charles ? in Lansing Michigan. The postmark is Hammond, Indiana, June 10, 1915, and the scrap of message I can read says they are coming Sunday the 13th.

In the late 1890’s this diamond shaped photo was very popular. I think it must have been difficult to frame or put in a photo album! This handsome gent looks very dashing. On back we find this photo was taken by H. Mueller, No. 1129 Vine St., below 12th, Cincinnati, Ohio. You could purchase a life-size photo and 1 dozen cabinets for $3.75!

Our last photo is of a lovely woman who looks ready for a dance! She is Mrs. J. F. Porter – so rare to have a name! Her lovely shoulders are shown off by the black lace and ruffles of her gown. This photo was taken by Roshon’s Studio, 832 Broad St., Augusta, Georgia.

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Working In The Fields

May 29, 2018 Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Leave a comment

I’m so excited to share this photo with you! A true agricultural experience that may bring back memories to many of you. This farmer and worker looks to be standing in a tobacco or hay wagon. The dappled grey horses are beautiful. Are there shocks of corn in the background?

We have names on the back. ‘Dad standing, San next to Dad, Elmer and Vern.’ This photo was taken in 1938 by Schupp Photography in Mountain Grove, Missouri.

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Mary Anna Hawthorne of Wilmington, Delaware

May 9, 2018 Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Leave a comment

Let me introduce you to Mary Anna Hawthorne. This photo was taken by Cummings Photography in Wilmington, Delaware.

Mary Anna wears a high-necked white blouse and her jacket has a braided trim on the edges, and it looks as if there is a collar of the same. The puffed sleeves give us a look of the 1890’s. Look at that play of a smile around the lips! I wish I had known this woman.

With a death date listed I thought it might be possible to find information, but found nothing.

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Beautiful Woman from Los Angeles, California

April 25, 2018 Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Leave a comment

A beautiful photography of a lovely woman. Is she dressed for a party? Or is this a wedding photo? Large cuffs of lace at the sleeve, and caplets at the shoulder, along with a small bit at the neckline give this dress a special look. It looks as if there is gold braid at the hem, waist and bodice. And the woman is wearing white gloves.

This photo was taken by Lamson Studio, 313 1/2 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, California. The photographer’s name is in gold imprint which dates to 1895, and the uneven scalloping along the edges are from the same date.

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Siblings Photo

April 18, 2018 Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Leave a comment

This is such a cute photo of three siblings. The boy looks a bit bored with the whole process – even though he is cute in his Little Lord Fauntleroy outfit! The suit dates this photo to the late 1880’s or early 1890’s. Since the girls have the beginning of the large leg ‘o mutton sleeves of the 1890’s, that’s a closer bet for this photo.

Rice Photography of North Manchester, Indiana, took the photo. The embossed name of the photographer puts this into at least 1894, and so does the even scalloping along the edges of the card. No design on back of the card puts us to 1898.

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1883 Photograph – Katie Schwartz Lynch

April 11, 2018 Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Leave a comment

What a beautiful woman – and we know her name! Let me introduce you to Katie Schwartz. This Nashville, Tennessee, photo was taken in 1883, as written on back. It is a little bit daring since her sleeves are very short – quite unusual for a photograph taken in 1883 to show so much arm.

With a little research I’ve found that Katie was born July 3, 1859, to Abraham Schwartz, who born in Germany, and Jane Earhardt, born in Tennessee. In 1887, four yeas after this photo, Katie married Augustus Lynch. According to the 1900 census of Davidson County, Nashville, Tennessee, Augustus was 31, a bartender. Kate was 40, had 2 children, both living, William S., 11, and Nannie R., 7. Katie lived to the grand age of 88 years. She died June 28, 1948.

The photo was taken by Thuss, Koellein and Giers, located at No. 139 Union Street, Nashville, Tennessee.

Included on this CD are 856 names, 740 photos. This has been a five year project, taking photos beginning in the fall of 2008 and through 2012. I’ve just recently put the list together. This project is dear to me because my fifth great-grandfather, Captain John Linton, helped build this church. Many of my Linton, Moran and Edwards family members are buried here. Also, many of the early settlers of Washington County were laid to rest here. In a more modern happenstance, my husband’s father was minister of this church in the early 1960’s. Who knew we would share this common piece of history? Included is an alphabetical listing of those buried at Pleasant Grove, including birth and death dates, and sometimes additional information. Just click on the number in the photo column and the photo will pop up.

Thank you for purchasing this Kindle book. Included are 856 names on the list. This has been a five year project, taking photos beginning in the fall of 2008 and through 2012. I’ve just recently put the list together. This project is dear to me because my fifth great-grandfather, Captain John Linton, helped build this church. Many of my Linton, Moran and Edwards family members are buried here. Also, many of the early settlers of Washington County were laid to rest here. In a more modern happenstance, my husband’s father was minister of this church in the early 1960’s. Who knew we would share this common piece of history? Included is an alphabetical listing of those buried at Pleasant Grove, including birth and death dates, and sometimes additional information. Within a few weeks I will make this into a CD that includes photos of most of the gravestones.

Thank you for purchasing my book! There are 5,981 marriages listed. There is an alphabetical listing of those married, sorted by last name of groom, including the date of marriage. Volume I contains marriages from the following counties, which includes the date of inception for the county. Remember that Kentucky was first Fincastle County, Virginia, then became Kentucky County June 17, 1776. Fayette County – May 1, 1780, Jefferson County – May 1, 1780, Nelson County – October 18, 1784, Bourbon County – October 17, 1785, Mercer County – October 17, 1785, Pendleton County – December 4, 1787, Woodford County – November 12, 1788, Scott County – June 22, 1792, Washington County – June 22, 1792, Shelby County – June 23, 1792, Harrison County – December 21, 1793, Franklin County – December 7, 1794, Campbell County – December 17, 1794, Bullitt County – December 13, 1796, Bracken County – December 14, 1796, Boone County – December 13, 1798, Gallatin County – December 14, 1798, Henry County – December 14, 1798, Jessamine County – December 19, 1798, Nicholas County – December 18, 1799

Thank you for purchasing my book! There are 9,474 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Washington County Will Book Index, Books A-W for the years 1792-1902. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with A through Y are included – there were no last names beginning with Q, X or Z. Individual volumes are for those who have only one or two families in Washington County, Kentucky. This work, containing all names, is for those with many family members in the county – like myself who had all my families come through Washington County at one time. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name.

This my second set of will book indexes, this time for Clark County, Kentucky. Most of my research, for my family, has been in Washington, Marion, Garrard and Nelson counties. It is always interesting to research in a new county, since there are always new names to discover. There are 3,832 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Clark County Will Books Index, Books 1-13 for the years 1793-1853. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with A-Y are included – there were no last names beginning with U, X and Z. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name.

St. Charles Catholic Church is located in rural Marion County, Kentucky. Included are 1,262 names on the list. Not everyone buried in the cemetery is on the list - many of those buried after 1950 have not been included, although many are. I have taken 788 photos of gravestones. The amount of photos became overwhelming! They could not be included in this book since it would never load to a Kindle! If you would like a particular photo, or photos, email me at phyrit@roadrunner.com and I will email the photo(s). If you need a huge amount you may wish to purchase the CD that is available through my website www.kentuckykindredgenealogy.com This has been a five year project, beginning in the fall of 2009 and ending May 31, 2014. This is an alphabetical listing of those buried at St. Charles, including birth and death dates, and other information. Not all gravestones have photos since some can no longer be found.

This my second set of will book indexes, this time for Clark County, Kentucky. Most of my research, for my family, has been in Washington, Marion, Garrard and Nelson counties. It is always interesting to research in a new county, since there are always new names to discover. There are 1,226 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Clark County Will Books Index, Books 1-13 for the years 1793-1853. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with P-Y are included – there were no last names beginning with U, X and Z. There will be a volume that includes A–Z. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name.

This my second set of will book indexes, this time for Clark County, Kentucky. Most of my research, for my family, has been in Washington, Marion, Garrard and Nelson counties. It is always interesting to research in a new county, since there are always new names to discover. There are 1,007 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Clark County Will Books Index, Books 1-13 for the years 1793-1853. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with H - O are included. One other volume will follow, P–Z. There will also be a volume that includes A–Z.

Thank you for purchasing my book! This my second set of will book indexes, this time for Clark County, Kentucky. Most of my research, for my family, has been in Washington, Marion, Garrard and Nelson counties. It is always interesting to research in a new county, since there are always new names to discover. Not found in my usual counties were the surnames Bledsoe, Brinegar, Chorn, Clinkenbeard, Conkwright, Crosthwait, Fishback and Gaitskill. There are 1,599 names listed. This is an all-inclusive, alphabetical listing of those listed in the Clark County Will Books Index, Books 1-13 for the years 1793-1853. Included is the description of the entry (Will, Inventory, List of Sales, Administrative Settlement, Allot Dower, Executors Settlement, Division of Estate, Guardian Settlement, Appraisement, List of Slaves, Agreement, etc.), the will book and the page number. Last names beginning with A - G are included. Two other volumes will follow, H–O and P–Z. There will also be a volume that includes A–Z. You can use the search feature on your Kindle to find a particular name.

Thank you for purchasing this book. There are two parts to the cemetery of Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – the old part is where the original settlers, the older people, were buried. This part is rather small. The newer part is much larger. Only the older cemetery is included in this book. There is a path up the hill from the new cemetery to the old cemetery, at the top of which is a monument in concrete which includes pieces of broken stones. What a wonderful way to display them – and so much better than throwing them away! This book includes photos of all the stones in the older part of the cemetery, and some from the new, a total of 70 names. Included are photos of the pathway, monument stones, church and historical marker.

Thank you for purchasing this book. Rockbridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located in rural Washington County, Kentucky. There are 535 people buried in this cemetery. The list includes name, birth and death dates, and sometimes additional information. If you have someone buried in this cemetery, or several, send me an email at phyrit@roadrunner.com and I will send you the photo(s) of the gravestones. If you have quite a few ancestors buried here you may wish to purchase the CD of this cemetery that includes photos of all the stones. You may visit my website at www.kentuckykindredgenealogy.com to purchase. Rockbridge Cemetery is not in good shape – many stones are overturned. I feel fortunate to have photographed the cemetery while most were still readable – some were not.

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