Photo Friday :: Applonia Rowley

This series was birthed from the large old photo album I rediscovered in the back of my closet. Many of the photos are from my grandmother's side of the family. There are also unknown photos that came with the album. Story goes my dad, an avid garage saler, picked up a celluloid covered Victorian era photo album on one of his scavenges. It already contained photos of an (as yet) unidentified family. My parents put our own vintage family photos in the album alongside the mystery family's.  As children we marveled at the old fashioned clothing and settings, often wondering who these people were and what their lives were like. Of course, we thought that ALL the people in the photos were our relations! It wasn't until my mom passed the album on to me after my dad died that I learned of the mystery family residing alongside our own!

I plan to share these photos over time, sometimes they will be my family, and identifiable, others will be of the mystery family. Thanks to the world wide web, they may find their way home yet!

Enjoy!

{very badly damaged - hand colored}

Applonia Rowley "Plone"

taken about 1873 at Will Chenoweth Studio

Blandinville, Ill.

Plone Rowley was the only daughter of Marcellus M Rowley 

and Drucilla Criss Rowley. 

Born November 11th 1871 in Iowa

Died June 28th 1938 in Mercer Co, Illinois

Married Edward Petrie

Applonia Rowley is my 1st cousin 3x removed

the daughter of my 2nd great grandmother's brother

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Photo Friday :: Brunette Sister

This series was birthed from the large old photo album I rediscovered in the back of my closet. Many of the photos are from my grandmother's side of the family. There are also unknown photos that came with the album. Story goes my dad, an avid garage saler, picked up a celluloid covered Victorian era photo album on one of his scavenges. It already contained photos of an (as yet) unidentified family. My parents put our own vintage family photos in the album alongside the mystery family's.  As children we marveled at the old fashioned clothing and settings, often wondering who these people were and what their lives were like. Of course, we thought that ALL the people in the photos were our relations! It wasn't until my mom passed the album on to me after my dad died that I learned of the mystery family residing alongside our own!

I plan to share these photos over time, sometimes they will be my family, and identifiable, others will be of the mystery family. Thanks to the world wide web, they may find their way home yet!

Enjoy!

"Brunette sister"

All that the back of the photo said was 'brunette sister'. Good thing 'blonde sister' was on the same page. Comparing this to a photo I published last year I was able determine this to be Priscilla Dicken Junkin. Priscilla was the oldest daughter born to A B Dicken(s) and Hester Ashby. Priscilla was born in Iowa in 1858. She married J Irving Junkin in Iowa in 1881. The couple had one son, Ralph, before Priscilla was widowed in 1888. She remained unmarried the remainder of her life. Priscilla died in 1934 and is buried in Washington Co, Iowa.

Priscilla is my 1st cousin 4x removed.  

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Photo Friday :: Blonde Sister

This series was birthed from the large old photo album I rediscovered in the back of my closet. Many of the photos are from my grandmother's side of the family. There are also unknown photos that came with the album. Story goes my dad, an avid garage saler, picked up a celluloid covered Victorian era photo album on one of his scavenges. It already contained photos of an (as yet) unidentified family. My parents put our own vintage family photos in the album alongside the mystery family's.  As children we marveled at the old fashioned clothing and settings, often wondering who these people were and what their lives were like. Of course, we thought that ALL the people in the photos were our relations! It wasn't until my mom passed the album on to me after my dad died that I learned of the mystery family residing alongside our own!

I plan to share these photos over time, sometimes they will be my family, and identifiable, others will be of the mystery family. Thanks to the world wide web, they may find their way home yet!

Enjoy!

"Blonde Sister"
"Dicken family, Priscilla Ashby Twining's sister's children"
"Ashby clan"

A little digging uncovered this as Cora Dicken(s) Martin. The youngest daughter of A B Dicken(s) and Hester Ashby. Cora was born in Iowa in 1862. She married Frank G Martin in 1888. The couple had 2 daughters. Cora lived her entire life in Iowa, but for some reason died and was buried in Cook Co, IL in 1940. I have yet to determine the reason. Neither daughter lived in Illinois at the time.

Cora is my 1st cousin 4x removed

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Photo Friday :: E N Hart's Son

This series was birthed from the large old photo album I rediscovered in the back of my closet. Many of the photos are from my grandmother's side of the family. There are also unknown photos that came with the album. Story goes my dad, an avid garage saler, picked up a celluloid covered Victorian era photo album on one of his scavenges. It already contained photos of an (as yet) unidentified family. My parents put our own vintage family photos in the album alongside the mystery family's.  As children we marveled at the old fashioned clothing and settings, often wondering who these people were and what their lives were like. Of course, we thought that ALL the people in the photos were our relations! It wasn't until my mom passed the album on to me after my dad died that I learned of the mystery family residing alongside our own!

I plan to share these photos over time, sometimes they will be my family, and identifiable, others will be of the mystery family. Thanks to the world wide web, they may find their way home yet!

Enjoy!

"Eusebius Ashby Hart only son of E. N. Hart"

Actually, first-born son but not only son. The family who originally owned this photo must have lost touch with the Hart's as they removed to the Oklahoma Territory. Eusibus A Hart was born in Kansas in 1882. He was the first child born to E N Hart and his wife Nancy. Eusibus had an 8th grade education. He was involved in both WWI and WWII. He married Hazel Sanford about 1921. Their only child, a daughter, was born in Canada. From there the family moved to California, and ultimately to Florida. Eusibus mad his living as a mechanic. He died in 1961 and is buried in Ft Pierce, Florida.

Eusibus A Hart is my 2nd cousin 3x removed.

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Photo Friday :: E N Hart and Wife

This series was birthed from the large old photo album I rediscovered in the back of my closet. Many of the photos are from my grandmother's side of the family. There are also unknown photos that came with the album. Story goes my dad, an avid garage saler, picked up a celluloid covered Victorian era photo album on one of his scavenges. It already contained photos of an (as yet) unidentified family. My parents put our own vintage family photos in the album alongside the mystery family's.  As children we marveled at the old fashioned clothing and settings, often wondering who these people were and what their lives were like. Of course, we thought that ALL the people in the photos were our relations! It wasn't until my mom passed the album on to me after my dad died that I learned of the mystery family residing alongside our own!

I plan to share these photos over time, sometimes they will be my family, and identifiable, others will be of the mystery family. Thanks to the world wide web, they may find their way home yet!

Enjoy!

"E. N. Hart & Wife"

Eusebius N Hart was the son of Morgan Hart and Julia Ashby. He was born in Iowa about 1848. He married Nancy Elizabeth Berry about 1882 in Kansas. He moved to Oklahoma about 1900. The couple had 8 children, 4 sons and 4 daughters. E.N. was employed as a mail carrier. He died in 1924 and is buried in Oklahoma. Nancy, his wife died in 1952 and is buried beside him.

E.N. Hart is my 1st cousin 4x removed.

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