Photo Friday :: E W Ashby's Daughters

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!

labeled "Eusebius Ashby's daughters"

Well, maybe. He had six of them. And, as I am discovering, the labels on some of the photos are not quite correct. If these are EW's daughters, I would guess them to be the two youngest, Priscilla, born 1876 and Ester, born 1880.

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Photo Friday :: Aunt Hettie, Most Likely

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!

Labeled "Mrs. E. Ashby"

"Aunt Hettie"

"taken mid-1800's"

Note: I'm a bit perplexed by this one. Mrs E Ashby's given name was Elizabeth Ann, Mr E Ashby had a sister named Hester/Ester. Either the author of the label was confused and this is actually a photo of Mrs A B Dicken, E Ashby's sister, or Elizabeth was called Hettie? 

If this is the sister and not the wife, then here is a photo of the daughter.  

Do I see a resemblance? Or am I just grasping at straws?

fun with photos!

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Photo Friday :: EWA's Boys

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's sons"

Ralph Ashby (standing) and younger brother Charles. Taken about 1880. 

Washington, IA

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Photo Friday :: Great Uncle Cehe

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!

"Great Uncle Cehe"

"Eusebius Ashby"

"Priscilla Ashby Twining's (Great Grandmother Twining) brother"

Eusebius Wade Hampton (EWH) Ashby. Born 1834 in Virginia. Married Elizabeth Thrig (Ihrig). Had at least 8 children. Died 1910 in Washington, IA

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Photo Friday :: Little Ralph

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!

"Ralph Junkin"

"son of Prissie J."

"taken about 1900"

This is Ralph Milton Junkin. Born Nov 1882 in Sterling, IL. Married Nellie Allender in Iowa is 1908. Was drafted in both World Wars. Never had children. Died in 1967 in Iowa at the age of 84.

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Photo Friday :: She Wore Velvet

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!

"Aunt Prissie (Dicken) Junkin"
"taken late 1800's"
"child of Priscilla Ashby Twining's sister Elizabeth"

Note: the author of the label was incorrect. If this is Prissie Junkin, then her mother was Hester/Ester Ashby Dicken; another sister of Priscilla Ashby Twining; not Elizabeth.

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Photo Friday :: A Dapper Gentleman

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!

"Uncle Milt Dicken"
"Washington IA"
"taken about 1870"

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Photo Friday :: Sittin' With Kittens

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!

"Clark Stroup taken 1898"
Son of Mac Stroup and Jessie Wilcox Stroup
Born 1885/8 Died 1918
Drafted WWI 1917
Given name: Rossiter Clark Stroup

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Photo Friday :: Cousins!

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!

I had to do a bit of genealogy to figure out this group. These are the grandchildren of my 4th great Aunt. Or my 2nd cousins 3x removed! From left to right we have Margaret Dicken (1), Cecil Laura Martin (2), Bess Dicken (4), Mary Martin (6), Burt Dicken (11) and Ralph Jenkins (14). Their grandparents are A B Dickens and Esther Ashby Dickens. The photo was taken in Washington IA c.1896.

Poor Ralph! Look at that outfit! Ralph was an only child ......
Burt, on the other hand, looks like trouble.


Have a great weekend!


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