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There were a lot of Family Photos, most with personal information found
in old RootsWeb Files.
The photos are all uploaded here.
I am going to try and make sense of the old index file: Here Goes...
CAIN SCHOOL
Harrison Township, in Mercer Co. Taken approximately 1902.
The legend on the back of the original photo lists only 10 names in the top row, although there are 11 persons in the top row.
Some of the names were unknown on the original.
Top row: Armine Bain, Norma Smothers, Maggie Richie, Bess Harper, Minnie Barritt, Grace Harper, Vergie Harper, ? Craig,
Mrs. John (Nettie) Mitchell and baby Sybil. Row 2: Harrison Barritt, Hubert Woodward, Forrest Bain, Lem Mitchell, Anna Norton, Everett Oric, Fred Chambers, Ethel Craig, Clara Mitchell Row 3: Sam Oric, Ralph Oric, Francis Smothers, Unknown, Dora Menicki, David Chambers, Earnest Chambers Row 4: Bertha Mitchell, Liza Smothers, Pearl Barritt, ? Bain, Bernice Banks, Alice Barritt, Ray Harper, Harvey Woodward Row 5: Daisey Barritt, Unknown, Guy Mitchell, Zora Mitchell, Guy Bridges, ? Bain, ? Thompson, ? Thompson Contributed by Barbra Chambers
School near Modena
Orville Hickman, fourth from left, front row, (b. 1908)Fred Hickman, third from left, second row
Contributed by Alice Barnes The Chart below contains info on all the photos linked above.
The names of the folks who so kindly contributed them are left in place. The old email addies were deleted.
| ABSALOM (1782-?) and ELIZABETH BARRETT/BARRITT (1786-?) Contributed by Barbra Chambers | JOHN and SARAH (CONGER) PEACE Contributed by Joy Goodwin | |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREW JACKSON and MARGARET (GOLDSBY) MCLAUGHLIN Resided near Mill Grove Contributed by David McLaughlin | JOHN ESSIG (1826-1907)Burial Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Contributed by Glenna McKay Maddux | |
| ARBUCKLES and VAN EMANS Back row: Dora (Arbuckle) Van Eman, Harvey Van Eman, Ida Bell (Arbuckle) Jenkins Bottom row: John Arbuckle, Norton Arbuckle, uncles of Dora and Ida. | JOHN ESSIG FAMILY Seated: John & Mary Essig, Susan McMahan Owen, Susan's daughter Standing: Janie Morin, Grant Essig, Tiffie McKay, Miranda McClary, Mrytle Derry Contributed by Glenna McKay Maddux | |
| ASA C. CAMPBELL and SON JOHN Contributed by Eula Blakesley | JONATHAN MEIGS DAVIS and ELIZABETH CONSTABLE Contributed by Ron Davis | |
| Back row, left to right: DICIE (PERKINS) MILNER and WILLIAM H. MILNER; ALMEDA (PERKINS) CLARK Front row: Unknown, JAMES DELEAL CLARK Contributed by Eula Blakesley. | JOSEF and VERONIKA (STRANSKY) UMA Contributed by Eula Blakesley | |
| BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BURNS Contributed by Barbra Chambers | JOSEPH RILEY SANDERS and SARAH ELIZABETH KELLEY Wedding picture, 1884 Contributed by Gloria Wood | |
| Brothers ROBERT NEWTON, TOM, and ANDREW WOOLSEY COVEY Robert Newton Covey born Nov 1853 in Ray County, Mo. Died 17 Sep 1925 in Mercer County, Mo.Sons of Robert Newton Contributed by Dennis Rittenhouse | LEMUEL MCKAY holding GLEN and A. T. (ADDIE) MERCER with SON Taken 1903 Contributed by Glenna McKay Maddux | |
| BUTCHER FAMILY Back row, left to right: Mary Alice, Lela, Edna, Grace Front row, left to right: Charlie, John W. Butcher, Andrew "Nelson" Contributed by Alice Stanley | LOIS M. COCKRELL SCHULER, 1882 - 1963, and ETHLYN COCKRELL, 1876 - 1963 | |
| CISCO and ROSA COVEY ESSIG BROGAN Taken 1905 Contributed by Glenna McKay Maddux | MARTIN ENOS DAVIS (1882-?) and JULIA LUCINDA NEWCOMER (1882-?)Taken about 1900 Martin was born in Mercer Co., Julia in Decatur Co., IA. Contributed by Ron Davis | |
| CLARENCE ELBERT BLAKESLEY Back row right is Clarence; others unknown. Contributed by Eula | MARY ALICE BUTCHER Age 16, Taken about 1901 Contributed by Alice Stanley | |
| CLEOPATRA SCHOOL Date unknown Back row, 3rd from left: Delcie Aletha Brown Others unknown. Contributed by Ann Palmer | MARY ALICE MARSHALL HIGGINS (Oct 1, 1861 - Dec 29, 1941 and HARRIET WILLIAMS MOORE Taken around 1880. Mary Higgins is on right. Harriet Moore is on left. Contributed by Susan Williams | |
| CLYDE and FRANK WALLS Contributed by Glenna McKay Maddox | MARY BURCH ESSIG (1834-1896) Burial Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Contributed by Glenna McKay Maddux | |
| CORTLAND HARRIS BLAKESLEY Contributed by Eula Blakesley | MELISSA BROGAN BLAKESLEY Contributed by Eula Blakesley | |
| COURTLANS URIAS BLAKESLEY Contributed by Eula Blakesley | MERCER COUNTY CLUB From the 1913 University of MO Yearbook, "The Savitar"L. Ellis is Leonidas V. Ellis (b1888 Half Rock, d 1918 France) for whom the American Legion Post in Princeton is named, killed in action in WWI in France in 1918. E. Ellis is his brother Emery Lloyd Ellis (b 1887 Half Rock, d 1931 Richmond VA).(Mike believes members of this club were all residents of Mercer Co.) Contributed by Mike Smith | |
| CYNTHIA WASHBURN MCKAY Wife of Abraham A. McKayB. 1839, D. 1901 Contributed by Glenna McKay Maddux | NANCY A. (HAMILTON) HORTON (1828-1908) and SON GEORGE Contributed by Tom Hall | |
| Daughter of Thomas Everitt and Jane Sidenor Wife of George W. Pirtle Contributed by Jim Pirtle | NANCY COOKE RHEA and SEBIRD RHEA Contributed by Eula Blakesley | |
| Daughters of William Edward and Maria Ellen Pritchard Cockrell Both born and died in Mercer Co. Buried at Goshen Cemetery, Mercer CountyLois married to Harry Schuler, 1909 Contributed by Ann Kramlich | NANCY YORK SMOTHERS STANLEY Wife of Richard Stanley Contributed by Barbra Chambers | |
| DAVID HORN and SARAH JANE CAMPBELL HORN Contributed by Eula Blakesley | NELSON J. NICHOLS FAMILY Left to Right: Nelson John Nichols (N.J.) b Warren County NY Oct. 13, 1857, d Princeton Sept. 8, 1921 Cornelia Jane (Waldron) b Johnsberg, NY Oct. 21, 1855, d Mill Grove, MO March 16, 1903 Park C. b near Princeton May 24, 1886, d Princeton Oct. 11, 1959 Sarah Nichols Contributed by Nick Nichols | |
| EDNA BUTCHER1891-??, born in Mercer Co.Daughter of Sarah Ritter and John Butcher Contributed by Alice Stanley | OPAL MOORE BLAKESLEY and ANNA GEORGE BLAKESLEY Contributed by Eula Blakesley | |
| ELIJAH G.(1814-1891) and RHODA (COLLINS) WIGGINS (1817-1909) Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery Contributed by Lawrence May | PARK and MYRTLE NICHOLS, GRANDMA BELL OWEN Contributed by Nick Nichols | |
| ELIZABETH EVERITT/EVORITT PIRTLE Contributed by Jim Pirtle | PHILIP and MANERVA (SMITH) EVORITT 2md wife of Philip Evoritt Contributed by Jim Pirtle | |
| EMMA OMER BLAKESLEY Contributed by Eula Blakesley | REUBEN and MARIAH RHEA PERKINS Contributed by Eula Blakesley | |
| FLOSSIE MORIN (1891-??), GRACE BORNING, and NELLIE LOGAN Left to right, Back row: ?, Grace Borning Front row: Nellie Logan, Flossie Morin Contributed by Glenna McKay Maddux | RICHARD STANLEY (25 Mar 1832 - 2 Dec 1894)Husband of Nancy Stanley | |
| FLOYD MILLER DAVIS (1849-?) and RACHEL A. LUSHBAUGH (??-1890) with SON (NAME UNKNOWN) Floyd was born in Mercer Co. Rachel died in Mercer Co. and is buried at Freedom Cemetery. Contributed by Ron Davis | ROBERT and HARRIET STEWART MILLER Contributed by Eula Blakesley | |
| FLOYD MILLER DAVIS (1849-1930) AND WILLIAM HENRY DAVIS (1837-1915)Brothers Contributed by Ron Davis | RUSSELL and VERGIE SPARKS BLAKESLEY Contributed by Eula Blakesley | |
| FRANCIS RICHARD GRIFFITH Taken in the Philipines during the Spanish American War (1898)Contriubuted by Chris West | SHERMAN EDWARD DAVIS (1879-1974) and MARY JANE HALL (1883-1964)Taken in Princeton, MO 1900 Contributed by Ron Davis | |
| GLADYS LOUISE ELLIS MCGUIRE (1883-1942) Taken 1904-ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR Contributed by Mike Smith | TED and ANNA GEORGE BLAKESLEY Contributed by Eula Blakesley | |
| GLEN and OLLIE (HORN) CLARK Contributed by Eula Blakesley | THOMAS EVERITT/EVORITT7-25-1799 Minisink, Orange Co, NY - 7-15-1869 Goshen, Mercen Co, MO 1st wife Jane Sidenor/Sidnor Contributed by Jim Pirtle | |
| GRACE BUTCHER1889-1950, born in Mercer Co. Daughter of Sarah Ritter and John Butcher Contributed by Alice Stanley | TIFFIE (ESSIG) MCKAYand BESSIE (DERRY) MERCER Taken 1903 Contributed by Glenna McKay Maddux | |
| HATTIE BELL LEONARD ELLIS (1859-1931) Taken about 1880 Contributed by Mike Smith | URIAS BROGAN Contributed by Eula Blakesley | |
| ISAAC MILTON BLAKESLEY Contributed by Eula Blakesley | VERRAMOS PEACE Contributed by Joy Goodwin | |
| J. M. SANDERS FAMILY Back row, left to right: Samantha Jane Wright Barber and Martin Luther Wright (children of Sarah from marriage to David Wright), Walter Sylvanus Sanders, Newton Jasper Sanders,and Cyrus Benjamin Sanders (Sons of Sarah and James Sanders)Front row: Sarah Rebecca Hashman Sanders, James Madison SandersTaken about 1910 Contributed by J. R. Sanders | VONA DAVIS NEWLIN (1875-?) and EFFIE NORA DAVIS COONTZ (1872-?) Taken in the early 1890s Contributed by Ron Davis | |
| JAMES MCKAY FAMILYJames M. McKay 1860-1932, Nancy Power McKay 1857-1933, Nola, Everette, Owen McKay Contributed by Glenna McKay Maddux | WILLIAM and RUTH (MOBLEY) HASHMAN Contributed by John Sanders | |
| JAMES, LEMUEL & SHERMAN MCKAY, Contributed by Glenna McKay | WILLIAM ARBUCKLE (1825-1902)Contributed by Diane Ethridge | |
| JASPER NEWTON ELLIS (1853-1918) Taken about 1880 Contributed by Mike Smith | WILLIAM ARBUCKLE and SON WILL Contributed by Diane Ethridge | |
| WILLIAM R. and ELLEN (STEWART) HORN Contributed by Eula Blakesley |
"The Fine Print"
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