Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 047
Hinkley Family Photographs (2024.13.43)
Portland, Maine – Rome, New York
By Don Taylor
This photo album, part of the Linwood D. Dyer Photo Collection, is in poor condition. Many photos are glued in place, making it impossible to examine their backs. However, the photos in the album focus on the Hinkley family. The collection contains hundreds of images, documents, and genealogies of people who lived in Portland, Scarborough, South Portland, and Cape Elizabeth, Maine. My goal is to connect these images with their descendants, who may never have seen them before. The original collection is housed at the Scarborough Historical Society[1].
Helen Hartwell Hinkley – 1896 & 1907
Helen Hartwell Hinkley, 1907
Pages 42 and 43 showcase six photographs of Helen Hartwell Hinkley at different stages of her life.
Born in Maine on June 10, 1885, Helen was the youngest of nine children born to Rufus Henry and Frances Elizabeth (Prindle) Hinkley. She attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, but spent most of her life in Portland, Maine. Helen passed away in Scarborough on March 10, 1973, and was laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland.
I’ve incorporated these six photographs of Helen, taken between 1896 and 1907, into my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree on Ancestry.
Eleanor & Elbert Asa Gruver – c. 1910
Elbert Asa Gruver, Jr., circa 1910.
Page 45 features three photographs, all of which are labeled:
Eleanor Gruver 1902-
Elbert Asa Gruver Jr. 1905-
H. H. H.
The two photographs of the Gruver children were taken at the Hanson Studio in Portland, Maine.
Eleanor Gruver, circa 1910.
Elbert appears to be approximately five years old in his photograph, dating it to around 1910. Given that both photographs were taken by the same photographer and share a similar style, I believe the photograph of Eleanor was also taken around 1910, when she was about eight years old.
The “H. H. H.” photograph resembles other photographs of Helen Hartwell Hinkley.
I added the photographs of Eleanor and Elbert Jr. to their profiles in mu Linwood Dyer Collection family tree on Ancestry.
Conclusion
I would love to hear your reaction if any of these photos are of your family member. Especially if this photo is of a loved one for whom you hadn’t seen this photograph before.[ii]
Feel free to use these photos in your genealogical activities. Please cite “Photo Courtesy: Scarborough Historical Society.”
I recently discovered several death certificates, which I had downloaded in 2015, related to my wife’s Howell family line but were overlooked. This collection included a mix of processed, unexamined, and partially extracted documents for the Howell-Darling family tree.
Document Processing
Over the course of a few days, I accomplished the following tasks:
Extracted and incorporated data from over 30 death certificates and records.
Repaired 38 broken citations.
Removed six duplicate entries.
I added 45 new individuals to my family tree.
Individuals Covered
The death certificates and records pertained to various family members, including:
Howell family members (e.g., Anna Lee Howell Boseman, Ashley Long Howell, David Bushrod Howell, Peter Fletcher Howell)
Hobbs and Vincent relatives (e.g., Annie Hobbs Armstrong, Barkett Vincent, Benjamin J. Vincent)
Long family members (e.g., Benjamin Lafayette Long & Joseph John Long)
Other connected individuals (e.g., Bessie Johnson Tippett, Hazel Valentine, William A Merritt)
Outcome
This thorough review and organization of documents has significantly improved the accuracy and completeness of my Howell-Darling family tree. All document images are now available in my Ancestry Family Tree for future reference.
Recently, a friend came across the National Vaudeville Artists 1927 Year Book. He knows of my interest in following the vaudeville career of my grandmother, Donna Montran/Darling/Kees. He thought I’d like to review it and see if I could find her.
Sure enough, I found her and Sammy with a full page showing Donna and Sammy. It is an excellent page with photos of both Donna and Sammy. Their quote, “To Wish the N. V. A. Success is to Wish Ourselves Success For We Are All Members of the N. V. A. in Good Standing.
I also learned that Herbert Hutchinson of Ray Hodgdon’s office represented them.
I had seen the photo of Donna before in newspaper articles, but it was never as clear as this image. Likewise, the picture of Sammy is not cropped as severely as other copies of this image I have seen before. It was a great find, thanks to my friend RL.
I wondered why I hadn’t seen this bill before, so I looked at several sources, including the Internet Archive, Amazon, the NYPL Digital Collections, and the Media History Digital Library. The book was there, but none of the online copies had more than 132 pages, whereas the copy I was given access to has many more pages. All of them appear to be missing many pages. Because it is out of copyright, I will probably digitize this copy and post it to the Internet Archive. In the meantime, here is the page showing Donna and Sammy.
Conclusion
This week, I learned from the National Vaudeville Artists 1927 Yearbook that Donna and Sammy were members of the N. V. A., and Herbert Hutchinson represented them.
Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 046
Hinkley Family Photographs (2024.13.43)
Portland, Maine – Scarborough, Maine
By Don Taylor
This photo album, part of the Linwood D. Dyer Photo Collection, is in poor condition. Many photos are glued in place, making it impossible to examine their backs. However, initial research suggests the album focuses on the Hinkley family. The collection contains hundreds of images, documents, and genealogies of people who lived in Portland, Scarborough, South Portland, and Cape Elizabeth, Maine. My goal is to connect these images with their descendants, who may never have seen them before. The original collection is housed at the Scarborough Historical Society[i].
Philip Edward Hinkley, 1905.
Philip Edward Hinkley, c. 1905
Pages 36 and 37 feature four photographs of Philip Edward Hinkley: one from 1900, two from 1901, and one from 1905. Born in Portland, Maine, on October 30, 1881, Philip was the eighth child of Rufus Henry and Frances Elizabeth (Prindle) Hinkley. He served in the military, attaining the rank of captain. According to the 1950 US Census, Philip never married. He passed away on March 25, 1962, and is interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine. I have added page 35 and the individual photo of Philip Edward Hinkley from page 37 to my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree at Ancestry.
Helen Hartwell Hinkley,
Helen Hartwell Hinkley, c. 1895
Page 39 begins several pages of photos of a young girl identified as “Helen Hartwell Hinkley, 1885-.” These photos appear to be Philip Edward Hinkley’s sister, who was listed as living with him in the 1950 US Census. According to the 1950 US Census, Helen never married. She passed away on March 10, 1973, in Scarborough, Maine, and is interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine. Based on her estimated age in this photo, I date it to circa 1895. I have added four photographs of Helen, likely taken between 1890 and 1895, to my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree on Ancestry.
Conclusion
I would love to hear your reaction if any of these photos are of your family member. Especially if this photo is of a loved one for whom you hadn’t seen this photograph before.
Feel free to use these photos in your genealogical activities. Please cite “Photo Courtesy: Scarborough Historical Society.”
Endnotes
[i] Scarborough Historical Society Accession number: 2024.13.43.
Joseph Alvar Krafve was born on 14 March 1863 in Eriksbyn, Västra Götaland, Sweden, as the seventh child of Josef Olsson Krafve and Maja Andersdotter. He had eight siblings: Jonas, Anders, Olof Wilhelm, Charlotta, Johan Gustaf, Carl William, Ida Kristina, and Johan Oskar. When he was 27, he married Inga Maria Person on 29 November 1890 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Performed by Carl J Peter’, a minister of the Gospel – Witnesses: Peter Peterson, Nels A. Peterson). He died on 21 January 1924 in Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA (At home of daughter & son-in-law – Mr. and Mrs. Hjalmer Kragtorp).
Names and places can become confusing when you trace an ancestor back to Europe. Joseph Alvar Krafve confused me a little. The first records I found for him spelled his name as Josef, so I used that spelling. Later, I found other records that spelled it Joseph. It’s not a problem, as both spellings are pronounced the same. When his middle name is provided, it is almost always Alvar, but I found his birth record indicated Alwar. After some quick research, I learned that in Swedish, “V” and “W” are considered two graphic variants of the same letter, and they only became two distinct letters a few decades ago.
Joseph Alvar Krafve (via Ancestry)
Similarly, I got confused by the place names. Some records indicate Joseph was born in Eriksbyn, Västra Götaland, and others say Skållerud, Älvsborg. I learned that Älvsborg & Västra Götaland are the same place. Eriksbyn is a third-level administrative division, while Skållerud is a village about 10 miles away. My guess is that he was born in Skållerud, and the birth was registered in Eriksby. I would love to hear from someone who knows the area and the records there.[I]
1st Great-grandfather: Joseph Alvar Krafve (1863-1924)
2nd Great-grandfather: Joseph Krafve (1830-___)[III]
Joseph Alvar Krafve (1863-1924)
Birth
Joseph was born on 14 March 1863 in Skållerud, Älvsborg (Västra Götaland), Sverige (Sweden).
Children of Joseph Olsson and Maja (Andersdotter) Krefve (Siblings)
Name
Born
Died
Married
Jonas Krafve
1851
1944
Matilda Olson
Anders Krafve
1853
1855
Olof Wilhelm Krafve
1855
Bef. 1924
Charlotta Krafve
1856
1857
Johan Gustaf Krafve
1858
1937
Carl William Krafve
1860
1940
Carin Andersdotter Olson
Joseph Alvar Krafve
1863
1924
Inga Maria Person
Ida Kristina Krafve
1865
1949
Karl T Rimblad
Johan Oskar Krafve
1871
1949
Hilda Olson
Immigration
Joseph immigrated to the United States in 1881 and settled in Minnesota.
Marriage
Joseph married Inga Maria “Mary” Person in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 29 November 1890. Carl J Peter’, a minister of the Gospel, performed the ceremony. The witnesses were Peter Peterson & Nels A. Peterson.
After his marriage to Mary, the young couple lived in Minneapolis, MN, where his first five children were born. About 1902, the family moved to Troy, Idaho, where his two youngest children were born. Mary died in 1904, and Joseph moved back to Minnesota. He lived in Maple Ridge from about 1906 to 1910. He then moved to Mankato and lived there until about 1916. In 1916, Joseph moved to Minneapolis.
Death/Burial.
Marker – Joseph Alvar Krafve (1963-1924)
Joseph went to visit his daughter, Emma, for Christmas in 1923. While there, he took sick and died there on 21 January 1924. His funeral was held at Dalbo Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, and he was buried in Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Maple Ridge, Isanti County, Minnesota.
Events by Location
Sweden, Västra Götaland, Skållerud – Birth, 1863-1880
U.S., Idaho – 1899-1906
U.S., Minnesota, Blue Earth County, Mankato – 1911-1916
U.S., Minnesota, Hennepin County – 1890
U.S., Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis – 1900, 1916-1924
U.S., Minnesota, Isanti County, Maple Ridge – 1906-1911, Burial
U.S., Wisconsin, Oneida County, Rhinelander – Death (1924)
Actions / Follow-up
Determine the maiden name of Joseph Arthur Krafve’s wife, Edith V.
Determine the first name of Alma Eugenia Krafve’s husband, Mr. Gustafson.
Alien Registration of 1918, Iron Range Research Center, 1005 Discovery Drive, Chisholm, MN 55719, Joseph Krafve – Registration 1918, Roll 228, Frame 0187.
com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947 (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017), Ancestry.com, Karl Per Harold Krafve – b. 18 September 1900.
Idaho, Certificate of Birth, Melville Ephraim Krafve – 30 December 1902 – Idaho State Department of Health; Boise, Idaho; Idaho Birth Index, 1861-1919.
Minnesota, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980, com, Joseph Arthur Krafve – 23 May 1893. Source Information
“Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930”, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLKV-19QL : Sun 25 August 05:29:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Olsson Krafve and Maja Andersd:r, from 1876 to 1880.
“Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930”, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLKK-D9MR : Sun 25 August 05:13:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph Olsson Krafve and Maja Andersdr., from 1881 to 1885.
“Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930”, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLKK-V99Q : Sun 25 August 05:05:10 UTC 2024), Entry for Josef Olsson Krafve and Maja Andersdotter, from 1886 to 1890.
[I] Eriksbyn is a third-order administrative division in Melleruds Kommun. Melleruds Kommun is a second-order administrative Region Vaestra Goetaland.[I] Is a primary administrative region in Sweden. [II] Ancestry Public Trees – This number changes. It is the number of trees on the day I was writing this sketch. [III] Tentative Name & Facts – I have not verified this ancestor.
