Ethel Wight Collection – Part 101

By Don Taylor

This week, for Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain the names who paid for the photos, not necessarily of the individual portrayed in the image. As such, it is vital to analyze the pictures and information to identify the individual therein.[ii] Ultimately, my goal is to reunite the photos with family members who may have never seen the image.

Judge Scott Wilson, circa 1935

The envelope this negative was in says, “Judge Scott Wilson, 76 Beacon St #623.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

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  Judge Scott Wilson, circa 1935

  The 1935 Portland City Directory lists Wilson, Scott (Elizabeth M) judge U S Circuit Court of Appeal 156 Federal rm 215 h 76 Beacon.

This photo is of Judge Scott Wilson, married to Elizabeth Maria Bodge. The judge was born on 11 January 1870 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine.

Ancestry has 30 public trees that refer to Scott Nelson Wilson. Family Search has profile M6SM-RF8 for Scott Wilson (1870-1942). I have uploaded two photos of Judge Wilson to his Family Search Memories.

Note: There is a similar photo of him on his Wikipedia Page – Scott Wilson (judge).

Emma Wilson (née Hambleton), circa 1934

This negative envelope says, “Mrs. Emery G Wilson, Congress Sq. Hotel #96.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

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  Emma Wilson (née Hambleton), circa 1934

  The 1935 Portland City Directory lists Wilson, Emery G (Emma H) lawyer 85 Exch rm 207 r Congress Sq Hotel.

• World War I Draft Registration Cards list Emery Graves Wilson, whose nearest relative is Emma S. Wilson, born on July 15, 1874.
• Ancestry Family Trees suggest this is Emma Sarah Hambleton, who married Emery Graves Wilson in 1898.

I conclude this photo is of Emma Sarah (née Hambleton) Wilson, circa 1934.

Ancestry has 35 public trees that refer to Emma Sarah Hambleton. Family Search has profile K4BT-D79 for Emma S. Hambleton. I have uploaded a photo of Emma to her Family Search Memories.

Mrs. Harrietta Wilson (née Trimble) & son, circa 1934

This negative envelope says, “Mrs. Harriet Wilson & Son, 91 Federal St #301 – DSCN4333.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

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  Mrs. Harrietta Wilson (née Trimble) & son, circa 1934

  The 1935 Portland City Directory lists Mrs. Harriett D Wilson, a clerk at 544 Congress and residing at 91 Federal.

• The 1936 Portland City Directory available at Ancestry is missing pages 892 thru 896 (the pages that should contain Harriett. She doesn’t appear in any other directories.
• The 1940 US Census lists 9 Harriet Wilsons with a connection to Maine.
  1. Harriet, the 87-year-old wife of George (See Alternate Individuals).
  2. Harriett, the 31-year-old single daughter of Minnie Wilson living in Thomaston, Maine.
  3. Harriett, the seven-year-old daughter of Herbert Wilson.
  4. Henrietta, the 38-year-old divorced daughter of Jessie Trimble (mother), lives in San Gabriel, California. She has a nine-year-old son, David Wilson. Henrietta and her mother were both born in Maine. David was born in California.
  5. Harriet M Wilson, a 53-year-old widow living in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Living with her is a niece, Abbie.
  6. Harriet Wilson, an 8-year-old girl living with her parents in Bath, New Hampshire.
  7. Harriet Wilson, the 21-year-old wife of Myron R Wilson.
  8. Harriet Wilson, the 49-year-old cook for a boarding house in Attleboro, Mass.
  9. Harriet A Wilson, a 7-year-old girl living with her parents in Keene, NH.
• Of these nine, only the 38-year-old daughter of Jessie Trimble is a potential match to the photo.
• The 1920 US Census lists Jessie Trimble, the mother of Herman H Trimble, who is the brother of 18-year-old Henrietta Trimble.
• Ancestry family trees suggest this is Henrietta Trimble, born 1 September 1901 in Robbinston, Maine.

I am confident this is a photo of Henrietta Wilson (née Trimble) with her son circa 1934.

Ancestry has 23 public trees that refer to Henrietta Trimble. Family Search has profile LCDQ-X29 for Henrietta Trimble. I have uploaded a photo of Harrietta with her son to her Family Search Memories. 

David Wilson, circa 1934

This negative envelope says, “Mrs. Harriet Wilson & Son, 91 Federal St #302.”

David Wilson, circa 1934

This envelope package indicated the same name and was taken at the same time (#301 and #302). Although the child is wearing different clothes it appears to be the same child as is in photo package #301.

I am confident it is a separate photo of Harrietta Wilson’s son David, circa 1934.

David does not appear in any public Ancestry trees, nor does he have a Family Search profile, so I only include the individual’s photo here. 

Annie Wilson (née Scott) circa 1934.

This negative envelope says, “Mrs. James A Wilson, 52 Ashmont St #153.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

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  Annie Wilson (née Scott) circa 1934.

  The 1935 Portland City Directory lists James A and his wife Annie S Wilson living at 52 Ashmont.

• The 1940 US Census lists James and his 58-year-old wife, Annie S.
• Annie Scott, born 3 April 1882 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, married James Alexander Wilson on 25 July 1906.

This photo is of Annie Wilson (née Scott) circa 1934 when she was about 52 years old.

Ancestry has 34 public trees that refer to Annie Scott (1882-1950). Family Search has profile LK7D-SWP for Annie Scott. Family Search does not appear to have a profile for Annie Scott, wife of James Alexander Wilson. I have uploaded two photos of Annie to her Family Search Memories.

Conclusion

• I fully identified all five Four of them have Family Search profiles, so I uploaded their images to their Family Search Memories
• One individual did not have a Family Search profile and did not appear in any Ancestry trees, so I uploaded his photo here only.

If any of these photos are of your family member, I would love to hear your reaction. Especially if this photo is of a loved one for whom you hadn’t seen this photograph before.

Due to software limitations, the images uploaded to Family Search, Dead Fred, and Flickr have a higher image quality than the images linked here.

For all postings of the Ethel Wight Collection, please see here.

Endnotes

[i] The Wight Studio was in Portland, Maine. Many thanks to Ethel Wight’s family for access to and permission to use the collection of their great aunt.

[ii] These images were converted to positives using a lightbox, a Nikon camera and computer software.