Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 022
By Don Taylor
I identified seven people in five photos from the Linwood Dyer Collection this week for Photo Friday. This collection includes hundreds of photos, documents, and genealogies of people who lived in Scarborough, South Portland, and Cape Elizabeth, Maine. I like analyzing the images and trying to reunite the photos with family members who may have never seen the picture. The Scarborough Historical Society holds the originals in the Linwood Dyer Photo Collection.
A. E Makeever, April 1898.
This small (3.5 by 5 inches) cabinet card photo includes:
- Photographer: Scott, Chicago.
- Handwritten on the front: 95.27.562 (SHS accession number).
- Handwritten on the back: A. E. Makeever, Apr. 1898.
What I learned while researching this photo:
- My search in the 1900 US Census for A. E. McKeever, a female, found the following:
- Annie E McKeever was born Mar 1879 in Virginia and lived in Lynchburg, VA, in 1900.
- Annie E McKiver, the wife of George D, was born Jul 1873 in New York.
- E Annie McKeever, the wife of Henry, was born Apr 1873 in Pennsylvania.
- Elizabeth A. McKeaver, Edward’s wife, was born in England in June 1866.
I could not fully identify the individual, so I uploaded this photo to Dead Fred.
Six at the beach, circa 1932.
This photo appears to be of six people at the beach; the photographic style seems to be from the 1930s.
- It is very difficult to read the handwriting on the back; however, I believe it says:
- Helen Lordly ???
- Alice Johns
- ? Roberts
- Thelma McKeen
- Jenette Johnson Milliken
- Lin Dyer
What I learned while researching this photo:
- The most readable name on the back is Jenette Johnson Milliken. From previous research on this family, I know Jeanette Johnson married George Milliken. Jeanette was a first cousin to Linwood Dyer. Jeanette Was born in 1920, and Linwood was born in 1925. So this appears to be the two children in the photo, Linwood, about seven years old, and Jeanette, about 12 years old, thus dating the photo to be from about 1932.
- Linwood’s aunt, Thelma Dyer, married Roland Arthur McKeen in 1929. Thelma was born in 1909 so she was about 23 years old in 1932. The woman on the far right, holding the dog, appears to have a wedding ring and is the right age.
- I can’t make out the older woman’s name, [FNU] Roberts. Without a known Roberts line in my Linwood Dyer Tree, I can’t speculate who it might be.
- Linwood’s other aunt, Alice Leslie Dyer, married Howard Kenneth Johnson in 1920. Alice was born in 1905, making her 28 years old in 1932. The second woman from the left appears to be about the right age.
- Finally, the tall, thin woman on the left is named Helen. Again, I cannot make out the rest of her name well enough to fully identify the individual.
I feel comfortable that I have identified four of the six people in this photo, so I have added it to my Linwood Dyer Collection and tagged the individuals I have identified in it.
Eugene Moulton of Rockport, 1900.
This cabinet card’s identifying information:
- Photographer: Crockett, Rockland.
- Handwritten on the back: “Eugene Moulton, 21 – Oct 1 – 1900.
What I learned while researching this photo:
- The 1900 US Census enumerated Eugene Moulton, a 20-year-old man living in Camden, Knox County, Maine. (Rockland is about 8 miles south of Camden.)
- A Henry Eugene Moulton was born on 3 May 1880 in Rockport, Knox County, Maine, to Noah W and Mary E. (Millay) Moulton. Henry Eugene also had an older brother, Ralph C. Moulton.
- Vdoucette58’s Doucette Family Tree on Ancestry includes a photo of Henry Eugene Moulton. It appears, to me, to be the same young man as in this photo.
I added this photo to my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree at Ancestry.
Rose Anne McLaughlin of Caribou, Maine (circa 1902).
This cabinet card (4.25 by 6.5) has rounded corners and an embossed border, suggesting it is after 1890. The photo identifying information includes:
- Photographer: H. M. Smith, 478 Congress St., Portland, ME.
- Handwritten on the back: RoseAnne McLaughlin.
What I learned while researching this photo:
- A search for Roseanne McLaughlin in Maine during the 1900 Census yielded three candidates.
- Rosanna H McLaughlin, age 3, living at 222 Ocean Street, Portland with her parents, Henry and Cynthis McLaughlin. She would be too young to be the woman in this photo.
- Rosanna McLaughlin, age 19, living at Caribou, Maine, with her parents, John & Margaret McLaughlin.
- The obituary for Rose McLaughlin indicates she was born on Dec 5, 1880. She was a schoolteacher for 31 years and operated a farm. She died on May 29, 1950.
- Roxanna McLaughlin, age 51, lived in Princeton, Maine, with her daughter Annie McLaughlin. She is too old to be the woman in this photo.
I am comfortable with the fact that this is a photo of Rose McLaughlin (1880-1950) of Caribou, Maine. I added her to my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree at Ancestry.
Marcia Milliken of Scarborough, circa 1950.
The photo identifying information includes:
- Handwritten on the back: Thomas McKeen, Marcia Milliken.
I have encountered photos of Marcia Milliken before. She was the daughter of Linwood Dyer’s 1st cousin, Jeanette (Johnson) Milliken.
I added this photo to my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree at 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.
Due to software limitations, the images uploaded to Ancestry, Dead Fred, or Flickr have higher quality than those linked here. Feel free to use these photos in your genealogical activities. Please cite “Photo Courtesy: Scarborough Historical Society.”
