It is time for another edition of “Montran Monday[i].” When I encounter a new, historical newspaper article about persons with the surname Montran, I try to add information about them to my family tree database to discover something that might lead me to learn about my maternal grandmother’s father.
This week, I found an article in The Portland Guardian, [Portland, Victoria, Australia]dated 7 April 1927[ii]:
“Donald Montran, an Italian, chased his wife into the street and stabbed her in the back. Another woman and her son were also stabbed and have been taken to hospital. The man was arrested.”
I learned: Donald Montran lived in Portland, Australia, in 1927. He was Italian.
Endnotes:
[i] Montran Monday – My grandmother’s father was John Montran. She used the surname, as a young child and when she began her career in show business. The name is uncommon and most of the Montrans I see in the newspapers are my grandmother during her early vaudeville career. However, with the constant flow of newly digitized material, I often learn of new articles which contain the Montran surname. I pay attention to the finding and try to determine a possible relationship of any Montrans to Donna’s father, John Montran.
Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 031 SHS Photo Collection By Don Taylor
This week, for Photo Friday, I decided to work on three photos given to me by friends and two photos now in the Linwood Dyer Collection. I like analyzing the images and trying to reunite the photos with family members who may have never seen the picture.
Azel Kinsley & Francina (Tucker) Bumpus, circa 1876.
Azel Kinsley & Francina (Tucker) Bumpus, circa 1876.
This photo was given to me permanently by a friend, Nancy. The frame isn’t too severely damaged. The photo identifying information includes:
The handwriting on the wooden back is difficult to read; I read it as, “Azel Kinsley B?mp?s and Francine Tr??ky Bump?s his wife.”
What I learned while researching this photo:
My search on Ancestry for Azel Kingsley [surname blank) in Maine, with a wife, Francine Tricky, quickly found Azel Kingsley Bumpus and his wife Francina Tucker. The couple appears in 65 public trees.
The Aspinall/Bean family tree has a photo of Azel, which is definitely a photo of the same man a few years later.
Azel was born on 16 Mar 1821 in Hebron, Oxford County, and died in Norway, Oxford County, Maine on 19 Nov 1901.
My estimate of Azel’s age in this photo is about 55 (his beard & mustache are just beginning to gray), suggesting the photo was taken about 1876. The 1870 and 1880 US Census indicate Azel lived in Hebron during both censuses.
Francina Tucker was born on 4 Feb 1825 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.
The original of this photo is available to a direct descendant; please contact me via the comment form below if you are interested.
Annie Bailey, circa 1901.
This photo came from another friend who asked if I could determine who this is. The photo identifying information includes:
Annie Bailey, circa 1901.
Handwritten on the back is “Annie Bailey, Nutting Badger.”
On a separate paper is a note that “[this person] may be from the Dexter or Cambridge, Maine, area.
What I learned while researching this photo:
My search Ancestry for Annie Bailey, with spouses Nutting and Badger, yielded Annie Mae Bailey, born on 29 Sep 1881 in Cambridge, Somerset County, Maine, and died in 1965. On 22 Oct 1901, she married Daniel L Nutting (1870-1930) and Manley William Badger (1877-1957) on 9 May 1935.
She looks quite young, probably 18-25, so I date the photo about the turn of the century before she married Mr. Nutting.
Family Search has profile KJ2Q-XNH for Annie May Bailey (28 Sep 1880-1965), who married Daniel L Nutting (1870-1930). It does not mention Manley Badger, but I’m confident this is the same person. I uploaded this photo of her to her FamilySearch profile.
I added this photo to my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree at Ancestry. The original of this photo was returned to RL.
Frank Briggs, circa 1880?
Probably Frank Briggs of Anson, circa 1880?
This cabinet card also came from a friend who asked if I could determine who this is.
The photographer was Dole of Bangor, Maine.
Handwritten on the back is “Frank Briggs (I think)”.
A note on a separate paper reads, “[this person] may be from the Dexter or Cambridge, Maine, area.
What I learned while researching this photo:
The Bangor City Directories list Augustus K Dole as a photographer from 1864 to 1893. Augustus died in 1894.
There is a Frank L Briggs who lived in Ripley, Maine, during the 1880 census. Ripley is about 7 miles from Cambridge and about 5 miles from Dexter. Frank L. Brigs was only 12 years old in 1880, so it is unlikely this photo is of him.
There was a Frank W Brigs who lived in Pittsfield, Maine, during the 1900 census. Pittsfield is about 20 miles from Cambridge. 21 miles south of Dexter, and 65 miles from Bangor. Frank W’s age was not recorded in the census. The 1880 US Census suggests that Frank W. Briggs, who was then living in Freeman, Franklin County, Maine, was 46 years old.
There is a Frank Briggs who lived in Anson, Maine, during the 1880 and 1900 censuses. Anson is about 29 miles from Cambridge, 38 miles from Dexter, and 40 miles to Bangor. He was born in 1851, making him about 29 years old in 1880, when the photo was probably taken.
This is probably a photo of Frank Briggs of Anson taken about 1880. However, I cannot be 100% certain, so I uploaded this photo to Dead Fred. The original of this photo was returned to RL.
Harriet (Reed) Shaw, circa 1915.
The photographer is Holmes, Bath, ME.
Handwritten on the back is “Harriett (Reed) Shaw, 164 Oak Steet, Bath, ME.”
What I learned while researching this photo:
Harriet (Reed) Shaw, circa 1915.
The 1902 and 1914 Bath City directories list the Holmes studio in Bath, Maine. Massachusetts Marriage Records indicate Lucius lived in Abington, MA when he married Carrie Brackett. The Studio does not appear in the 1919 Bath directory. The 1920 Census indicates he had moved to New Britain, CT, before that. So, the photo had to have been taken between 1902 and 1919.
The 1910 US Census enumerated Harriet R Shaw, the wife of John Shaw, living at 164 Oak Street, Bath, ME. Harriet was 35 years old.
Ancestry Trees indicate Harriet was born on 13 Aug 1874 in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. She married John O Shaw (1874-1953) on 2 Oct 1898. She died in Bath on 5 May 1966 and is buried at Oak Grove Cemetery.
I am sure this is a photo of Harriet (Reed) Shaw taken about 1910 in Bath, Maine.
The photographer’s studio is, “Pillsbury Studio, Rockland.
Leroy Franklin Radley, 1914 (age 1).
Handwritten on the back is “Leroy Franklin Radley, Rockland, ME – Christmas 1914.”
I looked briefly at Leroy’s photo in 2020 and was unsuccessful in finding a clear family link. I believed he was Leroy Franklin Radley, born 16 Oct 1913 in Rockland, Knox County, to Franklin L. and Agnes Radley. However, I could not find Leroy in Family Search or an Ancestry Tree. However, I have now found him in Family Search as profile GKRP-8KZ. I posted his picture there and added his photo to my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree at Ancestry.
I could not fully identify the individual, so I uploaded this photo of FNAME to Dead Fred. I have not identified the individual in this photo sufficiently to upload to either my family tree or Dead Fred, so I only include the individual’s photo here and to my Flickr Photostream.
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.”
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“Donna in the News” reports newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and Donna Darling). I am always excited when I find a new venue for my grandmother’s exciting show business career of the 1910s and 1920s.
This week, from the Hudson Observer (Jersey City, NJ), dated September 3rd, 1921, I learned that Donna played at the Lincoln Theatre.
Donna wasn’t a headliner for this show; she was third on the bill. The ad failed to spell her name right, spelling it Dona Montrim.
“Donna in the News” reports my newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and Donna Darling). I am always excited when I find a new venue for my grandmother’s exciting show business career of the 1910s and 1920s.
This week, I learned from the Daily Breeze (Taylorsville, Illinois) newspaper dated 2 September 1926 that The Donna Darling Revue played at the Capital Theatre on 3 and 4 September 1926.
Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 030 Isabel Dyer Skillin Album By Don Taylor
This week, for Photo Friday, I identified the people in the last four photos from the Linwood Dyer Collection, Isabel Dyer Skillin Album. This album includes pictures of 1899 South Portland, Maine, High School students. I like analyzing the images and trying to reunite the photos with family members who may have never seen the picture.
Alice Chapman, 1899.
Alice Chapman, 1899.
This photo included a slip of paper with the name “Alice Chapman” written on it.
Also included was a newspaper article indicating that she was the daughter of E. K. Chapman of Boston, who married Franklin H. Wentworth of Boston on Nov. 6 (year not included with clipping).
What I learned while researching this photo:
Family Search has profile L457-99T for Alice Chapman, who was born on 6 January 1881 in Portland, Maine, to Edward Kirk and Ann Louisa (Gould) Chapman. She married Franklin Harcourt Wentworth on 6 November 1912.
I added this photo to her Family Search profile and my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree at Ancestry.
Michael Hines, 1899.
Michael Hines, South Portland, 1899.
This photo included a slip of paper with the name “Michael Hines” written on it.
What I learned while researching this photo:
The 1900 US Census enumerated Michael J Hynes, the 20-year-old son of Michael & Mary Hynes.
Maine, US Birth Records, 1715-1922, recorded Michael Hines, born on 8 August 1879 in Cape Elizabeth to Michael and Mary Hines.
I added this photo to his FamilySearch profile and to my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree at Ancestry.
Philip Scamman, 1899.
Philip Scamman, South Portland, Maine, 1899.
This photo included a slip of paper with the name “Philip Scamman” written on it.
What I learned while researching this photo:
The 1900 US Census enumerated Phillip H Scammon, the 18-year-old son of Stephen and Ellen Scammon, living on Summer Street in South Portland.
FamilySearch has profile K4LY-CS4 for Philip Henry Scamman, son of Stephen and Ellen Shay (Dyer) Scamman. He was born on 30 April 1882 in Cape Elizabeth.
I added this photo to his FamilySearch profile and to my Linwood Dyer Collection family tree at Ancestry.
Henry M Kinney, South Portland, c. 1899.
This photo included a slip of paper with the name “Henry M Kinney ala Canfield” written on it.
If you know what the “Ala Canfield” might mean, let me know via the comments below.
Kenry M Kinney (South Portland ?) – circa 1899.
What I learned while researching this photo:
My search for Henry (or Harry) Kinney, born 1880-1884, or any event in South Portland in 1899-1901 failed to yield any results.
Likewise, my search for Henry (Harry) Kinney, born between 1880 and 1884, with events in South Portland and Cape Elizabeth, failed to yield any results.
Also, I failed to find anyone with the surname Canfield living in South Portland or Cape Elizabeth in 1900.
As I could not positively identify this individual, I uploaded this photo of Henry M Kinney to Dead Fred.
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, Family Search, or Dead Fred have higher quality than those linked here. Feel free to use these photos in your genealogical activities. Please cite “Photo Courtesy: Scarborough Historical Society.”
