Manning Deep Dive – Part  3

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Don Taylor

The Mannin/Manning Families in Carter County, Kentucky – 1870 Census 

One Name-One Place Study
Mannin(g)-Carter County, KY
Brown-Mannin(g) Line
Census Sunday
By Don Taylor

Photo of Don Taylor with cat Nasi.In Part 1 of this “ Manning Deep Dive” into my great-grandmother’s ancestors, I created a Kentucky Research Toolkit and verified what I think I know.

In Part 2 of my look at the Mannin(g)s of Carter County, I found five Mannin families of interest during the 1880 Census.

In Part 3, I’m looking at Mannin(g) families during the 1870 Census in Carter County, Kentucky.

1870 Census – Carter County – Mannin(g)

Carter County was created in 1838.

My third great-grandfather was enumerated as Enock Mannon rather than Enoch Mannin. So, I need to expand my research of the Mannin(g)s to include all of the alternate spellings – Mannan, Mannen, Mannin, Mannon, and Manning.

There were 6 Mannin families, which included 38 entries. They are as follows:

Family 1 – Precinct 4, Post Office: Grayson, Page 10 – Mannon – Lines 34-39

Mannon Family Age Relationship
Enock (Enoch) 48 Head
Manuroa (Minerva) 48 Known Wife
Meridith 19 Known Son
Mary 16 Known Daughter
Gazzeller (Gresella) 13 Known Daughter
Prudence 10 Known Daughter

Other Children:

    • Charlie died in 1850.
    • John William’s location in 1870 is unknown.
    • Isaac’s location in 1870 is unknown.
    • Nancy married Jessie Monroe Barnett in 1867.
    • Sarah Jane married Joseph Hatfield Bryant in 1869.

Enoch and Minerva are my 3rd great-grandparents—John William is my 2nd great-grandfather. 

Family 2 – Precinct 4, Post Office: Grayson, Page 11 – Tubil Mannan – Lines 1 to 9.

Mannan Family Age Relationship
Tubal 39 Head
Elizabeth 36 Known wife*
Mary 16 Inferred daughter
Martha 14 Inferred daughter
John 12 Known son
Vallandingham 8 Known son
James 6 Known son
Sarah 2 Known daughter

*  “Known” Relationships are based upon 1880 Census relationships.

Tubal was my 4th great uncle. He is the brother of Enoch Mannin.

Family 3 – Precinct 4, Post Office: Grayson, Page 14 – Martha Mannon – Lines 9-13

Mannon Family Age Relationship
Martha (née McGlothin) 33 Head
Artemisia (Artisma) 8 Apparent Daughter
Martin 7 Apparent Son
Lewis 4 Apparent Son
Rachel 2 Apparent Daughter

Martha’s husband, John, died on 20 June 1870. John is my 4th great uncle (brother of Enoch).

Family 4 – Precinct 4, Post Office: Grayson, Page 14 – James Mannon – Lines 14-19

Mannon Family Age Relationship
James 32 Head
Clarinda 28 Apparent wife
Rose 6 Apparent daughter
Elmus 4 Apparent son
Josephine 3 Apparent daughter
Lina 9/12 Apparent daughter

James Mannon (Mannin) is (probably) my half 1st cousin 5x removed. I believe his father is Tubal Mannin (b. 1800) and his grandmother Catherine Barnett (1782-1840). It appears that Catherine Barnett married two brothers, Meredith and John Bosel Mannin, Sr. (See follow-up below.)

Family 5 – Precinct 4, Post Office: Grayson, Page 14 – Meridith Mannon – Lines 20 to 24.

Mannon Family Age Relationship
Meridith 68 Head
Rhoda 14 Apparent granddaughter
Reuben 12 Apparent grandson
Elvina 10 Apparent granddaughter

This family entry is particularly confusing to me. I believe this is my 4th great-grandfather Meridith Mannin. Meridith’s wife, Rachel, died on 7 May 1870, so his being sans wife fits. The three children are the proper ages to be Meridith’s grandchildren.

Meredith & Rachel had 12 children. Their son, Rueben Calloway (1831-1859), died in 1870. In the 1870 Census, Precinct 3, Page 1, 67-year-old Meridith lives in the same household with Jane Richardson, her apparent husband, James, and three children, Rachel, James, and William. Also in the same family are 15-year-old Rubin and 13-year-old Evaline Tapp.

In Precinct 4, Page 14 is Meridith Mannin with 14-year-old Rhoda, 12-year-old Reubin, and ten-year-old Evaline. James and Sarah Richardson live next door with their three children, Rachel, James, & Willie. I have no doubt this is the same household enumerated twice – one with the surname Mannon and one with the surname Tapp for Meridith’s grandchildren, Rhoda, Reuben, and Evaline.

It isn’t clear to me who the mother of Reuben’s three children was. My records suggest Evaline Tapp was their mother. However, Reuben also (probably) had a wife named Sarah Shuts and may have had another wife, Louisa. See the follow-up below.

Family 6 – Precinct 4, Post Office: Grayson, Page 14 – James Mannon – Lines 14-19

Mannen Family Age Relationship
Thomas 43 Head
Rachel 31 Known wife*
Merideth 16
Sarah 13
John 11 Known son*
Samuel 9 Known son*
Mary 7 Known daughter*
Zackaria 5 Known son*

*  “Known” Relationships are based upon 1880 Census relationships.

Thomas is my 4th great uncle. He is the brother of Enoch Mannin.

Not found during the 1870 Census in Carter County.

During the 1880 Census, William C. and Martha E. Manning lived in Carter County. During the 1870 Census, they are found, with their son Alvin, in Callensville(?), Pendleton County, Kentucky, about 100 miles west of Grayson.

During the 1880 Census, Merideth A. Mannin was enumerated in Carter County. He would have been about 14 during the 1870 Census. I have not found him in any of the other Mannin families in Carter County.

My relationships with William C Mannin and Merideth A Mannin are unknown.

Further Research

    1. In Part 4, I’ll look at Mannan/Mannen/Mannin(g)s in the 1860 Census in Carter County, Kentucky.
    2. In Part 5, I’ll look at Mannan/Mannen/Mannin(g)s in the 1850 Census in Carter County
    3. It appears that Catherine Barnett married two brothers, Meredith and John Bosel Mannin, Sr. In Part 6, I research that connection closer.
    4. It appears that Reuben Calloway Mannin was married twice and had three children. Marriage information for him and Sarah Shuts, Evaline Tapp, and Louisa (LNU) isn’t clear. Also, the ages and surnames of the three children aren’t apparent either. Who is the mother of Reuben’s three children, Rhoda, Reuben, and Evaline? In Part 7, I’ll try to clarify these relationships and surnames.

 

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Donna 100 Years ago – Palace Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Don Taylor

September 4-9, 1922
By Don Taylor

Photo of Don Taylor with cat Nasi.“Donna 100 years ago” reviews my grandmother’s vaudeville life. Madonna Montran, aka “Donna Montran” & “Donna Darling,” had an exciting career during the 1920s. A definite headliner, she crisscrossed the country with her many shows.

The Cincinnati Enquirer · 3 Sep 1922 – Page 61.

Donna performed in the Keith Vaudeville Circuit. She had just finished a week in Louisville, Kentucky, and arrived in Cincinnati, Ohio, to play six days at the Palace Theater from the 4th to the 9th.

The Cincinnati Enquirer Friday, September 1st, 1922, issue, Page 5, in their “Cincinnati Theaters and Parks” feature, included three paragraphs about what would be showing at the Palace Theatre. The article included, “Donna Darling of musical comedy fame, assisted by Murray Walker and Jack Finney, in a Melange of song and dance, styled “As You Like It;” The Sunday paper also promoted the show with “Donna Darling in ‘As You Like It,’ a musical playlet in which the former musical comedy favorite is assisted with Murray Walker and Jack Finney.” There was also an ad on the same page that listed seven vaudeville shows and one photoplay starting Monday. The playbill included:

The Cincinnati Post 4 Sep 1922. Page 6?

    • Burke Morgan & DeForest Wooley
    • Burke, Larry & Clifford
    • Donna Darling
    • Naie & Rizzo
    • Harry Bussey
    • Nadje & Co.
    • Don Lanning
    • Photoplay: “The Top of New York” with May McAvoy

Donna always wanted to be the headliner, and sure enough, the Monday paper put her as the first show in subsequent advertisements. The Tuesday paper wrote that the show was “worthy of headline honors.”

One hundred years ago, Donna played in the vaudeville act “As You Like It” at the Palace Theater in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Palace Theater

Palace Theatre, 1924.

The Palace Theater opened on December 6th, 1919, as a B. F. Keith vaudeville house, across the street from the world-famous Cincinnatian Hotel. By the time Donna played there in 1922, the theatre was a mixed theater playing vaudeville and photoplays. An eight-piece orchestra, led by William Heege provided music during the silent films and as needed for the vaudeville shows. The theater converted to all movies in 1928. It was renamed the RKO Palace Theater. It was renamed TKO International 70 in 1964 and closed in 1976. It reopened as the International Music House in 1978. It closed again in 1982 when it was demolished.

Specifications for the Palace Theatre[i]

  • Seating Capacity: 2,619.
  • Stage Dimensions: 70’ wide x 60’ high and 35’ deep.

Today, the location includes the high-rise office, “Center at 600 Vine”[ii],[iii].

Endnotes

[i]  The Julius Cahn-Gus Hill Theatrical Guide and Moving Picture Directory, Volume XX (1921), Page 74 – Palace Theatre. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924063709764&view=1up&seq=118&q1=Cincinnati%20Palace

[ii] Cinema Treasures – International Music House – https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/1048

[iii] Google – https://www.google.com/search?q=16+Sixth+Street+E%2C+Cincinnati%2C+OH+45202

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Photo Friday – Walsh, Wark, Waterman, Watkins, & Watson

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Don Taylor

Ethel Wight Collection – Part 96

By Don Taylor

Photo of Don Taylor with cat Nasi.This week, for Photo Friday, I identified the people in four 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.

 James F Walsh, circa 1936 (age 6)

This negative envelope says, “Mrs. Philip Walsh, 24 Maplewood St. #809.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • James F Walsh, circa 1936 (age 6)

    The 1936 Portland City Directory lists Philip E and Dola I Walsh living at 24 Maplewood.

  • The 1940 US Census lists Philip E and Dola I Walsh living in Portland with their 10-year-old son James F Walsh.
  • The 1930 US Census lists zero-year-old James F Walsh living with his parents and grandparents, Francis B & Lillian E Gallant.

I have not found James Walsh, the son of Philip E and Dola I (Gallant) Walsh, in Ancestry trees or Family Search. However, I have found his parents on Ancestry. His mother, Dola I (Gallant) Walsh (1902-1972), is found in 5 public trees. She is also Family Search ID KCC1-84K, the daughter of Francis B and Lillian (Stubbs) Gallant. I uploaded James’ photo to Dead Fred.

Phyllis Wark, Nurse, circa 1935

The envelope this negative was in says, “Miss Phyllis Wark, ME Gen Hospital #740.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • Phyllis Wark, Nurse, circa 1935

    The 1937 Portland City Directory lists Phyllis Wark as a student nurse at 22 Arsonal (Maine General Hospital).

  • The 1940 US Census lists Phyllis Wark, a 23-year-old nurse at the Brooklyn Hospital Nurses’ Home in New York, Kings County, New York. She lived in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, in 1935 and was born in Maine.
  • The Portland (Maine) Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald, for 15 August 1948, in Section C, Page 2, the paper reports Phyllis Wark, RN, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. B. E. Wark of Caribou, married Harry E. Graves.

This photo is of Phyllis Wark, Nurse, circa 1935.

Ancestry has five public trees that refer to Phyllis Wark. Family Search does not appear to have a profile for Phyllis N Wark, daughter of Benjamin E and Louise _McDougall) Wark. So, I have uploaded her photo to Dead Fred.

Waterman family photos.

This negative envelope says, “Mrs. Waterman 1946.”

What I researched:

  • Probably Mrs. Waterman

    This photo set is unusual for this collection because Ethel Wight did not take the photos; instead, they were marked “Copy & Enlarge.” The photo set includes three people, a man about 30, a woman about 30, and a child about two to three years old.

  • The 1947 Portland City Directory lists ten women as “Mrs. Waterman.”
    • Victoria E, wife of Albert W. (of South Portland)
      • Victoria appears to be 48 years old.
      • There is an Albert W and his wife Ruth B living in South Portland. They have a son, age 15.
    • Barbara, wife of Alfred, 9 Salem
      • Barbara and Alfred are found in the 1950 census living in South Portland. Alfred is 27, Barbara 26, and their two sons are two and ?.

    • Probably Mr. Waterman

      Ella H, wife of Charles (retired) (of South Portland)

      • Charles and Ella Waterman appear living in Pinellas, Florida, during the 1950 Census. They are 72 and 70.
    • Leonora, wife of Donald H (of Gorham)
      • A Dolan H and Leonora L Waterman lived in Buxton during the 1950 Census. They had three daughters, Laverne, 19; Dorothy, 12; and Diana, 4.
    • Bella A, wife of Ellis E, 58 Deerfield Rd.
      • The 1950 Census indicates Bella was 67 years old.
    • Betty, wife of Fred W (Cape Elizabeth)
      • The 1950 Census lists Fred W and Bridget living in Cape Elizabeth. Fred is 57, and Bridget is 54. They have no children living with them.

    • Probably Baby Waterman

      Mayme, wife of Louis, 158 North

      • The 1950 Census indicates that Louis was 71 years old.
    • Esther L, wife of Maurice O, 63 Brentwood
      • The 1950 Census indicates Esther was 47 years old, and her sons were 20 and 18, too old to be the child in these photos,
    • May O, widow of Charles W, 367 Stevens ave.
      • The 1950 Census indicates May was 77 years old.
    • Lunetti, wife of Verdell E, (of Gorham)
      • Lunnette and Verdell appear to be 52 and 61 years old, living in Gorham during the 1950 Census.
    • None of these Waterman families appear to contain three people, a man about 30, a woman about 30, and a child about two to three years old in 1946 or slightly earlier.
    • It is possible that one of Mrs. Waterman ordered the photos of her son, daughter, and grandchild.

In any event, I cannot determine who the individuals in these photos are. As such, I am posting them here and on my Flickr Photostream.

Probably Mr. Waterman, Mrs. Waterman, and a Waterman child.

Fred Watkins.

This negative envelope says, “Mr. Fred Watkins, 827 Stevens Ave #464.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • Fred Watkins

    The 1935 Portland City Directory lists Fred O Watkins as a traveling salesman residing at 827 Stevens, Ave.

  • The 1940 US Census lists Fred O Watkins, a 50-year-old widower residing at 278 Woodfords in Portland. He was born in New Hampshire.
  • Ancestry Family Trees suggest this is Fred Oliver Watkins, born in Milford, New Hampshire. His wife, Ida (Gaffron), died in 1934. He was the son of Eli and Sarah (Barrett) Watkins.

I believe this photo is of Fred Watkins. The negative was damaged, and the image has cropped.

Ancestry has nine public trees that refer to Fred O Watkins. Family Search has profile G3DM-74Z for Fred Oliver Watkins. I have uploaded a photo of him to his Family Search Memories. 

Richard George Watson, circa 1936 (age 2½)

This negative envelope says, “Miss Helen Watson, 3 Danforth St. #1143.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • Richard George Watson, circa 1936 (age 2½)

    The 1930 US Census lists George H and Hanna Watson living at 5 Danforth St, with their 12-year-old daughter, Helen.

  • Maine Birth Records indicate that Helen Watson, daughter of George and Hannah Watson, was born on 3 October 1917 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine.
  • Maine Marriages indicate that Helen married John Stephen Lacey on 1 June 1939.
  • The 1940 Census indicates that Helen and John had one child in their household, John S. Lacey, Jr., who was three months old.
  • This photo was taken about 1936 before the Ethel Wight Studio in Portland closed. In 1936, Helen’s brother, Richard, was married to Helen Cunniff Watson. They had two boys, Richard George, born on 25 December 1933, and Donald Thomas, born on 10 May 1935. The child in the photo appears to be too old to be Donald, so I believe this to be Richard, age 2½ or so.

I believe this to be Richard George Watson, circa 1936. I also think that Ethel either mislabeled the photo envelope with “Miss Helen Watson” instead of Mrs. Helen Watson or that Helen’s sister-in-law, also Helen Watson, took the child to the photo studio for the photo shoot.

Ancestry has eight public trees that refer to Richard G Watson, son of Richard Henry and Helen T (Cunniff) Watson. Family Search has profile LTQP-7PD for Richard George Watson (1933-1985). I have uploaded the photo of Richard to his Family Search Memories.

Confirmed to be Richard G Watson by an immediate family member.

Conclusion

  • I fully identified four of the seven individuals. Three appear in Ancestry trees, and one has parents in Ancestry trees.
  • Two of the individuals have Family Search profiles. I uploaded their photos to their Family Search Memories. Two individuals did not have Family Search profiles, so I uploaded those photos to Dead Fred.
  • Finally, I failed to identify three of the individuals (the Waterman group). I uploaded those images to my Flickr Photostream.

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.

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Donna Darling – Strand Theatre, Dayton, Ohio – 28-30 Aug 1922.

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Don Taylor

Donna 100 Years Ago
“As You Like It”
By Don Taylor

Photo of Don Taylor with cat Nasi.“Donna 100 years ago” reviews my grandmother’s vaudeville life. Madonna Montran, aka “Donna Montran” & “Donna Darling,” had an exciting career during the 1920s. A definite headliner, she crisscrossed the country with her many shows.

Donna took a break from June 7th until about July 10th, 1922, to have her tonsils removed and take a vacation. I suspect it took a couple of months for her throat to heal because I haven’t found any venues from then until this show at B. F. Keith’s Strand Theatre in Dayton, Ohio.

She arrived in Dayton to play three days at the Strand Theatre from August 28th to the 30th, 1922.

Preshow Advertising

An article in the Dayton Herald, on August 26th, 1922, Page 5, foretold her show arrival;

MINSTRELSY NUMBER HEADS FIRST KEITH BILL ON VODEVILLE

Russell’s Minstrels Open Monday; Jean Sothern Coming Thursday.

Russell’s Minstrels scheduled as headline attraction for the first half of the week at the Keith -Strand carries patrons back to the days when minstrelsy was “the thing” and the offering with its spicy, speedy, jazzing feast of syncopation will bring much applause and much cheer to the heart.

Donna Darling the musical comedy favorite assisted by Murray Walker and Jack Finney in “As You Like It” will star in this little “cocktail” in which the ingredients and tasty and completely satisfying. Miss Darling and her clever co-workers are all excellent songsters.

The following day, the Dayton Daily News, August 27th, 1922, on Page 17, wrote:

Donna Darling, the musical comedy favorite, whose voice is as charming as her personality and her adaptability equivalent to the most favored star, will be assisted by Murray Walker and Jack Finney and the trio will present melody of that is of particular interest and influence….

Ad – The Dayton Herald – 29 August 1922.

On the 29th, the day after the show began, the Dayton Herald reported (on page 12):

Donna Darling and Murray Walker present a little skit replete with song and dance which has many brief moments of excellence. Especially noteworthy in this act is the singing of Miss Darling and the dancing of Walker.

And finally, on the 30th, the last day of the show, the Dayton Daily News reported;

“Donna Darling, who is blonde and beautiful, has a great deal of talent. She is assisted in her act by Murray Walker, another excellent dancer.”

B. F. Keith’s Strand Theatre

Dayton’s RKO Strand Theatre – Photo Courtesy Gary Smith via Cinema Treasures.org

The Theatre opened in 1904 as the National Theatre. It became the Lyceum Theatre in 1913 and changed its name to the B. F. Keith Theatre the following year. A fire damaged the Theatre in 1916, and it reopened as the Strand Theatre later in 1916 and showed movies only.[i] Sometime between then and 1922, the Theatre began showing Vaudeville shows again. It was destroyed by fire in 1943 and never rebuilt. Today, the Convention Center sits on the site.

The 1921 Julius Chan—Gus Hill Theatrical Guide and Moving Picture Directory lists B. F. Keith’s as a 1,841-seat capacity theatre that plays both Vaudeville and Pictures, managed by James L. Weed. As you might guess, it is part of the Keith’s Theatre Circuit.

Today the site appears to be a street underpass under the railroad tracks near the Dayton Convention Center.

Endnotes

[i] Internet: Cinema Treasures dot org – “RKO Strand Theatre” 214 Maine Street, Dayton, Ohio. https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/33385

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Photo Friday – Vye, Wakefield, Wallace, & Walsh

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Don Taylor

Ethel Wight Collection – Part 95

By Don Taylor

Photo of Don Taylor with cat Nasi.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.

 Marion Vye, Student Nurse, circa 1935

The envelope this negative was in says, “Miss Marion Vye, State St. Hospital #859.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • The 1936 & 1937 Portland City Directories list Marion Vye as a student nurse at 62 State (State Street Hospital).
  • In 1930, a Marion Helen Vye entered the United States. She was born in Lower Newcastle, NB, and was 17 years old. Her mother was Annie E.
  • Marion Helen Vye married Bruno Karl Goetz on 12 April 1939 and lived in New York during the 1940 Census.

Alternate Individuals:

  • There is a Marion L Vye, born 30 Jul 1923 in Auburn, Maine. She would have been 12 years old when this photo was taken. She is too young to be the person in this photo.
  • There is a Marion Corrine Vye, burn 22 May 1899, in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She would have been 36 years old when this photo was taken. She is too old to be the person in this photo.

I’m confident this is Marion Helen Vye, born 9 September 1913, about 1935 when she was 22.

Ancestry has six public trees that refer to Marion Helen Vye. Family Search has profile KDSD-689 for Marion. I have uploaded a photo of her to her Family Search Memories. 

Lucille Wakefield, of  Mattawa, Ontario, Canada & an unknown nephew of Lucille Wakefield.

Image of negative envelope of Mrs Lucille Wakefield

This negative envelope says, “Mrs. Lucille Wakefield, Mattawa, Ont. Canada & Nephew #492.”

Mattawa is in the Nipissing District of Ontario.

Lucille Wakefield

What I tried:

  • I reviewed the 1921 Canadian Census and failed to find any Wakefields living in Mattawa, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada.
  • My review of several other databases also failed to find any Wakefields living in Nipissing or near Mattawa.

A Lucy Wakefield lived in Brantford, Ontario (about 300 miles south of Mattawa). She was 46 in 1921, so she would be about 60 in 1935 when this photo was taken. I believe the woman in this photo is younger than that, and the location is quite distant, so I don’t believe this is that Lucille Wakefield.

I failed to identify Lucille, so I couldn’t determine who her nephew might be. I uploaded the photo of Lucille to Dead Fred. The image of the nephew is only uploaded here.

Olive & Roy Wakefield, circa 1934. (Olive née Libby)

This negative envelope says, Mr. Roy Wakefield, 51 Woodlawn Ave #197.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • The 1934 Portland city directory lists Roy and Olive Wakefield living at 51 Woodlawn.
  • The 1935 Portland City Directory lists Roy and Olive living at 395 Cumberland.
  • The 1940 US Census indicates that Roy L and Olive M Wakefield live at 41 Anderson Street, Portland. With them are two sons, 4-year-old Stanley and 2-year-old Robert. Roy is 40 and Olive is 37. Suggesting that they would be 34 and 31 respectively when this photo was taken about 1934.
  • The two people in this photo appear to be in their 30s.
  • This photo appears to be of Roy Linwood and Olive Mildred (Libby) Wakefield about 1934 after their marriage (in 1933).

Roy L Wakefield appears in 38 Ancestry public trees. Olive Mildred Libby appears in 15 public Ancestry trees. Roy is ID L8S1-74Y, and Olive is ID LDMY-7L5 on FamilySearch. I have uploaded a photo of them to both their Family Search Memories.

Nancy Wallace, circa 1936, age 1.

This negative envelope says, “Mr. H. R. Wallace, 945 Forest Ave #1035.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • The 1935 Portland City Directory lists Herbert R & Lena M, Wallace living at 945 Forest Ave.
  • The 1940 US Census lists Joseph Laporte living in Sanford, York County. His daughter Lena Wallace, granddaughter Nancy, and son-in-law Herbert live with him. Nancy is five years old. The Census also reports that the Wallace’s lived in Portland during 1935.
  • Based upon the photo ID number (#1035), it was likely taken about 1936, when Nancy was 1 to 2 years old.

I am sure this photo is of Nancy M Wallace, born 23 November 1934 to Herbert R and Lena (Laporte) Wallace.

Ancestry has three public trees that refer to Nancy M Wallace.  Family Search has profile LBGR-RNG for Nancy Post [sic], the daughter of Herbert Ross & Lena (Laporte) Wallace. I have uploaded two photos of her to her Family Search Memories.

Mary Catherine Walsh, circa 1934.

This negative envelope says, “Miss Mary Walsh, 26 Adam St. #212 – DSCN4230P.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • The 1934 Portland City Directory lists Mary C Walsh living at 26 Adams.
  • 1935, 1936, and 1937 Portland City Directories list Mary C Walsh as a clerk at 544 Congress and residing at 14 Mayo. There do not appear to be any other Walsh’s at 14 Mayo.
  • Mary C Walsh is not listed in the 1938 Portland City Directory.
  • Mary Catherine Walsh was born on 25 August 1911 in Portland, Maine. She married Joseph Caputo on 14 February 1938. Mary Catherine was the daughter of Martin & Delia (Duffy) Walsh.
  • Mary W Caputo, the 27-year-old wife of Joseph Caputo, appears in the 1940 US Census, living in Stamford, Connecticut. She had lived in Portland, Maine, in 1935. She was a clerk at a drug store.
  • The 1920 Census shows Mary living with her parents, Martin & Delia, at 42 Chestnut, in Portland (Ward 4), Maine. Martin and Delia were 40, and both were born in Ireland.
  • The 1930 Census shows Mary living with her siblings at 26 Anderson Street in Portland.

I am sure this photo is of Mary Catherine Walsh, daughter of Martin & Delia (Duffy) Walsh, about 1934 when she lived on Adams Street.

I have not found Mary Catherine Walsh in Ancestry trees. However, I did find her father, Martin Walsh (father of Mary), in two public trees. I have not found Mary on Family Search, so I uploaded her photo to Dead Fred.

Conclusion

  • I identified five of the seven Four of them have Family Search profiles, so I uploaded their images to their Family Search Memories
  • I identified one individual that did not have a Family Search profile but did appear in Ancestry trees, so I posted her image to Dead Fred.
  • I failed to identify two of the individuals. I have one name, so I uploaded her image to Dead Fred. The other individual is completely unknown; his image only exists here. I have a second image of him available if you contact me directly.

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.

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