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Samuel Durant on THE PRIMITIVE EXPOUNDER, 1880
HISTORY OF INGHAM AND EATON COUNTIES MICHIGAN WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THEIR PROMINENT MEN AND PIONEERS By SAMUEL DURANT Philadelphia D. W. Ensign & Co. 1880 THE PRIMITIVE EXPOUNDER. This paper was originally established at Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1844, by Billings & Thornton. It was a small quarto in form, with two…
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Eli W. McKinney b. 1877 in Iowa
Courtesy of Larry McCombs Tried photoshopping Eli W. McKenney (Eli Wilson McKenney, sometimes spelled Eli W. McKinney), son of George Washington McKenney Sr. and an unknown woman, was born 1877 in Iowa. Half-brother of our George Washington McKenney Jr., he was career military and in the Philippine War of Independence/American-Philippines War. George W. McKenney’s first…
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Carrie Isabel McKenney with her niece, Jennie Belle Tripp, 1910
This 1910 photo shows Carrie Isabel McKenney, daughter of George Washington McKenney Jr. and Belle M. Sparks, with her niece Jennie Belle Tripp, born October 6, 1909. Jennie was a daughter of Mabel Clair McKenney, Carrie’s sister, and Franklin B. Tripp. Francis Partch once wrote me of a postcard she had mentioning Jennie: I am…
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Lena Elizabeth Minor Cherry
The photo is of Lena Elizabeth Minor, who married R. Graham Cherry on August 1 1935. I’m assuming that her husband is the man sitting beside her on what looks like a pleasant summer evening. Lena was born August 1 1916 in Liberal, Missouri, the daughter of Cora Vera Noyes and John J. Minor. Cora…
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The Parting of Ways of “The Primitive Expounder” and the Alphadelphia Association
“The Primitive Expounder”, a Universalist paper “Devoted to the Theoretical and Practical Religion, Expounded in its Primitive Purity, Excellence, and Loveliness”, was published out of Alphadelphia for a period of time by R. Thornton and J. Billings, then R. Thornton and J. H. Sanford, with corresponding editors, A. H. Curtis, C. P. West, W. W.…
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“Alphadelphia Association” in the JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, 1844
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN 1844 * * * * * Wednesday, January 24, 1844 Pg. 107 PETITIONS By Mr. H. N. Walker, the claim of J. J. Butler, for seal furnished for the supreme court. Referred to the committee on claims. By Mr. Delamatter, of C. W. Vining…
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Dorothy Noyes McKenney and Pansy Noyes Bryant in Park
Candid shot, Dorothy Nadeen second from left and Pansy on the far right, daughters of Ray Noyes and Bettie Brewer Noyes. The other two women are unidentified. Spring or summer, all are in short sleeved, lightweight, print dresses, Pansy with a scarf about her head resting against a bench. Wind is blowing fiercely and perhaps…
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City Park at Liberal, Missouri
Ever so lightly colored in to make the scene a little more readable Added a very light touch of color to this old image of the city park at Liberal, Missouri to make it easier to see the environment. One can see on the map this photo showing the band stand was likely taken from…
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Atkinsons Railroad Gallery Photo
Tried photoshopping a little to bring out the woman’s face, but didn’t do much good Original courtesy of Nancy Benton. UPDATE: I believe this is thought that it could possibly be Emma Viola Noyes, sister of our ancestor, Ray Noyes. I believe Nancy Benton suggested this. If not, I wonder if it could be Cora…
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Missouri Pacific Depot at Liberal
Photoshopped. Not sure it did anything for the image. Found this image a while back on the late Barbara Irwin’s page on Liberal, Missouri (no longer maintained). A nice photo that shows people milling about the depot, which one doesn’t often see in these small town depot shots. Would this be the depot located directly…