Photo Number 420

Today we will begin an adventure.  I purchased an old photo album from Jerome’s  Antique Shop in Perham, Minnesota last spring. It is a beautiful old album..It had room for 32 photos inside..sadly it only had 19, but there were 23 other photos tucked in here and there.

The front cover is made of wood, the pages have gold on the edges.  The metal bamboo frame on the front has a velvet background.

The clasp is beautifully ornate.

Inside the front cover is a tab..shall I lift it up?

A leaf..I wonder how long it has been in here..I wonder what the occasion was..it looks like an Elm leaf to me.

Nettie Parks is the name on the page across from the first page. I know it looks like Nettie Parls here..but the back page has the name Nettie Parks written clearly.

Update:  Nettie L. Crandal married a Wesley Park on 13 Feb 1896.

Page 1: Nate Parmley ( edited Mate Parmley).. Macedonia…Uphill south 2nd house from Grandpa Crandalls farm that Marcus Johnson owned.
Pages 2 through 7 are blank.

Page 8:  Louie Wheeler
Amanda Saphronia McComb was born in Scio, New York on April 27, 1842. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. John McComb (Nettie L.'s maternal grandparents). On March 3, 1865 she married Augarca DeForest Wheeler and they became parents of seven children, William A., Emma, Minnie, Nettie, Annie, Louis A. and Grace L.. 

Louis A. Wheeler was a relative. :)

Mrs. Wheeler was primarily a housewife and mother. She purchased the business of making hairpieces, or switches as they were called from a lady who was retiring. She continued making switches and hair pieces for ladies in Red Oak and surrounding territory, in her home, until her death May 8, 1924. Amanda was the only one in this business at the time and the quality of her workmanship was well known. If at all possible, every lady brought her hair-combings to be made into a switch or hair piece. These were an important part of a ladies appearance.
Page 9 is blank.

Page 10: Summits wife can’t remember name.
Page 11: Gilbert Summit.
Update From Iggy: Gilbert Summit (born Oct 1859 in Illinois)'s wife's name was Lueanna or Lu Emma nee Hancock (born Mar 1873). They were married on 27 May 1891 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa.


Pages 12 through 15 are blank.



Page 16: Nettie L. Crandall on one side of the photo sleeve Mabel Lewis on the other side.


Page 17: The first photo..finally..Aunt Gertie + Willie Smith
Groom's Name: Wm. Jno. Smith
Groom's Birth Date: 1866
Groom's Age: 23
Bride's Name: Gertie C. Crandall
Bride's Birth Date: 1869
Bride's Birthplace: Elliott, Ia
Bride's Age: 20
Marriage Date: 06 Jun 1889
Marriage Place: Montgomery, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: Nicholas Smith
Groom's Mother's Name: Lizzie Irish
Bride's Father's Name: Wm. Henry Crandall
Bride's Mother's Name: Issabel Maria Mc Comb 


Then she was either widowed or divorced and remarried. 


Groom's Name: John M. Perdue
Groom's Birth Date: 1860
Groom's Birthplace: Abbington, Knox, Ia
Groom's Age: 33
Bride's Name: Gertie Chase Crandall Smith <-------------
Bride's Birth Date: 1869
Bride's Birthplace: Elliott, Montgomery, Iowa
Bride's Age: 24
Marriage Date: 26 Feb 1893 <---------------------- just four years later
Marriage Place: Lincoln Twp, Montgomery, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: James Riley Perdue
Groom's Mother's Name: Rebecca Embrey
Bride's Father's Name: William H. Crandall
Bride's Mother's Name: Isabelle M. Mc Comb



A cabinet card with rounded corners.  The photographer was Langdon of Lancaster, Wis.  I will date this photo about 1889 Gertie wears her hair in a bun with no fringes…her collar is high and her dress is simply adorned with only one piece of jewelry at the neck.. it appears to be a pin with a chain.  Little Willies collar is pretty cute..it is some kind of lace.

Thanks for stopping by..I hope you will continue on this adventure.  It will only be interrupted for Full Circle posts..there are six of them pending:) 

Update From Iggy: I found a Nettie Parks, Louis Wheeler and Gilbert Summit all living in the Macedonia, Pottawattamie County, Iowa area around 1900. Macedonia is just east of Council Bluffs, IA.

Wm Henry Crandal married Isabelle Marian McComb in 1868. He is listed with wife, and daughters Gertie C. (1869-1870) and Nettie L. (1871) in the 1880 US census living in Grove, Pottawattamie, Iowa.  Is the Gertie pictured above Netties sister?  YES this is Netties sister!! 


What we know about Nettie Crandall Parks ..the lady to whom this album belonged.

United States Census, 1910 for Nettie Parks
Birthplace: Iowa
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Macedonia, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
 Household Gender Age
Wesley Parks  M 39y
Nettie Parks  F 39y
Child  Mabel Parks  F 13y (1897)
Child  Glenn Parks  M 11y
Child  Gladys Parks  F 9y
Child  Lyle Parks  M 7y
Child  Neal Parks  M 5y
Child  Thurston Parks  M 3y
Child  Wylma Parks  F y 3m

United States Census, 1920 for Nettie L Park
Residence: , Pottawattamie, Iowa
Estimated Birth Year: 1872
Age: 48
Birthplace: Iowa
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
 Household Gender Age
Wesley John Park  M 49y
Nettie L Park  F 48y
Child  Glenn A Park  M 20y
Child  Gladys M Park  F 18y
Child  Lyle Park  M 16y
Child  Neil F Park  M 15y
Child  Thurston J Park  M 13y
Child  Wilma B Park  F 8y (1912)
Child  Theo A Park  F 6y
Child  Pauline P Park  F 4y
Parent  William H Crandall  M 80y


Nettie's middle name is Leal.  The obituary for her is dated Friday 18-June-1943 (Nonpareil News, page 7) and says she died at the age of 72 in her home, in Council Bluffs.   She was buried in Macedonia Cemetery.

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 Here is the obit for Netties Husband:

John Wesley Parks. 86. 136 Glen Ave. died Saturday July 27, 1957 at a local hospital after an illness of several years. 

Mr. Parks was a retired carpenter.  He had been a resident of Council Bluffs 40 years.

Suvivors include: five daughters, Mrs. Mabel V. Johnson of Sidney, Mrs. Gladys M. McMullen of Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Wilma B. Hudgens of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Theo A. Young, of Omaha, Mrs. Pauline P. Wolf of Council Bluffs; four sons, Glen A Parks of Sidney, Lyle M. of Council Bluffs, Thurston J of Sidney, Neil F. of Maderia, Calif,; brother Thomas Parks of Glenwood; ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

  Burial will be held at Macedonia Cemetery.

  

Photo Number 419

Seven women..all young..all wearing different dresses.  The black choker collar or necklace was popular in the 1880’s. Perhaps they were all friends.  There are hats and gloves and that is an umbrella in front of the gal in the white dress. There is one of those funny looking straw mats or animal hides on the floor.

This is quite a large photo..it measures 7 inches by 8 inches. I got it at the Antique Shop in Park Rapids..This is one of the first old photos that I thought..maybe I should just keep it and frame it. There is something about it that appeals to me, I cannot quite put my finger on what it is..perhaps it is the imperfect background behind so many women who are posing just so.

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Photo Number 418

On to a few interesting photos from the Antique Shop in Park Rapids that is owned by Linda.  I have known her forever.. she and I went to school together beginning in the first grade…a long time ago.  

This is an unmarked photo..obviously a team of some sort.   I figured I was curious enough to spend 50 cents for it. These men all have quilted shorts on..were they wrestlers?  I don’t know..any ideas are welcome! There is some kind of huge backdrop behind them.  The photo will enlarge if you click on it.

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Photo Number 417

This is an unknown couple from the shop in Dorset, Minnesota.  They have a “deer stuck in the headlights look” .  This photo is not marked in any way.

It is a cabinet card…probably from around 1890. There seems to be some kind of elaborate velvet piece that adorns the top of this dress.  I am not quite sure what you would call it other than a fancy trim..it is not really a collar. Perhaps someone reading has an idea!

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Photo Number 416

A small child standing in a wicker chair.  The photographer was J C Peterson from Hutchinson, Minn. He was in business there from 1894 to 1895.  This is another photo from the Antique Shop in Dorset, MN.  This small child has her hair parted in the middle..which is usual for little girls from this time period.   The photo is a little blurry..she must have moved while the photo was being taken. 

Iola Robbins  Isabell Robins oldest girl

So is that Robbins or Robins..one b or two?

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Update from Abra!

Iola Robbins is the daughter of Isabelle Barley and Judson Robbins. She is 9 months old in the 1900 census (so apparently JC Peterson was in business longer than 1894-95 or someone was using his folders...I'll assume he was in business). Judson and Isabelle were married Nov 10th, 1897.

The family is living with his parents(William & Elsie) and his siblings, Clark, Myrth, Hattie, & Nettie, as well as a boarder, Henry J. Hutchinson.


Update from Iggy! 
Apparently, this charming little girl's correct name is Ilo Vivian Robbins.

Claude Lester Evans married Ilo Vivian Robbins on 27 Dec 1919 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Ilo was born on 23 Aug 1899 in Hutchinson, McLeod, Minnesota. She died on 26 Jun 2005. Claude died on 13 Mar 1978. They had four children in Saskatchewan, Canada, all of which are now deceased.


Abra has left a message for a tree holder on Ancestry..we will see what happens:)

Photo Number 415

This is a cabinet card, from the antique shop in Dorset, Minnesota.  The Photographer was Petefish in Scott City, Kans.
I will assume that this is Emma Norell.
                                                           Emma Norell    Mothers sister
I had some time on my hands..so I tried to locate some info on the Photographer without any luck. Then I did a search for Emma Norell.  I found her obituary.

Emma Cecelia NORELL, daughter of Peter and Christina ERIKSON NORELL, was born near Millville, Minn., March 2, 1878. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith in infancy.

She lived with her parents near Millville until 1881 when the family moved to Springfield [Dakota Territory], where they lived four years. In 1885 the family moved to Arapahoe, Nebr., remaining there only two years. In 1887 they moved to Gove County, Kansas. They made their home 17 miles north and one-half mile east of Healy.

Here Miss NORELL spent 56 years of her life. During this time she cared for her mother until she passed away in 1920. After the death of her mother for 22 years she cared for her eldest brother, Erik until he died in 1942.

Miss NORELL left the home place in 1943 and spent three years in Quinter [government used land for World War II aerial target practice range]. In 1946 she decided to come to Scott City. Since that time she made her home at 702 Glenn Street.

About a year ago her health began to decline. On July 12, 1954 she entered Good Shepherd rest home in Scott City, where she remained until the day of her death. She died Wednesday of last week, on her 77th birthday [March 2, 1955].

She leaves to mourn her departure one sister, Mrs. Christine JOHNSON of Gove and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

[Note: Emma NORELL was the last person buried in the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery in 1955.]


There was an email address of a relative..I sent a message..I will wait a few days..before I send off a snail mail inquiry.

Usually the quest for information is much harder than this..what are the chances that she remained unmarried..and in Kansas where she lived most of her life.

From the info in her Obituary..I will date her photograph sometime between 1887 and 1907..she would have been 19 to 29 years old.  The formal background is not carried through into the photo with the twig/log bench and the animal fur or grassy mat on the floor.
 
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Update:
Here is an excerpt from Emma's Mothers Obit..it includes all the names of her (Christinas) children.


To this union were born four boys and four girls, the husband and two sons [Olof John and Sven Arnold] having preceded the mother to their resting place. Three daughters - Mrs. P.A. [Christina] JOHNSON, Mrs. P.J. [Magdalena] PETERSON, and Miss Emma NORELL - and one son Eric, besides grandchildren and friends, were present at the funeral services. One daughter, Mrs. [Aaron][Anna] PETERSON, lives at Stockholm, Wisc. One son, Peter, in Barton County, Kan.


So Emma had three sisters..Christina, Magdalena and Anna.


Update : Jan 05, 2011
Iggy located a blog that featured an obituary of a relative..and from that was able to make contact with one of Emmas Great nieces in Kansas..The photo will be on it's way home in the morning to Darlene:) 


This photo went Full Circle 20 on February 03, 2011

Photo Number 414

This is an unknown photo..unmarked. It is from the Dorset Antique Shop.


I think this is just swell of you how many do you want?  I don’t like the one of Vie as well as I do of you + she that she knew just how.  Let me know how many of each you want.
What is she holding..perhaps roses cut with long stems?  I wonder what the occasion was and I wonder what Vie knew just how to do?  This photo might be from around 1915.
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Update:  I think we all agree long stemmed roses.. and Cheryl adds this :
"she thot she knew just how" - my interpretation is that this turned out much better than know it all Vie's photo!
I have to agree Cheryl..Thanks!