BT Trainer
Baxter Lowe and his co-pilot Genevieve Richards are about to take off in a plane. On the back of the picture is written “BT Trainer.” They owned the plane and kept it at Clover City Airport. After a little research, I think this plane is a BT-14 Trainer.
1920’s Biker Chick
Here we have a woman out riding around on a motor bike. I am not sure when this picture was taken. Although if I was to guess it was captured in the mid to late 1920’s. The place is around Portland, Oregon.
Bowen Wedding Portrait
Here we have a young couple on their wedding day. William Booker Bowen (called Booker by friends and family) married Ada Evaline Smith in the winter of 1899. They were married for 30 years before Ada passed away at the age of 50 in 1929. Booker went on to live for another 25 years, passing away in 1954 at the age of 83.
Canadian Research Tips
Research in Canada is dynamic. As you know, I like to do genealogy on the cheap. So, I scour the internet for databases that are free or cost effective.
Ebenezer B.K. Gurney
Ebenezer Bourne Kane Gurney was a pillar of his community. He wrote “The History of Hanson” for a book on the history of Plymouth County.
Zella Cole
Zella Cole was a victim of the White Death aka Tuberculosis. She died young at the age of 26. Zella was the daughter of Robert Cole and Mary C. Lowe. She was born on 24 April 1889 in Carter County, Tennessee.
1920’s Mountaineering
Here is a group of mountaineers trekking in the snow. Possibly trekking up Mt. Hood in Oregon?
1930’s Chevrolet Coupe
Imer Lorene Guthrie standing beside a late 1920s or early 1930s Chevrolet Coupe. This is a fun picture. Lorene (not yet 20 years old) is wearing men’s clothing with her hair slicked back.
Campbell and Bowen
William was inducted into the US Army only 5 months after they were married in July of 1918. In November of that same year, he was overseas in France. He served in the 304 MTC repair unit, or the Motor Transport Corps.
Smoke Break
William Douglass Pinkerton, Sr. (right) sitting with his buddy George Scott (left) in the mud somewhere in France during World War I.
Ferd and Mary
Ferdinand Welke and Mary M. Dargatz (abt. 1923) standing in front a line of cars. This photo was probably taken around the Portland, Oregon area.
Cotton Havins
Elroy “Cotton” Havins leaning up against a car with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth.
Colossal Fungi
This picture comes from the Mary M. Dargatz collection. It is an unknown woman harvesting mushrooms. She is holding two enormous mushrooms!
Lowe Family in California
The John Teeter Lowe Family newly arrived about 1912 in Lemoore, California from Stoney Creek, Tennessee.
Afternoon by the Pond
Agnes Ellen Gurney sitting with her cat beside her backyard pond probably in Santa Barbara, California. She was born 12 October 1867 in Pepperell, Massachusetts.
Lydia Sauer
Lydia Sauer wife of Rudolph Welke standing in front of their house. Lydia Sauer was born 26 February 1910 in Canada. Her parents were David and Rosa Sauer.
Lydia Halstead’s Deposition
The following is the deposition of Lydia Halstead Barrett in the George Barrett case. Lydia’s testimony was taken October 8, 1881, in Smith Centre, Kansas.
George Barrett Arrested
George Barrett was arrested on the charge of adultery committed with his stepdaughter Lydia Melvina Halstead.
Gershom Vance Biography
Gershom Vance biography found in local Jasper County, Iowa history book by James B. Weaver.