The Elusive Elise D.A

Unidentified young lady,
taken by H.Y. Darnell 
Dyersburg & Ripley TN
Maybe Elise Deberry Arnold?

In a previous blog entry dated Nov 10, 2014, title The "Hoops" Letter from Elise to Brud Moran, January 1898, I talked about an elusive letter writer who signed herself as "Elise D.A." I ended that entry with the hope of someday discovering who Elise had been. 

Today, while looking at an article about the wedding of Ida Moran to William Gilmer Timberlake in the Nov. 27 1902 Memphis Commercial Appeal, the name Elise Arnold of Dyersburg popped out at me. Elise was one of Ida's bridesmaids.  My spidey senses started tingling.  Even though it's been 9 years since I had thought about Elise and her letters, I felt this was the day Elise had revealed herself to me.

The Commercial Appeal June 14 1902 detailed the "Grisham-Gentry Wedding" in which Elise appeared as a bridesmaid again. This bride and groom were Benjamin F. Grisham and Martha Blaine Gentry of Newbern, TN.  Martha Gentry was the daughter of Joseph Collins Gentry and Belle Shumate.  Belle Shumate was an aunt of Virginia Shumate who, in 1911, would marry James H Moran III.  After the death of Virginia's parents, she and her sisters moved to Newbern from Kentucky to live with their uncle Quincy Shumate and his wife Louise McLean.

Elise Deberry Arnold was born Aug 21 1880 in Jackson TN to Dr. Willis Johns Arnold and Susan Rebecca Meriwether. Elise married Henry Adam Klyce in 1904. They had five children: Henry Arnold Klyce, Walter Brigham Klyce, Willis Rice Klyce, John Meriweather Klyce and David Jere Klyce.

Here is another chatty letter from Elise to Brud dated Dec 30 1898.

Dear Brud, Don't I get terribly mixed up about my presents from you? You see the trouble is that as I never hear from you in between times I naturally conclude you have forgotten all about me and tis such a pleasant surprise to find that you haven't. 

The stationary is as dainty and sweet and pretty as it can be and I can't wait to tell you how much I appreciate it.  Please accept my sincere thanks.  I am so glad that you instead of Ide (this would be Ida Moran who married Will Timberlake and is Brud's sister), who sent it because I know she thinks of me often and you--well if it were not for your sweet Christmas remembrance, I might doubt that you ever do.

Every Christmas is always my happiest, and this one is no exception to the rule. We had our house full of company and all enjoyed the fine weather and numerous entertainments we have attended.  D.B. (Dyersburg) has certainly been gay and I have been so naughty.  I danced until four o'clock (Wednesday morning and until two last night.  I mean this morning. Tell Ide I met Mr. Roy Martin Tuesday night. Please don't think I'm so perfectly terrible because that is the first ball I ever went to and I suppose will be my last.  There is another entertainment tonight which I suppose will wind up one holiday amusement (?) anyway for my mother has laid down the law that this is the last week I shall go out more than twice and I'm going to settle down and be good ever afterwards.

I was so sorry I couldn't spend the holidays with Ide, but I'm looking forward to a visit to her soon. I'd rather see her than any  body else on earth and I think its awful we can't be together more.  Why don't you all come to D.B. to live? Wouldn't that be lots of fun? Well I must thank you again for your nice present and say Goodbye.With many wishes for a happy New Year.

Sincerely your friend

Elise D.A.

Dec. 30th 98

Gold Coins and Small Waisted Girls, January 1908

We greatly enjoyed this letter from Jimmie to his dad J.W. Moran.  J.W. and George Boyd taught him a good lesson, when you want something the price usually rises and in this the price on the gold coin he wanted increased by $15!  This letter also shows the competitive streak between Jim and his brother Brud for the ladies.  Or at least the competition existed in Jim's mind.  :)

Just an FYI for you all.  Instead of posting the images of each scanned letter, I think the above format is more interesting to read and to look it.  Since search engines can't read the embedded text on an image, I will still include the text of each letter in html format so that the information can be retrieved by a search.

"The Mechanics-American National Bank of St. Louis

1/14-08

Dear Papa-

Your letter received today and as I will not have another opportunity to write for several days will answer at once.  

I don't know whether you ever told me or I just found it out from observation but a man when he wants to trade with you must not appear at all anxious that he wants to trade.  Now when I was down home and didn't want that gold piece I could have got it for sixty dollars but when I get back here and do want it then the price rises.  I don't see my way clear to give seventy-five dollars or even seventy but rather than have you and Mr. Boyd bluff me out I will give you seventy dollars if delivered at once express paid.  I don't think you can get this much from a broker, in fact I know you can't but the party that wants this one is collecting coins for his own personal pleasure and is able to pay for luxuries.  

If you will trade at the above price send to me care of the Mechanics-American Bk not Am. Germ. as your letter this morning was addressed.

I hope Brud is not trying to take advantage of my absence by visiting Jackson for the purpose of taking possession of my belonging down there.  The pretty girl with the little waist is not there now so I can't imagine what is prolonging his visit.

Give my love to Aunt Aggie, Hope you are both well.

Devotedly,

Jimmie

Portrait of Unknown Woman by Ethel Standiford, Louisville KY ca 1910

Here is another unknown woman from the Moran Place photo collection.  It was taken by Ethel Standiford at her studio in Louisville Kentucky in the early 1900's.  

We don't know the subject of the portrait but the photographer was well-known.

Born Ethel Conway Jan 1871 in Indiana to John Hoaglund and Rebecca Buxton Conway, she married Frank L Standiford in 1891 in Jefferson Kentucky. She trained as a teacher but instead became an apprentice in a local photographers studio.  Ethel opened her own Lousiville studio in 1901 while her husband Frank was a bookkeeper in a local furniture store.  Frank died in 1916.  In 1917 Ethel married a dentist, Dr. Harold David Mehling in Brooke, West Virginia.  Ethel and David moved to Cleveland about 1919 where she opened another photography studio. While in Cleveland she was elected president of the Cleveland Photographers Association, the first woman to hold the position. She closed the studio in 1936 after going into debt. Ethel Conway Standiford Mehling died in 1963 in Ohio. She was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery beside her first husband, Frank Standiford.

Ethel was most known for her portraits of notable Cleveland men and her innovative portraits of children. She entered and won 1st Prize in the Photography Portrait division and received the Penton Medal for Excellence from the Cleveland Museum of Art.  She was also a golf enthusiast and a convert to the "new" Eastman Film Process.

It's just Home

You would think if you lived in a Victorian fantasy home for 100+ years that there would be a proliferation of photographs of the exterior and interior.  But that isn't the case.   I suppose to those that lived there surrounded by history it was "old hat", nothing special, it would always be there so what's the rush. But history changes, families die out, move on, have a change in financial circumstances, or just get tired of the burden of living among the ruins.  And before you realize what's happened everything is gone.

To those of us looking from the outside in Moran Place is magic.  To the Moran's it was home.

1876 Newspaper Advertisement for J.W. Moran's Dry Goods Store

This advertisement for John W. Moran's Dry Goods Store appeared in the May 12 1876 edition of The West Tennessee Democrat.

Dresden Enterprise Apr 24 1896 - The Illustrated Edition Part 3 "Weakley County in Brief"

This is the third in a multi-part series featuring the April 24 1896 edition of the Dresden Enterprise.  If you missed the previous posts you can find part one here and part two here

Colored M.E. Church

Weakley County In Brief

Situated on the western slope of the plateau of West Tennessee, and is bounded north by Kentucky, east by Carroll county, south by Carroll and Gibson, and west by Obion.  The county has an area of seven hundred square miles, and is drained by the north, south and middle forks of the Obion river.  Its tributaries are Mud, Cypress and Cane Creeks.  The dividing line of the twelfth and thirteenth surveyor's district runs through the town of Dresden.  The western part of the county is generally level: the other portions gently undulating.

The Subsoil being of clay, fertilizers are well retained, Oak, hickory, sweet gum, ash and other timbers, with

some walnut and poplar, are abundant, except the latter two.  Evergreen holly is frequently found in the woods.

The first settlers were Uncle Reuben Edmonston (now gone to rest) and his brother-in-law, John Bradshaw and family.  The next settlers in this neighborhood were Isaac H. Ward and Wm. Miles.  The famous DAvy Crockett once lived in the southeast part of the county, and in our court-house now is a legal document bearing his signature.  Lewis Stunston, recently deceased, was the first white child born within the county's limits.  He died possessed of much wealth.  Dr. J. Almus Gardner was the first white child born in Dresden.

The county was created by an act of the legislature October 21, 1823.

A tract of thirty-nine acres was donated for the town site by John Terrell.  For fifty dollars seventeen and one-half acres more were added thereto, making fifty-six and one-half acres in the town site.  In April of the year 1825 the first town lots were sold--$5,742 being realized.  This sum went towards erecting public buildings.  The first courthouse was a brick structure, built by John Scarbrough, of Stewart county.  Later Emerson Etheridge, Alfred Gardner and Dr. A.G. Holden, commissioners, let the contract for a new court-house, the old one proving too small, and $16,000 was appropriated.  The final cost was $20,000.  The present jail was completed in 1875, at a cost of $8,000.  It has been added to since, and is a nice two-story brick.  $100,000 was subscribed by a small majority vote to build the N., C. & St. L. road, which was completed through the county in 1861.  The county has lost the whole amount of its stock.

The following are the first recorded officers: county clerk, Wm. H. Johnson; circuit clerk, Mears Warner;

sheriff John J. Calvert; trustee ? Dodd; register, William Landrum.  The latter two are not the first, and their predecessor's names are lost to history.  Adam R. Alexander was the first congressional representative.  The first term of the circuit court in Weakley county was held November, 1827, John C. Hamilton presiding.  The chancery court at Paris had jurisdiction over chancery business here until 1838.  Jas. Julian was the first grand jury foreman, and the first indictment was against Wm. Ward for assault and battery, who plead guilty, threw himself on the mercy of the court, and was fined one dollar and costs.  The first murder trial was the State vs. George W. McClain and Wm. Price for the murder of one Stunston.  McClain escaped from jail while under sentence to hang, and was never rearrested.  Price was later acquitted.  The first and only judicial hanging in the county took place June 181853.  Anthony and Alfred Peck, colored, were hanged for the murder of their master, the maternal grandfather of our present circuit court clerk, Mr. John J. Thomason.  Milton Brown was the first chancellor.  

The Tennessee Patriot was the first paper published in the county, Jesse Leigh, editor.  Its first issue contained the message of President Van Buren.  In the newspaper business he was succeeded by Carlton & Whittlesey, and they by Wash Talbert and he by A.W. King, who published a paper about the year 1849.  Somers & Guinn published the dresden Spy a short time in the fifties.  Henry Massey published a paper preceeding the civil war.  The Gossiper was published six months in 1867 by W.F. Hampton.

Weakley County Court House

The complete list of links in this multi-part series:

part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven, part eight, part nine, part ten, part eleven, part twelve, part thirteen, part fourteen, part fifteen, part sixteen, part seventeen, part eighteen, part nineteen, part twenty, part twenty-one, part twenty-two, part twenty-three.

W.J. Sedberry, West TN Photographer

Moran Place was home to many things including a lot of photographs.  Most of the people in the photographs will probably remain unknown to us.  Truth be told, it's usually easier to find out who the photographer's were, when there's a photographers mark, than to find out the subject of the photo.  That's the case with this charming picture.

On the back someone penciled in "Sydney and her faithful friend Mack."  I don't know who Sydney might be.  So far the only Sidney in the Moran tree is John Sidney Irvine and this is not him!

We have a few other photographs by Sedberry so I decided to see what I might dig up about him.  A brief line appears in the Dresden Enterprise dated April 14, 1893, "W.J. Sedberry, the photographer, invites you to call."

William J. Sedberry was born November 13, 1860 in Lyon County Kentucky.  His parents were James Sedberry of North Carolina or Virginia depending on the source and Mary Parmenter.   Census sources indicate his wife's name was Nora Belle.  When I found the death certificate for "Nora" her name was listed as Clara Belle Scates.  Was Nora a nickname or is the death certificate incorrect which happened a lot more than one might think!  Her parents were listed as W.F. Scates and Ray Scates, both of Tennessee.  I have seen the mother's name listed several ways:  Martha Ann Wray, Monica Ann Ray, Mariah Ann Ray, Ann Roy.

In the 1900 Census William and Nora were living in McKenzie, Carroll County TN. It also indicated that Nora had given birth to six children, three were living:
Eric E. b. Oct 1887, 12 years old
Fred C. b. Aug. 1896, 3 years old
Ray (daughter), b. Feb 1900, 3 months old.

And that wraps up what I know at this time about William James Sedberry.

4th Annual West TN Strawberry Festival 1937

Beauty Revue--Mammoth Pageant--Baby and Junior Parade--Revue for Junior King and Queen--Music--Floats Parade--Horse Show--Queen's Ball--Free Acts--Fireworks--Balloon Ascensions

F O U R T H    A N N U A L
WEST TENNESSEE

STRAWBERRY
FESTIVAL
MAY 5-6-8, 1937
Humboldt, TENN.
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Educational     -    Entertaining

THREE  DAYS  AND  NIGHTS.
    BRIM-FULL   OF
FUN   -   BEAUTY  -   MIRTH
    EXCITEMENT.
_________
MORE  THAN $1,500.00 CASH
PREMIUMS  AND  AWARDS  IN
STRAWBERRY  SHOW  AND
MANY  OTHER  INTERESTING
FEATURES.
__________
Keep This Card for Reference.
SEE THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL
MAGAZINE
For Full Details of All Programs,
Premium Lists, Stories, Pictures,
Information
(OVER)









AMONG  THE  MANY  FEATURES  OF  FESTIVAL:

Football game=  (Penciled in by Nathan H. Moran)
STRAWBERRY  SHOW -- All Varieties Daily.
STRAWBERRY PLANT AND PRODUCTS
SHOW --DAILY.
STRAWBERRY FIELD CONTEST.
Annual Festival Horse Show--Tennessee's Finest.
       First Night.
MAMMOTH FLOATS PARADE--Third Day
BABY AND JUNIOR PARADE--South's Best--
Second Day.
PRODUCTION, TRANSPORTATION AND MARKETING
PROGRAM --Second Day
STUPENDOUS PAGEANT--250 People--Second Night.
DAYLIGHT FIREWORKS--First Morning.
FIREWORKS Second and Third Nights.
STATE AND FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM--
Third Day.
BALLOON ASCENSION DAILY--By Prof. Chas. Swartz.
COMMERCIAL AND COMMUNITY BOOTHS.
EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS.
FREE CIRCUS AND VAUDEVILLE ACTS--Twice Daily.
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ONE OF THE COUNTRY's LARGEST CARNIVALS ON
FESTIVAL MIDWAY---Day & Night During Festival Week.
------------------------------------------------------------
MUSIC--BANDS, ORCHESTRAS, BUGLE CORPS, ETC.
NOTED VISITORS AND SPEAKERS.
------------------------------------------------------------
TENNESSEE's FINEST AND GREATEST BEAUTY REVUE
--CONTESTANTS FROM 40 TOWNS--CORONATION OF
QUEEN--QUEEN's BALL--MUSIC BY NATIONALLY
FAMOUS ORCHESTRA--Third NIght.
------------------------------------------------------------
SPECIAL PRE-FESTIVAL GOLF TOURNAMENT May 4th
--Humboldt Golf and Country Club--Festival Loving
Cup Awarded Winner.
MANY OTHER INTERESTING EVENTS.
(OVER)

Weakley County Election Returns of 1848

This is for all of you history and political buffs.   Among the papers we removed from Moran Place we found this interesting piece of ephemera dated March 4th, 1848.  We think the names across the top are those who were running in the election while the names on the side were the polling stations.  But we could be wrong and as always we welcome the opinion and comments of others.

Some of the names were difficult to read so if we have any wrong let us know.  Names at the top:  Latham, Latham, Roff?, Brooks?, Atkins, Irvine, Etheridge, Landrum, Ridgeway, McNeely, Holder, Givlsley?, Kilgore.  Many of the surnames listed here can also be found on the 1848 Tax List.

Location/Names on the side: Abernathy,Laparrell?, Martins, Lathams, Palmers, Irvins, Dresden, Ships, Kemps, Parks, Smiths, Greens, Dukedom, Bayos?, Crabtrees

Money Makes the World Go Around 1899

Since the Moran's owned the Dresden Bank we have quite a bit of bank ephemera as you can imagine.  I came across a Dresden Bank check from James B. Ezzell to W.W. Shannon in the amount of $500 which was an impressive amount of money in those days! We won't ever know what the money was for but it's an interesting piece of family and bank ephemera.

On the left side is a Revenue Tax Stamp of two cents initialed and dated by J.B. Ezzell.    We may not have tax revenue stamps on checks in 2013  but I bet there are a lot of hidden fees behind banking today!

On the back you can see the path the check took to get back to the Dresden Bank.  The Shannons' lived in Macon Mississippi so the first stop was the Bank of Macon Mississippi, stamped by N. Scales the cashier.  Then on to the National Bank of Commerce in Memphis where it was stamped by J.A. Omberg, Cashier.  Making it's way to Nashville and the Fourth National Bank where it was processed by J.T. Howell and then back to Dresden.

Here's a closeup of William Washington Shannon's signature on the back:



If you're interested in the Shannon Family you might like to read the post about Montie Shannon.  Montie was the second born of W.W. Shannon and his wife Ellen Owens.  She was also the second death among their children.  Their first born, Callie, died in 1882.  Montie came along in 1884 and survived only 3 years.  Most of this branch of the Shannon Family are interred at the Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon, MS.  If you'd like to virtually visit the graves and leave flowers you can find them here.

Here's the Ezzell/Shannon/Moran family connection:

Side notes:  James A. Omberg, the cashier in Memphis, went on to become the President of the First National Bank in Memphis!  He's buried in Elmwood Cemetery.

Noah Scales, the bank clerk in Macon, is buried in the Oddfellows Cemetery with the Shannon family.

Joseph T. Howell, the bank clerk in Nashville, is buried in Mt. Olivet and went on to have a distinguished career in banking.  His headstone proclaims "Mason, Banker, Pioneer Patron of Aviation."

1848 Washington Lodge No. 5 IOOF Dresden TN

Cover page
Washington Lodge No. 5, IOOF
Dresden Weakley County Tennessee
Opened The 1st Jany AD 1848 by
Eaton J. White

Scroll down to see a list of the 322 members of the Lodge.

I love books. Particularly old books.   I love the way they feel in my hands, the smell of the paper, dust jackets, and illustrations.  I love the way they look on shelves.  And yes, I spent about 17 years of my professional life working in libraries which fed into my affinity for the printed word.

Since our focus was to preserve the history of Moran Place and the Moran family it was only natural to save as  many books as possible. We have everything from school books to books on parlor games which probably came in handy since Moran Place had a beautiful front parlor.  Some of the books were ledgers, after all the Moran's owned the Dresden Bank so ledgers were their bread and butter.  But not everything we saved was about the Moran family.

Cover of the Ledger

One book that we have is from 1848, it's the ledger book for The Washington Lodge No. 5, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee beginning with the First of January 1848.  The Bookkeeper on that date was Eaton J. White.  According to The Official History and Literature of Felloship: The Three Link Fraternity the Washington Lodge No. 5 began on September 9 1842 in Dresden.

Unlike many of the books we have, The Ledger is not a book about the Moran family at all, although you will find Moran relatives in the book as well as many well known Weakley County Tennessee family names.  The Ledger had been in the possession of James H. Moran IV.  Back in the 1970's James Moran had the book binding professionally restored and it was because of him that the Ledger survives today.  

Emerson Etherage (Etheridge)

One very prominent Dresdenite who was a member of the Odd Fellows was Emerson Etheridge, although in the ledger his name is misspelled as Etherage.  Etheridge was born in North Carolina and moved with his parents to Tennessee in 1931.  He was a practicing attorney with his office located in Dresden TN.  He was elected to the TN House of Representatives.  He was later elected to the United States House of Representatives and in 1861 gave a speech opposing secession. In 1867 he had an unsuccessful bid for governor of Tennessee but went on to have successful election to the Tennessee Senate.

You can see where Etheridge paid his "quarterage" fees and also gave money to the Orphans Fund.

William H. Jenkins

The Odd Fellows were serious about not breaking rules and were not above expelling members who were caught committing offenses.  One such person was William H. JENKINS.  At the bottom of his ledger page it says he was "Expelled for Intoxication".  It doesn't indicate he was readmitted but it was possible for a member to redeem themselves and be an active member once again.

I think this will probably be the first of many posts regarding this Ledger book. This book is full of names and even some death dates so the information might be of some use to others who are researching their Weakley County ancestors.

COMPILATION of MEMBER NAMES

Here is a complete list of the 322 names as they appear in the Ledger.  Should you find one that you're interested in let me know and I'll scan the page for you  The book begins at 1848 and goes through the late 1870's.  Because the penmanship is so different from modern writing I may have misinterpreted some of the initials.  Let me know if you see an error.  Additional research is indicated in italics.

A

John D. Aydelott- page 11

Ben F. Arrington- page 17

F. Alexander- page 48, dead.  Last entry July 1852

W. H. Alexander- page 49

J.R. Adkins- page 104

Samuel B. Arrington- page 129, expelled 1851

A. G. Almond- page 211, suspended

F. V. Alexander- page 262

N.L. Allen- page 122
W.J. Allen- page 221

B

Tomisher Bowers- page 9 (Appointed Postmaster Dec 27 1859 Crocketts Station Obion County TN)
Tom Bowers- page 107
William Bradshaw- page 10
Caleb E. Baxter- page 32, dead, burial benefit paid to widow Jan 1852
F. Bynum- page 35, Parson, no benefits
W.B. Billingsley- page 74
W.P. Blake, page 87, expelled 1851
Rev. E.J. Bradley- page 110
Henry M. Bunch- page 126
Thomas W. Bunch- page 152, suspended 1859, died
W.S. Bowlin- page 154, dead, last entry Aug 1859
Thomas N. Biggs- page 163
S/L .N. Berry- page 165, expelled 1857
Joseph Blackwell- page 166, suspended 1856
C.R.P. Byers- page 167
S.M. Baxter- page 195
J.F.M. Bowers, page 205, suspended
T. Z. Beard, page 221, died, last entry Apr 1866
J.S. Bryant- page 237, "dropt"
Emerson E. Bowers- page 242
John H. Baker- page 245
John E. Bowers/Bowen- page 246, "dropt July 1 1873"
Gustavus T. Blacknall- page 249
William R. Blacknall- page 253, "dropt July 1 1872"
Henry P. Barber- page 255, expelled March 1873 and page 302 expelled
John W. Baxter- page 268, expelled Oct 1 1872
James M. Brock- page 280, "dropt"
J. W Boyer- page 294
Carl Baker/Balzer- page 302, died Feb 1873
William Brinkly- page 310 "dropt"
W.J. Burnett- page 315
J.H. Bradberry- page 328
Simeon C Bowlin- page 155
C
William T. Cochran- page 7
Albert Cooke- page 24 & 191 & 205 & 214
Atlas Cooke- page 25 & 190 & 213
James M. Cole- page 37
W.S. Cloyd- page 76, expelled 1851
L.B. Cockrum- page 77, died Sept 16 1848
George Coleman, Jr.- page 78, expelled 1851
B.A. Crawford- page 66 & 81 & 264
N.O.K. Cole- page 88, died January 1853
James W. Curry- page 108, moved to Washington Co Mo. June 1854
W.R. Cowell- page 109, "Gone to Parts Unknown" last entry Jan 1852
Elijah W Cross- page 116, died 1856
Shelby C. Curry- page 121
Rev. Benjamin Cooper- page 118, "Gone to Parts Unknown" last entry Jan 1852
M.D. Cardwell, page 157
A.D. Cutter- page 174
A.D.W. Cutter- page 175, expelled 1859, reinstated
Rev. T. G. Cardwell- page 176 suspended 1859
Scott Curry- page 182
David Campbell- page 206
W.M. Cargill- page 143
L.B. Cochran- page 214, expelled
Robert A. Cradder- page 234
W.H. Carolton/Carlton- page 267
Isiah I. Cook- page 272
Alexander J. Colwell- page 273
O. Carlton- page 276, "dropt July 1 1872"
H.L. Cannon- page 200
W.H. Cantrell- page 320
J.B. Cook- page 319
D
Joseph E. Dent- page 62
Joshua ? Dodds- page 71
R.P. Darrington- page 181, withdrawn
W.W. Dudley- page 217
J.F. Durham- page 23
Henry C. Dryfus- page 296
E
Robert Eskridge- page 54, expelled 1851
Emerson Etheridge- page 59
Sam M. Edmunds- page 64
Samuel P. Eskridge- page 173 expelled 1858 for lewd conduct, reinstated
R.W. Eskridge- page 212
J.A. Eskridge- page 223, suspended
John H Edwards- page 288
Thomas Edwards- page 293
F
John F. Farmer- page 19 & 216, expelled 1856
John V. Freeman- page 56
Thomas B. Frizell- page 57, died 1852
Charles E. Fowler- page 80
R.M. Fisk- page 82
Stephen Farmer/Farmar, page 105, expelled 1851.  "18th July '52 Dukedom"
W.J. Freeman- page 186
R.P. Farmer- page 225 "dropt"
T. M. Farmer- page 229, dead.  Last entry April 6 1861
Colman S. Fowler- page 289
Thomas Fox- page 256, expelled
G
Robert J. Glenn- page 8
Ira Gray- page 29
William Gibbs- page 39, suspended 1858
John Gibbs- page 40
Alfred Gibbs- page 41
Lewis Gray- page 42
Joseph D. Glasgow- page 61, expelled 1851 "Returned good for nothing"
William Greer- page 73, died in Henry County 1852
Rev. Gregory, page 35, Parson no benefits
William Gentry- page 35, Parson, no benefits

Dabney Glass- page 106
P.T. Glass- page 115
William B. Gibbs, page 161
Jesse A. Gibbs- page 215, "dropt"
William H. Gibbs- page 222, suspended 1871
Jesse G Gibbs- page244, suspended
N. J. Garrett- page 265 (Noah J. Garrett, Confederate Military Service: TN 20th (Russell's) Cav. Co.K)
James M Groomes- page 279, "dropt"
Morgan Green- page 307
John H. Glass- page125, permit card sent to Jno H. Glass Ripley TN
H
Balie E. Heard/Herd- page12
Benjamin D. Hynds- page 13
A.D. Horsely- page 34, expelled 1851
W.W. Hall- page 75, suspended 1845
Thomas P. Hawkins- page 117, 18th January? '50, New Madrid Mo (Married Mary Boyd Nov 3 1834, Mecklenburg VA)
Thomas L. Harris- page 118
John L Hill- page 136
John F. Hicks- page 137
Joseph Hoover- page 148, expelled 1857
William C. Hill- page 149
John W. Harris, page 160, expelled 157
R.L. Howard- page 162
Rev. N.D.F. Hafford- page 169
H.T. Hollis- page 170, expelled for swindling 1857
W.H. Humphreys- page 196, suspended 1859
J.L. Husketh- page 197
George Hynds- page 150
William M. Hornbeak- page 196, suspended
John W Hunter- page 257, "dropt"
David R. Hynds- page 290
J.O. Hollis- page 246, "dropt July 1873
W.F. Hornbeak- page 183
J.P. Hornbeak- page 312, "dropt Jan 1872"
W.W.H. Hubbard- page 330
W. W. Hubbard-page 326
I
J. W. Inscor- page 313
W.C. Insco- page 325
J
William H. Jenkins- page 3
John W. Jenkins- page 18, dead
F. Jenkins- page 51, expelled 1851 "He had taken a certificate of card"
J.M. Jones- page 35, Parson, no benefits
Thomas H. Jenkins- page 156
H.C. Johnson- page 236, "dropt"
R.T. Johnson- page 248
S.B. Jones- page 291, "dropt"
David N. Johnson- page 306
James C. Jones- page 98, dead.  Last entry Aug 1851.
William Johnson- page 228
J. C Johnson- page 247
K
Charles Kilgore- page 36, expelled 1851
James W. Kilgore- page 47, expelled 1851
K. Kilabrew- page 96, expelled 1851
P.C. King- page 107, expelled
A.W. Kilby- possibly the same as A.W. King- page 123 "Gone to Parts Unknown" last entry Dec 1850
G.W. Kilby- page 140 & 183, suspended 1857
William Kelton- page 29
H.G. Killgor- page 325
L
William Landrum- page 2 & 151 & 243 "dropt Jan 1 1872"
Samuel Landrum- page 5
William Lenox- page 44
John P. Lenox- page 45
E.P. Latham- page 84, dead.  Last entry July 1856
N.L. Learnard- page 122 per index but the name listed is N.L. Allen
Samuel Landrum P.B.K.
C.M. Luten- page 127
E.B. Learned- page 124 & 204, 1862 0f Susan S Learned administratrix E.B Learned died
Lodge Grand of Tennessee
C.S. Lovelace- page 192
P.W. Lee- page241
William H. Lyne- page 274, dead, last entry Oct 1869
James B. Long- page 277, suspended
William P. Landrum- page 208
J.A. Lumpkin- page 308

M
John R. Moore- page 6
John Henry Moore- page 15, died 1857
Keneth Manning- page 20
R.J. Moss- page 21
John Milner- page 33
J.M. Morrill- page 46
William B. Martin- page 58 & 111
John Moss- page 35, Parson, no benefits
H.C. McCutchen- page 85 & 194
George T. Moore- page 101, expelled 1851
John Marshall- page 104, expelled 1850 by note of the Lodge
Johnson Martin- page 113
L.M. Martin- page 113 & 114
Sutherland Martin- page 114. Name listed is Martin V. Sutherland
John Morgan- page 119
W.L. McCutchen- page 141
William H. Maxwell-- page 219
James A. Maugham- page 220
John Westley Myrick- page 235
R.B. McFadden- page 233, "dropt"
W.L. Mayes/Mays- page 227
John W. McElvey/McKelvy- page 271 "dropt July 1 1872"
D.J. McKee- page 281
J. McKanley/Mccanles- page 282, dead, last entry Dec 1869
Henry C. Moore- page 285
Isaac C. Mathews- page 295
Felix H. Murrie- page 298
William E. Moore- page 300, "dropt"
G.W. Midkiss- page 161
John R. Moon- page 202, suspended 1859, reinstated Jan 1860
L.T. Moore- page 323, "dropt Jan 1874"
N
William C. Northcut- page 164
 J.M. Nooner-page 299, "dropt"
O
Joseph A. Ore- page 27 & 207, died July 13 1867
Charles Oldham- page 69, expelled 1856
George W. Oldham- page 89, expelled 1851
W.A. Owens- page 322, "dropt Jan 1874"
P
T.J. Parham- page 30, expelled 1851
Nathaniel Parham- page 31, expelled 1851
Israel Porch- page 66
W.W. Parham- page 68, expelled 1851, intoxication
William Palmer- page 102, expelled 1851
Rev. W.W. Peeples- page 139
P.C. Pinkerton- page 199, Gone to Kansas, last entry dated June 1860
John A. Paschal- page 209
H.W. Paschal- page 210
William Powell- page 218
W.W. Parham- page 224, "dropt Jan 1874"
John G. Parham- page 239, died January 1870
Benjamin .F. Parks- page 259, "dropt July 1 1872"
Silas Parks- page 275, "dropt July 1 1872"
Walter E. Parham- page 283
J.B. Prestwood- page 286
D.E. Philpott- page 327
Q
James M. Quarles- page 79
R
Samuel Richardson- page 26, expelled 1851
B. F. Ridgway- page 50, expelled 1851
John A Rogers- page 65, expelled 1857
John A. Rogers- page 72
George H. Roulstone/Raulston- page 83 & 201, suspended 1859
J.C. Reavis- page 95, expelled 1850
William W. Ray- page 128, died in 1853 in New Orleans
James M. Reavis- page 266
H.W. Ridgway- page 270
James Ross- page 278
M.V. Roberts- page 228
John J. Roberts- page, "dropt July 1 1873"
Joseph L. Reagan- page 248, dead last entry dated March 1871
J.M. Ridgway- page 316
S
John Somers- page 14
James Somers- page 16 & 17
Jeremiah S. Spann- page 23
James Southerland- page 55
Rev. J.P. Stanfield- page 110
Jacob A. Somers- page 120, expelled 1851
Lemuel.C. Stow- page 138, expelled 1857
William C. Scott- page 142
Rev. J.J. Smuthers- page 143
J.C. Stanley- page 144, "expelled and published as a villain Dec 1853"
John Somers- page 168
R.F. Scott- page 172
P.B. Stubblefield- page 179
Rev James M. Spence- page 187
James C. Simmons- page 189
G.L. Scott- page 200
Thomas O. Sullivan- page 209
George L. Smith- page 213
John Sullivan- page 252
L.F. Stalcup- page 309
W.B. Sims Jr- page 318
Martin V. Sutherland- page 114 In the index listed as Sutherland Martin
T
Ben F. Taliaferro- page 28
Edward A. Tansil- page 60
Jobe Taylor- page 64, expelled 1848
Daniel Tabbs- page 35, Parson, no benefits
A.J. Thomas- page 86
Treasurer- Robert J. Glenn- page 99-100
George W. Talbot- page 135, "Gonr to Parts Unknown" last entry Aug 1851
Allen Thornbrough- page 150
Darius Tucker- page 198
James J. Teague- page 240
W.L. Tuck- page 258
F.N. Tuck- page 287
W.J. Taylor- page 230
E.E. Tansil- page 311
U
C. Underwood- page 43
C.L. Underwood- page 324, "dropt Dec 31 1874"
John Underwood- page 231, "dropt"
N.O. Underwood- page 254
J.L. Utterback, page113, expelled 1851 restored to Fellowship upon payment of dues 1853
V
John R. Vaughan/Vaughn- page 72
W.A.J. Vincent- page 178, left for Kanzas (sic) 1858
William Vaden- page 269
John E. Vincent- page 284
W
Samuel A. Warner - page 1
Eaton J. White- page 4
John H. Winston- page 22 & 193, suspended 1859
B.P. Wheeler- page 52
Charles Wheeler- page 53, expelled 1856
John K. Williams- page 63
William Whittington- page 67, suspended 1848, died in California
E.C. Williams- page 70
John Witt- page 35, Parson, no benefits
Wilson Wood- page 94
Joseph Walker- page 97, suspended 1848
Robert H. Watkins- page 130
Bolin G. Watt- page 147
J.J. Ward- page 177
J.A.P. Ward- page 180
George Ward- page 188, died.  Last entry dated April 15 1869
Joseph E. Waiscott- page 144
E.J. Waiscott- page 226, dead.  Last entry Sept 29 1866
R.W. White- page 230
J.A. Williams- page 238, suspended
Samuel E. Waiscott- page 251
F.E. Wethington- page 297, "dropt Jan 1874"
P.J. Workman- page 317
Z.H. Womble- page 329 (There were at least two Z.H. Womble's in Weakley County.)
R.A. Wilson- page 263, "dropt Jan 1 1872"
Y
Rev. W.C. Young- page 139
B. Yates- page 260

1895 Morton's Opera House Playbill, Paducah Kentucky

Today's ephemera comes from Morton's Opera House in Paducah Kentucky and is dated May 1, 1895. I'm not sure which of the Moran's it belonged to but in true Moran style they saved it like most everything else.

Morton's was destroyed by fire in 1900 and replaced with the Kentucky Opera House.  Items like this program capture a moment in time that may not be found anywhere else.  If the Opera House burned in 1900, I wonder how many of the other businesses that advertised in the program are defunct and how many have been lost through the ages only to be seen again by this piece of history.

On this particular Wednesday night in Paducah Kentucky the United States Marine Band was performing at the Opera House.  Other events in May of 1895 include the birth of Rudolph Valentino, China ceded Taiwan to Japan, Oscar Wilde is convicted & sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite, Birt Acres patents a film camera, and Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates his invention, the world's first radio receiver, to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society.

Mortons Opera House Program
R.L. Morgan, Publisher, 402 Broadway
Vol. VII     Paducah, KY
May 1, 1895
No. 52

TO-NIGHT - The Famous United States Marine Band
1. March - Marine Band...Fanciulli
2. Overture - Wm. Tell...Rossini
3. Scenes Picturesque...Massenet
-Program continued on Third Page

Advertisements:
-Van Culin Bros Leading Booksellers and Stationers 326 Broadway.
-The Buffet 400 Broadway, All the standard Mixed Drinks, Ice Cold Beer Hot Lunch from 9am to 1pm, Geo. Detzel, Prop.
-Ice Cream at Rasor's Broadway -Campbell Boock-Near rth.
-Boston Candy Kitchen, Only genuine French Chewing Candy in the City. Fresh candies made daily in a great variety. 3d Street, near News Office
-Notice Change of Address, Palmer House Block, 423 Broadway, Telephone 5 & 8, St. -Bernard Coal Co. Pittsburgh & KY Coal 401 Broadway, Yard Jeff & R.R., R.G. Rouse - Agent




MORE ADVERTISEMENTS Page 2

-Ed Ware & Co., Stein Bloch Co's Are exclusive handlers of Celebrated Men's and Boy's Tailor Made Clothing.  The Stein Bloch co., is acknowledged by all to make the best clothing in the world, and the prices are just as low as you would have to pay for inferior goods. 319 Broadway. New Spring Goods Being Received Daily.
-Oysters Bulk & Cans. In cans: 30, 40, 50 cents. In Bulk: 40 and 50c quart. Calissi's 304 Broadway. Fine Fruits Only
-S.A Howe, Blacksmith and Repair shop, Cor Fifth and Jefferson.  Fine Track Work a Specialty. Experienced Workmen. General Repairing Promptly Done. Satisfaction Guaranteed, TRY ME.
-Goodman's Old Cutter 10c. Lunch Now Cor. 4th & Court
-Goodman's Between Acts. Turn to left on going down stairs
-M.E. Jones Dealer in Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Cutlery, Carpenters' Tools, Cor. Court and 2d, Paducah, Ky.
-Jos. Petter. The Reliable Jeweler, Repairing a Specialty 112 S. Third
-J.W. Scott, Choice Fruits and Confections, 408 Broadway.
-Joe Brenner, Boots & Shoes Made to Order, Special Attention given to Repair Work. Court Street. Opposite Marked 210.
-Star Steam Laundry, Biggest and Best, 106 Broadway - Telephone 200, Short time work a Specialty.


PROGRAM--CONTINUED PAGE 3

1. March.
2. Air Du Bal
3. The Angelus
4. Bohemian Feast (with this composition, the band won the first prize at the International contest.)
4. Fantasia for Flute-Sleep Well my child...Popp, Mr. Henry Jaeger.
6. Grand Selection -La Gioconda...Ponchielli
6.  For All Eternity...Mascheroni, Miss Ronia
7.  Descriptive Comique Fantasie-A Trip to Manhattan Beach...Banciulli Description-Break of Day. Sunrise. Waking up. Hurrying to the boat. Barcarole down the Harbor. Rush for the cars. Railroad ride. Glorious day at the Beach. Gamboling on the sands. Sea Nymps' dance. Incitation of Fire Works, which call forth the usual exclamations, after which all return to "Home Sweet Home."
8. March--American Republic...Thiele
9. Hail Columbia...Fyles

EVEN MORE ADVERTISEMENTS
-Fine Line Perfumery and Sachet Powders Lyne & Lyne's Drug Store, 224 Broadway.
-Go To J.W. Long & Bro. 421 Broadway. For High Grade Pianos, Organs, Guitars, Mandolins, Banjos, Etc. Agents for Steinway,  Behr Bros., Krutzman and other Pianos.  Goods sold for cash or on easy payments. 421 Broadway.
-Little Ben's Loan Office. Unredeemed Goods Always on Hand. Watches, Diamonds, Guns, Pistols, Clothing, Etc.
Money to Loan.
South Second Street, Near Broadway
-Visit the Bee Hive Kandy Kitchen for Fresh Candies and Pure Ice Cream and Other Sodas, 5c. Broadway.

ONE BIG ADVERTISMENT PAGE 4
Large Shipment Just In of Scholoss Bros. & Co's Fine Clothing
These Suits are worth $10, 12.50, 15, 18, 20, and $22.50.
They are not cheap, shody, half made-up suits, but stylish, elegant suits, made right, and much cheaper than you have ever seen the same class of goods.
We want you to see these suits, because we want your trade, and we believe if you see them you will buy them.
Full Dress Suits, $33
Ed.Ware & Co.
American Clothiers,
and Merchant Tailors.
319 Broadway - Paducah, KY

ANOTHER PAGE OF ADVERTISEMENTS PAGE 5
- Our Sign is the BIG HATCHET, Largest Store in the City.
Scott Hardware CO., 318, 320, 322, 324, Broadway

-Allison's Fine Photos
At reduced price during May
Instantaneous Processes
The Finest Finish
Bring the Babies
405 1/2 Broadway

-Buy Cycles, Buy Bycles, Bicycle Parts
Columbia $100,
Cleveland $100, Hartford 60 and $80
Trilby $50
Boys and Girls $20
See the Small Special
Old Wheels Taken in Exchange Jas. W. Gleaves & Sons, 416 Broadway
Bicycles Repaired

ADVERTISEMENTS TO THE END, PAGE 6
-Smoke McGruder's NO. 1
Best 5c Cigar in the City.
-Teeth without plates
Gold and Porcelain Crowns
W.H. Pitcher, Dentist,
114 N. 3d St., Ground Floor
Nothing but the finest work done. Teeth extracted without pain.
-The Perfection of Chewing Gum
Famous Tropical Fruit
Van Culin Brothers
Paducah, KY
-J.T. Bishop Agent for
Chase & Sunborn's
Celebrated Coffees
Cor 5th & Jefferson
-Germania Wine and Beer Hall
over the
Globe Liquor Co's Store,
Third and Court Sts.
This Hall has just been opened and must be seen to be appreciated.  The only hall of this kind in the city.  Music twice a week, free to all.
-The Globe Liquor Company,
Corner South Third and Court Street,
Carry the largest assortment in the city of
Whiskies, Wines and Brandies,
Domestic and Imported.  Wholesale Agents for
Lemps' Extra Pale Beer.
Family Trade made a speciatly.
All purchases delivered free
Germani Wine and Beer Hall over this store.

1901, The Lame Lion's Cub...John Warwick Daniel Jr

In 1901, James Henderson Moran III received an invitation to attend the wedding of his good friend John W. Daniel Jr.

John Warwick Daniel Jr was the son of John Warwick Daniel Sr, a prominent attorney and politician of Lynchburg, Virginia.  John Sr. had served as a Major in the Confederate States and received a debilitating wound at the Battle of the Wilderness which is where he got his nickname, The Lame Lion of Lynchburg.  He represented the state of Virginia in the US House and Senate. He ran for Governor for the state of Virginia but failed to win the election.  

John Jr. was engaged to Mary Edna Bishop, the daughter of a prominent physician in Washington D.C.  They were married in 1901 and had a daughter in 1907 named Mary Edna Eleanor Daniel.  Cadet John Warwick Daniel Jr was photographed by renowned Lynchburg photographer, Adam H. Plecker. Another photograph, done in profile, of John Jr resides at the Lynchburg Museum.

John Warwick Daniel Jr.
Photographed by Adam H. Plecker

   

Mary Elizabeth Cummins Adams, 1843-1881

Mary Elizabeth Cummins Adams
Original Tintype

Mary Elizabeth Cummins Adams
Reproduction from tintype

We were chatting with a relative and said hey, do you know anything about this tintype and he promptly says yes, I have a copy of it.  This is Mary Elizabeth Cummins, daughter of Amanda Carson and Stephen Cummins of Kentucky.  She married Cyrannus W. Adams in 1860 in Rockcastle County Kentucky.  She was born July 1843 and died August 6, 1881.  She is my husbands great great grandmother.

Mary Elizabeth
Cummins as
a young girl.

Cyrannus W. Adams
Her husband.

Her obituary appeared in the Interior Journal August 12, 1881.  "The inhabitants of our little village were greatly startled and then filled with the most profound sorrow last Saturday evening by the announcement that Mrs. C.W. Adams, wife of one of our most prominent merchants had been found dead in her bed.  She had been in ill health for a long time, but was feeling better than usual when she retired the night before.  She was a victim of heart disease.  Mrs. Adams was a most estimable lady, greatly esteemed by all that knew her.  She leaves two children, Gaines and Maggie, who, together with the bereaved husband and father, have the sympathy of the community in their affliction."

Stephen G. Cummins

Amanda Carson, Stephen's first wife
and mother of his children.

These are her parents, Amanda Carson and Stephen G. Cummins.  His death notice appeared in the Interior Journal, Nov. 5, 1880.  "Died at his residence, in this county, October 28th, 1880, Stephen G. Cummins, aged nearly 65 years.  Mr. Cummins was one of the very best citizens this county has ever had.  He was born here and his entire life was passed in this county.  More than 35 years ago he became a member of the Presbyterian Church, and he remained a devoted Christian until his death.  His notable traits were uprightness in business affairs, pure morals and a generous disposition.  Two children, Mr. W.C. Cummins and Mrs. C.W. Adams, and his widow (Jane Bodle, his second wife) survive him.  He was a father in Israel, and his loss will be deeply felt.  The entire community sympathize with the bereaved relatives."