
Who is E. N. Toucey? I think I purchased this small carte de visite at a Tucson antique store, but really I cannot remember. On the front is "PHILLIPS & CO., PHOTO." and on the back in black ink is "E. N. Toucey." I searched all records on Ancestry and there were 12 results. Among these were a cluster in Minnesota and South Dakota. Despite looking for name variations, I was unable to locate this man in the United States census records. On the other hand, I found numerous newspaper articles for him and a few for his wife. Front of photo. Back of photo. Ezra N. Toucey was born circa 1824 in Connecticut, son of Samuel Tousey and Harriet Burch. He always went by E. N. Toucey during his life. He was married in 1844 in Southbury, Connecticut to Marietta Hinman. In 1863, E. N. was living in Chicago. Chicago Tribune , 12 February 1863, page 4, column 7. In 1874, the St. Paul, Minnesota lists E. N. Toucey as a miller residing at 73 Tilton. [1] On 1 May 1875, E. N. a...