Identifying Thrift Store Photographs

A very large photo from an antique store run by a friend in Tucson. The front is marked "Agnen's Studio, Creston, Iowa." A piece of cardboard was on the back, which I removed and discarded because it was decaying. In pencil on the back of the photograph was: Mrs Duffey 307 N. Maple Mold Smoke 95C Back of photograph. Could I identify the family? There are sic women, all with lace collars, and two men. I would guess the photos were taken in the late 1890s to early 1900s. Creston, Iowa is in Union County. I searched the 1900 census for Union County for "Duff*" using the asterick symbol to catch Duffy and Duffey. Seventeen people turned up with surnames spelled Duffield, Duff, and McDuffie. No Duffeys.  I then searched the 1880 census- no matches. Next I searched the 1910 census. There were seven Duffys. The oldest was Harriet Duffy, a widow living by herself, the mother of three children. Linked records suggested she was born in 1858, the daughter of Thomas and Mer...

A photograph from an antique store in Tucson. No studio mark. On the back in pencil is: Cousin Meva Ferrebee Verna "" Meva and Verna Ferrebee. I went to Ancestry Public Trees and searched for "Meva Ferre*" I wasn't sure of the last few letters of the name, so used the asterick to catch various spellings. Only one match- Meva Albert Ferrebee. She had a sister Verna. A family photograph on her father James Harvey Ferrebee included the two sisters and it was obvious that they were a match. I chose to research Meva. Meva Alberta Ferrebee was born on 6 June 1889 in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Harvey Ferrebee and Lillian May Schropp. She was baptized on 11 November 1889 at the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. [1] On 7 June 1900, Meva lived with her parents and siblings Harry H., Harvey, and Warren O. and a cousin Mabel E. Schaffer in Washington, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Her father was a farmer. [2] On 15 A...

  I purchased a huge photograph (17 inches by 12 inches) for two dollars here in Tucson.  No studio mark but paper-clipped to the back was a yellowed piece of stationery (Foreign Language Department, State University Colle, Buffalo, New York). Written on the reverse was: Standing: James C. Kimmell. William A. Kimmell. Henry Irving Kimmell. Samuel C. Kimmell. Seated: Clara Ellen Kimmell Messner. Manias J. Kimmell. Alma E. Kimmell Seymoure. Jacob Arthur Kimmell. Christenia Getz Kimmell. taken before 1916 (date of Christenia's death) Kimmell family. Manias J. Kimmell was born on 19 March 1842 in Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio, the son of Jacob A. Kimmell. And Eliza Brumbaugh. On 18 September 1850, Menias lived with his parents and siblings Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Eliza lived in Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio. He had attended school in the last year. [1] On 6 June 1860, Manias lived with his parents and siblings Elizabeth, Lydia, Almira, and Joseph in Lake Township,...