Identifying Thrift Store Photographs

I purchased a large bag of 20th century photos for $15. Nineteen of the photos are members of the Williams and Sierk families.  Walter Frank Williams. Walter Frank Williams. Harry Williams, brother of Walter Frank Williams. Walter Frank Williams [and] Ada Oldham Williams 1911. Ada Williams. Marjorie Helen Williams [circa 1918-1919] Eileen/Marj Williams. Marjorie Helen Williams Sierk 1925. Marjorie 12 yrs Rockford Nov. 1929 12 1/2 yrs, May 19, 1930 [Marjorie Williams]. Lawrence Arthur Sierk [and] Marjorie Helen Williams Sierk 1937. Marjorie Sierk Helen Louise Sierk New Baby 1943 Marge, Louise, Linda 1945 . Louise & Marsha Sierk June 1949. Helen Louise Sierk [and] Linda Joyce Sierk, June 1949. Paula Schlueter Sierk and Helen Louis Sierk 1949. Marsha Ann Sierk, Helen Louise Sierk, Linda Joyce Sierk. Paula Schlueter Sierk, Marsha Ann Sierk Mather, Marjorie Helen Williams Sierk, Diane Elizabeth Mather. Louise Sierk Art & Paula Sierk. I searched Ancestry Public Trees for Walter ...

I purchased a framed set of photos on the Goodwill.com auction website ($13.99). On the back was a handwritten note: Starting with Myra (counter clockwise) [note starting at the bottom] Oscar Patterson Miller Patterson Isabell Patterson Wenzel & Mary Skliba Thomas Carlyle & Mary Skliba Jackson Aurilla Jackson Patterson in the middle with Ruth The photographs are copies made in 2006 (not originals). My initial research on Ancestry Public Trees for Oscar Patterson and Miller Patterson were unsuccessful- too many individuals.  So then I searched for a Ruth Patterson with a mother Aurilla Jackson and immediately found them. Ruth Mary Patterson (1917-2001) was the daughter of Thomas Carlyle Jackson and Maria S. Skliba. Maria's parents were Wenzel Skliba and Mary Mishka and matching photos of the couple were posted on Ancestry (the one in the photo collage is one of those pencil drawings popular in the early 1900s. From there I was able to figure out the rest of the photos. Myra ...

A pair of photos from Kingman. The studio mark on the back is G. S. MOORE PHOTOGRAPHER New Lisbon, Ohio. Labels were attached to the front identifying the couple, who were obviously photographed at the same time. Charlie Huston, 1885. Hattie Huston, 1885. As it turned out, Hattie was actually Mattie. New Lisbon is in Columbiana County, Ohio. There are several Charles Hustons living in Columbiana County, Ohio. This individual is Charles William Huston, born 17 April 1856 at New Lisbon, Columbiana County, the son of William Edgar Huston and Louisa Ann Hoover [or Huver]. On 18 June 1860, Charles was the four-year-old son of William and Louisa Huston, living in Lisbon with his siblings John E., Mary A., and George. His father was a tailor. [1] On 1 June 1870, William and Louisa “Huster” and their children George and Charley lived in New Lisbon Center. Charles was a farm laborer. [2] On 24 June 1880, Charley lived with his parents and a niece Carrier Arter in Center, Columbiana County...

 I was in Kingman for work and went to two antique stores at lunch time . Lots of photos.  A photo postcard. On the back: October 1940 Saml & Rose and Max 4268 Rockton Detroit Mich Tratner. Samuel and Rose Tratner, seated. Max Tratner, standing. The photo was from the Dexter Art Studio, David Sipkolich Prop. 11645 Dexter Mich. Back of postcard. I searched the United States censuses on Ancestry for a Rose Tratner living in Michigan. In the 1930 census the family was living at 4706 Delmar in Detroit:   Samuel Tratner 38 Head Rose Tratner 32 Wife Louis Tratner 8 Son Max Tratner 7 Son Benjamin Tratner 5 Hyman Tratner 3 Son Samuel Trachtenberg AKA Tratner was born on 29 December 1892 in Lithuania, the son of Harry Trachtenberg and Chase (--?--). On 5 June 1917, Sam Trachtenberg registered for the draft while living at 305 Hendrie Street in Detroit. He owned a confectionary business. He was medium height and build, had grey eyes, and black hair. [1] Samuel served in th...