Identifying Thrift Store Photographs

I cannot remember where I purchase this photo. It is from the Andrew Horne studio of Plainville, Kansas. Plainville is in Rook County. On the front in pencil is "Hannah Shores[,] Aunt Maria's daughter." On the back in pencil is "This is for Frank. Hannah & Dessie. Silvanus's oldest child." Hannah Shores and Dessie. I was unsure if Shores was Hannah's maiden name or married name. I was unsure if Dessie was her child. Also unsure who Silvanus was- was he her husband? I search Rooks County for Shores. Nothing. I broadened by search looking for a Hannah with a mother Maria in Kansas. Didn't find her.  I ended up searching Public Trees for a Hannah married to a Shores with a mother Maria. This was successful, especially since the person had a cropped version of the photo. Hannah Porter was born on 8 December 1869 in Highland County, Ohio, daughter of Powell Byrd Porter and Mariah Jane Custer. She was married to William Shores. She died in 1944. She w...

Five photographs. What can I find out about the people? The first has no studio mark. On the back in pen are six lines of text: Dec. 31st 1888. Age 25 yrs., 6 mos., 14 days. Height 5 ft. 11 1/2 in. Weight 152 lbs. Alva Cole. Alva Cole. I used a tombstone calculator to determine what his birthdate was- it came out to 17 June 1863. Then I search Public Member Trees on Ancestry.com and the very first entry for an Alva Cole was an individual born on 17 June 1863 in Fairfield, Ohio, the son of Thomas Cole and Mary Jane Courtright. He was married in 1901 to Laura Belle Koontz. He died on 10 March 1942 in St. Louisville, Licking County, Ohio. He was buried in the Evans Cemetery in Saint Louisville. Alva Cole, 1863-1942. The second photograph is from the Frank Walz studio of Cawker City, Kansas. Cawker City is in Mitchell County, Kansas. On the back in pen is "For Andrew Walton." Crossed out, is blue ink, is "Dads Mother." Below that in pencil is "Aunt Betsy." Be...