Identifying Thrift Store Photographs

An estate sale purchase.  No studio mark. On the back: Marvin     Children of Horace Parrack W.B Henry May Top row: William and Marvin Bottom row: Maye and Henry Relatively easy to find out who these children were. On Ancestry Public Trees I searched for Marvin Parrack with a father Horace and immediately found them. The four were the children of Horace Edgar Parrack and Lulu Myrtle Ware. Marvin David Parrack was born on 18 October 1901 in Falls County, Texas, and died on 21 February 1949 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. He is buried in Clayton Cemetery in Clayton, Union County, New Mexico. William Balland Parrack was born on 20 December 1903 in Texas. He died on 9 June 1986 in Floydada, Floyd County, Texas. He was buried in Floydada Cemetery in Floydada, Floyd County, Texas. Henry Alexander Parrack was born on 15 November 1905 in Texas. He died on 28 April 1963 in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas. He is buried in Cedar Lawn Haven of Rest in West Columbia, ...

 A photo from an antique mall in Tucson ($1.09). On the front is L. M. Whitmore [and] H. P. Ranger  Whitmore & Co. 30 E. Main St., Rochester, N.Y. On the back in pencil is: "Lucy Philura Van Ducen Fullam"  Below is: Born in 1826- married 19 1/2  Harleigh Stephen Fullam & went house keeping in a log c[abin]." The photo is of an older woman wearing a dark dress with mutton chop sleeves and a broach at her neck. A white garment or collar is visible underneath the black dress. Lucy Philura (Van Deusen) Fullam. I searched Ancestry public trees for a Raleigh Fullam married to a Lucy and quickly found her. Lucy Philura Van Deusen was born on 5 March 1826 in Cayuga County, New York, daughter of (--?--) Van Deusen and Dulcina Hammond (1796-1876). She was married circa 1846 to Harleigh Stephen Fullam . Harleigh Stephen Fullam was born circa 1818 in Monroe County, New York. On 29 July 1850, Harley H. and Lucy Fullam, Lucy’s 54-year-old mother Delsena Vandusen, and 1...

So I purchased a box of photos that belonged originally to the Barney Bradberry family. I found a family tree on Ancestry that included versions of some of the photos. Here is a sample. People in bold are in the photos. A carte visita photo from the N. Winters Photograph Rooms, Commerce St., Near Main Plaza, San Antonio, Tex. On the front is "John & Nancy Chapman." It was probably taken on their wedding day. John and Nancy (Sweeten) Chapman. John O. Chapman was born in 1856 in Bell County, Texas, son of  Margaret Eunice (Hood) Kitchens. He was married in 1878 in Medina County, Texas to Nannie Sweeten. Nancy Estelle Sweeten was born in 1862 in Atascosa County, Texas, daughter of Noah Durham Sweeten and Sarah Ann Johnson. They were were divorced prior to 1893, when John was married to Mollie Chant. John died in 1901 in Edwards County, Texas and was buried in the Barksdale Cemetery in Barksdale, Edwarrds County, Texas. John and Nancy were the parents of Roy, Mabel, David...

 I went to a store that sells estate sale items to look at a photo album. It was gorgeous, but they wanted $280. Way out of my price range. I told the owner that I liked old photos and he directed me to a cabinet with many. I purchased five. This one is from a studio Greenwood McKINNEY. McKinney is a town in Collin County, Texas. A number of the photos in the cabinet were from Texas. On the front of the photo is "Iva Husband" and on the back "Iva + Loyd Eddlemon." The handwriting was Palmer Method - my grandmother's handwriting was almost identical. I searched Ancestry public trees for "Loyd Eddlem*n" with a wife Iva. I was uncertain about the spelling of Loyd, so did the similar option. That proved useful, because it turned out the man's first name was Floyd. Floyd and Iva (Cobb) Eddlemon. Floyd Newton Eddlemon was born on 24 October 1901 in McKinney, Collin County, Texas, son of James Nimrod Eddleman and Mary Telitha Hudson. He was married in 19...

  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...

 A photograph with a list of names on it back. Can I identify these people? It is a small photo, measuring about 3 7/8 inches long by 2 3/4 wide. Four of the people are holding long sticks- perhaps fishing poles? One man is also holding a bucket. On the back is the following list, divided by a short line, corresponding to the back row and front row: 2 Glenn Zellmer Adolph Werth Esther R. Zellmer Carrie Quiram Walter Richter Gladys Richter Mrs. Emma Gerhke Herman Gerhke _____ Art Zellmer Mrs. A. Amalia Werth Rennie Zellmer Mrs. Art (Esther) Zellmer Zellmer-Richter family photo. Back side of photo. I searched on Ancestry Public Family Trees for a Walter Richter who was married to a Gladys. Four individuals came up, with the first two the same person. That Walter Gustav Richter (1911-1991) was married to Gladys Emma Ruth Zellmer (1916-2016). The couple lived in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. Walter and Gladys have a tombstone in Sakatah Cemetery in Waterville, Le Sueur County, Minnes...

 I purchased a pile of photographs from an antique/retro store in Tucson. On the back of one photo in blue ink is "Axley & Mae McKinley[,] Joretta's grand parents." Axley and Mae McKinley. Back of photograph. I searched all records on Ancestry.com and immediately identified the couple.  Axley Gimore McKinley was born on 17 February 1867 in Indiana, son of James McKinley and Nancy A. Landry. [1] On 11 August 1870, Axley H. lived with his parents James and Nancy A. McKinley and siblings Joseph L., William, Marietta, Jesse, Jane E., and Hannah D. in Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware County, Indiana. His father was a farmer. [2] In June 1880, Axley was living with his parents James and Nancy McKinley in Mount Pleasant, Delaware County, Indiana and siblings William B., Emma J., Hannah D., and Samuel A. His father was a farmer and Axley was a farm laborer. [3]   Axley was married on 4 October 1891 in Delaware County, Indiana to May Snodgrass. Mary Elizabeth "Mae...