Christian County Photographs

Christian County Photographs

Josephus Durbin(Shirley Harris' great-grandfather)


Josephus Durbin and his 3rd wife Sarah Hinkle Painter. Josephus is Shirley Harris' great-grandfather, and her grandmother, Sarah Jane Durbin (age 5), is at her father's knee.


Taylorville Township High School - 1909
Do you recognize anyone in this photo? Please let me know.
Even if you don't recognize someone from the photo, but you know someone who should have been at the school at the time would be interesting to other researchers.

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Christian Co, IL photo
James Harvey KIRKPATRICK & Mary Sevilla (HIMES) & Family
Back row left to right- Bertha (KIRKPATRICK) VINCENT, Clara (KIRKPATRICK0 TILLEY, Joe TILLEY, Charles Calvin KIRKPATRICK, ?____, Oscar M. KIRKPATRICK, ?____
2nd row- father James Harvey KIRKPATRICK Sr, mother Mary Sevilla (HIMES)KIRKPATRICK , Albert VINCENT, Laura (?__)wife of Charles KIRKPATRICK, ?___; front row- 4 children ?Names?
Can anyone Make corrections on who is who and fill in additions for me?
Thank you,
Beverly (HIMES) BARGER
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David Calvin KIRKPATRICK & Sarah Lavenna (HIMES) & family
Back row left to right- William John KIRKPATRICK, Beaty Calvin KIRKPATRICK;
2nd row- ?who were the 1st 4? ?___,?___, ?___,?___,Margaret Jane KIRKPATRICK, Iva Della KIRKPATRICK;
Front row- father David Calvin KIRKPATRICK, George Harvey KIRKPATRICK, mother Sarah Lavenna (HIMES) KIRKPATRICK. Family was from Christian & Shelby Co, IL.
Can anyone please make corrections or additions?
Thank you,
Beverly (HIMES) BARGER

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Harriet KIRKPATRICK, mother Laura F. (?_____) Kirkpatrick, Eugene KIRKPATRICK, father Charles Calvin KIRKPATRICK, Marion KIRKPATRICK of Christian & Shelby Co, IL.
can anyone make corrections or additions?
Thank you,
Beverly (HIMES) BARGER
[email protected]

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Home of Charles BANNING NE of Cowden, IL near Boilking Springs School,
Left to right Charles BANNING, Frank SHAFANDA, Glen HOLLY, Homer BANNING, Mervil BANNING. Leverett PETTIJOHN, Willard McMILLEN,
Can anyone please tell me corrections or comments?
Thank you,
Beverly (HIMES) BARGER
[email protected]

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Photo Willard Bentley MCMILLEN wife Laura Lavenna (HIMES) & family of Christian & Shelby Co, IL
Beverly (HIMES) BARGER
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MCMILLEN & related families reunion.
Can anyone tell me the names of these people on the photo and where it was taken?
Thank you
Beverly (HIMES) BARGER
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Margaret and Tom DEAR are behind the counter and my grandmother, Effie Gertrude SNELL OLIVER, is in the background. I believe she was married to Thomas EVANS at the time this was taken. She later married Emery OLIVER.
Submitted by Cliff (125oakwood@insightbb.com) 11 May 2003.

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My 2nd great-grandmother *Sarah Lavina (MOSE) HIMES of Shelby and Christian Co, IL and her five children. Taken 1870 to 1883, probably 1870! Can anyone verify which of her daughters is which? I'm not sure I have them sorted right. Left to right Back row; Martha Ellen (HIMES) OLLER, Mary Sevilla (HIMES) KIRKPATRICK, Sarah Lavina "Laurie" (HIMES) KIRKPATRICK; Front row; Emma (HIMES) CHANEY, (my great-grandfather *William Henry HIMES and their mother who was my 2nd great-grandmother*Sarah Lavina (MOSE) HIMES;
My homepage address is http://www.tribalpages.com/tribes/Bcookiegma
Beverly Jane (HIMES) BARGER [email protected]

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On the back is written: From Aunt Lizzie to Addie, February 3, 1907.
Do you recognize these people? Is this your ancestor? Contact Dawn at raye102@hotmail.com to inquire about adopting this photograph.

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It's a carnival type photo series. One young lady until you get to the last one then a second one has peeked in the booth.


Baby picture taken at Peck's Studio, West Side Square, Taylorville, Illinois. On the back is written "James boy"
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Lizzie Harris written on the back. On the front is Steven's McVickers Theatre Bldg, Chicago.
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Happy Hour Club - submitted by Marlene Nickerson [[email protected]].

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Every Thursday Club - submitted by Marlene Nickerson [[email protected]].
"I have no clue who these ladies are with the exception of my grandmother."

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