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(Page Last Updated:  2006-10-06 ) Brown Family Friends Index:   (Click on photo for larger size image.) Baker / Crowel - Fred Baker & Carrie Crowel  Ball - Nellie Ball by Bliss Bros Studio Ball - Nellie Ball by Eggers Bennett - 'Nett' Bennett by Geo. W. Scott Portraits Cook - Jud Cook by Robbins Photographic Art Studio Crowell - Carrie Crowell, age 16 by M. De Ver Westcott Davis - Bee Davis by Gifford Hair - Della Hair by Bliss Bros Hall - Marion Hall, Neighbor of the Brown's Harrington - Ethel and Mabel Harrington by G. W. Scott photography Holcomb - Love Holcomb as young girl Holcomb - Love Holcomb as teenager by Gifford Holcomb - Love Holcomb as adult Lauten - Ed Lauten by J.G. McLane Mack - Kattie Mack by J.R. Potter photography Merrill - LeRoy Merrill by Geo. M. Shearer Palmer - Belinda Palmer by Franklin photography Parker - Mila Parker, Age 16 Parker & Hines - Gertie Parker and (Lima?) Hines Peebles - Dr. Peebles Perkins - Eva & Nada Perkins Perkins - Nada Pettit - See the Pettit Family Page Prentia - May Prentia Russell - Nellie and Fred Russell Ward - Dr. W. Ward by F. J. Weber Photographer Weigand - 'Kitty' Weigand by H. McNeill photography Wooley - See the Wooley Family Page

Fred Baker and Carrie Crowel were friends of Maude and Will Brown. Return to Index, Top or Home.     Nellie Ball was a friend of Maude and Will Brown.  On the reverse of this photograph is written "Nellie Brown" and :"FRIEND OF MR & MRS W.L. BROWN".  The photographer is shown as Bliss Bros Studio, 368 Main St. Corner Eagle, Buffalo, N.Y.  In the 1880 census, Nellie E. Ball is listed as the 8 year old daughter of Wm. Ball (occupation "Carpenter") and Eveline Ball.  The Ball's are listed as family #150 in the 1880 enumeration sequence for Perrysburg. Return to Index, Top or Home.     Nellie Ball - Photograph by "Geo. A. H. Eggers, COR. 5TH & SWAN STS., DUNKIRK, N.Y." Return to Index, Top or Home.     Nett Bennett - The reverse of the original photograph for this image is marked "Nett Bennett aged 19-" and "W.L. B.'s Friend" [Will Lincoln Brown of Versailles].  The reverse of the photo also shows "Geo. W. Scott, INSTANTANEOUS Portraits, GOWANDA, N.Y. Return to Index, Top or Home.     Jud Cook - Reverse of photo marked, "Jud Cook  FRIEND OF MR & MRS W.L. BROWN".  Photograph by "Robbins, Photographic Art Studio, COR. MAIN AND KENNEDY STS. BRADFORD, PA." Return to Index, Top or Home.     Carrie Crowell age 16 is written on the reverse side of this photograph.The studio is M. DE VER WESTCOTT, Forestville, N.Y. Return to Index, Top or Home.     Bee Davis - Reverse side says, "Bee Davis, VERSAILLES, N.Y., FRIEND MAUDE B. BROWN".  The photograph is by "GIFFORD, Dunkirk, N.Y." Return to Index, Top or Home.     Della Hair - The reverse of this photograph says "Dell Hair" and "DELLA HAIR, VERSAILLES, N.Y., FRIEND OF W.L.B." [Will Lincoln Brown]. The photographer is "Bliss Bros Artistic Photographers, Portrait Studio, 368 Main St. COR Eagle, Commercial Gallery 37 and 39 Court St., Buffalo, N.Y." Return to Index, Top or Home.     Marion Hall - The reverse side of this photo reads, "Neighbor of the Will L. Brown family in Versailles, N.Y."  This notation is in the handwriting of Marion Brown.  According to information supplied by a living relative of Marion Hall, Marion Hall was born in May 1898, the first child of Lewis Elliott Hall and Anna Hall (nee Stuckey). Her brothers were Leroy C. Hall, born in Feb. 1900, and Francis Hall, born in 1902 or 1903. Return to Index, Top or  Home.     Ethel & Mabel Harrington - Versailles.  Friends of W.L. Brown family. Photography by G. W. Scott of Gowanda, N.Y. Return to Index, Top or Home.     Love Holcomb as young girl.  Reverse of photo is marked, "Love Holcomb  VERSAILLES, N.Y.  FRIEND OF MR & MRS W.L. BROWN". According to information recorded in "The Longfellow Birthday Book" which was given to Will L. Brown on 22-SEP-1884, "Love A. Holcomb" was born 03-AUG-1859.  Her full name was "Love Adele Holcomb". She was born in Silver Creek, Chautauqua County, NY, of parents, Abel Porter Holcomb and his wife, Drucilla Beals.  Love Holcomb is listed as "Lovis Holcomb" in the 1880 census.  Although it is not known for certain, she may have married a man by the name of "Mark. D. Norton". Return to Index, Top or Home.     Love Holcomb as a teenager.  Reverse of photograph is marked, "Love H   LOVE HOLCOMB, VERSAILLES, N.Y.  FRIEND OF W.L. BROWN". Return to Index, Top or Home.     Love Holcomb. - On the reverse side of the original photograph is written "Love A Hall" and "Love Hocomb" and "W.L.B.'s FRIEND".  [Will Lincoln Brown of Versailles NY] . On another print of this same photograph, her name is written as "Love Halcomb".  The photographer also signed this photograph but his signature does not show up in the low resolution jpeg scans used on this web site, so you can see a close-up of the photographer's signature here.  On the photograph, it is located to the lower right of her image.  This is actually "Love Adele Holcomb". Return to Index, Top or Home.     Ed Lauten - The reverse of this photograph indicates "Ed Lauten" and "FRIEND OF W.L. BROWN FAMILY" [Versailles NY].   The photographer's printed information o the back is: "J.G. McLane, Photographic Art Studio, Center and Sycamore Sts., Oil City, PA., Copyright 1889" Return to Index, Top or Home.     Kattie Mack, a friend of Will and Maude Brown. Return to Index, Top or Home.     LeRoy Merrill - also known as "Roy Merrill"; both names are shown on the reverse of this photograph taken by Geo. M. Shearer photographer.  The web site for the Descendents of Nathaniel Merrill lists a LeRoy Merrill as being born 1890-06-09 and dying 1894-05-21 with burial listed as in Rathbun Lawn Cemetery, Irving, Town of Hanover, Chautauqua County.  His mother is listed by the Merrill web site as Harriet M. Remington, born in Versailles on 1871-07-01 of parents Seth Remington and Mary Webster. His father is listed as William W. Merrill, born 1851-04-04 in Dayton, Cattaraugus County. This Versailles connection for LeRoy's mother could certainly explain why this photograph was kept all these years with the photos of the Brown's family friends. Return to Index, Top or Home.     Belinda Palmer - Friend of Marion Brown.  The reverse of this photograph reads, "Happy birthday To Marion From Belinda".  The photograph is by "Franklin, Gowanda, N.Y." Return to Index, Top or Home.     Mila Parker - Reverse of photo reads, "Mila Parker Age 16-" and "MILA PARKER  FRIEND OF W.L. BROWN FAMILY" Return to Index, Top or Home.   Gertie Parker and (Lima?) Hines.  The second name is somewhat illegible as can be seen on the reverse side of the photo. (Click on thumbnail to view.) Return to Index, Top or Home.   Dr. Peebles is marked on the reverse side of the source photo. This is James Martin Peebles, a man who was an active participant in the spiritualist movement during the second half of the 19th century. It is presumed that the Brown family's interest in spiritualism is the reason that his photograph is amongst the family photos of Elisha Brown's family. Dr. Peebles was born 23-MAR-1822 in Whitingham, Vermont.  His parents were James and Nancy Peebles. Biographies of Dr. Peebles include: (1) The Spiritual Pilgrim by J. O. Barrett published in 1878, (2) Dr. James M. Peebles by John Hubert Greusel c.1911 and (3) A Biography of James Martin Peebles by Edward Whipple, published in 1901. Linda Pendleton's web site provides a considerable amount of online information.  Page 160 of  The Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus County, NY, edited by William Adams and published 1893, lists "Dr. James W. Peebles" [sic - middle initial] among the list of "Medical Practitioners of Cattaraugus County". His entry reads, "James W. Peebles, a graduate of the American Eclectic College of Cincinnati on October 13, 1869, came to Olean in January, 1887, but doubtless soon removed." Return to Index, Top or Home.     Eva & Nada Perkins - Reverse of photos reads, "Eva & Nada Perkins  FRIENDS OF MR & MRES. W.L. BROWN  VERSAILLES, N.Y."  The 1900 U.S. Federal census for Cattaraugus County, Perrysburg Twp, Supervisor's Dist. 186, Enumeration Dist. 64, Sheet 9, shows that Eva and Nadia were the children of Riley (b.1855) and Carrie (b.1870) Perkins.  Eva is shown as born in January 1892 and Nadia in June 1889.  Two brothers are also listed, Len (b.1895) and Howard (b.1898). Return to Index, Top or Home.   Nada Perkins (or Nadia) was born in 1898 to Riley and Carrie Perkins.  (See above entry.)  The Perkin's family were friends of the Will L. Brown family in Versailles. Return to Index, Top or Home.     May Prentia - Friend of the W.L. Brown family in Versailles, NY. Return to Index, Top or Home.     Nellie and Fred Russell - The reverse of this photo says, "Nellie AND Fred Russell  Friends OF Mr & Mrs. W.L. Brown". Return to Index, Top or Home.     Dr. W. Ward - Photograph by F. J. Weber, Photographer, Gowanda, N.Y.  Based upon information from page 110 the Historical Gazetteer of 1893, it appears that Dr. W. Ward served as various officers of "The Lake Erie Medical Society" including President, Vice-President and Secretary.  The article written in 1941 by Ethelyn Weller and entitled "North Collins Remembers" contains the following information about Dr. Ward.  Not only did Dr. Ward move to North Collins from Versailles, but North Collins was also the home of Elisha Brown's brother Levi Brown and possibly another brother, Simeon Brown. "Dr. Walden M. Ward, son of Granson Ward, came to North Collins in 1880 from Versailles, N. Y. He was one of the town's leading physicians until the time of his death, May 5.1939. He died at the age of eighty after fifty-four years of medical practice, having served as North Collins health officer for many years. He was a past president of the Erie County Medical Association. He had two brothers, Lee B. and Walter; and one son, Worthington C., also a doctor. Lee married Carrie Baird and they have one daughter, Madeline. Worthington married Carolyn Falk." According to Wally MacDowell's web site,  Dr. Ward's son, Worthington C. Ward, graduated from North Collins High School  in 1903. Return to Index, Top or Home.     'Kitty' Weigand was a friend of Will and Maude Brown.  There was a Catrina Weigand born in Onondaga, NY 1861-07-22 but I do not know if this is the same person. Return to Index, Top or Home.