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This is Mr and Mrs R.L. Evans, a young couple who are sitting for a picture in Chattanooga, Tenn. According to writing on the back, Mr Evans is 21 years old and Mrs Evans is only 18. This photo was badly damaged, so I tried cleaning it up on photoshop, though its still not perfect.
If you know who this couple may be, let us know in the comments!
I suspect that whoever these folks are - might have moved to Texas like so many of my own ancestors from the southern Tennessee-Alabama-Georgia area around 1880s.
ReplyDeleteI find the dating confusing - was 1888 the photo taken date? why list it twice (for him and her)? Also, Newport RI? the letters are hard to read - there is a Newport TN too - but I can't make out what the letters are.
Hopefully someone helps out with this! :)
I hope this helps you find this photo's family! Baby RL Evans, son of RL Evans of Chatanooga!
ReplyDeleteR L Evans
Birth Date:
9 Nov 1924
Birth Place:
Tennessee
Age:
0
Death Date:
29 Aug 1925
Death Place:
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Burial Date:
31 Aug 1925
Burial Place:
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Cemetery Name:
Forest Hills Cemetery
Gender:
Male
Race:
White
Marital Status:
Single
Residence Place:
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Occupation:
None
Father's Name:
R L Evans
Father's Birth Place:
Alabama
Mother's Name:
Mammie Jennings
Mother's Birth Place:
Tennessee
Amos Wilson Judd was a civil war veteran who began his photography business in 1877. His name and studio appears in Chattanooga’s business directories from 1890 through 1920. He died in 1929.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, this doesn't help me with the 1888 dating. I think the 1888 means the year of the photo with the age of the couple at that time. If so, R L Evans would have been born in 1867-ish and his wife in 1870-ish and that makes the baby R L Evans that was born and died in 1924-5 and question mark?
Try as I might, I can't find any record (other than this death record) of any R L Evans. I tried the assumption that the 1888 was the father's birth year (give or take 5 years, in case it was her's) and found nothing.
I suspect this is the couple, but have no proof.
ReplyDeleteRobert Lee Evans
Birth Date: 28 Aug 1863
Birth Place: Georgia
Death Date: 30 Nov 1926
Age: 63
Death Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Burial Date: 1 Dec 1926
Burial Place: Somerville, Georgia
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Carmen Cs Shops
Father's Name: Aaron Evans
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's Name: Martha Whess
Idella E Evins (Idilla E Drennon)
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1863/4
Birth Place: Georgia
Age: 46
Death Date: 22 Dec 1909
Death Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1863
Birth Place: Georgia
Death Date: 22 Dec 1909
Death Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton
It does seem very likely that's them, but I'm wondering about the ages. It says they were both born in 1863, which doesnt make sense because their ages are very different. Maybe it's just an error?
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