Mystery Monday: Nice Dress

If the style of this dress wasn't from the latish 1800's, I would think this was my husband's father's mother, Anna Leona Matlack (née Walker). It could possibly her mother, Anna Leona Walker (née Potts), but I don't think it quite looks like her. Here is a picture that includes them both at a reasonably young age. my guess is that this is one of Anna Leona Walker's sisters. There parents were named Levi Boyer Pott and Sarah Potts, and the daughters I have listed for them are Cassadella Potts, Anna Leona Walker and Lila Potts. Anna Leona was born April 11, 1869 in MacLean, Illinois.

Mystery Monday: Dashing Gentleman

Another Civil War soldier, whose name I don't know. As with the first soldier I posted, I believe this gentleman is related to my husband's mother's mother's mother's family. In fact,I am a little more sure he is, as he bears a strong resemblance to Julius Ebenezer Barbour. I am sure it's not him though, as far as I know, Julius always had that fabulous beard.

Mystery Monday: In Laws

This is a photo of my husband's mother's father's brother and his family, plus what I believe are his wife's sisters.
The people from left to right are Duvillo Cooper Holly, Forrest Holly, Ruth Reed (née Holly) and Olive Holly (née Patterson). The ladies in black are the ones I believe are her sisters, or other relations, as they have very similar features. I think this picture was taken at Forrest and Olive's home. I have birth locations in Mississippi for Forrest and Ruth, so that is likely where they lived. The only date I have for Olive is her death on June 25, 1934. Any information about the other two ladies would be appreciated.

Mystery Monday: Civil War soldier

As we have been scanning photos a small but growing portion of them are people who are obviously related to our family, but the name has been lost to history. I plan to post them here, with the information I do have, in the hopes that somewhere on the internet is someone who knows. If you have any more information about the people in these posts, please let me know.

I know that this gentleman was a soldier in the Civil War, but I don't know which side he was on, and either is likely. He is related to my husband, but I don't know if he is related to the Walker, Boyer-Pott, Holly or Barbour side. I know that my husband's great great grandfather, Julius Ebenezer Barbour was a soldier in the Civil War, as was the oldest of his two brothers, but there isn't much of a resemblance to him.