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1		Baker, Grover Cleveland and two of his brothers Taken around 1915, G.C. is in the center. They obviously have Indian blood.	Family: Baker/Ervin (F5)
2		Baker,James F. and Tennessee c 1903 The back says "Grover Baker's parents, age 50. Fort Worth Texas."	Family: Baker/Smith (F378)
3		Bonner, Dr. Charles of Holly Springs MS 1865 Neighbor of Joel E. Wynne in Holly Springs MS, he and his son contracted Yellow Fever in 1878 and both died 7 Sep of that year. See The Prodigal Daughter by Hubert McAlexander Jr for a very good biography of the doctor's literary daughter Kate Sherwood Bonner. The doctor ran a hospital that took in casualties from Shiloh and other battles in northern Mississippi.
4		Brady, Edward and Catherine about 1895 Scanned from a book on the White County shelf at the TSLA	Family: Brady/Officer (F28)
5		Brady, Rasy. Probably his parents John Patrick and Eliza Jane Pope Brady to Rasy's right. Probably taken in White County, Tenn.	Family: Brady/Pope (F2)
6		Brady? Probably one of Edward Brady's sisters around 1930. Seems to have been taken in White Co TN. I think she must be Mary Jane Brady Johnson, Mrs. Samuel P. Johnson. If so, she is a Civil War vet, a courier for Champ Ferguson.	Family: Brady/Officer (F28)
7		Buford, Ed Jr. c 1918 He shot down eight German planes in WWI. The photo was taken by the US Army Signal Corps.	Buford Edward L., Jr.
8		Buford, Edward L. 1865-66 Ed was in the 3rd Tenn Inf(Clack's) and was a POW twice in the Civil War. He founded Buford Brothers Wholesale Hardware in Nashville and had a son, Ed Jr. who was a famous WW I aviator.	Buford Edward L., Sr.
9		Ervin, Hester She married Dr. Isaac Howard. Their son Robert Ervin Howard wrote pulp fiction in the 1920s and 30s, including Conan the Barbarian.	Ervin Hester Jane
10		Falconer, Henry This kid managed to squander two family fortunes and then get himself run over by a train. He does not look at all healthy to me. See the 1888 letter of Richard Stanford Stith which is posted on the Internet. There is an H.S. Falconer buried at Hillcrest in Holly Springs. It's possible they couldn't even afford to have his birth and death dates put on his stone.	Falconer Henry Stith
11		Falconer, Howard c 1864 Howard Falconer was a private in the Confederate Army, newspaper man, and friend of Sherwood Bonner. Wounded at Perryville KY he was left behind and taken POW, then exchanged in Jan 1863. He died in the 1878 Yellow Fever Outbreak. I date the photo to 1864 because he was discharged from the army in that year, having been elected to the Miss state legislature.	Falconer Howard
12		Falconer, Kinloch 1860s Kinloch Falconer was the Assistant Adjutant of the Army of Tennessee with the rank of major. He died in the 1878 Yellow Fever Outbreak in Holly Springs, unselfishly trying to help the victims.	Falconer Kinloch
13		Falconer, Sophronia 1865-66 Mrs. Christopher Columbus Barrett S. Falconer is how she was identified in the old Brown Leather Album. That makes sense because she was single, but most likely engaged when this was taken in about 1865. C. C. Barrett was a sgt in the 34th Miss Inf.	Family: Barrett/Falconer (F189)
14		Gates, J. W. 1860s John Ward Gates was a member of Henderson's Scouts which was a part of Forrest's Cavalry. He later went into the newspaper business in Jackson TN. This picture was taken by A.B. Langford who was, according to Goodspeed, a photographer from around 1855 to 1875 in Madison County. The connection to Forrest is probably why we have a picture of Gates. Jonathan Smith who is researching the Gates family made the ID and sent me through Brenda Fiddler a brief bio. See Histories for a scan.
15		Geer, Flavius Aristotle? I believe this is F.A. "Stottle" Geer and his wife Eliza Jane Hickey.	Family: Geer/Hickey (F52)
16		Geer, Gustavus Adolphus Taken in Nashville around WWI, I'm sure that's Gus on the right. I can't be sure of the others.	Geer Gustavus Adolphus
17		Geer, Mary Etta I believe this is Mary Etta Geer and possibly R.E. Brady, both standing in the center.	Family: Brady/Geer (F51)
18		Geer, sons and daughters of Flavius Aristotle Geer Probably taken in White County Tenn in the late 50s.	Family: Geer/Hickey (F52)
19		Gentleman, possibly Hugh McGehee c 1875 Next to Alice Wynne in the 1873 Como MS album of Obedience Wynne Starks. No logo or writing on it. His ears don't match the 1880s Dallas man that I believe to be G.W. Ervin. Maybe this is Uncle Hugh McGehee, husband of Julia. He looks about 35 to 40 here, and that eliminates just about everyone else I could think of. If you compare the cut of his clothes to the wrinkled, ill- fitting coat worn by Mr. Masson, you can see why I call him the gentleman.
20		Handle-Bar Mustache 1880s Possibly Joe Brown Sledge who married Mary Cornelia Pointer. This photo was the latest or last to go in Alice Wynne's 1865 album. It was obviously taken after the 1875 move to Dallas, and he's probably a relative or in-law.
21		JDR or GDR Otherwise Unknown Cadet or soldier My best guess is J.D. Ragland, 4th Ala Cav. The picture belonged to Alice Wynne, who was 12 in 1861 when the war broke out. That's a mystery, since there are two sets of initials inside the cabinet. They don't match up with anyone in my family that I can document. This boy looks like the whole left side of his face was injured, the left ear is longer or swollen, and the left eye half-shut. Had he been one of Dr. Bonner's patients in Holly Springs? I'm also looking at the uniform in terms of wear and tear. It looks a bit worn, but that may be a faded image issue, not the wool itself. If it's worn, it means this is the jacket he wore in the fighting, not some new cadet uniform.
22		Mayer, Wille Anna ??? There is no way to be sure this is Willie Anna Mayer, wife of Marcellus Pointer, but I've always thought it was. The first copy was in Alice's 1865 album, and an identical copy was in Bedie's 1873 Como MS album. There is always the chance that this is Sarah Tait, Monroe Pointer's second wife.	Mayer Willie Anna
23		McClune, Mrs c 1871 This is surely Elizabeth Topp Mclune's mother.	Hudson(?) Indiana E.
24		McGehee Julia ? c 1878 Based on other pictures taken around 1910-20, this woman seems to have lived that long. That would eliminate many possiblities. She would have been born around 1845 and probably married around 1865. A strong possibility is Julia Valette Little who married Stark Young's uncle Hugh McGehee. The photo was in Obedience Starks' 1873 album from Como MS. If this is really "Aunt Julia" , then the infant is probably Ann(b 1877), the boy is most likely Abner(b 1874) and the cut-off face could be that of Julia Valette(b 1871). I'm more inclined to think the picture is earlier than 1878, but that will cause problems in the identification. The cut-off face seems to have a huge brass earring dangling down. The face may have been that of the children's nanny.	Little Julia Valette
25		Myers, John My guess is that this is John P. Myers, a blacksmith with the 3rd Texas Cavalry. His description was given as 26, light hairs, blue eyes , fair complexion, five feet six. He took the oath to the US in Pine Bluff, Ark on May 13, 1865. The document says he was from Farmington, St. Francis [sic] Co Missouri.The picture was probably taken in 1864 or 1865, judging by the lapels.
26		Nashville Lady 1872-77 Carl C. Giers, who took this picture, first used the 45 Union St. Address on the back of this CDV in 1872. He died in 1877 and his business was sold by his family. This photo was between Tom Pointer of AL and the Massons of Baltimore in the Brown Album. There was a James H. Masson who was a wholesale grocer in Nashville during the Civil War, but not after 1866. This could be his widow.
27		Pointer of Alabama? Taken in Huntsville c 1871 according to the logo on the back. This might be Marcellus Pointer.
28		Pointer of Como MS 1865-70 This was in the 1873 Como MS album of Obedience Wynne Starks. By comparing him to other known photos of Tom and John, I feel confident that he is one of the Lawrence Co AL Pointers. Since John moved to Como MS after 1870, it's possible this is him, but the resemblance is weak. He even looks a lot like Marcellus Pointer, who would have been staying with his father's family in Como.	Family: Pointer/Pointer (F88)
29		Pointer, "Annie" ... Philip's daughter If someone told me she'd been taken captive by plains Indians, I'd believe it. All she needs to complete the look is a blanket and braided hair. When Marcellus Pointer, her uncle, died in NYC in 1909, she clipped his obit out of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, made a note on it to send it to Sally Wynne, but Sally had clipped one like it from the Louisville paper.	Pointer Annie Elizabeth
30		Pointer, Bessie and Leila Dave's daughters Leila married Robert E. Hunter in 1888 in Memphis.	Family: Pointer/Smith (F21) I184 Pointer Bessie Pointer Leila
31		Pointer, Col. Marcellus Portrait There are no revenue stamps on the back of this or on the identical copy of it. I lost a larger copy of it that was done in Rome, Italy. Note the retouching. This is a much better quality picture than any of his tintypes. For all those reasons, I think this was taken after the war, and possibly overseas. The two CDVs were done at Armstrong's Gallery in Memphis, which doesn't show up in the Memphis City Directory until 1870.	Pointer Marcellus
32		Pointer, Col. Marcellus 12th Ala Cav I'm now more positive that this was taken before Marcellus was wounded in Feb, 1865. That means the three stars signify the rank of lieutenant colonel.	Pointer Marcellus
33		Pointer, Dave 1870s. Son of Dr. David Pointer Taken in Memphis in the 1870s.	Pointer David, Jr.
34		Pointer, Dave's children Bessie and Levett Not numbered. They appear in both albums. In the Brown Album they were with the wrong family and also next to #28, the Weatherford baby. My aunt obviously didn't know that there was written in pencil on the back, "Uncle Dave's children." Alice Wynne may have drawn what looks like AW in monograram form.	Pointer Bessie Pointer Levette
35		Pointer, Dr. David 1802-1870 Mississippi Pointer family patriarch. He was born in 1802 in Halifax VA, married Obedience Torian there in 1824, and died in Como, Panola Co MS in 1870. The CDV was done by Ogden of Memphis, but most likely it's a copy of an original from about 1860. Ogden may have only dabbled in photography. In 1860 there was an S. Ogden who owned a drug store in Memphis, in 1871 comes the first use of S. Ogden, photographer, and a year earlier in 1870 there is Stephen Ogden, physician. Not all are at the same place, but are close to each other. 1870-71 seems like the best date for the copies of Dr. Pointer's photos.	Pointer David, Sr.
36		Pointer, Eddie c 1871 Son of Philip Pointer of Como MS.	Pointer Edward
37		Pointer, Lelia... Philip's daughter Looking at the pictures of Bessie and Leila taken about 1880, I'm convinced this is the same Leila. Better than the one in the Brown Album, this was in the 1873 Starks Album.	Pointer Lelia Constance
38		Pointer, Leonora Smith "Nora" That's probably Bessie with her. This is most likely a copy of an earlier photo. Bessie was probably born in the 1860s, dating the original photo to no later than 1870. Nora is said to have died in 1878, but one source has 1874.	Family: Pointer/Smith (F21) Smith Leonora
39		Pointer, Lily c 1871-72 Born c 1868 to Marcellus Pointer and Willie Anna Mayer Pointer in Mississippi. Her chair and the book (probably a Bible) she has in her hand look enough like those in the photo I tentatively ID as Willie Mayer Pointer to add weight to what is admittedly a guess. Neither Lily nor Mary look much like Marcellus, but they really don't look much like the woman I'm calling Willie, either. The stern, serious look on both this girl's face and that of "Willie" may also add weight to the ID, assuming "Willie" was coaching her when the picture was taken.	Pointer Lillie
40		Pointer, Marcellus age 19 Feb 1860 The pants in this picture look like those worn by Kinloch Falconer and other members of the 9th Miss when it was at Pensacola in 1861. Marcellus must have been there, but he's not in that picture. I will take the opportunity to go into some further discussion of his rank with respect to the two uniform pictures I have of him. On the order of battle lists that date to about 20 Jan 1865, he is still listed as Lt. Col Pointer. He had that rank when he reported to R.H. Anderson on 25 Dec 1864 near Hardeeville. It may well be that both pictures of him in uniform were taken after the War.	Pointer Marcellus
41		Pointer, Marcellus and daughter Mary C. The photographer was so inept that he left his fingerprints on the right half of the picture. On 8 Jun 1870 Mary still did not have a name. The census taker wrote "No Name" on her line. On 28 Jun they were either calling her Susan, or the census taker accidently wrote Susan twice. Susan was the name of a servant. On the 1880 Dallas TX census, she is Mary, age 10. The family must have moved from Marshall Co to Panola Co between 8 Jun and 28 Jun. Marcellus only appears on the Panola Co 1870 and that was in the home of his father in Como MS. His father died that same year. Given his gaunt appearance, this photo of the colonel may date to before 1870. In 1880 he was counted twice on the census, appearing on both the Dallas TX and Marshall Co MS census.	Pointer Marcellus
42		Pointer, Martha Tennessee Marsh and Monroe No logo on the back of his. Hers was taken at the Clay Gallery in Memphis, and has a 3cent stamp on the back, indicating the sale of the CDV took place between 01 Aug 1864 and 01 Aug 1866 in territory controlled the the US. Since they were already living in Memphis and she died in Jan of 1866, I date the CDV to 1866 before Aug. Her two children died in 1862 and 1863, therefore the original can't be later than about mid-63. Monroe was boarding in Memphis in 1866 as a salesman, and I date the picture to that year. Moyston and Balch were also staying at the Worsham House, so it's highly possible the CDV of Monroe is their work. I think Monroe had an 1863 picture copied at the Clay Gallery to make the CDV of his late wife.	Marsh Martha Tennessee Pointer Monroe T., Sr.
43		Pointer, Obedience Torian c 1860 She was the daughter of Scare Torian and Nancy R. Owen and was born in Halifax Co VA in 1807. She married Dr. David Pointer in 1824. They lived in Caswell Co NC until about 1843 when they moved to Marshall Co MS. Dr. Pointer died in 1870 in Como MS, and Obedience moved to Dallas TX along with two of her daughters, one son, and their families. She died in Dallas in 1884 and her obit is posted under Histories.	Torian Obedience E.
44		Pointer, Phil c 1871 He was the Philip who had Marcellus Pointer buried in Memphis, not Philip Sr., who was the brother of the colonel.	Pointer Philip, Jr.
45		Pointer, Philip and Lizzie c 1871 The obit for Marcellus Pointer mistakenly says his brother Philip made the arrangements, but Philip was already dead. Most likely this man's son Phil was meant.	Family: Pointer/McClune (F25)
46		Pointer, Samuel R. c1860 Courtesy of Zee Porter.He wrote the 1867 letter from Indian Bay Ark. He was educated at LaGrange College and fought in the war in a Confederate mounted infantry regiment, the 47th Ark., Co K. There were only 5 or 6 men left in his company when it surrendered in 1865.	Pointer Samuel Robinson, Sr.
47		Pointer, Samuel R. in later years Courtesy of Zee Porter	Pointer Samuel Robinson, Sr.
48		Pointer, Sarah "Sallie" # 25 in the Brown Album. She married Judge Stith. No doubt it was Sallie who kept the pictures of the Falconers, with whom she was living in Holly Springs MS in 1870 when her husband died.	Pointer Sarah E.
49		Pointer, Susan "Sue" Elizabeth Mooring c1860 Courtesy of Zee Porter Sue married Samuel R. Pointer after his first wife died. His first wife was Sue's sister.	Mooring Susan Elizabeth
50		Pointer, Susan Elizabeth Mooring in later years. She only wanted five children, but went on to have ten. Courtesy of Zee Porter.	Mooring Susan Elizabeth