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The previous post in this series is here: Rescued, Part 4   This post will complete our series on the research regarding this  old nineteenth century photo album pictured at left. We have determined that the album was probably originally owned by George Vernum  Killmore  and his wife Amelia (nee Wright).  The photograph below of a young man taken in Adrian, Michigan might have something to do with one of G. Vernum's brothers, Daniel or Schuyler, since they were both employed with Michigan Central RR. This paper cdv was paired in the album with the ferrotype of two younger boys that bear some resemblance to the young man. Perhaps the ferrotype is an earlier picture of the same young man and a brother? Left #19A paper cdv, unknown. Right #19B ferrotype encased in paper frame, unknown. Left #19A verso: "J.A. Foster, photographer, rooms opposite his old gallery over Park's Dry Goods Store, Maumee St, Adrian, Mich." Right #19B verso of ferrotype. No ma...

The previous post in this series is here: Rescued, Part 3 While searching for online records in Syracuse about the George V. and Amelia Killmore family, others of that same surname kept popping up but I put the research aside for awhile. Serendipitously, I later ran across some family group sheet information on a Kilmore family in Syracuse from a member of the Western Michigan Genealogical Society . The information is mainly focused on a Rathbone family but included information on Luke Kilmore, son of Henry Kilmore, who married Achsah Rathbone. The source for the Kilmore information was cited as History of the Kilmer Family in America,   edited by Charles H. Kilmer. Page 88. This book was not available in its entirety online at the time of this writing but I am including below information taken from the Rathbone compilation regarding the Kilmore line : History of the Kilmer Family in America,   edited by Charles H. Kilmer. Page 88. Children of Luke 3 [Henry...

(The previous post in this series is here:  Rescued, Part 2)     In an attempt to gather more information on the George V. Killmore family, another search is started on familysearch.org using his full name as noted with a birth date of 1825 and a residence of Syracuse, NY from 1850-1900.  Here is how we find him indexed: 1855 George V. Kilmer with Amelia J.; Syracuse 1865 George N. Killmore with Amelia, Mary, Luke R.; Syracuse, Ward 5 1870 George Kilmer with Amelia, Mary, Luther; Syracuse And as noted previously: 1875 George V. Killmore with Amelia, Luke; Syracuse We do not find a listing for him in 1880. How come? Well, we have to manipulate the search engine several times to find out more using variant spellings and other first names such as Amelia with a narrow focus of Syracuse only during 1880. Finally, up comes a list of Killmores in the 1880 census and we find the family we are looking for. Turns out they are indexed as “ Verm...