MS-152

MS-152

 

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON FAULKNER FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

 

(FAMILY NAMES INCLUDE: BANGS, BOISVERT-GREENWOOD, BRAKE, FAULKNER, FLOYD, GOENS, HARDESTY, HOOD, KOTHMAN, STONE, AND WHEATLEY.)

 

INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY

 

William Henry Harrison Faulkner was born in Ohio, possibly Union County, c. 1840.  In approximately 1860 he married Anna Harrington and they had one daughter, Minerva Alice born in 1862.  They may have had a son, Wilbur, born in 1862 but this is uncertain.  They may also have had a son, Harry or Harry was William’s baby brother, born not later than 1863.  (Harry’s relationship is uncertain since William’s obituary lists Harry as his brother while the obituary of his second wife Minerva lists Harry as her son.)  The marriage of William and Anna ended prior to 1872, probably by her death.  The daughter, Minerva Alice married John Wheatley in 1880.  The children from this marriage were Bertha (married Leonard Cruickshank), Blanche (married Albert Stone), Martha (married Herbert Clark), Genevieve (married Ernest Boispert), Jessie (married ___ Tobias, and later married C.A. Hiser), Charles, and William.  Two children, Jennie and John, died several months apart in 1901.

 

In 1872 William H.H. Faulkner Married Rhoda Miller (born 1852 and died 1923).  This marriage produced four daughters: Geno Rosa (married Kenneth Goens), Elizabeth (married ___ Bangs), Vera (married George H. Kothman), and Naomi (married John Harris in 1908 and then later married Millard Floyd in 1934).

 

The photographs in this collection were donated to the Flesh Public Library Archives and Special Collections by the descendents of William H. H. Faulkner.  The collection consists of 111 photographs generally concentrated in the years 1880-1925.  Of these 111 photographs, 67 are identified.  The remaining photos are yet to be identified.  The collection also contains a file of miscellaneous items such as birthday cards, advertising, a legal notice, the Gospel of St. Luke, and some notes on the various family branches.  There is a last file consisting the census data, notes, and obituaries which were not part of the collection but were used by the compiler to produce this document and were added at the end of the collection to provide further reference sources.

 

The collection is housed in two Hollinger boxes and is composed of 40 files.  There is no known restriction on the use of these materials.

 

Scope and content

 

The collection is divided into three Series:

 

  • Series 1 – PHOTOGRAPHS – Box 1 and Box 2 Files 1-7

 

  • Series 2 – MISCELLANEOUS – Box 2 File 8

 

  • Series 3 – GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION – Box 2 File 9

 

BOX INVENTORY

 

BOX 1

 

File

          1        William Henry Harrison Faulkner, his wife Rhoda M. Faulkner,

and his four daughters: Geno Rosa, Elizabeth (Lizzie), Vera,

and Naomi,  c. 1890.

 

  1. Rhoda M. Faulkner and a daughter.  c. 1890.

 

  1. [1] Wilbur Faulkner – possibly a son of W.H.H. Faulkner – as a teenager. c. 1985.  [2] Wilbur Faulkner in a uniform - c. 1910 – possibly Patriarchs Militant, the uniformed degree of the International Order of Odd Fellows.

 

  1. French Faulkner – possible son of Wilbur Faulkner – [1] Infant photo taken in Atcheson, Kansas.  [2] Age 2 photo, taken in Marysville, Ohio.

 

  1. Vera Faulkner Kothman family – Vera Faulkner, daughter of W.H.H., married George Kothman.  [1] Vera Faulkner, c. 1900 [2] House of George and Vera Kothman on Wyoming Street in Dayton, c. 1925, son, Frank Kothman, is standing in front.  [3] Frank Kothman, approximately age 6, c. 1920.  [4] Frank Kothman family, c. 1950s.

 

  1. Geno Faulkner Goens – daughter of W.H.H., c. 1900.

 

  1. Elizabeth Faulkner Bangs – daughter of W.H.H., c. 1905.

 

  1. Ona Faulkner Brake, daughter of W.H.H. – [1] Ona Faulkner, c. 1895.  [2] Ona Brake, 1900.  [3] Marie Brake, daughter of Ona F. Brake, age 16, c. 1920.

 

  1. Lillie Faulkner Hook, possibly a daughter of W.H.H. – [1] Lillie Faulkner Hook, c. 1895. [2] Della Hook, daughter of Lillie Faulkner Hook, c. 1895.

 

  1. Naomi Faulkner Floyd, daughter of W.H.H., c. 1905.

 

  1. John and Minerva Alice Faulkner Wheatley.  Minerva Alice is the daughter of W.H.H. and his first wife, Anna Harrington.  [1] John and Minerva A. Wheatley – wedding photo, 19 June 1880 – tintype.  [2] John and Minerva Alice Faulkner Wheatley with Children Bertha, Blanche, Charles, and Jenny, c. 1895.  [3] Four Wheatley children.  [4] Francis, Jessie, and Bertha Wheatley, c. 1915.  [5] Jennie Wheatley – funeral card, died 2 April 1901, age 5 years (2 cards).  [6] John Wheatley – funeral card, died 27 August 1901, age 2 years.

 

  1. Wheatley ancestors – [1] Marian Wheatley – possibly the father of John Wheatley – tintype framed, c. 1870.  [2] Anne Wheatley, possibly a sister of John Wheatley, c. 1870.  [3] Sister of John Wheatley, possibly Anne, c. 1890.  [4] Three Wheatley girls, possibly John’s sisters, c. 1870.

 

  1. Bertha Wheatley, daughter of John and Minerva, c. 1890.

 

  1. Blanche Wheatley Stone, daughter of John and Minerva Faulkner Wheatley – [1] Blanche Wheatley, c. 1900.  [2] Blanche Wheatley Stone, c. 1910.  [3] Paul and Lillian Stone, children of Blanche Wheatley Stone.

 

  1. Harry Wheatley, possibly the brother of John Wheatley or the first born of John and Minerva. NOTE: John’s obituary lists Harry as his brother.  Minerva’s obituary lists Harry as her son. – [1] Harry Wheatley and girl friend, c. 1895.  [2] Harry Wheatley and another young man who is not identified, c. 1897.  [3] Harry Wheatley and two other young men and a young lady, c. 1900.  [4] Harry Wheatley, Texas League Baseball player for a team in Dallas, Texas, c. 1900-1910.  [5] Harry Wheatley, photo postcard to his mother, 1907.  [6] Harry Wheatley, c. 1897.  [7] Harry Wheatley, c. 1900.

 

  1. [1 & 2] John and Minerva Wheatley home – 1508 Garfield, Piqua, Ohio, c. 1920s.  [3, 4, & 5] Post cards between Harry Wheatley and his family.  [6] Photograph of a house in Arkansas.

 

  1. Ernest and Laura Genevieve Wheatley Boisvert (Greenwood –the family name was Boisvert, but they were known as Greenwood in Piqua, a possible name change as a result of anti-German feeling during World War I.)  [1] Victor Greenwood Boisvert, 6 months (approximate), 1911.  [2] Laura Agatha Boisvert, 4 months, 1915 (2).

 

  1. [1] Bertha Wheatley, c. 1910.  [2] Logan Clark, son of Bertha Cruikshank.  [3] Dorothy Cruikshank, daughter of Bertha Wheatley Cruikshank.

 

  1. Hudson and Annie Wheatley Hardesty – [1] Hudson, Annie, and Hobart Hardesty, c. 1897.  [2] Hudson Hardesty, c. 1890.

 

  1. Edith M. Link – [1 & 2] Edith M. Link, 19 August 1908, 19 years old.  [3] A group of people under a bridge – the group includes Edith Link, 27 November 1906.  [4] Two couples, Edith is on the left, c. 1907.

 

  1. Leora Stone McKinney, daughter of Blanche Wheatley Stone, c. 1928.

 

  1. [1] Walter D. Greenwood, descendent of Minerva Alice Faulkner Wheatley, c. 1900.  [2] Group of five adults (1 man and 4 ladies) standing and Walter Greenwood sitting and holding a pet, c. 1905.

 

  1. Theodore Jones, 1906

 

  1. Robert Benton Gillespie, 9½ months, 1915.

 

  1. Doc and Edith __?__, c. 1900.

 

  1. Poling – [1] Billy Poling, c. 1910.  [2] Fletch Poling, c. 1910. [3] _____ Poling, tintype, c. 1890.

 

  1. Tintype photographs of couples.  The persons are not identified – 2 photos – c. 1880s.

 

  1. Tintype photographs of men – the men are not identified – 3 photos – c. 1880s.

 

  1. Tintype photograph of a lady – c. 1880s – the lady is not identified.

 

  1. Gladys Janet Buchanan – senior photograph – daughter of Alpha and Edith Buchanan, 1934.  The file includes the 1930 census entry and a copy of the page from the 1934 Piquonian – the yearbook of Piqua High School.

 

  1. Photographs taken by professional photographers in Piqua.  The individuals in the photographs are not identified.  [1] Man – Beecher Studio, Piqua, Ohio, c. 1920.  [2] Two men – E. Huntzinger, Young Block, Piqua, Ohio, c. 1907.  [3] Young man – Matthews, Piqua, Ohio, c. 1900.  [4] Couple – husband and wife – Van de Grift, Piqua, Ohio, c. 1910.  [5] Lady – Ban de Grift, Piqua, Ohio, c. 1907.

 

BOX 2

 

File

          1        Photographs taken by professional photographers outside of

Piqua.  The individuals in the photographs are not identified. 

[1] Infant – Gatch Studio, Covington, Ohio.  [2] Child

(approximately 18 months) – Gatch Studio, Covington, Ohio. 

[3] Young Man – Gatch Studio, Covington, Ohio, 1917.  [4]

Three young men – King Studio, 1047 Grand, no city listed. 

[5] Young man – Horton’s Studio, 3424 Olive Street, no city

listed. [6] Young couple (possibly husband and wife or brother

and sister) – Z.W. Hemp, Eaton, Ohio.  [7] Infant – B.F. Cain,

Photographer.  [8] Couple – husband and wife – Cain,

Covington, Ohio.  [9] Couple – husband and wife – Cain’s Art

Studio, north east corner of 5th and Main Streets, Dayton, Ohio.

 

  1. Post card photographs of infants – the infants are not identified (3).

 

  1. Photographs of small children – seven photographs, c. 1890-1905.  The children are not identified.

 

  1. Photographs of adults – six photographs, c. 1890-1915.  The adults are not identified.

 

  1. Photograph of a World War I U.S. Army Sergeant, c. 1918.  The Sergeant is not identified.

 

  1. Photographs of a house and family pets – not other identification – [1] Two cats – taken by J. Lee Knight, Riverside Gallery, 174 Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kansas.  [2] a cat.  [3] A dog.  [4] A man and a horse.  [5] A house.

 

  1. A recent copy (2006) of a photograph of Col. Thomas B. Van Horne, c. 1812.  This photo was found in the collection.  However, it may have been place there in the mistaken belief that it was a picture of General William Henry Harrison.  It appears to have no other relation to this collection.

 

  1. Miscellaneous items in the collection which are not photographs.  [1] Leather and cloth small purse.  [2] Notes on the Wheatley family, 3 pages.  [3] Birthday card from Lillian (the recipient is not identified).  [4] Post card from Will to Johney.  The card is from Mena, Arkansas.  [5] Thank You note from Mr. & Mrs. Millard Floyd & Family (Naomi J. Faulkner Floyd) to Mrs. Minerva Wheatley (sister of Naomi).  [6] Birthday card from Blanche (recipient is not listed).  [7] Mothers Day card from Laura (probably to Minerva Wheatley, her mother).  [8] Advertising for Country and Western radio programs sponsored by the International Heating Oil Co., St. Louis, Missouri.  [9] Notice of Appraisement, Estate of A. Harrington, mailed to Mrs. Minerva Alice Wheatley.  [10] The Gospel of St. Luke, American Bible Society.  [11] A formal “Dance Programe”, c. 1980s.  [12] The History of the Scythe Tree.  [13] A parody song sheet, 1929.

 

  1. Folder 9 is not part of the original collections – It contains notes and census data which were used to research the many branches of the family of William Henry Harrison Faulkner.  It is included in the collection for purposes of clarification.