Grable-McGinnis Album, Photo 10 - Abigail (McGinnis) (Grable) Moore and her daughter Abigail (Grable) Hedge

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Abigail (McGinnis) (Grable) Moore and her daughter Abigail (Grable) Hedge

Abigail (McGinnis) (Grable) Moore and her daughter Abigail (Grable) Hedge

Name/Title

Grable-McGinnis Album, Photo 10 - Abigail (McGinnis) (Grable) Moore and her daughter Abigail (Grable) Hedge

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.472

Description

Carte-de-Visite photograph of Abigail (McGinnis) (Grable) Moore [1809-1880] and her youngest daughter, Abigail (Grable) Hedge [1850-1940]. Handwritten inscription on album page reads: "Aunt Abby More and youngest daughter." There is a 2 cent tax stamp on the back side indicating that the CDV dates to the Civil War, probably between 1 August 1864 and 1 March 1865 during the time when a tax stamp higher than 1 cent was used. Original, professional photograph from J. S. Young, Washington, Pa.

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2011.2

Acquisition Method

Digital

Credit Line

Greene County Historical Society

Made/Created

Artist

Young, J. S. (Studio)

Place

City

Washington

County

Washington County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States

Notes

Date: 1865 ca

Lexicon

Search Terms

Grable family, Hedge family, McGinnis family, Moore family, Tax stamp

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Other Number: GCHS-AN025-0001-0010

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Grable, Abigail [1850-1940]

Person or Organization

McGinnis, Abigail [1809-1880]

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Grable-McGinnis Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Owner/Agent

Greene County Historical Society

Provenance Detail

Grable-McGinnis Album - Grable-McGinnis Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Owner/Agent

Greene County Historical Society

Notes

The Grable-McGinnis Album Series photographs are preserved in a Carte-de-Visite size album that may have once belonged to Abigail (McGinnis) Grable [1809-1880] - wife of Daniel Grable [1795-1851]. The album was donated by James Grable in 2007, to the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project, 2011. Source Citation: Grable-McGinnis Album, Photo 10 - Abigail (McGinnis) (Grable) Moore and her daughter Abigail (Grable) Hedge, item no. GCHS-AN025-0001-0010, Greene County Historical Society Collection, donated by James Grable in 2007, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).