Monday, July 6, 2009


Unraveling the Past:

History and Ancestry
of
Joel Roberts Ninde:

Fort Wayne’s First Female Architect

By Corinne Toth

Revised February 2008
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 17, 2010 at 8:23 AM

    Hi,

    I came across your blog while researching the Pillans family.

    As an archivist, I am working to identify a woman in several photographs that we have here in Columbus, Mississippi.

    The images are from a collection highlighting an early Alabama/Mississippi female photographer Marion Stark Gaines (1850-1942).

    I have hints that it might be a Mary Isbell Pillans Gaines, 1885-1916 (George Stark Gaines first wife and Marion Stark Gaines daughter-in-law), but nothing concrete. I also have one image from the web, but it's very blurry and difficult to identify.

    Do you know of any images that you have of a Mary Isbell Pillans Gaines? I'm hoping to make a positive identification.

    I appreciate any help or assistance.

    Thanks,

    Mona K. Vance
    Archivist
    Local History Room
    Columbus-Lowndes Public Library
    314 North Seventh Street
    Columbus, MS 39701
    662-329-5304
    archives@lowndes.lib.ms.us
    www.lowndes.lib.ms.us

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  2. esther stoneMay 17, 2010 at 11:20 PM

    Corinne - My husband descends from Beauregard Roberts through his son, Sidney. I'd like to gather as much details of the family as possible. Could you please respond to kudzu52@hotmail.com? My mother-in-law, Sidney's daughter, kept up a correspondence with her Aunt Corinne for many years. Esther

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