Name That Ancestor - McCoy Duke or Tom Adams?
I believe that my interest in my family tree has been sufficiently resurrected. After about 15 years of research I was forced to lay it aside about 5 years ago. I just did not have the time to concentrate on those brick walls that were plaguing me.
Anyway, on a recent visit to my dad’s house, he handed me a photograph that I had seen before but now he wanted me to keep it. It’s an old photo of a young couple presumably on their wedding day, pre-1900. We always thought it may be my father’s grandparents, Mack Duke and Mary Cannon who married in Waco, Texas about December 1900.
There is a stamp at the bottom of the cardboard mounting that reads “Jackson’s - Waco, Tex.” On the back there is some handwriting at the top. The writing is large but has faded to a point that it is hard to make out. It says “T. D. Adams, Bruceville, Texas”.
Dad disagrees but I think it’s probably not Mack and Mary after all. I’m sure it’s Mary’s stepfather, Tom Adams, but who is the woman? It’s not likely Mary’s mother, Hettie. Tom and Hettie were 40ish when they married in 1896 in Waco. This couple is younger but it has to be Tom. I can only assume it is Tom and his first wife who I have not identified. Tom had 2 children that I know of from his first marriage, Bessie and Johnie. Bessie was born about 1887, so I am putting the date on this photo at about 1885. Now I just have to locate a marriage record to back up my theory.
Happy hunting!
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