When Maria married CTR at her mother’s residence on
March 13, 1879 (service conducted by John H Paton) her younger brother, Lemuel,
was likely one of the guests. Unfortunately, the modern practice of group
photos for weddings was not applied to this particular wedding, so we are left
with supposition. However, Lemuel was born in Allegheny in 1857 and is found in
the census returns there for 1870 and 1880.
The photograph comes from the volume Chicago Biography
from c. 1891. The text mentions that he had been a reporter on the Pittsburgh
Dispatch and Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette from around 1879-1883. He then went
to Law School in Michigan from 1883-1885, and moved to Chicago in 1887.
When Maria left CTR she first went to Chicago to
stay with Lemuel.
Lemuel death made the news. He was murdered in court
by a disgruntled police sergeant in 1921. The story is found in the New York
Evening World for July 29, 1921. One wonders whether Maria traveled to the
funeral.
3 comments:
Thanks for this research Jerome!
Great to see this photo!
Stunning information. Always appreciate the information and write ups on these lesser known links to this most interesting subject. Thank you for sharing!
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