Passports Photos from the Past! (Installment Two)

George J. Hassett
Born April 18, 1872 in Dublin, Ireland
Passport Issued February 4, 1918
Traveling to France for U.S. Government Work

Harry Gunvald Helgeson
Born June 8, 1893 in Alpena
Father: Ole Helgeson
Passport Issued July 6, 1918
Traveling aboard the S.S. Rockingham to work as a wireless radio operator

Charles R. Henry
Born December 29, 1856 in Macon Twp, Michigan
Father: John Henry, born in New York
Passport Issued Feb 3, 1921
Attorney-at-Law traveling to Cuba on vacation

Lorentz C. Johnson
Born August 8, 1855 in Florsten, Norway
Father: John Johnson, born in Sweden
Passport Issued August 7, 1922
Traveling to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark to visit relatives

Florian J. Konjora
Born December 29, 1900 in Alpena
Father: Joseph Konjora, born in Poland
Passport Issued March 3, 1920
Traveling to England to Visit Brother in Army Hospital in Liverpool (brother Anthony B Konjora, born 1892, who was wounded Feb 3, 1919 and eventually died in 1927 at age 35)

Arthur G. Marlow
Born on July 4, 1862 in Little Harrowden, England
Father: Thomas Marlow
Occupation: Depot Officer
Passport Issued July 25, 1921
Traveling to England for a family reunion

Dr. William Kerr McCandless
Born on December 15, 1889 in Canton, China
Father: Dr. Henry Martin McCandless
Passport Issued March 24, 1925
Traveling first to England to attend the London School of Tropical Medicine, then on to China for missionary medical work

Rosario Miceli
Born December 20, 1870 in Cepatri, Italy
Father: Salvatore Miceli
Occupation: Merchant
Passport Issued December 23, 1924
Visiting Italy and France to Visit Relatives

Austin Leonard and Elizabeth Mulvena Rogers
Austin: Born October 29, 1855 in New York
Elizabeth: Born September 6, 1874 in Alpena
Austin's Occupation: Seedman
Passport Issued August 31, 1922
Traveling to England, Scotland, France, and Holland on Commercial Business

Frank A. Scanlan
Born December 11, 1905 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Father: R.R. Scanlan, also born in Sault Ste. Marie
Passport Issued March 20, 1920
Traveling to British Isles, France, and Belgium to attend the Boy Scouts Jamboree

Miss Marie Taber
Born November 3, 1897 in Alpena
Father: William B. Taber, born in Griffins Mills, NY
Passport Issued December 9, 1921
Traveling to Greece, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, and Great Britain to study abroad

Edgar Charles and Louise Julia Thompson
Born June 10, 1876 in Birmingham, England
Father: George Thompson
Occupation: School Teacher
Passport Issued June 23, 1919
Traveling to England to Visit Sick Relative
**Also has two more passports with photos from 1920 and 1922, contact me if interested**

 Joseph Toth and Son
Born June 8, 1886 in Nemeth Lad, Hungary
Father: Joseph Toth, born in Hungary and living in Slavonia
Occupation: Dynamite Blaster
Passport Issued August 31, 1920
Traveling to Hungary/Slavonia to visit parents
**Joseph's wife Elizabeth died a year earlier of tuberculosis/influenza, and they also lost a newborn daughter, Etta, in 1915. It was likely that Joseph and his son were all that was left of the family**

Benjamin Waller
Born October 24, 1866 in Saginaw
Occupation: Telephone Engineer
Passport Issued February 1, 1916
Traveling to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to engineer telephone network

 Ella M. White
Born April 29, 1874 in Alpena
Father: Thomas White, born in St. Lawrence Co, NY
Occupation: Bookkeeper
Passport Issued May 20, 1920
Traveling to England, France, and Italy to study and travel






Bliss and Harriet (Card) Stebbins
Bliss: Born April 21, 1865 in Vermont
Father: C.B. Stebbins, born in Vermont
Occupation: Farmer (in Presque Isle, previously made his fortunes as a hatmaker in Lansing)
Passport Issued October 4, 1920
Traveling to France, Italy, Holland, Switzerland, and England to ship home goods they had stored

Father Casimir T. Skowronski
Born Feb 19, 1886 in Janowiec, Poland
Father: Michael Skowronski
Passport Issued June 22, 1922
Traveling to England, France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia

Our Civil War Heroes - Alpena

There were several old Civil War soldiers residing in our area in 1890, when the government took a census of the veterans. 25 years after the war, most still had severe complications from injuries sustained during the war, which are documented in these records. Those who escaped serious injury certainly still suffered the emotional scars of the death, starvation, disease, and cold that was their life during their time in the war. Please join me in remembering the courage and sacrifices of these men and their families as you read over their names and the casualties sustained.

ALPENA COUNTY -

Alpena - 1st Ward
Alfred W Smith, John H Ansell, William M Keand, Bowman Marsh (widow of), John J Clark, Frank White, Cephus C Miller, John L Cook, Charles F Neff, William D Rose, Edwin Wyman, Hugh Alexander, Herman A Kimball, Samuel Metcalf, John A Smith (enrolled as Andrew Smith), Charles A Lester, Chester M Denning?, Thomas C Lester, Thomas G Spratt, Albert C Rice, Charles L Maltz, Wallace F Wilshire, Daniel Wentworth, Frank Emerick, Don A Hecox, George L Robinson, Robert J Kelley, James M Rice, Thomas H Hunt, James Lewis, James J Plunkett, Nelson J Miller, William P Maiden, John A Kelley, Charles B Greely, Daniel M Coy, Fred A Barlow, Charles L Babcock, Monroe Klock (past mayor of Alpena)

No disabilities reported

Alpena - 2nd Ward

John D Patter, Amarossa? M Chaffer, Andrew Simmons, Arthur Irwin, Louis Partridge, Thomas Hardy, Dyer Wilson, James Whalen, James M Clifford (widow of), Edward A McDonald, _ Ashe (widow of), John McCash, Thomas Belknap, Robert Halloway, James H Hughes, corporal, James J Patter, 1st Lieutenant, William Demons, Hendrick Yigeon?, corporal, Rheuben W Platt

James Clifford suffered from prolapsus ani (prolapsed rectum) and Ashe disappeared during service. James H Huges had a crippled left leg. James J Patter was a prisoner for over a year but escaped.

Alpena - 3rd Ward

John Carr, Moses Charbonneau, Joseph Glennie (widow of), Martin Tyler, corporal, Frank H Northrup, George A Robinson, William J Hoey, sergeant, Philip Embry, Thomas Phillips, corporal, Courtance? Demerese, 1st sergeant, Daniel Carr (widow of), Denton Selleck, William H Phillips, Yeb Knight, Edward A Avery, Daniel Barker (widow of), George Johnson, William W Kennedy, David Reddick, John C Wallace, Thomas White, Lewis White

The bones in John Carr's left leg were shattered. Joseph Glennie died in Chattanooga Hospital 4 weeks after being fatally injured.

Alpena - 4th Ward

David Kindt, William Hamilton, Mark Andrews, John Troquor, Conrad Wessel, Louis VanSype, William Smith, Edward H Sine, John C Sheahy, William Whitlin, James Trodden, Henry C McKenzie, Albert W Wheeler

William Hamilton was shot in the right foot, Mark Andrews had a hernia or rupture, John Troquor had chronic rheumatism, and Conrad Wessel had an injury to the right side, making him physically incapable of labor. Louis VanSype abandoned his regiment. William Smith was injured in the right side, disabled and poor with a large family. Edward Sine lost 2 fingers on his right hand and was old, feeble, and in indigent circumstances (impoverished). John Sheahy was in poor health and incapable of hard labor and "of steady habit." Henry McKenzie was industrious but poor with a large family.

Green Township

Thomas Mc?, James L Shearer?, James Norolan, James Kimball, corporal, Simon Hawley, Horatio? A Green, George W Rose, Cornelius Spain, engineer/mechanic, Samuel J Nichols, Charles H Davis, John P Wentworth, Richard Scot, Ambrose Bryant

Thomas ? had chronic bronchitis, James Shearer had malanal poisoning (from malaria or typhoid fever), James Norolan had resulting liver and spleen disease, James Kimball had chronic diarrhea and injury of right leg, and Simon Hawley had chronic diarrhea. Horatio Green had pneumonia of the lungs, George Rose had heart disease, Cornelius Spain had chronic diarrhea, and Samuel Nichols had chronic diarrhea, malarial poisoning, and rheumatism. Charles Davis suffered from chronic constipation received while in prison at Bell Island, VA. John Wentworth had chronic diarrhea and Richard Scot was shot in the head and left shoulder.

Hubbard Lake Township

Simon Noble, Hiram Bennis, Warner Willsworth, John Ellsworth, Martin Begumin?, John Suefaul?, John Gooley

Simon Noble had inflammation of the lungs, Hiram Bennis had weak eyes, Warner Willsworth had chronic disease 8 years, Martin Begumin had a gunshot wound in the hip, John Ellsworth had weak eyes and throat.

Long Rapids Township

Benjamin D Atwood, John Samhain? alias John McClure, Gilbert A Smith, Thomas C Adams, David R Martindale, Daniel Hibner, George W Brown, John Snyder

Benjamin Atwood suffered a dislocated ankle and a gunshot wound to the hip, and Gilbert Smith had chronic diarrhea. Donald Hibner had piles (hemorrhoids) and chronic diarrhea. George Brown also had chronic diarrhea.

Maple Ridge Township

Peter Degloppa?, Lorenzo D Wyman, Joseph Kurtz, Soloman Erens

Soloman Erens had an injured back.

Sanborn Township

Robert A Tolan, George Plud?, Charles Bellmore, Oliver W Bressette

All four men had chronic diarrhea, and Robert Tolan also had kidney disease.

Wilson Township

Jacob Mushafer?, William M Barney, Oliver Hines, James Benson (Mary King, widow, remarried), Joseph Bartrow, John Ash, James Chamfrie?, Noble M Breckinreed, Anthony Kizar?

Jacob, Oliver, Joseph, James, and Anthony all suffered from rheumatism and William had chronic kidney disease.

If one of your ancestors is one of these men, be proud and grateful for the sacrifices they made to keep this great country together. I'd be glad to find more detailed records for you on any of these men - just ask!


*** Please leave a comment if you have any additions or corrections. With many of the entries misspelled and poorly written, they can be very hard to decipher.