Martin Digital History

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  • Young couple, Glenn David Hunter (1897-1928) and wife Margaret I. Ball Hunter (1900-1983)
  • Arvilla Elizabeth Avriett Roebuck (1861-1948) feeding chickens. Handwritten on back: "Grandma Roebuck feeding her chickens."
  • Man and woman in yard next to small tree. Dillis Avriett Byrd (1867-1939) and father James E. Avriett (1834-1920).
  • Older man with mustache, probably William Adams Roebuck (1859-1942)
  • Group of men, one possibly holding a child covered by a hat.
  • Handwritten on back: "The gang on Sunset Mt., Aug 30, '25."

    Arvilla Elizabeth Avriett Roebuck (1861-1948) on far right, daughter Josie Elizabeth Roebuck Frazier (1891-1980) next to her, child is Dwight E. Frazier (1923-2010)
  • Large group of people at park entrance of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Photo marked 1-unidentified boy, 2-Josie Elizabeth Roebuck Frazier (1891-1980), 3-
    Frank James Frazier Sr. (1884-1966)
  • Large group of men and women behind a table set for a meal. Josie Frazier third from right.
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  • Portrait of man with large mustache, Hubert Wilbur Bessey (1855-1918). Hubert and his brother Willis Bessey (1859-1901) arrived at the South Fork of St. Lucie River in about 1883 and lived in a small house on Bessey Point. Hubert, a graduate of Oberlin College, claimed a homestead of 24 and 44/100 acres in 1884 and in 1890 claimed 148 and 78/100 acres. He and his brother cultivated pineapples and built boats. Hubert also served as Keeper at the House of Refuge on Hutchinson Island between 1890 and 1897. When Sarah Danforth died in 1901, Hubert and his wife, former schoolteacher Susan Corbin Bessey (1868-1954), were invited to take over the Danforth Hotel. Hubert led fishing trips, which were enjoyed by Grover Cleveland, who visited and stayed the hotel frequently.
  • Two children with Little Lord Fauntleroy haircuts. Names on back: "Harry 3 years 4 mo, Frank Jr. 2 years 10 mos."

    Harry Frazier Dyer (1910-1984) and Frank J Frazier Jr. (1911-1992)
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