Some time after the Civil War my GG grandparents, Garrard Dudley Crutcher and Mary Blackburn left their Woodford County, Kentucky home and moved to Rutherford County, Tennessee where I grew up and recently returned to live. They brought with them strong ties to their Kentucky family and friends – and a wonderful small album of photos of their family and friends, as well as celebrities and curious photos of the era. I am confident that this album was the personal property of Mary Blackburn (1840-1894) from whom I received my middle name “Blackburn.”
The album itself is still in good condition, although it shows the effects of of 150 years of loving care and interest. It is a deeply tooled leather-covered book with thick cardboard pages that hold the photos in rectangular mattes. A few of the photos are identified with names written on the mattes, but most of the names are long lost. Quite a few of the photos include the names of various photo studios in Frankfort, Kentucky, and a few from Louisville.
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This is priceless. I’ll try to add some names to the faces. Thanks for sharing Billy Blackburn!
Thanks I DO enjoy these Mason
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Hi, Billy – I see you picked up the Woodford Co. Historical Society site.
I am ever hopeful that all the pictures will eventually be identified.
My grandmother was Henriette Blackburn daughter of Samuel E Blackburn and Lucy Lyle (married in Lebanon KY.). Capt James Blackburn of Woodford County,also the Sec. Of State. Was Samuels father. And brother of Gov. Luke P. Blackburn.
I was born in Louisville. I am always interested in family history
I have a photo of my step Grandmother inside a folding cardboard frame. It has a printed logo on the frame which reads “Lyle-Blackburn, Lebanon, KY.” Perhaps members of your family took her photo. I’m guessing that it was taken around 1920-1930. She was from Merrimac, KY.
I don’t know of any family connection to that photo studio. There are a lot of Blackburns in Kentucky!