Unknown Faces of Darke County People
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written on back of photo: Presented by James  McCafe, July 13 1901

Possible surnames: Smelker, Biddle, Flatter, Nyman

Photographer: 
Leon, 931 16th St, Denver

This photo was found at 220 Racer street in 1979. The woman who lived there, Bessie M. Mills, her mother was Pear Enyeart. Pearl's parents lived in Mississinawa Township, Darke Co.

Contributor: Mary Ottoson Website

This couple has been identified as James Dunham, Jr. and Margaret  Elizabeth Slonaker by a deceased person in my family, but that cannot be. James Dunham, Jr. who died 1864 in the Civil War. Perhaps he is James Dunham  III, s/o James Jr., and his wife, Jennie WILLS? At this time a definite identification has not been made. It has been suggested that the car  could have been a county fair prop. One John Harvey Dunham was owner of a car dealership, The Dunham Auto Company, in Greenville, OH but this couple  is not believed to be John nor his wife. Also, my DUNHAM family married  into the CREAGER family of Darke Co., OH. Other DUNHAMs married into these families: MOSTETTER, MARTIN, REINECKE(R), & others.

This is a picture that was among the photos mom sent me. We have no idea who any of the people are. We're certain it was taken in Darke County, though, as all the photos she had in this group had been.