Scans from Jennie DuBois' book are courtesy of Judy Baugh. Scans from Martha Houck's book are courtesy of Tom Melton. Reproduction in any format without prior written permission is prohibited.
Virginia Greening "Jennie"
DuBois's Book
b. 1866, daughter of
Dr. Samuel P. & Elizabeth [Greening] DuBois, wife of R. B. Prather
(whose name appears in the book more than anyone else's). The dated
inscriptions fall between 6/1884 & 6/1888. Locations noted
include various towns in DeSoto par., LA, & Hunt cty., TX. One
entry was apparently made in Clinch, VA.
| Addie 12 | Ashton, Diantha Cater | Biljuin |
| Bill | Billie12 | Buckner, J.H. |
| DuBois, Annie [sister] 1, 2, 3 | DuBois, Mattie [sister] | DuBois, Kate [sister] |
| Finn[?], Mattie | George, D.C. | Greening, Rebecca Bell [cousin] |
| Guy, Lillie 1 2[cousin] | Harris, H.H.12 | Henslee, Fannie |
| Heriot, Janie E.1 2 | Heriot, Helen M. | I.L. & J.B.W. |
| Ida V. | McCormick, W.B. | Mooring, Sallie J. 12 |
| Norris, Katie | Parson, P.L. 12 | "P" |
| Prather R.B. 1 2 345 | "R" | Roach, C.A. |
| Sample, Mary Frances Guy [cous.] | Tippett, Ella 12 | White, Victoria L. Cater [cousin] |
| W.J.M. | Wolfe, S.D. | Wood, J. Logan |
| Zack[Lack?] | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | Unknown |
Martha
[Houck] Melton's Book
b. 1834, daughter of
Joseph
W. & Nancy Elmore [Williams] Houck, wife of Jesse J. Melton.
The inscriptions scanned
are from the mid-19th cent. Locations noted include Montgomery,
AL &
Mansfield, LA.
| Andrews, A.L.(or S.) | Atkinson, Y.A. | Baker, Robert A. [cousin] |
| Baker, Jack [cousin] | Berger, Jacob | Boothe, Tommie |
| Brown, Frank | Chadwick, Martha Jack | Christian, Bettie W. |
| Christian, Henrie | Christian, Jordan A. | Craig, Juliet [cousin] |
| DuBois Judith "Judi"[cousin]1 2 | DuBois, R.U. [cousin] | Dunlap, Mrs. Mattie A.(Jollie) |
| Freeman, Horace | Freeman, Harry | Erwin, George |
| Hardaway, Martha Lavenia(or Jeannie) | Hardy, Joe | Hardy, P.S. |
| Harper, Mollie J. | Harvin, A.L. | Hatten, Leonidas G. |
| Hill, Annie | Hobson, A.C. | Hooper, Josh |
| Houck, J.W. Jr. [brother] | Houston, Sue M. | Houston, Willie |
| Jones, Emmett (cousin) | Jordan, Ottie | Kennard, M(ike?) J. (cousin) |
| Laffold[Saffold?], Dr. A. Henry | Larkin, George A. | Lekes, George |
| LeVert, Herny | LeVert, Dr. Jemmie | McAlpin, Bettie (or Lizzie) |
| McAlpin, Lucy | Palmer, B.D. | Pryor, America B. |
| Purnell, Annie | Smith, Mrs. Anna (Sturdivant) | Spaight, Mrs. Victoria M. (Riggs) |
| Terrel, R. Anthony | Thornton, Clarence | Tidewell, Mr. L.A. |
| Wallace,Henry(or Henrie)[cousin] | Williams, A(labama) E(ugenia) [cousin] | Williams, Jeannie D. [cousin] |
| OHM | MJC | KAL |
| Mrs. MAB | Serena | Mary |
| Dovie | Adalba | Unknown [cousin] |