if this picture of
an old house could talk
Who has lived in it?
dr. mary b. fox, charlie & awilda fox carmichael, circa 1900
Linnie Faulker, 1950s-ish
Paul & Benita Mullins & family, 1960S-ISH UNTIL ABOUT 2010
Photo 986, from the Historical Society's collection
dr. mary b. fox, her daughter allie
& allie's husband charlie carmichael
circa 1900
 Photo 3003, Mary B. Fox, a photo shared by Dave Leichtman
The grand photograph of the house in question, above, was labeled years ago at the museum. Folks in the Historical Society labeled some of the pictures by personal knowledge & based on other pictures of the same people.
The tag on this picture said it was a picture of "Charlie Carmichael, his wife and her sister." The wife of Charlie Carmichael (1864-1916) was Awilda Fox (1858-1928). Awilda was the daughter of Dr. Mary B. Fox (1836-1916). Mary came to Table Rock after the Civil War (circa 1867), a widow whose husband Reynolds (1833-1864) had been a Union soldier who died in Andersonville prison. Awilda and her sisters Minnie (1857-1937) and Sadie (1861-1869) were young then. Included in the party were Awilda's grandparents, Nicholas and Sarah Kerns, and Awilda's aunts Margaret Craig, Nancy Taylor, and Sarah and their families, and her Uncle George Kerns. The woman on the far left is likely Dr. Mary Fox, Awilda's mother, rather than sister Minnie Taylor. That woman is older than the woman in the middle, while the two sisters were only a little over a year apart in age. The woman on the left strongly resembles Dr. Fox, and the woman on the center is certainly Awilda Fox Carmichael. |
At the Table Rock train depot -- Cleo Lehman, Lee Kerns, Allie (Awilda) Carmichael, Guy Kerns, and Mary Fox (partially cut off),
Photo 3006, shared by Dave Leichtman. Dr. Fox died in 1916, for reference.
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Excerpt from Photo 986 above
When was this photo taken? It's not dated.
Jennifer Fisher Keifer points out that the 1910 census shows that Mary B. Fox was living with Charlie and Awilda; he was a real estate agent. A look at that has the words Luzerne Ave on the left margin, but this house is on 5th Street, which intersects Luzerne a half block to the south. This is probably not from 1910.
Dr. Fox and Charlie Carmichael both died in 1916, so this pre-dates that.
Mary Fox was born in 1836, her daughter Minnie in 1857, and her daughter Awilda in 1858. Awilda's husband Charlie was born in 1864. So, how old do they look? If the photo were from around 1900, Mary would have been 64, Awilda 42, and Charlie 36. That looks a good guess. Awilda & Charlie married in 1898, so they had not been married long by that time.
Other information: Interestingly, the 1900 census showed Mary B. Fox as the head of household, with Allie and Charlie residing with HER; Charlie was a salesman. There is no 1890 census, and the 1880 census shows Allie living with her mother in the same household as sister Minnie & husband William L. Taylor. Minnie married William L. Taylor, who in 1894 built the building now occupied by the Argus Museum. Minnie & W. L. married in 1877, according to her obituary. Awilda & Charlie married in 1898, according to Awilda's obituary.
Jennifer Fisher Keifer points out that the 1910 census shows that Mary B. Fox was living with Charlie and Awilda; he was a real estate agent. A look at that has the words Luzerne Ave on the left margin, but this house is on 5th Street, which intersects Luzerne a half block to the south. This is probably not from 1910.
Dr. Fox and Charlie Carmichael both died in 1916, so this pre-dates that.
Mary Fox was born in 1836, her daughter Minnie in 1857, and her daughter Awilda in 1858. Awilda's husband Charlie was born in 1864. So, how old do they look? If the photo were from around 1900, Mary would have been 64, Awilda 42, and Charlie 36. That looks a good guess. Awilda & Charlie married in 1898, so they had not been married long by that time.
Other information: Interestingly, the 1900 census showed Mary B. Fox as the head of household, with Allie and Charlie residing with HER; Charlie was a salesman. There is no 1890 census, and the 1880 census shows Allie living with her mother in the same household as sister Minnie & husband William L. Taylor. Minnie married William L. Taylor, who in 1894 built the building now occupied by the Argus Museum. Minnie & W. L. married in 1877, according to her obituary. Awilda & Charlie married in 1898, according to Awilda's obituary.
linnie faulkner
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When Larry Layden saw the picture of the house posted above, he said on Facebook:
Seems like we called it the Faulkner house when I was young. I think I mowed the lawn there around 1957. She had a lot of flower beds in the back yard bordered by rocks. My mower had the blade guards removed so I could see the blade rotate and was able to cut pretty close to the rocks and flowers. She stood close by and watched, hoping I spared her flowers, which I did. I enjoyed talking to her. The occupant of the house is believed to be Linnie Faulkner (1871-1966). Linnie. who lived to the age of 94, was the daughter of John H. and Sarah Kerns Lehman. Sarah Kerns was the youngest sister of Dr. Mary B. Fox, an aunt of Allie Fox Carmichael.
According to Linnie's obituary, she graduated from Table Rock in 1891. In 1894, she married Phillip Faulker (1861-1910). She had siblings, at least three known: a brother, Glenn Lehman, a sister Eunice Cleo (who appears in the family picture at the train depot above), and a sister Ella who died at age 5. Linnie is buried in the Table Rock Cemetery. |
Below, Linnie with her father John H. Lehman. He was the last surviving Civil War veteran in Pawnee County when he died in 1941.
Photo 3024, Linnie Lehman Faulkner with her father John H. Lehman, shared by Dave Leichtman
paul & benita mullins
& children michael, patty, & tom
Paul & Benita Mullins (1908-1905, 1930-2010) moved in some time after Linnie. Their son Tom believes it was about 1960. The three Mullins children -- Mike, Patty, & Tom -finished out their school years at Table Rock there. Benita continued on in the home after Paul died. She was not able to maintain it, and after her death it was eventually torn down.
The lot is empty except for a line of ancient cedars along the front that probably are contemporaries of the ones that were planted in the Table Rock Cemetery in 1882.
Here is a picture of the children who came to grow up in this house -- Patty, Tom, & Mike, taken in the backyard of the house looking East. This was shared by Tom's daughter Michelle (Chel) Rapp. Photo 8800.
The lot is empty except for a line of ancient cedars along the front that probably are contemporaries of the ones that were planted in the Table Rock Cemetery in 1882.
Here is a picture of the children who came to grow up in this house -- Patty, Tom, & Mike, taken in the backyard of the house looking East. This was shared by Tom's daughter Michelle (Chel) Rapp. Photo 8800.
Photo 8800, Paul & Benita Mullins' kids: Patty, Tom, & Mike, in the backyard of their home. The camera is looking east. This is Photo 8800, shared by Chel Rapp, Mike's daughter.
Here is the Mullins man of the house, Paul Mullins, with his granddaughter Chel. So now you know what he looked like, at least. More photos will be added if received!Photo 8801, shared by Chel.
Photo 8801, Paul Mullins with granddaughter Michelle taken in 1977 when Chell was 14 months old. Shared by Chel