Almira Dunbar in Mourning for her Daughter, Unmarked Albumen Carte de Visite, 1860
Someone rather unhelpfully decided to darken some areas of this CDV for unknown reasons. I retouched it to remove as much of the doodling as I could.
On the reverse is written "Almira Dunbar."
Almira Bates was the wife of Bravo Curtis Dunbar (b. 27 April, 1803, Massachusetts - 1879). She was born 6 April, 1810, in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and was the daughter of "L. and H. Dunbar," according to burial information.
Bravo was the second son of Moses C. Dunbar (b. 16 November, 1776-1861) and his wife Hannah Bravo (b. 5 June, 1782-1867). He had an elder brother called Peter (b. 3 August, 1801), and younger siblings Relefe (b. 5 August, 1806), Thomas Jefferson (b. 20 May, 1809), and twins Moses and Jesse (b. 8 February, 1813). He married a woman named Mattie L. before 1834, when she died. Bravo then married Almira Bates in about 1835.
In 1840, the couple lived in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Because the 1840 Census only lists the name of the head of household, little more information can be gleaned save that there were a total of six people in the household, including their daughter Almira Jane, who had been born in 1836. In 1850, they were still in Easton, with 16-year-old daughter Almira Jane and an Irish servant. Bravo is enumerated as a "trader," although the U.S. Federal Census Nonpopulation Schedule shows he also ran a farm valued at $1,000 near that of his younger brother Moses, whose farm was valued at $800.
Their daughter Almira Jane married twice--first to shoe-maker Daniel Billings White, son of carpenter Alanson White and his wife Rebecca, on 26 August, 1872, to whom she bore a daughter in 1854, Ella Jane White. The same year that her child was born, Almira Jane's first husband died and she shortly was remarried to Henry Joseph Edwards (1832-1895). A son, George Dunbar Edwards, was born in 1858, who lived until 1916. He, in turn, married Viora Pierson (1858-1925) had five children: Mina Viora (1882-1971), George Dunbar, Jr. (1885-1919), Arthur Lee (1888-1968), Elsa (1888-1974), and Clinton Marsh (1891-1963).
Almira Jane died in 1860. This CDV is almost certainly of the elder Almira in mourning for her lost only child. Her mourning clothes are well-tailored and show the wealth of her husband's business, as will be described below.
When the census was taken that year, the grief-stricken parents, Bravo and Almira, were enumerated in Syracuse, New York, with their orphaned 7-year-old granddaughter Ella, as well as an Irish maid. Bravo was working as a wagon maker with a personal estate of $3,000 and real estate of $12,000--not an insignificant amount for the era. The 1862 Syracuse city directory fills out the picture: Bravo ran a carriage manufacturing company with business partner and son-in-law Henry J. Edwards. The company, called Dunbar & Edwards, operated out of 136 Warren Street. Bravo's home was then at 129 E. Washington.
Almira died at age 62 on 3 October, 1872, in Syracuse. She is buried by her husband in Oakwood Cemetery. You can view her grave here: www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90399651.
Bravo outlived his wife by seven years, dwelling at 134 Warren Street. He appears to have married for a second time to a much younger woman named Martha L., who is listed in later Syracuse directories as his widow. Bravo died on 18 March, 1879. His grave can be seen here: www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90400095.
Almira Dunbar in Mourning for her Daughter, Unmarked Albumen Carte de Visite, 1860
Someone rather unhelpfully decided to darken some areas of this CDV for unknown reasons. I retouched it to remove as much of the doodling as I could.
On the reverse is written "Almira Dunbar."
Almira Bates was the wife of Bravo Curtis Dunbar (b. 27 April, 1803, Massachusetts - 1879). She was born 6 April, 1810, in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and was the daughter of "L. and H. Dunbar," according to burial information.
Bravo was the second son of Moses C. Dunbar (b. 16 November, 1776-1861) and his wife Hannah Bravo (b. 5 June, 1782-1867). He had an elder brother called Peter (b. 3 August, 1801), and younger siblings Relefe (b. 5 August, 1806), Thomas Jefferson (b. 20 May, 1809), and twins Moses and Jesse (b. 8 February, 1813). He married a woman named Mattie L. before 1834, when she died. Bravo then married Almira Bates in about 1835.
In 1840, the couple lived in Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Because the 1840 Census only lists the name of the head of household, little more information can be gleaned save that there were a total of six people in the household, including their daughter Almira Jane, who had been born in 1836. In 1850, they were still in Easton, with 16-year-old daughter Almira Jane and an Irish servant. Bravo is enumerated as a "trader," although the U.S. Federal Census Nonpopulation Schedule shows he also ran a farm valued at $1,000 near that of his younger brother Moses, whose farm was valued at $800.
Their daughter Almira Jane married twice--first to shoe-maker Daniel Billings White, son of carpenter Alanson White and his wife Rebecca, on 26 August, 1872, to whom she bore a daughter in 1854, Ella Jane White. The same year that her child was born, Almira Jane's first husband died and she shortly was remarried to Henry Joseph Edwards (1832-1895). A son, George Dunbar Edwards, was born in 1858, who lived until 1916. He, in turn, married Viora Pierson (1858-1925) had five children: Mina Viora (1882-1971), George Dunbar, Jr. (1885-1919), Arthur Lee (1888-1968), Elsa (1888-1974), and Clinton Marsh (1891-1963).
Almira Jane died in 1860. This CDV is almost certainly of the elder Almira in mourning for her lost only child. Her mourning clothes are well-tailored and show the wealth of her husband's business, as will be described below.
When the census was taken that year, the grief-stricken parents, Bravo and Almira, were enumerated in Syracuse, New York, with their orphaned 7-year-old granddaughter Ella, as well as an Irish maid. Bravo was working as a wagon maker with a personal estate of $3,000 and real estate of $12,000--not an insignificant amount for the era. The 1862 Syracuse city directory fills out the picture: Bravo ran a carriage manufacturing company with business partner and son-in-law Henry J. Edwards. The company, called Dunbar & Edwards, operated out of 136 Warren Street. Bravo's home was then at 129 E. Washington.
Almira died at age 62 on 3 October, 1872, in Syracuse. She is buried by her husband in Oakwood Cemetery. You can view her grave here: www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90399651.
Bravo outlived his wife by seven years, dwelling at 134 Warren Street. He appears to have married for a second time to a much younger woman named Martha L., who is listed in later Syracuse directories as his widow. Bravo died on 18 March, 1879. His grave can be seen here: www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90400095.