1908-1911 Autograph Album of Lona M. Holman of Dixfield, Maine

1908-1911 autograph album that belonged to Lona M. Holman of Dixfield, Maine, with one earlier autograph from 1886 that was directed to Lona's mother Sarah E. (Harvey) Holman by her brother D. W. Harvey.

Many of the signers were members of the Holman families and related families such as Delano; Harvey; Marble, etc.

The album measures approximately 7" x 4-1/4" and contains the sentiments of 64 of Lona's relatives, friends, schoolmates and teachers.  An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the signers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.

Lona M. Holman was born March 10, 1896 at Dixfield, Maine, the daughter of Hiram and Sarah E. (Harvey) Holman.  The Sarah E. Holman who inscribed a page in Lona's album on October 16, 1908 was presumably her mother.

The sole sentiment in the album from an earlier era was that inscribed by D. W. Harvey of Dixfield Center, Maine, on April 25, 1886 to his sister, presumably Lona's mother Sarah E. (Harvey) Holman.  The signers was likely David W. Harvey, though Sarah also had a brother named Daniel.

Four of Lona's brothers five brothers inscribed pages in her album.  They were:

• Fred Waite Holman, who left a sentiment on March 31, 1908
• Delmer D. Holman
• Jay Bennett Holman, who left a sentiment on October 16, 1908
• Bertrand H. Holman, who left a sentiment on January 19, 1908

Several autographs were left by people at Maine General Hospital at Portland, Maine, including one that described herself as Lona's neighbor.  Apparently Lona had some accident or disease that necessitated a stay at the largest hospital in the State.

On 30 June 1923, Lona M. Holman married Cressey Hatch Macomber, son of Ferdinand D. and Cora M. (Smith) Macomber.  Cressey was born January 23, 1897.  It appears that Cressey also suffered from ill health as he was enumerated as a patient at the Augusta State Hospital in the 1930 and 1940 Censuses.  I don't know if Lona and Cressey had children or not, but I didn't find any.  Cressey died in 1891 and Lona in 1989.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Surname list

B	G	M	S
Baker	Gilman	Marble	Smart
C	H	McInnes	Smith
Carlton	Harlow [2]	Mink	Soule
Chase	Harvey	Mooar	Stubbs [2]
Coolidge	Hetherington	Morrison	T
D	Holman [15]	P	Towle [2]
Davenport	Holman	Packard [3]	Turner [2]
Delano [3]	K	Philbrick	W
Dill	Keene	Porter [3]	Weld [3]
Drown	Kidder	R	Whitman
Dunning	L	Rand	Whittemore
F	Luce		Woodcock
Fish [2]
French

Signers in the album    [Note: Given names within a specific surname may not be in alphabetical order.]

B

• Alton Baker

C

• Leah Carlton, signed on May 20, 1908
• Ormand H. Chase of Upton, Maine, signed on May 22, 1910
• Harry Coolidge of North Jay, Maine, signed on January 19, 1908. Hard to read middle initial, but possibly E. If so, possibly Harry Edward Coolidge (1890-1953)

D

• Enola A. Davenport of Phillips, Maine, signed on September 28, 1910; she was Lona's teacher.
• Hattie E. Delano, signed on March 23, 1908
• Grace E. Delano of Canton Point, Maine, signed on March 8, 1908
• Miss Georgianna Delano of Canton Point, Maine, signed on September 5, 1908
• Alice G. Dill of North Jay, Maine, signed on October 27, 1909
• Percy W. Drown of Dixfield, Maine, signed on March 5, 1908
• Grace Dunning of Dixfield, Maine, signed on April 23, 1908; Lona's teacher

F

• Georgie E. Fish of Dixfield, Maine, signed on February 5, 1908; Lona's schoolmate
• Loria M. Fish of Dixfield, Maine, signed twice, first on October 8, 1906 and then on February 5, 1908
• Myra Frances French, signed at Maine General Hospital, Portland, Maine

G

• R. H. Gilman of Lewiston, Maine, at Bates College

H

• Nettie M. Harlow of Dixfield, Maine, signed on January 21, 1908. D.C.M.
• Agnes Harlow of Dixfield, Maine, signed on January 21, 1908
• D. W. Harvey of Dixfield Center, Maine, signed on April 25, 1886. This inscription was to Lona's mother Sarah E. (Harvey) Holman, and D. W. Harvey was presumably David W. Harvey, Sarah's brother.
• Isabelle R. Hetherington, signed at Maine General Hospital at Portland, Maine, on October 20, 1908
• Miss Lona M. Holman of Dixfield, Maine; who used the album after her mother had originally started it.
• Mildred Holman of North Jay, Maine
• Gertrude Holman of North Jay, Maine
• Fred W. Holman of Dixfield, Maine, signed on March 31, 1908; Lona's brother Fred Waite Holman
• Agnes A. Holman of Dixfield, Maine, signed on January 22, 1908
• Delmer D. Holman of Dixfield, Maine; Lona's brother
• Arthur L. Holman of North Jay, Maine
• Merton Holman
• Bennett Holman of Dixfield, Maine, signed on October 16, 1908; Lona's brother Jay Bennett Holman
• Bertrand Holman of Dixfield, Maine, signed on January 19, 1908; Lona's brother Bertrand H. Holman
• Lelia Holman of Dixfield, Maine
• Gladys E. Holman, signed on April 21, 1909
• Lilla Holman of Dixfield, Maine, signed on February 14, 1908
• Sarah E. Holman of Dixfield, Maine, signed on October 16, 1908; presumably Lona's mother Sarah E. (Harvey) Holman
• Una L. Holman, signed on January 24, 1908; Lona's schoolmate Una Lorene Holman

K

• Ivy H. Keene
• Theodore Kidder of Dixfield, Maine

L

• Gladys A. Luce of North New Portland, Maine

M

• Marian F. Marble of Dixfield, Maine, signed on March 5, 1908
• Alberta McInnes of Dixfield, Maine, signed on February 24, 1908
• Augusta Mink, Lona's "neighbor" at Maine General Hospital at Portland, Maine
• Fred A. Mooar of East Wilton, Maine
• Vivian M. Morrison of Dixfield, Maine, signed on February 28, 1908

P

• Helen Mildred Packard, signed at Dixfield, Maine; Lona's schoolmate
• Grace Packard of Dixfield, Maine, signed on January 24, 1908
• Alma G. Packard of Dixfield, Maine, signed on January 20, 1908
• Leona G. Philbrick of Dixfield Center, Maine, signed on January 23, 1908
• Zilla L. Porter of Dixfield, Maine, signed on March 12, 1908
• Edna Porter of Dixfield, Maine, signed on January 31, 1908
• Lona E. Porter, signed at Dixfield, Maine, on January 21, 1908; Lona's schoolmate. B.N.M.; M.B.N.

R

• Alfa L. Rand of Dixfield, Maine, signed on February 24, 1908

S

• Flores I. Smart, signed at Maine General Hospital at Portland, Maine
• Myrtle E. Smith of East Dixfield, Maine, signed at Dixfield Centre on May 31, 1911.
• J. E. Soule of Auburn, Maine, signed on July 25, 1908
• Floyd Dunn Stubbs; "your new cousin", husband of Lona's cousin Melvina Delano Stubbs, who inscribed the right facing page.
• Melvina Delano Stubbs, signed on February 12, 1910; Lona's cousin. Melvina's husband Floyd Dunn Stubbs inscribed the left facing page

T

• Esther Towle, signed at Dixfield, Maine, on January 28, 1908; Lona's schoolmate
• Manilla D. Towle, signed at Dixfield, Maie, on January 21, 1908; Lona's schoolmate
• Phebe M. Turner of Dixfield, Maine; signed on May 23, 1909
• Florence A. Turner of Dixfield, Maine

W

• Ina Mae Weld of Dixfield, Maine, signed on February 14, 1908
• Norma B. Weld, signed on June 21, 1908 at Dixfield, Maine
• Susie B. Weld of Dixfield, Maine, signed on January 8, 1909
• Laurence A. Whitman, signed on September 6, 1911 at Dixfield, Maine
• Gladys B. Whittemore of Dixfield, Maine
• Lillian Estelle Woodcock of East Wilton, Maine, signed on April 25, 1910

Dixfield, Maine

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