----- Original Message ----- From: lara93 <lara93@gateway.net> To: Gloria Frazier <glofra@townsqr.com> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 1999 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [ILMACOUP-L] Dillon Gallery in Virden?? > Re: Dillon's Gallery > > I, too, am in possession of two photographs from the Dillon Gallery in > Virden. > > One is of Nancy (TOSH) DITSON (m. Jesse DITSON); the other is of Mary Ann > (MARTIN) TOSH (m. William Riley TOSH, civil war soldier who d. July 15,1863) > These two photographs are on identical mounts and have the following printed > on the reverse: > > --From-- > G.W. Dillon's New Gallery, > N.W. Cor. of Square, > Virden, Ill. > > -----:o:---- > Particular attention to enlarging and copying. Coloring in oil, ink or > water colors. > > > I have a third photograph that is on an identical mount of the Civil War > Soldier, William Riley TOSH b. 1816 Wayne Co., IN, d. 15 July 1863 Natchez, > MS during the civil war. It is blank on the reverse of the photograph but > the mounts are identical. He is wearing his Civil War uniform. He served > in Co. A., 32nd Ills. Infantry. > > One curious aspect though is the paper folder in which Mary Ann (MARTIN) > TOSH's photograph is that on the front is stamped: > > J.P. WILCOX, Photographer > No. 2 North Side Square > Virden, Ill. > > The top of the folder in pencil is written "Grandma Tosh". I have a feeling > this folder belongs to another photograph...perhaps the one of her husband, > William R. TOSH as it had to have been taken no later than 15 July 1863. > > Because all three photographs appear to be from the same source I believe > the two ladies would have been photographed shortly after the one of Wm. R. > TOSH. > > Linda R.F. Arnold > 28253 Stillwater Drive > Menifee, CA 92584-8050 > > lara93@gateway.net > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gloria Frazier <glofra@townsqr.com> > To: <ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 1999 12:11 PM > Subject: [ILMACOUP-L] Dillon Gallery in Virden?? > > > > Mary McKenzie got this query. Can anyone help the person out on > > Dillon Gallery?? > > Thanks. > > gf > > ***************** > > Date: Sat, 16 Oct 99 15:48:15 PDT > > From: X1y2z@aol.com > > To: smckenzi@midwest.net > > Subject: A question about Virden Ill in 1866 > > > > Dear Mary, > > > > I noticed a post about pictures a lady had that were done by a > > George W > > Dillon of Virden Il. > > > > I have a picture of John Myers , a physician, who had his picture > > taken > > supposedly in 1866 just befre he went to Oregon. It says on the > > back of that > > picture > > > > from Dillon's Gallery, East Side Public Square, Virden, Ills > > > > I did not expect John Myers to be in Virden when he got married in > > Whiteside > > Ill and had two older kids in Ill and two youger ones in Iowa. My > > grandmother > > had written down that John Myers's son Frank was born in Verdum, > > Iowa, a > > place I have been searching for. I never connected the Virden Ill > > to Verdum > > Iowa until yesterday. > > > > So I now want to find out was there ever another Virden Ills that > > disaapeared > > ? Or was there a George Dillon that took pictures in 1866 in this > > Virden Ill? > > > > I didn't notice my John H Myers, physician or any George Dillin the > > 1860 > > census online. By 1870 my John H Myers is in Portland Ore listed as > > F J > > Meyers with the correct wife and family. > > > > It would really help to find out if there ever was a Dillon Gallery > > in Virden > > Ill. > > > > Thankyou for you trouble, > > > > Joy Benemann > > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > > To post a message so everyone on ILMACOUP-L or ILMACOUP-D receives it, > send the message to: > > ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com > > It will then be sent on to everyone in both ILMACOUP-L or ILMACOUP-D. > > > > > >