Although I have no connection to any of the people in the photo, I offer this bit of information. It sounds as though your "playing card size" picture may be what is called a "calling card" or "carte de visite," popular during the Civil War era. This web site will show you what I mean. http://www.ushistoricalarchive.com/cds/cwportraits.html Diane Altona [email protected] On Dec 2, 2005, at 5:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > NJBURLIN-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 194 > > Today's Topics: > #1 William "Billy"Wilkerson, b. NJ 18 ["Stephanie" > <[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from NJBURLIN-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > Please contact the listowner at [email protected] if you > have any problems with the list. > > > > ______________________________ > > > From: "Stephanie" <[email protected]> > Date: December 1, 2005 10:10:35 AM PST > To: [email protected] > Subject: William "Billy"Wilkerson, b. NJ 1840s.?? > > > Hello..... I am posting as a NON subscriber to the > WILKERSON list . > I have a "studio"picture of a young man taken by > "J.S.Walker,Photographer, Mill Street, Mount Holly N.J." > > My cousin who was closest to our Grand mom [ b. 1867 Shamong Twp > Burlington Cty-] has written on the back. > " Billy Wilkerson , came to Florida with M J [ Wills] and Malcolm > [McMullen} " They were our great grandparents. > > Malcolm McMullen was b. 1840 [GA} & Martha Jane Wills abt 1846 in > Burlington NJ, and they came to Florida, --Pinellas or Hillsborough > county ---in about 1879 with their 3 daughters. > > I believe that this young man "Billy" would be about the same age > [b. 1840s ] as Malcolm and is probably late 20s-early 30s in the > picture. I know nothing else about him. > > Does anyone on these lists know about this Billy Wilkerson ? > I would be pleased to send this "playing card size" picture to > a descendant. of his. > Email me privately as I do not receive Wilkerson List.Thanks. > > Steph Powell Cecil [email protected] > > >