Albert Coe and Deborah Prentice family photo - c 1888

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Sometime in the winter of 1887 or spring/early summer of 1888 - a family photograph was taken of Albert Coe and Deborah Prentice of Le Roy, Genesee County, New York and their children, spouses and grandchildren. 

I've always thought of this photo as having been taken shortly before my great grand-parents Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe moved to Wichita, Sedgewick County, Kansas. While I don't know exactly when they left for Kansas, the last record I've found for them in New York is a mention on June 30, 1888 that they were dismissed by letter from the United Church of Christ in Morganville, Genesee County. Letters of dismissal were issued when a church member was leaving a church and moving elsewhere. They also served as an introduction to a new church, as they verified that the people had been members in good standing of another congregation. 

At the time the photograph was taken, Ezra Frank Coe and his wife Sarah Frances Ward were already living in Kansas. I haven't been able to determine exactly when they came back to Genesee County for a visit during that time period. 

Pictured in the photograph are

Albert Coe (1827-1907) and his wife Deborah Prentice (1833-1910). They lived in Le Roy

Their children and spouses

Mary Isadore Coe (1851-1924) and her husband George W. Sperry (1853-1933). They lived in Pavillion, Genesee County. 

Ezra Frank Coe (1853-1942) and his wife Sarah Frances Ward (1856-1941). As of December 1886, they were living in Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas. 

Elizabeth Ann Coe (1862-1956) and her husband Charles Joslin Call (1859-1939). They lived in Stafford, Genesee County. 

Clara Addie Coe (1864-1950). She lived in Le Roy with her parents. 

Carrie Evelyn Coe (1864-1948). She lived in Le Roy with her parents. 

And their grandchildren

Clara Evelyn Coe (1886-1972) daughter of Ezra Frank Coe and Sarah Frances Ward

Charles Arthur Call (1885-1962) son of Elizabeth Ann Coe and Charles Joslin Call. 

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