Frank Lincoln Walkley - c 1893-1894 - page 12 of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe's photograph album

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The tenth photo in the album is of Frank Lincoln Walkley (1867-1961), Elizabeth Coe's brother-in-law.  

Frank Lincoln Walkley was born on 9 June 1867 in Pavilion, Genesee County, New York, the son of Rosman L Walkley (1838-1930) and Maryetta Peck (1843-1922). 

He married Carrie Evelyn Coe (1864-1948), daughter of Albert Coe (1827-1907) and Deborah Prentice (1833-1910) on 21 June 1894 in Le Roy, Genesee County. 

Frank and Carrie Walkley had five children: Fred Rosman (1895-1981), Albert Coe (1896-1983), Clarence Williard (1898-1983), Floyd Frank (1900-1981) and James Harry (1903-1985). 

The Walkley family lived in Le Roy their entire married lives, where Frank was a farmer. Carrie died in Le Roy on 5 August 1948. Frank died in Wyoming County, New York on 13 July 1961. They are both buried in Machpelah Cemetery in Le Roy. 

 






The album page identifies this as a photograph of Frank Walkley. It is also identified as Frank L. Walkley on the back of the photograph. When compared to other photographs of Frank Lincoln Walkley, it certainly looks to be a photograph of him. 

Based on the straight cut edge (1870-1900), single outline border (1885-1900), front imprint with the monogram (1889-1894), the back imprint covering the entire card (1887-1900) and the mention of the "instantaeously" process (1884-1895), the card can be date to between 1889-1894. 

Frank Walkley's fashion choices help narrow the time frame down a bit more. The handle bar mustache and slicked hair indicate the photo is from the 1890s. The necktie style he is wearing was popular between 1893-1895. The folded shirt collar dates the photo to 1893-1894. 

City directories for Rochester provide additional information about when the photograph might have been taken. In 1890, Charles H. Turpin was working as a photographer at 50 W. Main Street. In 1891, 1892 and 1893, Charles H. Turpin was working as a photographer at 102 State Street - the address shown on the back of the card. In 1894, he was listed as a photographer, but without a specific address where he was working. According to his obituary, Charles Turpin retired from Kodak in 1931, after 38 years of service, which would mean he started at Kodak in about 1893. 

Edwin R. Williamson ran the photography studio at 102 State Street in Rochester from at least 1890 through 1894. He died on 16 July 1894. In the 1895 city directory, the photography studio at 102 State Street was run by Mrs. J.A. Williamson. 

Given the information in the city directories, the photograph was likely taken no later than 1893-1894 - when Charles H. Turpin was still working at 102 State Street and before Edwin R. Williamson's death in 1894.  A more precise dating of the photograph would require knowing either when the information for the 1894 city directory was collected or when exactly Charles Turpin left E.R. Williamson's studio and went to work for Kodak. 

Previous page in the album:  Carrie Prentice

Next page in the album: James Daniel McEwen

Location: Rochester, NY, USA

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