Charles Joslin Call - c 1884-1885 - page 21 of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe's photograph album

 The seventeenth photograph in the album shows Charles Joslin Call. The photograph is on page 21 of the album. The photograph on the facing page is missing. Writing on the album indicates that there was a photograph of Elizabeth Ann Coe in that space at one time. 

Charles Joslin Call was born on 28 March 1859 in Stafford, Genesee County, New York, the son of Robert Call (1831-1913) and Charlotte Joslin (1834-1908). He married Elizabeth Ann Coe (1862-1956), daughter of Albert Coe (1827-1907) and Deborah Prentice (1833-1910) on 5 November 1884 at the Coe family home in Le Roy, Genesee County. 

Charles and Elizabeth had six children: 

• Charles Arthur (1885-1962)
• Edith Alberta (1889-1989)
• Robert Vincent (1892-1961)
• Evelyn Clara (1895-1962)
• Carrie Pearl (1895-1895)
• Irving Joslyn (1900-1995)

With the exception of several years in Wichita, Sedgewick, Kansas (1888-1896), Charles Joslin Call lived in Stafford all his life, much of it on family farm - Prospect Farm - purchased by his father in 1868. In the 1930's, Charles and his wife Elizabeth recorded their memories of growing up in Genesee County. You can read about Charles' early life in the Memories of the Calls.  Stories of their life in Kansas can be found in The Calls 1896-1915-1934.  And information about their later years in Stafford can be found in The Calls 1935-1943.

Charles Joslin Call was received into the Morganville United Church of Christ in 1877. He later belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church in Stafford. He was active in church governance and Sunday school throughout his life. 

Politically, Charles Joslin Call was a populist. He supported the formation a Free Silver League in Wichita and was active in Temperance organizations and the Grange for many years. He ran for local office in Genesee County several times on the Prohibition Party ticket. In 1910, he ran for New York State Treasurer on the Prohibition Party ticket. In 1923, he was elected town supervisor for Stafford, running as a Republican. In 1927, he was elected Justice of the Peace. 

In addition to running the family farm, Charles Joslin Call engaged in a number of businesses over the years. In Wichita, he was involved with the Wichita Steam Pipe Company, the Wichita Implement House and a grocery store. Back in Stafford, he was one of the founders of, and president for many years of the Stafford Telephone Company. 

Charles Joslin Call died on 12 June 1939 at his home in Stafford. His wife Elizabeth died on 3 November 1956. They are both buried in the Stafford Rural Cemetery. 

This photograph is hard to date exactly. Most likely it was taken in the mid-1880s. 

The card style - straight edges and no border - place it anytime between 1870-1900. The back imprint covering half the back of the card places the card prior to 1887 or so. 

Charles's clothing - especially the tie and collar - place the photograph probably before 1886. 

Charles was clean-shaven in this photograph. In a photograph dated to 1887-1888, shortly before the family left for Kansas, Charles had a moustache. In another photograph from 1899, Charles had a beard and mustache, which he had for the remainder of his life. 

The photographer, Charles W. Tallman, had a studio on the second floor over 80 and 82 East Main Street in Batavia from 1869 through sometime between 1892 and 1900. Tallman also took the photographs of Robert Call, his wife Charlotte Joslin Call  and Charles Arthur Call that are in the album. 

The photograph of Charles Arthur Call was taken in September 1886, when the studio was listed on the back as being at 80 & 82  Main Street. On this photograph, the address is just listed as 80 Main Street. 

Best guess is this photo is from 1885 or earlier. It could have been taken in 1884, the year Charles and Elizabeth married. 

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