Charles P Homrig

photographer: Homrig and McCutcheon
Art Studio
84 Columbia Street, Lafayette, IN
example from LOST GALLERY
(Note: imprint is very faint,
in gold, slightly embossed lettering)

It is a sad comment on someone’s life when the most informative item found about them is their obituary.

C P Homrig was missing from many city directory listings where he possibly was living. This does not necessarily mean he wasn’t there or was omitted accidently year after year, it just means he was probably living outside the city limits and didn’t rate inclusion in the year’s city directory.

There were only a few city directories available and he was not found in a census for any year although some page by page searches were made.

And the search for the McCutcheon credited in the imprint was inconclusive.

Following is all the information that could be found.

Charles P Homrig
(1858 – 1944)

1858
(From obituary) Born in Tippecanoe County
1871
Lafayette, IN, city directory, Charles P Homrig NOT listed
1873
Lafayette, IN, city directory, Charles P Homrig as photographer at 84 Columbia
1885 (next available)
Lafayette, IN, city directory, Charles P Homrig as photographer at 3rd Floor Ball’s block n e cor Fourth and Columbia, bds Globe Restaurant; bus section says 3rd floor n e cor Fourth and Columbia
1887, 1891 (next available)
Lafayette, IN, city directory, Chas P Homrig NOT listed
1894
(From obituary) Homrig moves from Lafayette, IN to Frankfort, IN

1896, 1905, 1913 and 1930
LaFayette, IN, city directory, Chas P Homrig NOT listed
1924
Frankfort, IN, city directory, Charles P Homrig as photographer at 57 s Jackson, Frankfort
1930
Frankfort, IN, city directory, Chas P Homrig NOT listed res or res
1932
Frankfort, IN, city directory, Chas P Homrig as photographer 57 ½ N Jackson Av
1937, 1940, 1942, 1944
Frankfort, IN, city directory, Chas P Homrig NOT listed
1944 Aug 1
Lafayette (IN) Journal newspaper obituary: Frankfort, IN: Charles P Homrig dies at age 86 in a nursing home. Burial at Otterbein

If you have further information about Charles, please leave a comment.

Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier - 11 Aug 1944

photographer: C P Homig Art Gallery
84 Coluimbia Street, Lafayette, IN
example from Find-A-Grave

The cabinet card at the right is by J G Homrig. So far, NO connection has been made to Charles P Homrig.

Example is from Sixpounder on Flickr

Photographer: J G Homrig
Oak Ridge, MO
example from Sixpounder on Flickr

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