Albert William Cadman

photographer: A W Cadman
North side of Square, Bonham, TX
example from LOST GALLERY

reverse of card at left (note dated Oct 1888)

Albert William Cadman
(1829 – 1895)

1829
Several sources, Albert William Cadman is born in New York
1869 Jun 15
Jacksonville, Morgan, IL, state record, A W Cadman and Debbie M Williams are married
1870 Jun 03
Jacksonville, IL, US census, William Cadman as photographer
1874 December
Jacksonville, IL, dated example found on Flickr
1875
Stereo example from Cadman can be found at Illinois Perodicals Online
1876 Sep
Jacksonville, IL, Flickr, dated CDV collected by Flickr member mj aux
1880 Apr 30
Bloomington (IL) Pantograph news item tells of fire destroying the Jacksonville studio of A W Cadman
1880 Jun 18
Jacksonville, IL, US census A W Cadman as photographer

1883 Sep
Bonham, TX, Cabinet Card example of 2 month old child, dated July 17, 1883; Location “Bonham, TX” hand written on reverse of card below hand stamp; see example #2 below
1887-1888
Bonham, TX, cabinet card example subject born 1887 (see example #1 below)
1888 Oct 31
Bonham, TX, cabinet card example (top of page) subject-dated
1889
Bonham, TX, Flickr, Cabinet Card example from Flickr member Tony Alter, subject dated 1889
1889
Rogers Historical Museum, A W Cadman moves to Rogers, AR, this year
1892 Jan 27
Ancestry family tree, A W Cadman’s wife, Debbie Williams, dies at age 50
1895 Apr 04
Rogers, AR, Findagrave, Albert William Cadman dies at age 66

Bloomington (IL) Pantograph - 01 May 1880

photographer: A W Cadman's Photo Art Gallery
Bonham, TX
example from Portals on Texas

reverse of card at left

Example #1
According to Ancestry.com,
Grace Jane Hester
was born 05 Aug 1887 and died 23 Apr 1982, apparently living in Texas most of her life.
She looks about one year old in this photograph. This would make the photograph finished in 1888.

photographer: A W Cadman
Bonham, TX
example from Portal on Texas

photographer: Cadman
Bonham, TX
example from auction site

photographer: A W Cadman
Bonham, TX (written in pen)
example from auction site

reverse of card at left
dated July 17 1883

photographer: A W Cadman
Jacksonville, IL
example from auction site

reverse of card at left

photographer: A W Cadman

photographer: A W Cadman
Jacksonville, IL
example from auction site CDV

reverse of card at left

photographer: Cadman's
photograph and Ferrotype Studio
P O Block, S Main St, Jacksonville, IL
example from auction site

reverse of tintype mount at left

ad from 1880 city directory

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