Olive H Monroe of Oswego Kansas

photographer: O H Monroe
Oswego and Neodesha, KS
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Libbie Olive Heighton
Or Ollie H Monroe
(1965 - )

Name changes (including marriage and misspellings) made the life of Ollie Monroe a trick to document.

1865 June
Pennsylvania, Libbie Olive Heighton is born
1870 Jul 08
Rootstown, OH, US census, Libbie Heighton age 10 at school
1880 Jun 04
Ravenna Village, OH, US census, Libbie O Heighton as dress maker
1883 Dec 03
Labette, KS, state record, L Ollie Heighton and John R Monroe are married
1895, Mar 01
Oswego, KS, State census, O H Monroe, no occupation shown
1900 Apr 12
Elyria, OH, newspaper; “Olive S Monroe” charges John R Monroe with non support
1900 Jun 04
Elyria City, Oh, US census, Olive Monroe as photographer; res 409 Broad

1902 Mar 28
Oswego (KS) Independent; Obituary for Mother mentions daughter Mrs J R Monroe, “formerly” of Oswego, KS
1908
Greeley, CO. city directory, Olive Monroe NOT listed
1910 Jul 21
Greeley (CO) Tribune, Obituary for brother C H Heighton says Mrs Libbie Monroe is a resident of Coffeyville, KS
1912, 1913
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Olive H Monroe NOT listed;
1914
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Ollie, rms 120 W 2nd
1916
Tulsa, OK, city directory, “Olie” (wid John) as photographer at 214 Reneau bldg.; res same
1917
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Ollie (wid John) Monroe, as photographer at 231 E Third; res same
1918
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Olive H Monroe as photographer at Monroe studio at 231 E Third with C Harry
1919
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Libby O Monroe as photographer at 231 E Third

1920
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Libby O Monroe NOT listed; Monroe studio now operated by CA and FA “Burnett” at 231 E Third
1921, 1922, 1923, 1924
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Libby O Monroe NOT listed; Monroe Studio now operated by Chester A and Florence A “Burritt” at 231 E Third
1925, 1926
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Monroe Studio operated by Chester A and Mrs Florence A Burnitt; at 1 E Third and 231 E Third
1927
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Monroe Studio, 231 E Third, listed only in business pages
1928, 1929
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Monroe Studio operated by Chester A and Mrs Florence A Burnitt; at 231 E Third
1930
Tulsa, OK, city directory Monroe Studio now operated by C A Burritt at 231 E Third
1935 (last available)
Tulsa, OK, city directory, Monroe Studio operated by Chester A Burritt at 309 Orpheum Building

No record of the death of Libby O Monroe has been found so far.
For great coverage of the career of Ollie H Monroe see Photographs, Pistols and Parasols.

Variations in name (re-arranged and/or misspelled) as seen in news items, city directory listings and census reports:
Miss Ollie Heighton
Libbie O Heighton
L Ollie Heighlor (marriage ann.)
Mrs Monroe
Mrs J R Monroe
Mrs John R Monroe
Mrs Ollie Monroe
Mrs O H Monroe
Mrs H O Monroe
Mrs Libby Monroe
Olive S Monroe
Olive H Monroe
Olive Monroe
Olie Monroe
Ollie Monroe
Libbie O Monroe

Parsons )KS) Weekly -
14 Jan 1886

Oswego (KS) Independent -
20 Dec 1895

Tulsa (OK) Tribune -
15 Jun 1919

Clay Center (KS) Democrat -
20 Dec 1912

photographer: Monroe Studios
Oswego, KS
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photographer: Monroe
Oswego, KS
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photographer: Monroe
Oswego, KS
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photographer: Monroe
Oswego, KS
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photographer: Monroe
Oswego, KS
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photographer: Monroe
Oswego, KS
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photographer: Monroe
Oswego, KS
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photographer: O H Monroe
Elyra, OH
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(Finished sometime in 1900 while Monroe was in Elyra, OH)

photographer: Monroe
Mound Valley, KS
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photographer: Monroe
Oswego, KS
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Not the one you were looking for? Here's the photographer's INDEX by name. All the Cabinet Card photographers of the 19th century found in LOST GALLERY are listed there.

Cabinet cards typically have the photographer’s name and address printed on the bottom edge or the reverse of the card. 19th century photographers moved around a lot. The basic idea here is to find WHEN a photographer was WHERE, which will help date an unidentified CABINET CARD from your family album.

This is a work always in progress.

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John Harris Wright

Photographer J. H. Wright
Ottawa, Kas.
(finished circa 1891)

There were several people with the name J. H. Wright in the late 19th century. Two or three of them seemed to be photographers in the mid-west at one time or another.

The right one was finally sorted out with the discovery of a newspaper article describing a marriage of “Mattie Geer” of Oswego, KS, to photographer J. H. Wright from Macon, MO, in 1899.

Macon Republican - 12 Dec 1899

Here is an interesting bit from her obituary: "Mattie lived and worked in a saloon, cleaning up for her room and board. She had to fend for herself and it was in Cherryvale, Kansas, that she met up with John Harris Wright and agreed to go with him. She married him in 1899."

There are small almost weekly advertisements in the Osawatomie, KS, newspaper, “The Graphic” that place him in Ottawa, KS, from 13 Jul 1888 to Sep 1889. Two news items from the Ottawa Daily Republic place him with a studio in Ottawa 1891 and 1892.

Osawatomie Graphic - 14 Dec 1888

Ottawa Republican - 17 Jun 1891

Ottawa Republican - 21 Jul 1892

After the marriage in 1899, he and his wife live in Macon, MO until about 1903. After a time in St. Louis, MO, the two spend the rest of their lives in towns in Ohio.

Macon Citizen - 09 Mar 1900

John Harris Wright
(24 Jun 1874 - 10 Mar 1942)

1874 Jun 24
born in Coldwater, MS
1888 Jul 13 thru 1889 Nov 30
newspaper ad photographer at 3rd & Main, Osawatomie, KS
1891 Jun 17
story in Ottawa Daily Republic about remodeled studio
1892 Jul 21
story about Wright skipping town
1899
marriage to Martha E. Gear at Oswego, KS
1900
US census as photographer in Macon, MO.
1901
son Joseph Harris Wright born in Cherryvale, KS
1903 May 30
news item in Macon Republican; Wright goes to work for Denslow’s Studio

Macon Republican - 30 May 1903

1910
US census as photographer in St. Louis, MO
1916 Sep 12
draft registration as photographer at 21 W College, Lorain, OH
1920
US census as photographer Lorain, OH
1930
US census as photographer 139 E Main, Kent, Franklin Township, OH
1935
US census as photographer at Revenna, OH
1940
US census as photographer at 617 Main, Ravenna, OH
1942
Death at 67 in Akron, OH.

This cabinet card (above left) was probably finished between 1888 and 1892, quite likely 1891.

Thanks to an alert descendant who contributed some great information and corrections to this page!

Macon Republican - 09 Mar 1900

The Balwin (KS) Ledger - 31 May 1889 The Ottawa (KS) Lever - 19 Feb 1891

Miltonvale (KS) News -
06 Mar 1891 Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
03 Apr 1891

Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
17 Jun 1891

Ottawa (KS) Lever -
25 Feb 1892 Ottawa (KS) Daily Republic -
27 Feb 1892

Ottawa (KS) Weekly Republic -
03 Mar 1892

Two great items from contributor Melinda C. Schaber. THANKS!

photographer John Harris Wright

photographer: Wright
Ottawa, KS
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photographer: Wright
Ottawa, KS
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(finished circa 1891)

photographer: Wright
cor Third and Main, Ottawa, KS
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(finished circa 1889)

photographer: Wright
Ottawa, KS
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photographer: J H Wright and Co
Palestine, TX
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No evidence has been found to connect this card to John Harris Wright of Ottawa, Kansas.

Palestine, TX, is over 500 miles from Ottawa, KS.

Not the one you were looking for? Here's the photographer's INDEX by name. All the Cabinet Card photographers of the 19th century found in LOST GALLERY are listed there.

Cabinet cards typically have the photographer’s name and address printed on the bottom edge or the reverse of the card. 19th century photographers moved around a lot. The basic idea here is to find WHEN a photographer was WHERE, which will help date an unidentified CABINET CARD from your family album.

This is a work always in progress.

Aditional information and New examples are always welcome. Any additional information will help narrow the time that these precious antiques were made.

All submissions should be free of glare and shadows.
Do not crop.
Leave a border around each card. The edges are sometimes an important clue to the age of the card.
Email to the address found in the profile at the bottom of this page.

Some examples on this page have been enhanced or restored for clarity and presentation here.

This page is free for educational and research purposes only but, as always, if the original owner of any of these examples objects to the use on this page, just let me know and they will be immediately removed.