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This photograph was taken from a daguerreotype of Mary Davenport Chenoweth, daughter of John Davenport and niece of Major Abraham Davenport. Mary Chenoweth was also the great aunt of Frances Williams Davenport (Frances Packette Todd's grandmother). Frances W. Davenport married John Thomas Gibson at Mary Chenoweth's ancestral home, Altona, in Jefferson County, in 1855. Refer to back of the photograph for more information.

25. Portrait of Mary Davenport Chenoweth of Charles Town, W. Va., Age 95

IDNO:
037772
Title:
Portrait of Mary Davenport Chenoweth of Charles Town, W. Va., Age 95
Description:
This photograph was taken from a daguerreotype of Mary Davenport Chenoweth, daughter of John Davenport and niece of Major Abraham Davenport. Mary Chenoweth was also the great aunt of Frances Williams Davenport (Frances Packette Todd's grandmother). Frances W. Davenport married John Thomas Gibson at Mary Chenoweth's ancestral home, Altona, in Jefferson County, in 1855. Refer to back of the photograph for more information.

26. Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037773
Title:
Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

27. Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037774
Title:
Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1883

28. Portrait of Braxton D. Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va

IDNO:
037775
Title:
Portrait of Braxton D. Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va

29. Portrait of John S. Magill

IDNO:
037776
Title:
Portrait of John S. Magill
Frances Davenport Packette posing on a rocking horse, on a front porch

30. Portrait of Frances Davenport Packette

IDNO:
037777
Title:
Portrait of Frances Davenport Packette
Description:
Frances Davenport Packette posing on a rocking horse, on a front porch
Location of house, 1510 Kanawha St, Charleston, W. Va., "Rab's Home"

31. The Henry B. Davenport House in Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
037778
Title:
The Henry B. Davenport House in Charleston, W. Va.
Description:
Location of house, 1510 Kanawha St, Charleston, W. Va., "Rab's Home"
Pictured: Edgar Bury, Lillian Mc Shane, Zan Gibson, Agnes Bury, W. Bury and Edmund Bury; taken at 84 University St., Montreal

32. Group Portrait of Young Women and Men Posing on Ladders

IDNO:
037779
Title:
Group Portrait of Young Women and Men Posing on Ladders
Date:
1896/10/18
Description:
Pictured: Edgar Bury, Lillian Mc Shane, Zan Gibson, Agnes Bury, W. Bury and Edmund Bury; taken at 84 University St., Montreal
Marker on the Gibson property, site of John Brown's execution

33. John Brown Execution Marker, Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
037780
Title:
John Brown Execution Marker, Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
1928/10/02
Description:
Marker on the Gibson property, site of John Brown's execution
The outside cover of John Brown's jail house Bible

34. John Brown's Bible

IDNO:
037781
Title:
John Brown's Bible
Description:
The outside cover of John Brown's jail house Bible
The inside leaves of John Brown's jail house Bible,including an inscription written by Brown to John Blessing. Before Brown's Execution, he presented the Bible to Blessing as show of gratitude for Blessing's acts of kindness.

35. John Brown's Bible

IDNO:
037782
Title:
John Brown's Bible
Description:
The inside leaves of John Brown's jail house Bible,including an inscription written by Brown to John Blessing. Before Brown's Execution, he presented the Bible to Blessing as show of gratitude for Blessing's acts of kindness.
Frances D. Packette and her pet cat, Schley-Puss, on a see-saw.

36. Frances D. Packette and 'Schley-Puss'

IDNO:
037783
Title:
Frances D. Packette and 'Schley-Puss'
Date:
Undated
Description:
Frances D. Packette and her pet cat, Schley-Puss, on a see-saw.