TRACEY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS & PORTRAITS

It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. On this page are phtographs for theTracey families of Baltimore county. In most cases the images displayed on this page are thumbnails. If you click on the photos with a blue border you will get a larger photograph. (I did this to minimize load time for this page.) If anyone has old photographs to add please contact me at leeg@erols.com.

This is a photograph of Rosanah Simpers (b. 16 Jan 1819 ,d 19 Nov 1911) she was the wife of George Tracey (b. 21 Sept 1816, d. 30 Oct 1855. After George died she married John Griffith. Rosannah was the daughter of Benjamin C. Simpers and Sophia Smith Ensor. Rosannah and George obtained from the estate of her mother the tract of land Adreons Hills and Dales near Blackrock. This tract of land was given to Sophia Smith Ensor by her father, George Ensor. In a large old "bank barn" type structure that was built as an inn, George Tracey operated a store, and the name Tracey's Store Road was applied to the road by their property. This photograph of Rosannah was taken at R. Holyund studios at No 231 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD. The back of the photo was marked Grandmother Tracey, Gady (for short)

This is a photograph taken sometime in the 1890s of the old Yoeho school. Most of the persons in this photograph are identified.
In the 1^st row seated (from left-to-right) are: Eva Akehurst, Hester Cox, Frank Bruel, (4th person unknown), (5th person unknown), Laura Cox, Frank Martin and Delamere Akehurst.
In the 2^nd row (seated) are: Mr. Theodore Craumer (Principal), Effie Ensor, Virginia Akehurst, ALex Cox, Beulah Nash, (6th person unknown), Monita Akehurst, Mary Nash, Elsie Cox, Watson NAsh, Roland Mays, ??? Ryan, Percy Akehurst, Will Cox.
In the 3^rd row (standing) are Mrs. Ryan, Mrs. John (Mary) Fowble, Lily Ryan, Bertha Akehurst, Emma Martin, Hattie Skipper, Rex Shipper, Frank Mays, Emory Turnbaugh, Howard Stevenson, Will Mays, George Nash, ??? Skipper, LeGrand Benson, Ernest Ryan, and (16 unknown).
In the 4^th row standing at Mrs. Benjamin (Rosie) Nash, Mrs Robert (Augusta) Akehurst, Jessie Tracey, Mrs. Alex (Barbara) Martin, Mrs. George (Katie) Bruehl, Miss Annie Turnbaugh, Rose Tracey, Mamie Benson, Bess Brooks, Willie Nash, Mag Turnbaugh, Mrs. William (Ann) Akehurst, Mrs. Grafton (Sally) Brooks, and Amelia Akehurst.
In the 5^throw (standing) are: Mr. Hill, Robert Akehurst, Isaac Turnbaught (trustee), William Henry Tracey (Trustee) and Grafton Brooks (trustee).

Note: Jessie and Rose Tracey were the daughters of William Henry Tracey.

This is a Photograph of Samuel S. Tracey (1858-1936) , the son of Curtis Tracy and Mary Ann Stump. This photograph was provided by Don Howard

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