unknown #1

The young man in this photograph (unknown #1) probably was sitting for his graduation picture. It’s believed that this individual is in the Lehman family. If you have any information about this individual please contact the Society using the email link above.

unknonw #2

The individuals in the photograph (unknown #2) are possibly William Harold Lehman, Emmaline Lehman, and Paris Dupler Lehman. It is also believed that P.D. Lehman is on the right.

house

The house shown in the photograph (house) was the P.D. Lehman home at the northeast corner of Mary & Lima streets in Forest.

The photographer was standing on Mary street when the photograph was taken. The child holding onto the tree is unknown.

Samuel Lehman?

This may be Samuel Lehman, but it has not been verified. The photograph was taken by Edwin N. Howe, Forest, Hardin, Ohio. Howe was an expert in image photography and his work is very scannable. When enlarged is "in focus" to the minutest detail. If it isn't Samuel it is probably a member of the Lehman family.

collage

standing

All of the individuals in the photographic collage are unknown. The date might be c1900.

It is assumed that they are in the Lehman family. There are two unknowns in the upper two photographs, one in the middle photograph, and one in the lower three photographs. You might notice that the middle photograph is covering another photograph. A decision was made to not remove the photograph for fear of destroying what’s beneath. An educated guess would make her one of Samuel Lehman’s sisters.

It is unknown if this is a Lehman family member, but the photograph (standing) was found in among a group of Lehman family photographs.

photocard

It is unknown if the individual (photocard) is in the Lehman family, but the photograph was found in among Lehman family photographs. This individual may also be a Moore as members of the Moore family married into the Lehman family.

unknown #3

These are possibly Moore (unknown #3) family members. Lehmans and Trisslers are related through Selby K. Moore, husband of Nancy Ann Clark. They lived in Forest and this may be their home. One of Selby and Nancy’s daughters married Robinson Kale Trissler, The three girls may be the their daughters; Gwendoline Georgana, Tott Marie and Fern Faye Trissler. The older lady could be Nancy Ann (Clark) Moore. This also might be the Trissler home which was located on S. Patterson street. The location of the Moore home is unknown.

In the photograph the individual dressed in black may be Nancy Ann (Clark) Moore. The three girls sitting with her may be Trisslers. Nancy Moore was the maternal grandmother of the Trissler girls. The photograph was found among a group of Lehman family photographs.If they are Trisslers, and if this is Nancy Ann (Clark) Moore, then the home could be the Moore home.

plowing

Trissler girls?

This individual plowing is what looks to be (plowing) a garden in or near Forest.

The individual in the photograph to the right is unknown.

Could this possibly be the Trissler girls? If so, the woman with them may be their mother, Viletta Varine (Moore) Trissler. It is an unknown group of four women photographed sometime around the late 19th century. On the back of the photograph is printed: The Howe Art Co. photo, Forest, Hardin, Ohio.

unknown #5

unknown #4

The woman (unknown #5) looks very much like Fern Faye (Trissler) Ahlroth. If so, then they would be Carl Wilhelm Ahlroth holding Carl Wilhelm Ahlroth, Jr. and Fern Faye (Trissler) Ahlroth holding Arline Fay Ahlroth. Carl Jr. died in California in 2005. He and his family were Mormans.

Leo D. Crum ran a restaurant on Lima street in Forest. This photopostal may be one of his advertisement cards or a card which C.L. Culver, whom nothing is known, used to market Crum’s luncheonette. The inscriptions on the reverse of the photograph on the left are: Luncheonette, C.L. Culver Samples (unknown #4), L.D. Crum, Forest O. and Kleinmescheid. S.L. Miller phot. The card was found in a large collection of Lehman family photographs. S.L. Miller is not known to have been a local photographer in the Forest area.