Clara A. Stephens DeMotte, Louise DeMotte Letherman Album - Terre Haute, Indiana : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Clara A. Stephens DeMotte, Louise DeMotte Letherman Album - Terre Haute, Indiana / Shook Photos
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| 説明 | Date: Circa 1880sSource Type: Photograph, Carte de VisitePublisher, Printer, Photographer: D. H. WrightPostmark: Not ApplicableCollection: Steven R. ShookRemark: This carte de visite was included in a photograph album owned by Louise DeMotte Letherman.This identification was made in the album below this carte de visite:Clara Stephens DeMotteOn the reverse of the carte de visite is printed the following information:WRIGHT'S421½ Main Street,TERRE HAUTE, IND.Negative preserved, and duplicate prints as perfect asthe original furnished on short notice.Clara A. (Stephens) DeMotte was born in Indiana on January 12, 1858, the daughter of James Stephens and Martha (Leonard) Stephens. In 1893, Clara married Mark L. DeMotte on her birthday (January 12) in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.Clara passed away at her home in the Pioneer Flats (apartment building) in Valparaiso on May 19, 1933. She was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in Valparaiso.The photograph was taken by D. H. Wright of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. Little is known about Wright other than he was operating his own studio in Terre Haute as early as 1870.Louise (DeMotte) Letherman was born August 21, 1859, in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, the daughter of Mark L. DeMotte and Elizabeth (Christy) DeMotte. She married Lawrence Letherman on May 3, 1883, in Valparaiso. Louise died at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 24, 1905. Louise is buried in Valparaiso's Maplewood Cemetery.Mark Lindsey DeMotte was born in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana, on December 28, 1832, the son of Daniel DeMotte and Mary (Brewer) DeMotte. He graduated from Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, with an A.B. degree in 1853 and immediately began studying law at this institution, earning his law degree (LL.B.) in 1855. DeMotte was soon admitted to the Indiana bar and began his practice of law at Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana.In December 1856, Elizabeth Christy wedded DeMotte in Valparaiso, a union that resulted in two children, Louise and Mary.DeMotte would serve in the Civil War rising to the rank of captain under the command of General Robert H. Milroy. At the conclusion of the war, DeMotte moved to Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri, to resume his practice of law. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Congress in the 1872 and 1876 elections.DeMotte returned to Valparaiso in 1877 to practice law and would organize the Northern Indiana Law School in 1879, which later became known as the Valparaiso University School of Law (which went defunct in 2020).DeMotte would again be a Republican candidate for Congress, winning the election of 1880, but would lose as an incumbent in the 1882 election. He would then serve in the Indiana State Senate between 1886 and 1890. He was appointed the postmaster of Valparaiso serving from March 24, 1890, to March 20, 1894. He would also serve as dean of the Northern Indiana Law School from 1890 to 1908.DeMotte passed away on September 23, 1908, in Valparaiso and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery in that community.Copyright 2020. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook. |
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| 撮影者 | Shook Photos , Moscow, Idaho, USA |
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