America Waldo Bogle was the daughter of a slave mother and probably one of the Waldo brothers (Missouri businessmen and slave owners who moved to the Oregon Territory). She married Jamaican immigrant Richard Bogle in 1863. He opened a barbershop in Walla Walla, owned a ranch or farm, and was one of the founders of the Walla Walla Building and Loan Association. Five of their eight children lived into adulthood. Three of the sons became barbers in Portland.
Studio portrait of a child seated on a classicizing stone bench with a basket of flowers and a painted landscape backdrop. She is a member of the A. J. Roberts family.
Nellie Elizabeth Logan Christian Love was the daughter of Lavinia Coffey Logan Snaden (1849-1922). Her first husband was Green Berry Logan, a farmer in Tehama, California.
Mary Jane Broyles is seated holding a baby on the front steps of the house of her daughter, Portia B. Griffith, at 5000 Wall St, surrounded by about 44 family members of all ages.
Studio portrait of the Dejarnette (or De Jarnette) family; L to R, top row: Leslie Dejarnette Wheeler, Lillie Dejarnette Garrott, Alice Dejarnette Hooper, Katie Dejarnette Scott and Hattie Dejarnette Hamilton; middle row: Mabel Dejarnette Kennan, Robert Dejarnette (father), Stanley Dejarnette, Herbert Dejarnette and California Dejarnette (mother); front row: Robert Dejarnette and Gladys Dejarnette (baby).
James Marsh Harvey founded the Harvey Brothers Sand and Gravel contracting company. In 1900 the family lived in Kupfrian Park, Florida. By 1920, they had relocated to Los Angeles (1464 E. 23rd St.).
Studio portrait of a young girl standing beside a classicizing pedestal with a basket of flowers and a painted landscape backdrop. She is a member of the A. J. Roberts family, perhaps his daughter, Myrtle.
Dr. Vada Somerville (born Vada Jetmore Watson) of Pomona graduated from USC, married dentist John Alexander Somerville (1912), was the first African American woman and the second African American person to graduate from USC School of Dentistry (1918), and was the first African American woman certified to practice dentistry in the state of California. She was a civil rights activist, highly involved in several civic and community organizations.
Grace Evelyn Grubbs Jenkins organized her children, Phillip, George, Ray and Grace, into a family musical ensemble. Known as the Junior Concert Orchestra, they performed at churches and venues in the Sacramento area.
Samuel B. Danley, Jr., was a Department of Labor employment specialist. He and Theresa Bel Virginia Harper Danley were the parents of Margaret and Theresa.
Norris and Marguerite were the children of Phoebe (1880-1943) and Eugene Hester (b. 1875). They lived in Santa Barbara 1915-1920. Eugene is listed as a musician in 1918 Santa Barbara city directory.
Studio portrait of a young boy standing beside a classicizing pedestal with a basket of flowers and a painted landscape backdrop. He is a member of the A. J. Roberts family, perhaps his son, William or Frederick.
Lillie Dejarnette married Alva Garrott in 1893. Dr. Garrott earned degrees in Pharmacy and Dentistry at Howard University in Washington, D. C. before bringing his family to Los Angeles in 1901, becoming this city's first Negro dentist.
Samuel B. Danley, Jr., was a Department of Labor employment specialist. He and Theresa Bel Virginia Harper Danley were the parents of Margaret and Theresa.
Pearl W. Hinds Roberts was the daughter of Lucy and Wiley Hinds, owner of one of the largest cattle ranches in California. She graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. She was a member of the Electoral College in 1952. She was married to Frederick M. Roberts, the first black Assemblyman elected to state office west of the Mississippi.
Frederick Madison Roberts was a newspaper owner and editor, educator, and business owner. He was also the first African American elected to the California State Assembly. Roberts was a great-grandson of Sally Hemings and President Thomas Jefferson.
Studio portrait of the Garrott family: Lillie Garrott (mother), Dr. Alva Garrott, Sr. (father), Miriam Garrott, Alva Garrott (behind Miriam), and Robert Garrott.
Young African American woman seated with young child in the living room of a house. Behind them are a lamp on a table and a mantle with family photographs.