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Author: laurieskeller
Surnames: CASSELL, EKMAN, WERNER, ROCK
Classification: queries
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I have a quandary someone may be able to help me with. Johan Eduard (Edward) EKMAN married
a woman about 1890 or 1891 who may have been named Helen or Helena, possibly with the
surname WERNER. They had a daughter named Maude Erma, born about 1892. It then seems that
Helen or Helena and Edward were divorced, and she is believed to have remarried between
1900 and 1905 to a man named T. B. CASSELL. I have copies of photographs, in one of which
T. B. CASSELL appears and is named. His clothing suggests the photo was taken around 1900
- 1905 and he looks very prosperous. The format suggests the photo was taken by a
professional photographer. Amongst the photos is another of a stables with "Hazelwood
Stock Farm" painted on it and a horse. There are others of a large house, and of a
party of people in front of this house in the garden. The foliage suggests the photos were
taken in California or perhaps elsewhere in the south west. I can find no T. B. Cassell in
the 1900 census in Oa!
kland, CA (written on the back of one of the photos), but there are CASSELLS living there
then.
If anyone can help me sort out my questions, I'd be really grateful. I am happy to
share copies of the photos. My questions are: (1) Who is Helen or Helena? Was her maiden
name WERNER? (2) What happened to the daughter, who may have married someone named Paul
ROCK? (3) When/where did Edward EKMAN and his wife Helen or Helena get married, and where
and when divorced?
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