From time to time, EWGS received old photographs from the Spokane area with some identification and are asked to pass them on to descendents. Recently received was a photograph of two young men taken by the Milton Loryea Studio in Spokane. The names written on the back are Yancy Courtney Griffin and Francis M. Barrett. It is not certain which man is which.

 

Barbara Brazington found the following information in researching the photograph.

 

The Milton Loryea Studio is listed in the Spokane City Directories for the years 1893 to 1909.

 

The 1900 Census for Ward 5, Spokane, Spokane, WA Ed 73, P. 274b lists the following

Griffin, Bunnell W.    b. Mar 1840 Missouri  Supt. of Mail Route

           Margret A.     b. Nov. 1859 Oregon

           Yancy          b. May 1886 Oregon

           Richard S.     b. Nov 1878 Idaho

           Leonard         b. Jun 1881 Oregon

           Clara M.        b. Feb 1892 Washington

 

1900 Census for Ward 5 Spokane, Spokane, Ed 72, p260A

Barrett, William W.    b. Mar 1859 California

           Clara            b. May 1863 Washington

           Francis M.     b. Jun 1888 Washington

           Oliver Z        b. Oct 1892 Washington

           Fernwell        b. Sep 1898 Washington

           Robert C      b. Feb 1900 Washington

 

Francis M. Barrett was born 31 Jul 1888 in Oregon and died 29 April 1969 in Portland, Oregon.

Yancy Courtney Giffin was born 14 May 1886 and was living in San Franciso in 1917 when he registered for the draft.

 

We would like to return the photograph to the family, so if one of these families look familiar to you please contact us.