The Autograph Book of Faith Matilda Dailey. Later the wife of Mordie A. Mummert

2/27/2020 03:39:00 PM

5/19/21 UPDATE - This item has been reunited with a descendant!

This is a lovely autograph album I picked up at an antique store last week. It's filled with short verses from friends and family of Faith Matilda Dailey. Faith was 12 years old when she received this book and on the first page is written a message from her. At 12 she had better cursive handwriting than most adults print handwriting these days (mine included). 

 Faith was born 14 November 1889 in Saginaw County Michigan to Isadora Benton and Rollo Dailey. Faith's parents evidently hoped she would marry wealthy. They themselves were affluent. But Faith had other plans. On July 25, 1908 she eloped with Mordie Adam Mummert. Information on the elopement can be found in The Bay City Times (Saginaw, Michigan) 27 July 1908, page 4.

 I have scanned the pages in order but you can see by the dated entries that people did not sign the book in order. I also did not scan blank pages.  Thank you and enjoy this beautiful piece of history!
Names of signers are:

Faith DAILEY. Signed May 11, 1901
Elva Augusta SMITH (later STEELE) of Frankfort, Michigan.
Beatrice DARBY (later VRIESEMA) of Chesaning, Michigan.
Lesla BAILEY later MILLER. Signed July 14, 1900. 
May MATE (later BIRDSALL). Signed July 12, 1900
Dora CLYDE (later TALMON) of Platte, Michigan. Signed August 5, 1900
Adda PRIEUR (later RUTH). Signed July 14, 1900
Julia BRENNAN (later McGOWAN). Signed December 29, 1900




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