"Father" McDowell, George M. Appel, and Amanda Pursell

"Father" McDowell, George M. Appel, and Amanda Pursell

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page: "Father" McDowell, George M. Appel- a gentleman and a Christian, and Amanda Pursell. Mrs. Pursell organized the first Ladies Aid Society at the outbreak of the Civil War. They held the first Memorial Service in Greenlawn in 1862. Also organized the Monumental Society to erect the Soldiers Monument in Tracy Park. Because she was a widow, and had no son, she hired an agent to go to war to fight for the cause, but she never wanted to know what became of the soldier.
All images cut from Pictorial Portsmouth.

Henry A. Lorberg

Unknown

Scanned scrapbook page

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Portsmouth Public Library