Who is this Mystery Man? Is he a member of the BOUDINOT family or the STARR family. Other possible surnames are HOGDKINS, BERRY, LOWERY/LOWREY/LOWRY, or REESE. In the early 1990's my mother's first cousin HB Berry (now deceased) sent me a copy of this photograph. He had visited with our Aunt Lois, aka, Minnie Berry, aka, Nina Starr, aka Nina Hodgkins. I am not sure of date he visited with her but, it was in the late 1980's before she died in August of 1989. She was in bed, weak and nearly blind. She had pointed to this photograph and told HB it was of Boudinot. For several years I was under the assumption that it was William Penn Boudinot, my 3rd great grandfather. I made copies for all of my first cousins and told them this was their 3rd great grandfather.

MYSTERY MAN

                 

My grandfather, Woodall O'Kuykendall Berry, died in 1978. He was living with my family at the time of his death. Most of the photographs and some personal items were kept my by mother. After my mother, Shirley May Berry Currie, died in 1993 I took position of some of her personal items, including those things left after my grandfather's death. One of the items was an address book which had belonged to my grandparents. There was a name, address, and phone number for Eleanor Boudinot Meigs. At the time I had no idea how she fit into the family. When I called the phone number, a lady named Marge answered the phone. Marge was Margaret Caroline Linder McKee, great granddaughter of William Penn Boudinot. Eleanor Boudinot Meigs was Marge's aunt. Neither one of them knew who my grandfather was. I've had to wonder for years why did my grandfather have her contact info in his address book? From my conversation with Marge I found a BOUDINOT cousin, David. I contacted him and told him about the photograph and sent him one. David told me the photograph was not of William Penn Boudinot. He sent me a copy of a photograph of William Penn Boudinot. So, who is this mystery man? I believe it may be a STARR. My great aunt, Nina Starr, was raised by Pony Starr. She lived in Porum, Oklahoma around the extended Starr family. As the adopted daughter of Pony Starr she grew up as the great granddaughter of Thomas Starr and Catherine Reese. Tom was known as an outlaw around Briartown, Oklahoma. Nina was the natural great granddaughter of Eleanor "Ellen" Reese who married/consorted with William Penn Boudinot. Ellen later married Charles Lowery/Lowry/Lowrey. The photo could be of a REESE or LOWERY/LOWRY/LOWREY.

My husband, Brent, liked the photo because of the three cocked guns the man was holding. I have no idea what kind of guns they are. If you have any information about this photo, please email me at gertrude2@juno.com