Dr. Benton J. Hon was the son of Matthew M. and Malinda Trowbridge Hon. Here are their photographs which are properly called carte de visites:
Carte de visites were developed in France in 1854. Photography began in 1845. The fashion then was to have a name card for when you visited or paid a call to your social set friends. The richer you were the more decorative, seasonal or fancier your card. When photography appeared it was immediately popular. Instead of a card, it became fashionable to trade your likeness on similar sized, small cards. Thus the portraits were named after the visits or visiting cards carte de visities. There's your photography lesson for the day.
Back to the Hons.
These cannot be marriage images as they were already married, but they might date to about 1854 or 1860, when they had been married 5-10 years or so.
Malinda has a very tiny corseted waist, lots of rickrack on her sleeves and is pretty with lots of braided hair.
Matthew has a watch chain and to me he reminds me in his eyes and facial bone structure of some of my Hon male relatives- you know who you are! Is it just me or does he look like you do not want to mess with him???
According to the federal census for Indiana in 1850: Matthew (age 35 so born in in 1815) and Malinda (age 28 so born in in 1822) were both born in Kentucky. Matthew is identified as a merchant with 600 acres, which is a lot of land in this time period. They had the following children all born in KY.
George W. (probably Washington) age 10 so b. 1840
Benton J. age 6 so b. 1844 (this is our Benton-the future father of Carl F. Hon)
Nancy L. age 4 so b. 1846
and Sarah J. age 1 so b. 1849
In 1850 the Matthew Hons were living with another family and enumerated in the census with them:
Thomas Lone (age 35), his wife, Susannah (age 42) ,their children: John (14), Jeremiah (12) Wm. H. (9), George W. (8), Anna M. (6), Christopher (2) and David P.M. (less than a year). It is unclear what the relationship of the Hons and Lones were, but they were probably friends if not relatives.
Living nearby and recorded nearby on the census are more Hons!!!!, at least 3 of whom for sure are relatives I will post more about them in my next blog. They were probably moving west for more land and opportunities, and may have moved also to preach as a number were identified as preachers. These Hons are:
John Hon, farmer, age 69, b. NC, and wife Ruth
Peter D. Hon, laborer, 26 b. Indiana, and wife Elizabeth
George H. Hon, Preacher, b. KY, age 37, and wife Elizabeth Hon, age 38 b. NC
Ulrich H. Hon, age 44, merchant, b. KY and wife Mary l, age 43 b. KY
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Matthew M. Hon
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Back to the Hons.
These cannot be marriage images as they were already married, but they might date to about 1854 or 1860, when they had been married 5-10 years or so.
Malinda has a very tiny corseted waist, lots of rickrack on her sleeves and is pretty with lots of braided hair.
Matthew has a watch chain and to me he reminds me in his eyes and facial bone structure of some of my Hon male relatives- you know who you are! Is it just me or does he look like you do not want to mess with him???
According to the federal census for Indiana in 1850: Matthew (age 35 so born in in 1815) and Malinda (age 28 so born in in 1822) were both born in Kentucky. Matthew is identified as a merchant with 600 acres, which is a lot of land in this time period. They had the following children all born in KY.
George W. (probably Washington) age 10 so b. 1840
Benton J. age 6 so b. 1844 (this is our Benton-the future father of Carl F. Hon)
Nancy L. age 4 so b. 1846
and Sarah J. age 1 so b. 1849
In 1850 the Matthew Hons were living with another family and enumerated in the census with them:
Thomas Lone (age 35), his wife, Susannah (age 42) ,their children: John (14), Jeremiah (12) Wm. H. (9), George W. (8), Anna M. (6), Christopher (2) and David P.M. (less than a year). It is unclear what the relationship of the Hons and Lones were, but they were probably friends if not relatives.
Living nearby and recorded nearby on the census are more Hons!!!!, at least 3 of whom for sure are relatives I will post more about them in my next blog. They were probably moving west for more land and opportunities, and may have moved also to preach as a number were identified as preachers. These Hons are:
John Hon, farmer, age 69, b. NC, and wife Ruth
Peter D. Hon, laborer, 26 b. Indiana, and wife Elizabeth
George H. Hon, Preacher, b. KY, age 37, and wife Elizabeth Hon, age 38 b. NC
Ulrich H. Hon, age 44, merchant, b. KY and wife Mary l, age 43 b. KY
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