Those are two questions that I would like to know the answers to but don’t. All I can say for sure is that sometime between 1893 and 1909 those street names were swapped. Seven years ago I made a post about the Sutton/Marshall family connection. You would do well to take another look at it because I don’t want to repost everything and the information is relevant, sort of, to this post. So go ahead and take a look at The Sutton/Marshall Family Connection. We’ll wait here.
OK, if you didn’t know about the Sutton/Marshall family connection, now you know. That very first image of the Marshall family home is from the collection of the Maplewood Public Library. It is very large for a tintype image at least in my experience. I don’t think it is quite an 8×10 but approaching that. The last image is lifted from the map of Maplewood in the 1909 Plat Book of St. Louis County. You can see the footprint of their home still in its original location even though some commercial buildings have been constructed along the road frontage on Manchester and Sutton.
The good ol’ days? Anyone wanting to go back to them is delusional. It is up to us to make the days ahead as good as we possibly can… for everyone. Our time on this planet is growing shorter. 2020 was in a lot of ways one of those years that stressed many of us to the breaking point. In 2021, aim high, not low.
As always, I appreciate the support of everyone who contributes to or just enjoys this blog. There is still no end in sight.
Doug Houser November 23, 2020
7 COMMENTS
OK, I’m baffled. It seems unlikely to me that the 1881 survey and the 1893 Plat Book could both be wrong. The 1881 survey is a copy made by a Sutton family descendant on Dec. 25, 1925. If that was an error do you think they would have left it? That it appears again in the 1893 Plat book makes me think it was correct. Why does the present name appear on Plate 49 in the same book? Beats me.
Didn’t the Roaring 20s come in after the last pandemic? And here we are, in the 20’s again, soon to be out and about again (hopefully). Do you think the names were really switched? Or was that in error?
Hey Patty, Perhaps history will repeat itself with another roaring 20’s, 100 years later? Let’s just not repeat 1929. We are smart enough to avoid a repeat performance but we’ve got to elect smart people. I believe the names were really switched. We have evidence from a couple of different sources. Some more information has been put forth that clouds the issue. I’ll post it above.
Your idea of fun is different from mine, Margaret. I did a little cave exploring as a teenager. Thinking of some of the experiences I had back then causes me to shudder. Now I like lots of light and fresh air. Thanks for your comment. It is good to hear from you.
OK, I’m baffled. It seems unlikely to me that the 1881 survey and the 1893 Plat Book could both be wrong. The 1881 survey is a copy made by a Sutton family descendant on Dec. 25, 1925. If that was an error do you think they would have left it? That it appears again in the 1893 Plat book makes me think it was correct. Why does the present name appear on Plate 49 in the same book? Beats me.
Didn’t the Roaring 20s come in after the last pandemic? And here we are, in the 20’s again, soon to be out and about again (hopefully). Do you think the names were really switched? Or was that in error?
Hey Patty, Perhaps history will repeat itself with another roaring 20’s, 100 years later? Let’s just not repeat 1929. We are smart enough to avoid a repeat performance but we’ve got to elect smart people. I believe the names were really switched. We have evidence from a couple of different sources. Some more information has been put forth that clouds the issue. I’ll post it above.
Great article, as usual. It would be fun to have gone into that sinkhole in a boat with collapsable sides!
Your idea of fun is different from mine, Margaret. I did a little cave exploring as a teenager. Thinking of some of the experiences I had back then causes me to shudder. Now I like lots of light and fresh air. Thanks for your comment. It is good to hear from you.
Keep it up Doug, we’re reading! Aim high!
Will do, Michael. I appreciate the encouragement.