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ANTIQUE NORTH WASHINGTON PENNSYLVANIA RPPC POSTCARD BESSIE SHIRA HILLIARDS PA

ANTIQUE REAL PHOTO POSTCARD (RPPC) FEATURING A HISTORIC PANORAMIC SCENIC VIEW OF NORTH WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

THE FRONT OF THE POSTCARD FEATURES ELEGANT HANDWRITTEN PERIOD CURSIVE STATING: "NORTH WASHINGTON / COMPLIMENTS OF BESSIE E. SHIRA." BESSIE SHIRA WAS POSSIBLY A MEMBER OF THE PROMINENT PIONEER SHIRA FAMILY WHO ORIGINALLY HOMESTEADED IN THE TOWNSHIP IN 1798.

"While standard 19th-century county histories explicitly document the earliest Shira pioneers (like John Shira and his son David), Bessie E. Shira belongs to a later generation of the family."

Margaret E. "Bessie" Shira (1893 Death Record)

The Record: Local Butler County, Pennsylvania death registries document the passing of a Margaret E. Shira in 1893, listed immediately alongside an infant Shira and John Harvey Shira. [1, 2]
The Connection: In late 19th-century genealogy, it was highly common for a woman named Margaret E. to be known socially or within family circles by the nickname Bessie (derived from the "Elisabeth" root often shared or substituted with Margaret). This individual is a direct contemporary to the immediate grandchildren of the original North Washington pioneers.

VERY POSSIBLE CONNECTION BUT NO CONFIRMATION

THE REVERSE SIDE FEATURES AN UNDIVIDED BACK FORMAT TYPICAL OF THE ERA (CIRCA 1901-1907) AND CONTAINS A HANDWRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE SIGNED BY "TOXIE." THE CARD IS ADDRESSED IN HIGHLY STYLIZED, ORNATE CALLIGRAPHY TO MISS EDITH BROWN IN HILLIARDS, PENNSYLVANIA, A COMMUNITY LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WITHIN THE SAME COUNTY.

THE MESSAGE DESCRIBES A SAFE ARRIVAL HOME AND A MENTION OF TRYING TO PROCUR A POSTCARD PICTURE OF THE LOCAL TOWN CHURCH.

EXCELLENT HISTORIC EPHEMERA AND GENEALOGY COLLECTIBLE FOR BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA LOCAL HISTORY ENTHUSIASTS. PLEASE REVIEW ALL PHOTOS CAREFULLY FOR VINTAGE CONDITION, CORNER WEAR, AND INK DETAILS. SHIPS SECURELY IN A PROTECTIVE SLEEVE.

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