Date: 1 Jun 1869 [unknown]
Location: [unknown]

This is an album containing photos and other memorabilia of the family created by the 1886 marriage of Frederick Earle French and Esther Shepard Bayless, including, during their childhoods, their children, Katharine Earle (French) Knight and Bayless Wood French.

Frederick Earle "Fred" French and Esther Shepard Bayless were married at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, then at the corner of 6th and Walnut in Louisville, Kentucky, 1 Jun 1886.^[1]

Esther

Invitation[2]

St. Paul's[3]

Sanctuary[4]

L-R: Katharine Earle (French) Knight; her daughter, Virginia Bayless Knight; and her mother, Esther Shepard (Bayless) French c1914

Fred French with granddaughter Virginia Knight in Evanston c1918[5]

Katharine Earle French at 8 mos., 1890[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Sources: (1) 1886 Marriage Record: "Frederick Earle French" married "Esther Shepard Bayless" at "St. Pauls," 1 Jun 1886. Record of Marriages. Saint Pauls Episcopal Church, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States. "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (available online here : 23 February 2021), Fred Earle French, 1886. Actual page online here. Accessed 22 May 2021. (2) Marriage Bond. "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (available online here: 17 May 2018), 005557678 > image 615 of 628; citing multiple county clerks, county courts, and historical societies, Kentucky. Specific page is online here. Accessed 22 May 2021. (3) 1886 Wedding Invitation. Scan of original 1886 wedding invitation in the possession of descendant, Julie (Mitchell) Smart.
2. ↑ Scan of original 1886 wedding invitation in the possession of descendant, Julie (Mitchell) Smart.
3. ↑ St. Paul's Church (1839-1894, as enlarged in 1872 and then at the corner of 6th and Walnut in Louisville, Kentucky. Source: Durrett, Reuben T. 1889. An Historical Sketch of St. Paul's Church, Louisville, Ky. Louisville: J. P. Morton & Co, printers. Available without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust here. As originally constructed in 1839, the church looked like this (available at same source without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust here). Accessed 22 May 2021.
4. ↑ St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1839-1894). Photo of Sanctuary as it existed in 1886. Date and photographer unknown (though taken before 1894 and likely after renovation of 1872). Record of Marriages. Saint Pauls Episcopal Church, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States. "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (available online here : 23 February 2021), Fred Earle French, 1886. Actual page online here. Accessed 22 May 2021.
5. ↑ Scan of photo in the possession of descendant, Julie (Mitchell) Smart.
6. ↑ Scan of photo in the possession of descendant, Julie (Mitchell) Smart.