This is another of the portraits from Hazel Porter’s photo album. The handwritten notation on verso is:
Uncle Herman Adams
Frank Hannah
Herman Adams is the son of Alpheus Adams and Ellen Jane Hannah. He was born on 9 Jul 1879, likely on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada.
Frank Hannah is the son of Richard Hannah and Ann Lewis. He was born in May 1879, also likely on Manitoulin Island.
Herman and Frank are 1st cousins, the grandsons of Francis Hannah and Catherine Virtue.
Both emigrated to Hannah, Cavalier County, North Dakota, with their parents, in 1883 and 1885 [2] respectively.
The Grodaes logo and the initials ABG are for the photography studio of Andrew Grodaes. A.B. Grodaes is listed in the Polk Business Directories for 1900, 1902, and 1904, as a photographer in Hannah. [2, 3] This portrait was likely taken there around 1900.
James Herman Adams (1879–1949) is 3rd great-uncle of MKS in the Watne branch.
Francis Hannah (1879–1954) is 1st cousin 4x removed of MKS in the Watne branch.
References:
[1] KMS Family Genealogy Digital Archive, Hannah Elva Lucille Porter Watne collection.
[2] Hannah, 1896-1996 (Hannah, ND: Hannah History Book, 1996).
[3] Frank E. Vyzralek, “A Check-List of North Dakota Photographers Listed in Polk Business Directories, 1880–1921,” 1986.