I especially enjoyed this because one of the 2nd GGF, Miley B. Wesson, was an American surveyor in the mid-late 1800s. He was employed by a railroad and moved back and forth several times between Springfield, Missouri, and Fort Worth, Texas. His family was also well off for the times and we have early photos and daggeurotypes of him. A studio photo of him decked out in hand-made, fringed leather pants, jacket and hat is, or was at one time, displayed in the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History - next to the displayed suit! I was excited to see the photo of the actual chain. Thanks for sharing it.
p.s. Fun Fact: Henry David Thoreau was a surveyor and earned his keep. He published a. pretty accurate depth chart of Walden Pond that has been verified by more recent survey instruments.
I especially enjoyed this because one of the 2nd GGF, Miley B. Wesson, was an American surveyor in the mid-late 1800s. He was employed by a railroad and moved back and forth several times between Springfield, Missouri, and Fort Worth, Texas. His family was also well off for the times and we have early photos and daggeurotypes of him. A studio photo of him decked out in hand-made, fringed leather pants, jacket and hat is, or was at one time, displayed in the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History - next to the displayed suit! I was excited to see the photo of the actual chain. Thanks for sharing it.
p.s. Fun Fact: Henry David Thoreau was a surveyor and earned his keep. He published a. pretty accurate depth chart of Walden Pond that has been verified by more recent survey instruments.