Tuscola resident Martha Patsey Mayes Carter, mother of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joseph N. Carter, poses for a portrait wearing ribbons in her hair.
Martha M. Gutterson Abbot sits for a portrait wearing a blouse with a white collar. On verso: "Martha M. Gutterson. Born in Andover, Mass. Nov 6" 1805. Married in Milford, N. H. Dec. 2" 1834. to Stephen Abbot. Died in Hillsboro, Ills. July 7th 1861."
Sisters Martha Elizabeth Wilson Crawford, Ada Wilson McDonald, and Mandy Wilson Patterson, along with James Garvin Crawford, husband of Martha Elizabeth Crawford, pose for a portrait.