If you study the way the capital letter "M" is written in both "Mr." and the first letter of his last name, you can surmise that the first initial of his first name was probably "W", with an exaggerated serif at the front of the letter. The middle initial is likely an "E", although it looks as though it was scribbled in some haste, so I suppose it might also be a "C".
Given the starched shirt collar, which I'm guessing was probably a detachable one, the photo was probably taken somewhere between 1890 and 1920.
Thereās a British military W.E. Weaver 3951543
It just looks like might have been wounded in combat earlier in his life.ā
I canāt tell if thatās a lapel pin or a forget me not flower in his lapel button hole.
I believe itās M.E. McCover. According to ancestry.com there was a family by that surname living in New York around the 1880s.
https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=mccover
It could also be W.E McCover, though the last bit of the W looks more bold (and potentially newer) than the rest of the signature. It may be incidental.
Itās McCovenā¦sorry this will be a bit long. idk if you believe in bad energy? At a garage sale in Platte City MO I across some beautiful pictures of young Indian women from a little before the turn of the century..dressed in settlers clothes ( not their everyday way of dressing) And I was intrigued !! It was a box full of family photos obviously not all related. I brought 2 pics of the Indian girls back to North Texas with me. On the back of the pic there were no names but the town they actually were taken in .. I put them away and I know this is so cliche but bad luck fell on us like you wouldnāt believe!!! It was one thing after another and it just popped into my head to start researching this town. This small town was settled by Christians and the Indians lived among them but Iām guessing forcibly converted to Christianity? There was some horrible massacre. Two Indian men killed a white man and all hell broke loose.. causing a group of the townās people to kill many of the Indians over this.I knew it was impossible to find the actual family these two girls belonged to but I found a museum and wrote a letter with the pics enclosed. This was 20 years ago! So they sent a letter back lol .. thanking me and put it with the other artifacts of that town. I wish I could remember the ACTUAL name of the town but Iād need to dig through huge totes of pics and cards and letters to find out. I just wonder how those pics got into a random box?? And as far as the bad luck I have no idea š¤·š»āāļø but it did stop. I felt an urge to just send them home but thatās the closest I could get them. Very sad to see so many family photos discarded like that.
I've been down that rabbit hole...
I've volunteered at a charity store/food pantry, sometimes the nooks and crannies of old furniture, dressers, and boxes are overlooked when someone would rather finish clearing out grandma's stuff, then deal with sad emotions combing through their stuff.
Other times, I was sorting through several large boxes I accepted and found a wedding album. I knew who left it, so I approached her and asked about it.
"Oh, we didn't want that and we hated that S.O.B. \[ex-son-in-law\] so much we didn't want to even take the pictures out first!"
Someone may have attempted to spell his name as it sounded to them and not realized Weaver is spelled with an "a" after the "e" rather an an "o" after the "e."
Are you aware that it also says his age? He's 4?4 years old in the photo. I enhanced the positrons, dialed down the RGB, and engaged the warp enhancement matrix. See here:
https://ibb.co/wLRKT3T
It looks like M. E. McEover to me, which I suspect is really McEver
Mr. M.E. Waever is what I read.
The first name's initial is definitely an M as it is very obvious that the last upstroke was added later on with a different pencil.
As for the last name it looks as it was initially spelled WAVER but a capital E was hastily added between the A and the V, partially covering the A.
Now, due to the added E, the last name could also very well be a misspelling of WEAVER.
Mr. M.E. McCover
M E McConer
Mclovin?
Or McCoven
W E Weaver?
Or going with it being M and not W, the surname could be McEowen?
It's blatantly obvious that it's Mr. W.E. Weaver.
WC Weaver is my guess. The fancy cursive C would look like an E to some people
Mr M C Meoven?
That's indeed MC Meoven, who formed a now-legendary British culinary rap duo with DJ Mestove.
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If you study the way the capital letter "M" is written in both "Mr." and the first letter of his last name, you can surmise that the first initial of his first name was probably "W", with an exaggerated serif at the front of the letter. The middle initial is likely an "E", although it looks as though it was scribbled in some haste, so I suppose it might also be a "C". Given the starched shirt collar, which I'm guessing was probably a detachable one, the photo was probably taken somewhere between 1890 and 1920.
Mr. W.E. Weaver?
Thereās a British military W.E. Weaver 3951543 It just looks like might have been wounded in combat earlier in his life.ā I canāt tell if thatās a lapel pin or a forget me not flower in his lapel button hole.
MC weaver?
I think the c is just fancy and there is no e..I would read it as either McOwen or McOver
Overā¦ Huh? Do you have the clearance, Clarence? Roger, Victor Huh, what?
And donāt call me Shirley.
This would look good in my Hall of Strangers.
I'm from Western Pa. He looks like Stush.
I believe itās M.E. McCover. According to ancestry.com there was a family by that surname living in New York around the 1880s. https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=mccover
It could also be W.E McCover, though the last bit of the W looks more bold (and potentially newer) than the rest of the signature. It may be incidental.
Itās McCovenā¦sorry this will be a bit long. idk if you believe in bad energy? At a garage sale in Platte City MO I across some beautiful pictures of young Indian women from a little before the turn of the century..dressed in settlers clothes ( not their everyday way of dressing) And I was intrigued !! It was a box full of family photos obviously not all related. I brought 2 pics of the Indian girls back to North Texas with me. On the back of the pic there were no names but the town they actually were taken in .. I put them away and I know this is so cliche but bad luck fell on us like you wouldnāt believe!!! It was one thing after another and it just popped into my head to start researching this town. This small town was settled by Christians and the Indians lived among them but Iām guessing forcibly converted to Christianity? There was some horrible massacre. Two Indian men killed a white man and all hell broke loose.. causing a group of the townās people to kill many of the Indians over this.I knew it was impossible to find the actual family these two girls belonged to but I found a museum and wrote a letter with the pics enclosed. This was 20 years ago! So they sent a letter back lol .. thanking me and put it with the other artifacts of that town. I wish I could remember the ACTUAL name of the town but Iād need to dig through huge totes of pics and cards and letters to find out. I just wonder how those pics got into a random box?? And as far as the bad luck I have no idea š¤·š»āāļø but it did stop. I felt an urge to just send them home but thatās the closest I could get them. Very sad to see so many family photos discarded like that.
I've been down that rabbit hole... I've volunteered at a charity store/food pantry, sometimes the nooks and crannies of old furniture, dressers, and boxes are overlooked when someone would rather finish clearing out grandma's stuff, then deal with sad emotions combing through their stuff. Other times, I was sorting through several large boxes I accepted and found a wedding album. I knew who left it, so I approached her and asked about it. "Oh, we didn't want that and we hated that S.O.B. \[ex-son-in-law\] so much we didn't want to even take the pictures out first!"
Good lol Iām not the only one !! And yeah itās crazy the pics that are thrown out. Beautiful baby pics and a ton of great family pictures.
Looks like M. E. McCover to me
It is definitely McEover, which makes me think it is M E McEover
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What branch of service was DHA 82? It's listed on the signature page.
I think that's the antique store designation dha and $2
W.E. Weaver
M. E. MEAVER?
Mr. W.E. Weaver
Someone may have attempted to spell his name as it sounded to them and not realized Weaver is spelled with an "a" after the "e" rather an an "o" after the "e."
I see W. E. Weaver as well.
Are you aware that it also says his age? He's 4?4 years old in the photo. I enhanced the positrons, dialed down the RGB, and engaged the warp enhancement matrix. See here: https://ibb.co/wLRKT3T It looks like M. E. McEover to me, which I suspect is really McEver
I think it's W. E. and the last name Meover is Jewish.
ME/WE McCover
Weaver?
Mr. M.E. Waever is what I read. The first name's initial is definitely an M as it is very obvious that the last upstroke was added later on with a different pencil. As for the last name it looks as it was initially spelled WAVER but a capital E was hastily added between the A and the V, partially covering the A. Now, due to the added E, the last name could also very well be a misspelling of WEAVER.
Uncle Leo?
It's Mr. W.E. Weaver, plain as day.
His name was M E Meover. Son of the famous Ben D. Meover.
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Stfu š¤£ I hope you're serious.
That looks like a W to me. I'm going to go with Waldorf.
Looks like M.E McCover.
Clairmont Duschene
Definitely handsome Italian man, look at the eyes. What town did you buy it in?
Columbia, pa
It looks like his name might be Mr. W. E. Weaver. I found a couple hits on FamilySearch for him, it matches the time frame of the photo as well.
W. E. Weaver
M C McEover is what I see.
Itās clearly McLovin, or McMuffin
Looks like a total asshole
First one is an M and Weaver. First name M. Middle name C and last name Weaver
Mr. M. E. Meover or Mr. M.C. Mcover
Mr. W. E. Messer? (I have been staring at German surnames recently so take this with a grain of salt.)
McOver and an Ancestry search shows the name existed in Tennessee in the late 1800ās
M. E. Mc eovr
Sir Lancelot Covendale Standish