| Handwritten on the back of
this photograph taken in about 1867, is
the name "M. Saugrain."
Descendant Teresa Tillman, who has
contributed the photo, is uncertain if
"M" stands for Mademoiselle, or
Mary. Mary Ann Saugrain was born
on 08 Jan 1846 in St. Louis, and her
younger sister Eugenia Therese, was born
27 Oct 1848. Both young women are the
granddaughters of Dr. Antoine Saugrain,
daughters of his son Alphonse
"Alfred" Saugrain and his wife
Mary Josephine Dulcena (Linton). The
older daughter, Mary Ann, was married to
James C. Bury on 08 Feb 1870 and died in
St. Louis on 21 May 1906. Eugenia was the
wife of Charles Louis Tillman, whose
father was the St. Louis merchant and
founder of the Memphis & St. Louis
Packet Company (later Anchor Steamboat
Line). They were married on 08 Dec 1873,
and Eugenia passed away on 29 Jan 1912.
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