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I don’t know whether to call this a plaque or a surfing tray, but this hung in my grandparents house for many years. I can see at the bottom of the artist is named H. Wein and the inscription says: Mr. and Mrs. William Vassie Vogt request the honor of your presence at the marriage…
This is taken from a newspaper article, written by Albertus Vogt, and publishedin the Ocala Daily Banner, Wednesday, August 10, 1910. Albertus describes his early family life in Hancock County, Georgia, during theCivil War: “No man is more grateful in his remembrance to the faith of the coloredpeople, kept as slaves to their owners’ families…
Excerpts from a personal autobiography of Albertus Vogt, which was printed in the Ocala Banner in 1893. “In my memory there is a sacred picture which I feel is no sacrilege togive the public a glimpse of, for in the main the public heart is right, thebetter nature predominates in the majority of people. Born with…
My grandmother maintains many records about our family, which I believe my mother has now, but here follows a little bit of what I have: Images
JOHN WALKER VOGT Margaret Vassie’s first husband was a tall, handsome man with blue eyesand black hair, who was known to be a gentle, well-educated man. As an or-phan boy before his sixth birthday, and who probably did not remember hisparents, he learned to be adjustable. He was fortunate to be reared and edu-cated by an uncle,…