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Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.41 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
George Henry Jerome & Eliza Starr Jerome when they were married
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.41 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

George Henry Jerome & Eliza Starr Jerome when they were married

SubjectPortrait of George Henry Jerome American, 1839 - 1930
SubjectPortrait of Eliza Starr Jerome American, 1839 - 1923
DateOctober 16, 1862
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 × 2 1/2in. (10.2 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers
DescriptionBlack and white carte de visite of George Henry Jerome and Eliza Starr Jerome on the wedding day, October 16, 1862. They are standing next to each other, and Eliza is holding onto George's left elbow.
Object number2015.62.41
MarkingsVerso, typed in black ink: "SCHENCKS/ PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY/ 278 BOWERY N.Y./ Near Houston St./ A. WETMORE JR."InscribedVerso, handwritten in pencil: "George Henry Jerome/ Eliza Starr Jerome/ when they were married/ Oct. 16, 1862"NotesGeorge Henry Jerome (1839-1930) is the son of George Drisdale Jerome (1816-1893) and Hannah Darrow (1810-1895). He married Eliza Holt Starr (1839-1923) in 1862. Eliza is the daughter of Charles H. Starr and Louisa (Rogers) Starr.

They had four children: Idell A. Jerome (1865-1953), Charles Albert Jerome (1867-1951), Franklin Starr Jerome (1870-1948), and Louis H. Jerome (1878-1918).
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.39 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Jerome
    George Henry Jerome
    February 1913
    Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.33 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Eliza Starr Jerome
    Eliza Starr Jerome
    Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.71 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Uncle Henry Jerome & geese in Old Orchard, Jerome Place
    George Henry Jerome
    Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.22 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Photograph of Henry Jerome with his oxen
    George Henry Jerome
    Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.38 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Henry G. Jerome
    George Henry Jerome
    July 1916
    Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.40 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Henry G. Jerome
    George Henry Jerome
    1894
    Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.56 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Julia (Jerome) and David Starr
    David Allen Starr
    Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.34 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    George D. Jerome
    George Drisdale Jerome
    Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.19 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Photograph of the Starr family home in Montville
    David Allen Starr
    about 1884
    Gift of Maria and Roger Rogers, 2015.62.5 (c) Connecticut Historical Society
    Gold pin
    Eliza Starr Jerome
    Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.42 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    John Jerome
    John Rogers Jerome
    Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.35 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Hannah Darrow Jerome
    Hannah Darrow Jerome
    1893
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