Listed alphabetically; includes names of people who appear in the archives, and explains how they relate to Izola Forrester.
Also includes names of those who have worked on the IFFP over the years. Some of these have written their names on notes, and refer
to e.g. “mother" or "grandmother". The goal of this list is to simplify the job of identifying who has written which document, etc.
The list also says when people were born, and died. For those still alive (=A05), processors at the Schlesinger should look out for personal
material, which in some cases should be treated differently from the rest of the papers.
Izola Forrester Page, IFP, is the person who collected most of the papers She was a writer, and Izola Forrester was her professional
name, although she will be found in parts of the collection under other (and/or additional) names.
Izola Louise Hills Willingford is the name on her birth certificate. Birth: November 15, 1878. Her father was George Wallingford Hills.
In the 1880 Census she is Gola Wallingford, and her mother at the time (1879-1882) was married to William Ross Wilson.
About 1883-84 her mother remarried; IFP's new stepfather was Alex Henderson and for the next ten years she tended to use his surname.
In 1893 she was adopted by George and Hattie Forrester, and lived with them for several years, until she married Reuben Merrifield in
1899. About 1913 she left Merrifield for Mann Page, and became Mrs. Mann Page the last 3 decades of her life. IFP died in 1944.
The following initials will occur in the family papers, some more than others (for more info on each individual see complete list below):
IFP,Izola Forrester Page
JWB,John Wilkes Booth
RAB,Rosalie Ann Booth
MP,Mann Page
RFM,Richard Forrester Merrifield
GWH,George Wallingford Hills
RPP,Rosamond Page Putnam
MPC,Marjorie Page Colony
SO,Sigurd Ostrem
GMP,Gail Merrifield Papp
DFP,David Frederick Putnam, Jr
JOH,James O. Hall
ASM,Arthur Sydney Merrifield
MLM,Martha Lizola Mills
| Alford, Terry | ??-A05 | Historian; published books about the Booths; corresponded with the family |
| Allen, Bryan Anthony | 1940-1962 | Grandson of IFP; son of Izola and Harrison Allen |
| Allen, Harrison Jessup, Jr "Bud" | 1911-199? | Son-in-law of IFP; husband of Izola Allen (1937-199?) |
| Allen, Izola Marcia Page "Zola" | 1914-2004 | Daughter of IFP by Mann Page |
| Allen, John Duke Baxter "Duke" | 1940-199? | Grandson of IFP; son of Izola and Harrison Allen |
| Allen, Rosamond Izola Gorham "Ros" | 1947-A05 | Granddaughter of IFP; daughter of Izola and Harrison Allen |
| Anderson, Mary | ??-?? | Actress; friend of IFP |
| Archer, Stephen | ??-A05 | Historian; published books about the Booths; corresponded with the family |
| Atchison, Frances "Aunt Frank" | ??-?? | |
| Bates, Edwin Sylvanus | 185?-???? | Farmhand; husband of Martha L. Bates (1881-1887); stepgrandfather of IFP |
| Bates, Martha Lizola (see Stevenson) |
| Booth, Adelaide (see Delanoir) | | |
| Booth, Agnes Land Perry Schoeffel | 1843-1910 | Actress; wife of Junius Booth, Jr (1867-1883); supposedly great aunt of IFP |
| Booth, Asia Frigga Clarke | 1835-1888 | Authoress; IFP's great aunt according to her, sister of John W. Booth |
| Booth, Blanche De Bar | 1844-1930 | Actress; daughter of Junius Booth, Jr by Clementine De Bar |
| Booth, Edwin Thomas "Ned" | 1833-1893 | Actor; IFP's great uncle according to her, brother of John W. Booth |
| Booth, Edwina Grossman | 1861-1938 | Daughter of Mary Devlin and Edwin Booth, John W. Booth's brother |
| Booth, Jane Mitchell | 1800-1853 | Sister of Junius Booth, Sr; aunt of John W. Booth |
| Booth, John Wilkes “Johnnie" | 1838-1865 | Actor; IFP's grandfather according to her |
| Booth, Joseph Adrian | 1840-1902 | Doctor; IFP's great uncle according to her, brother of John W. Booth |
| Booth, Junius Brutus, Jr | 1821-1883 | Actor; IFP's great uncle according to her, brother of John W. Booth |
| Booth, Junius Brutus, Sr | 1796-1852 | Actor; IFP's great grandfather according to her, father of John W. Booth |
| Booth, Marion Douglass | 1853-1932 | Daughter of Junius Booth, Jr by Harriet Mace |
| Booth, Martha Lizola (see Stevenson) |
| Booth, Mary Anne Holmes | 1802-1885 | IFP's great grandmother according to her, mother of John W. Booth |
| Booth, Ogarita (see Henderson) |
| Booth, Richard | 1759-1839 | IFP's great great grandfather according to her; grandfather of John W. Booth |
| Booth, Richard J. | 1819-1868 | Son of Adelaide and Junius Booth, Sr; half-brother of John W. Booth |
| Booth, Rosalie Ann | 1823-1889 | IFP's great aunt according to her, sister of John W. Booth |
| Booth, Rosalie was a close friend of Martha Lizola Mills, grandmother of IFP, and believed that JWB was Ogarita's father |
| Beardsley, Hervey L. | 1849-1877 | Friend of MLM, they wrote poems to each other, indicating an affair |
| Bellows, Charles Still, Sr | 1824-1869 | Sailor; husband of IFP's grandmother Martha Lizola Mills (1855-1869) |
| Bellows, Charles Still, Jr Alonzo "Charlie" | 1861-???? | Brother of Ogarita Henderson, and uncle of IFP |
| Bellows, Harry Alonzo | 1853-1856 | Son of Martha Lizola Mills; uncle of IFP |
| Bellows, Martha Lizola (see Stevenson) |
| Bellows, Ogarita (see Henderson) |
| Benchley, Amy | ??-?? | Sister of Betsey Benchley; owned house in which IFP's mother was born |
| Benchley, Betsey Bucklin | 1792-1878 | Stepgrandmother of Martha Lizola Mills; mother of Caroline Brown |
| Brennan, J. C. | ??-?? | Historian; friend of Marjorie Colony |
| Brewer, Bessie | ??-?? | Friend of IFP |
| Brown, Caroline Mills | 1819-1907 | Wife of Abram Mills (1846-47?); stepmother of Martha Lizola Mills |
| Brown, John C | ??-?? | Friend of IFP and Mann Page |
| Brown, Edward | 1802-?? | Farmer? |
| Bugbee(??), Frank "Uncle Frank" | ??-?? | Uncle of George W. Hills, who was the father of IFP |
| Carlson, Alice | ??-?? | Niece of Ma Smith; nanny of IFP's children |
| Clarke, John Sleeper | 1833-1899 | Comedian/Actor; husband of Asia Booth, brother-in-law of John W. Booth |
| Clutts, Beatrice (see Colony) |
| Clutts, Charles Edward, Sr "Charlie" | 1876-1912 | Husband of Beatrice Colony (1902-12), brother-in-law of IFP |
| Clutts, Charles Edward, Jr "Ted" | 1904-2005 | Engineer; son of Beatrice Colony by Charles Clutts, nephew of IFP |
| Clutts, Charles Philip "Phil" | 1939-A05 | Son of Erva and Charles Clutts, Jr; great nephew of IFP |
| Clutts, Joan Booth (see Johannessen) |
| Clutts, Ogarita (see Shepard) |
| Clutts, Patricia (see Nottingham) |
| Clutts, Sinia Erva Dwyer | 1907-1987 | Wife of Charles Clutts, Jr, who was the nephew of IFP |
| Collier, Oreanna (see Stevenson, Martha Lizola) | Reportedly a stage name of Martha Stevenson around 1860 |
| Colony, Alfred Taylor | 1890-1964 | Actor; husband of Beatrice Colony (1917-61), brother-in-law of IFP |
| Colony, Barbara Page Watkins | 1949-A05 | Daughter of John and Marjorie Colony; granddaughter of IFP |
| Colony, Beatrice "Booth" Rosalie Henderson Clutts "Trix/Trixie" "Quita" "(Aunt) Bea" |
| Colony, Beatrice | 1885-1961 | Actress; half-sister of IFP |
| Colony, Charlotte Whitcomb Stanley | 1941-A05 | Daughter of John and Marjorie Colony; granddaughter of IFP |
| Colony, George Forrester | 1953-A05 | Son of John and Marjorie Colony; grandson of IFP |
| Colony, Hillary Keyes Kingsbury | 1956-A05 | Daughter of John and Marjorie Colony; granddaughter of IFP |
| Colony, Izola Page Porter | 1943-A05 | Daughter of John and Marjorie Colony; granddaughter of IFP |
| Colony, John Joslin, Jr | 1914-2004 | Husband of Marjorie Colony, son-in-law of IFP |
| Colony, John Joslin III "Chick" | 1945-A05 | Son of John and Marjorie Colony; grandson of IFP |
| Colony, Marjorie Pamelia Page "Peg" | 1916-A05 | Daugther of IFP by Mann Page |
| Colony, Ogarita (see Shepard) |
| Colony, Pamela Beatrice Elliott | 1946-A05 | Daughter of John and Marjorie Colony; granddaughter of IFP |
| ?, Dagvar | ??-?? | Friend of IFP |
| Davenport, Edward L | 1815-1877 | Actor |
| Davenport, Edward L. was a friend of John Wilkes Booth and Oreanna Collier, who were IFP's grandparents according to her |
| D'Arcy, Martha Lizola (see Stevenson) |
| D'Arcy, H. A. | Poet; IFP collected his poetry. Not to be confused with Harry A D'Arcy |
| D'Arcy, Harry Arthur McNutt? | 1827-1888 | Supposedly a cousin of Martha D'Arcy, who was IFP's grandmother |
| D'Arcy (?), Walter | ??-1869 |
| D'Arcy(?), Walter | likely fathered one of Martha D'Arcy's children in 1869; brother or cousin of Harry Arhur D'Arcy |
| D'Arcy, "Fanny" Mills | ??-?? | Supposedly the sister of Abram Mills; great aunt of IFP |
| D'Arcy, Sarah Jane | 1829-?? | ? |
| D'Arcy, Arthur | ??-?? | Husband of Sarah J. D'Arcy |
| Davis, Bob | ??-?? |
| Delanoir (Delannoy), Adelaide Booth | 1792-1858 | Wife of Junius Brutus Booth, Sr (1815-1851); stepmother of John W. Booth |
| Dennison, Mary | ??-?? | Very good friend of IFP |
| Dickey, Paul | 1882-1933 | Friend and colleague of Mann Page; who was IFP's husband |
| Hall, James O. | 191?-A05 | Historian and researcher: discovered family papers, friend of Gail M Papp |
| Harris, Gerald | ??-1909 | Brother of Katherine Harris, and original owner of Arizona land |
| Harris, Mrs. | 1809-1895 | Mother of Katherine Harris, friend of neighbor of IFP in Chicago |
| Harris, Katherine M. | 1833-?? | Friend of IFP; recevied help from IFP when selling her land in Arizona |
| Harrison, A. "Dad" | ??-?? | Mann Page's stepfather |
| Henderson, Alexander | 1850-1920 | Actor/Musician; husband of Ogarita Henderson (1883-92), stepfather of IFP |
| Henderson, Ogarita Elizabeth "Rosalie" Bellows "Wilkes" "Booth" Hills Wallingford Wilson "Rita" |
| Henderson, Ogarita | 1859-1892 | Actresss; biological mother of Izola Forrester Page |
| Henderson, Charles ("Alexander") | 1886-1888 | Infant; half-brother of IFP, son of Ogarita and Alexander Henderson |
| Henderson, Izola (see Page) |
| Henderson, Beatrice (see Colony) |
| Hills, George Wallingford | 1853-1924 | Writer; biological father of IFP, but did not know her until she was 35 |
| Hills, Joel Hawes, Sr | 1828-???? | Grandfather of IFP; father of George Wallingford Hills |
| Hills, Edwina Francisca Bugbee | 1830-???? | Grandmother of IFP; mother of George Wallingford Hills |
| Hills, Joel Hawes, Jr | ????-1942 | Brother of George Wallingford Hills, uncle of IFP |
| Hills, John | 1928-A05 | Grandson of Joels Hawes Hills, Jr; great nephew of George W. Hills |
| Hills, Florence "Renci" | 1878-???? | Daughter of George W. Hills; half-sister of IFP |
| Holly, Flora Mai | ??-?? | IFP's agent in 1933-40 (or longer?) |
| Mahoney, Ella | 1858-1948 | Owned Tudor Hall in MD; former home fo Junius Brutus Booth; IFP friend |
| Measom, Sir Henry | ??-1916 | Original owner of Arizona land; friend of Gerald and Katherine Harris |
| Mehrtens, Patricia | ??-A05 | Historian; pulished research book on IFP, Ogarita Booth and Martha Mills |
| Merrifield, Arthur Sydney “Art" | 1901-1983 | Son of IFP by Reuben Merrifield |
| Merrifield, Beatrice Harriet | 1906-1907 | Infant; daughter by IFP to Reuben Merrifield |
| Merrifield, Donald Paul | 1928-A05 | Grandson of IFP; son of Elizabeth and Arthur Merrifield |
| Merrifield, Dorothy Florence Home | 1908-A05 | Daughter of IFP by Reuben Merrifield |
| Merrifield, Elizabeth Marion Baker "Betty" | 1905-1980 | Daughter-in-law of IFP; wife of Arthur Merrifield (1928-1980) |
| Merrifield, Emma Brunnengraber | 1900-1991 | Daughter-in-law of IFP; wife of Richard F. Merrifield (1923-1930) |
| Merrifield, Gail (see Papp) |
| Merrifield, Gladys Merryfield | 1907-1992 | Daughter-in-law of IFP; wife of Richard F. Merrifield (1932-19??) |
| Merrifield, Izola (see Page) |
| Merrifield, Janet Appleton Michelini | 1912-2004 | Artist; daughter-in-law of IFP; wife of Richard F. Merrifield (1960-1977) |
| Merrifield, Reuben Robert "Rube" | 1860-1932 | Artist/Painter; husband of IFP (1899-1932) |
| Merrifield, Richard Forrester "Dick" | 1905-1977 | Writer; son of IFP by Reuben Merrifield |
| Merrifield, Richard Noel | 1924-199? | Grandson of IFP; son of Emma and Richard Merrifield |
| Merrifield, Rita Dell Joslyn | 1903-1921 | Daughter of IFP to Reuben Merrifield |
| Merrifield, Russell Peter | 1932-A05 | Grandson of IFP; son of Elizabeth and Arthur Merrifield |
| Mills, Izola Martha (see Stevenson) |
| Mills, Martha Lizola (see Stevenson) |
| Mills, Sarah A. Simmons | 1853-193? | Wife of Alonzo Mills, who was IFP's great uncle |
| Mills, Abram Alonzo Standish | 1847-1917 | Farmer; half-brother of Martha Lizola Stevenson and great uncle of IFP |
| Mills, Caroline (see Brown) |
| Mills, Mary A. Whitney | ??-?? | Mother of Martha Mills, great grandmother of IFP |
| Mills, Abram/Abraham Standish | 1820-1847 | Sailor; father of Martha Mills, great grandfather of IFP |
| Mitchell, Bertha "Aunt Bertha" | ??-1911 | Sister of Hattie Forrester; adopted aunt of IFP |
| Mitchell, Jack | ??-?? | Sea Captain; husband of Bertha Mitchell, adopted uncle of IFP |
| Mitchell, James | 1795-1870 | Husband of Jane Booth (1819-1853); uncle of John W. Booth |
| Papp, Joseph | 1921-1991 | Impressario; husband of Gail Papp, grandson-in-law of IFP |
| Papp, Gail Bovard Merrifield | 1934-A05 | Daughter of Richard and Gladys Merrifield; granddaughter of IFP |
| Pickford, Mary | 1892-1979 | Hollywood star for whom IFP ghost wrote stories for |
| Putnam, Claude Adams | ??-?? | Father of David Putnam, father-in-law of Rosamond Putnam, IFP's daughter |
| Putnam, David Frederick, Sr | 1914-A05 | Son-in-law of IFP; husband of Rosamond Putnam (1938--) |
| Putnam, David Frederick, Jr | 1941-A05 | Genealogist; grandson of IFP; son of Rosamond and David Putnam |
| Putnam, Frederick Asahel "Fred" | 1947-A05 | Grandson of IFP; son of Rosamond and David Putnam |
| Putnam, James Adams "Jim" | 1945-A05 | Grandson of IFP; son of Rosamond and David Putnam |
| Putnam, Louisa Bidwell | 1948-A05 | Granddaughter of IFP; daughter of Rosamond and David Putnam |
| Putnam, Rosamond Castle Page | 1918-A05 | Daughter of IFP by Mann Page |
| Putnam, Rosamond Castle Delori | 1946-A05 | Granddaughter of IFP; daughter of Rosamond and David Putnam |
| Putnam, Thomas Page | 1943-A05 | Grandson of IFP; son of Rosamond and David Putnam |
| Shepard, Stuart | 1900-1971 | Husband of Ogarita Clutts Shepard, who was the niece of IFP |
| Shepard, Ogarita Mary Clutts Colony "Rita" |
| Shepard, Ogarita | 1905-1995 | Daughter of Beatrice Colony by Charles Clutts, niece of IFP |
| Shepard, Rita Valley | 1947-A05 | Archealogist; daughter of Ogarita and Stuart Shepard, great niece of IFP |
| Shinsel, Ruth | ??-?? | Researcher; helped Gail Papp find family records |
| Sinclair, Upton | 1878-1968 | Author; friend of IFP? Collection contains signed photograph of him |
| Sterling, George | ??-?? | Friend of IFP |
| Stevenson, John Horatio | 1839-1907 | Husband of Martha Stevenson (1869-1880); stepgrandfather of IFP |
| Stevenson, Martha Lizola Mills D'Arcy Bellows Booth Bates "Oreanna Collier" "Izola" "Zola" |
| Stevenson, Martha Lizola | 1837-1887 | Grandmother of IFP; mother of Ogarita Henderson |
| Stevenson, Harry Jerome Dresbach | 1871-1919 | Singer; uncle of IFP; son of Martha and John Stevenson |
| Stevenson, Caroline Irene | 1873-1874 | Infant; aunt of IFP, daughter of Martha and John Stevenson |
| Stevenson, Ella Oretta Wyman Godfrey | 1874-1936 | Wife of Harry Stevenson (1894-??); aunt of IFP |
| Stevenson, Izola Mary Balla | 1900-1950 | Daughter of Harry and Ella Stevenson, first cousin of IFP |
| Stevenson, Eva Ogarita Wilkinson | 1903-1985 | Daughter of Harry and Ella Stevenson, first cousin of IFP |
| Wallingford, George (see Hills) |
| Wallingford, Ogarita (see Henderson) |
| Wallingford, Izola (see Page) |
| Willingford, Izola (see Page) |
| Whitney, Mary A. (see Mills) |
| Wilkes, Ogarita (see Henderson) |
| Wilkes, John | 1727-1797 | English radical, mayor of London; reportedly related to John W. Booth |
| Wilkes, John (see Booth) |
| Wilkinson, Thomas Kelita | 1924-A05 | Son of Kelita Wilkinson and Eva Stevenson; the latter was IFP's first cousin |
| Wilson, Ogarita (see Henderson) |
| Wilson, William Ross | 1815-1902 | Farmer; husband of Ogarita Wilson (1879-1882); stepfather of IFP |