Mary Louise "Minnie" (Frye) Fortson Kirk was born Feb. 6, 1864 in Seattle to George Frederick Frye and Louisa Catherine Denny Frye (daughter of Seattle pioneer Arthur Armstrong Denny). Minnie married George Haley Fortson on March 4, 1896, in Seattle, but he was killed in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War on March 26, 1899. In 1924, Minnie married Dr. Milton W. Kirk, a dentist. Minnie died Nov. 18, 1937, in Edmonds, and is buried at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle.
This studio portrait was taken about 1898, after Minnie's marriage to George Fortson.
Handwritten on verso: Mary Louise Frye Fortson Stamped on recto of mount: Haussler, 731 Market St, San Francisco
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : b&w ; 9 x 6.75 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv35104
Credit: MOHAI, George and Louisa Frye Family Papers, 1990.45.36, photo by F. O. Haussler
