Cookson Photos
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Photos and Information furnished by Jennifer Sparks

My mother says the man on the far left is Frank Lawley.  The tallest man with the hat is Rance Blair. 
The man with his hand on the mule's nose is Bryan Lawley. 
The three remaining men are Carlile family members. 
The picture was taken at the Lawley's place down at Cookson.

This picture is a group of Cherokee Female Seminary students. I am not sure who is who. I know one person in the picture is Altoona (Toon or Toonie) Cookson. I was told by my mother it was the woman in the glasses. One of the women is their teacher. I can't remember exactly which one but it's either the woman on the back right or the woman in the white dress. This picture was taken about 1895. It belonged to my great-grandfather, John Lawley, who my grandmother said was always "sweet on Toonie."