This picture was identified for me by Diane Bennett. She identified them as "my grandmother, the oldest of the two, Charlotte Smith Wagner, and her sister, my great aunt, Edna Smith Rullison."
Timeframe: J. E. Duignan operated in Port Clinton from 1888 to 1897. Edna was the younger of the two girls and she was born in April of 1888. I am guessing that makes the picture taken about 1892.
Where It Fits: Charlotte & Edna are the daughters of Carl Schmidt and Augusta Johanna Ketelsen. Augusta is the daughter of Johann Ketelsen & Anna Marie Christiansen. Charlotte married Oddie Wagner and at least one child, Gustabell. Edna married Earl Rullison.
In History: Today Charlotte would have turned 125.
Sources: Ohio Photographers: 1939-1900 by Diane VanSkiver Gagel
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