Mystery Photo: Mr. & Mrs. Burchell

I think the name is Burchell. Presbyterians in Duluth went to the Iron Range in the early 1890s, looking for a place to build a church. They decided on Virginia and a church there was formed in April 1893. On Oct. 4, 1894, Herbert Burchell and wife of Duluth were listed as members. Virginia public school minutes from the early 1900s show a Herbert Burchell submitting bills as the school carpenter. His wife's name at the time of marriage was Mary Frances Curnow. She went to a Virginia City Council meeting once and raised hell about saloons not following the rules. They had 8 children from 1893 to 1905: Luella, Albert, Herbert, Bert, Mabel, Gertrude, Henry and Reginald. Looks like there are still some Burchells around in Virginia.