COBB COUNTY, GA - HISTORY - Letters Ben Franklin Sizemore

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Letter written by Ben Franklin Sizemore to his family
in Blount Co AL. 


Cobb Co Geo August 23 1868
Dear Mother and Brothers I seat myself to drop you a few
lines to let you know that I am well and hope these few
lines may find you enjoying the same blessing I have been
sick but I have got well again I had the fever bothe the
cousin Johns have been sick but they are about well now
John Williams wife Amanda bas been sick also, she is well
now John William has joined the church he joined the
Methodist church his wife belonged to that church Mother
and brothers I would like to see you very much indeed for
I think of home very often, but as I can not see you I
would like to hear from you. I have not heard from you
since I left there, but I have wrote one letter to you
and this is the seond one. Write as soon as you get this
if you do get it. Times is hard. I will tell you the
price of things corn is going @ one dollar a bushle wheat
is worth 1.75 per bushle, wheat crops were very sorry
this year here corn crops are not gathered yet but they
look very fine now. I am better sattisfied than I have
been since I left there I am very well pleased at
presant. I am working at the same place that bothe the
Johns are, we are working at Mr Manning 6 miles east of
Marietta. I dont think John William could of done any
better by marying  any body else he has got a very nice
little wife she is prety and smart she is only 16 years
old ___ wife has got no father living John is living with
his Motherinlaw. Uncle Ephrum Sizemore and Uncle George
Sizemore are living in Guinite County. I heard from them
the first of July last I did not hear any thing about
whither they were well or not I just heard where thy were
living. I saw cousin Henry Sizemore when I was coming out
here he lived in Cleabon County Alabamy he was well then
he was wounded in the arm and in the thy in time of the
ware. I must quit for this time write soon and often Your
Sone as ever from B F Sizemore Elizabeth Sizemore direct
your letters to Marietta Georgia


DKHZ notes: Ben Franklin Sizemore was born on 11 Feb 1851
in Benton Co AL. He was the son of William Sizemore and
his second wife, Elizabeth Barnett. Ben's brothers were
Wade Hampton (1849-1929), George Washington (1852-1926),
John Harrison (1853-1935), and Levi (1854-1856.)(See also
his letter written in 1870.)


People referred to in his letter:


John William Barnett, b. abt 1847, m. Amanda Jane Roling
on 2 Jul 1868 in Cobb Co GA. Amanda Jane b. 11 Mar 1852
GA, d. 24 Mar 1892, Cullman Co AL. John William was a son
of Isaac and Lena Barnett.


Ephriam and George Sizemore, sons of Henry and Abigail
Sizemore.


The other "cousin John" is probably the son of Amos and
Lucy Ann (Hodge) Barnett.


Cousin Henry is probably the son of Henry and Martha
(Hyte) Sizemore.

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