OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 144 *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 144 Today's Topics: #1 Letter: Edwards Noble Co. Indiana [SBender279@aol.com] #2 Letters: LUDLOW EDWARDS Barry Co., [SBender279@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from OH-FOOTSTEPS-D, send a message to OH-FOOTSTEPS-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 17:31:06 EDT From: SBender279@aol.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <65.389a9cc.2638ba1a@aol.com> Subject: Letter: Edwards Noble Co. Indiana to Klinefelter Putnam Co. OH Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The following letter was written to Leah Hadley Klinefelter who lived in Morrow County OH and moved to Putnam County OH in the late 1860s, It was written by Elizabeth Edwards who lived in Noble County, Jefferson, Indiana around 1869. Notes about the letter: Letter from Elizabeth Edwards to Leah Klinefelter Typed as written, no year is written Envelope has Albion on it (city in Noble County Indiana) Because she writes of Mr. Klinefelter being sick, (he died in 1871) I believe the letter was written before 1871. I found a Christian Foster married to an Elizabeth Edwards early 1800s in Ohio (This possibly would be the folks the letter refers to) faller means father? I can't make out names too well Names: Mr. Mickl? Eley Mickl Aunt Bek walters Ruth Uncle coks? Aunt Betsy EDWARDS Christian Fosters folks Uncle Cris (Fosters) Mr. Rice William Gidner?? Paw (pa) The letter: Indana Noble Co Jefersan to March the 4 Dear friend tis with the greatest pleasure that I take my pen in hand to inform you that we are all well at present wee have just got over the ager and more I received your letter and more that I thought that I was there amost I was sory to here that Mr. Klinfelter had bin sick so long and was not well yet tis hard in deed I have expierenced that since I have bin out her in the back woods tho we have plenty of every thing ecept religion is very scarce in this part of the world ther has bin a great deal of meeting all winter but they don't Seam to do much good Some have the preaching dos not seam to have any afect on the folks they do not have as good meeting as they joust have in aline they first time tat I went to meeting after wee came out here I sed I would not go to meeting any more but I have bin losts a times since and now I am getting yous to them some of them preach free salvation and after preaching they will call they members up in one corner and sing and prey to and far them selves and that is free salvation thn I will give up beat that is the methodice that do that the babtice and the lutherns and methodice is all that clases that there is here Mr Mickl Eleys faller have bin sick lots this fall and winter Miss Eley is very sick at this time she has had to sinking chills and they thant tha She wood have a nother one to day I have not herd whether she had one or not Aunt Beck walters is sick they say I for my part have not never bin to sea hur yet hur and ruth comes to seame afterher thatn they are execptable and you better think they ar as god as py to mee Uncle ???ks faller ar all well at present and aunt betsy Edwards respects and well wishes to you and uncle Christian Fosters folks ar well and uncle Cris is as rich as a Jew he has got so rich that he has far suck his religious duties and slid clear back in to the wide world he drinks and swares and and cuts a big swell you better think We have lots of snow here this winter there has bin about too months sleighing but the snow is going very fast to day and I am not sory far any part far our potatoes and turnips and beats wasburied a god peace from the house and it was not so much fun to get them to use/ in the snow wee are getting along lots better than wee was in ohio wee have a most three hundred achers of land and that all paid far and thare is twenty achers cleard where we live and paw has 8 hed of catle and to hed of horses and fifteen hed of hogs and wee killed six nice fat hogs besides and last fall I bought to nice heifers that will come in this spring and I bought ttnr geas and Mr. Rice gave mee too little pigs las fall and now they are great big hog, and I have served for the folks and bought my chickens I could make a fortune a sewing I get fifty sents for making a calico dress and from a dollar to a dollar and a half for a nice dress seventy five and a dollar for making a fine shirt pants from a dollar to a dollar and a half and to dollars William Gidner has bin out here far the past to months and he made his home her he had gon back new he said he was a going home past where you live if he dose he can tell you more in one hour thatn I can right in a week with this pen I do not expect that you can read it but if you cant I will tell you all I roat and more to whn I come to sea you so no more at present but I remain your affectionate friend from Elizabeth Edwards To Miss Leah Klinfelter give My respects and well wishes to Mr Klinfelter and all the rest Paw sinds respects and well wishes to you and Mr klinfelter right as soon as you can if you pleas exceuse my poor scribbling if you pleas ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 18:08:39 EDT From: SBender279@aol.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <84.46e78dc.2638c2e7@aol.com> Subject: Letters: LUDLOW EDWARDS Barry Co., MI and Klinefelter Putnam Co OH Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have typed this exactly as they did. The script is very neat and they seem to be well educated in writing. The punctuation is off and the sentences don't start with capital letters. My Word program automatically fixed it. These letters were written to Leah Klinefelter. Leipsic, Putnam Co., OH They were neighbors in Morrow County Ohio in 1850. Carlton May 21st 1865 Dear Friends, I rec'd your letter after a long timeI have been negligent I did not answer it right off but you will please excuse me this time by my promising to do better the next. It found us all well. I hope this will find you the same. I sent your letter to Eareann but have not saw her since then. She ve ry likely has answered it long before this time. I got a letter from Horace (my husband) last night informing me he was on his road home from the army Oh! What a time of rejoicing it will be if peace is really Declared May we render God all the praise for I believe he is on our side. How many hearts will be made glad. & again how many will have cause to mourn on the account of the loss of their friends but if we only live right I hope we may meet in heaven. Well I heardly know what to write there is not much news. I often think of the time when I was a little girl and when I used to come to your house. I wish I could step over there this afternoon and have a good visit with you you must excuse any writing for Ella my little baby bothers me a good deal she runs out doors climbs up stairs & a great many other ways to keep me looking out for her write to us again & if you could make it convenient come & see how you like our home in Michigan. We have been cleaning house and I am some tired yet. I hope when I write to you again I can tell you Horace is at home. Poor fellows will not their homes be gladdened by their return wont they be glad to get home My love to all inquiring friends a'share for yourself. I remain you unworthy friend. Julia A. Ludlow to all of you Our addrefs is No. Hastings Barry Co. Mich. OTHER SIDE OF LETTER Carlton May 21st 165 Dear Friends It is a lon time since I have written to you. Received no answer to the last I wrote but was very glad to hear from you once more, I could not believe you had forgotten us. It done us good to read the letter you wrote to Julia how I would like to have a good visit with all of you. Fathers health is quite good, he says he would litke to see you out here it seems as if he would enjoy a visit with you so very much, Dorcas has got married and left us she married a man by the name of Calvin J. Waterman, he has a boy and tow girls. The girls boarded here last winter. They live at Lyons about thirty miles from here. He works for the factory as foreman gets eighty dollars a month. Elizabeth Darby and family were well a short time ago. She has one boy and two girls. Her Mother inlaw Mrs. Darby is suffering very much with a cancer in her breast. She has doctored a great deal but it is getting worse I think it cannot be cured. Uncle Samuel Heney Is getting rather feible he is troubled considerable with the rheumatism the children are getting large enough to help a good deal John and Jacob are well they have to work hard, it makes it herd for John to work with one hand but he does a great deal of nearly all kinds of work it is very warm and pleasant now things grow fast. The clover looks beautiful, fruit trees are full of blossoms the wheat looks very good and our folks has about thirty towo acres of wheat, we have been to meeting today a very good one and they organized a sabaath school. Ella Jan (Julias little girl) is a little pet she is smart as a whip I will close hoping your folks may all return from the war safe and well. My love to you all please write often. Yours respectfully Barbara Freeland Carlton Dec 3rd 1864 Dear friends, We are all well at present and as we once more heard from you by Mr. Thomas Edwards. I thought I would endevor to write a few lines to you . How things & times will change. Father is getting verry old. 76 day after tomorrow & Mother died 4 years ago this fall. Eareann lives 4 miles from fathers has got 3 boys Dorcas Eleanor & Barbara John and Jacob lives at home Elizabeth lives about 4 miles from Fathers got 1 boy and 1 girl. John got his hand fast in the Machine 2 years ago las spring and suffered with it about a week & then had it amputated about half way from the hand to the elbow & I have been living about 1 mile from Fathers but my husband was drafted and taken to the war the 4th of Oct & has not heard from home yet his name is Horace E. Ludlow & a verry good companion to travel with me through this unfriendly world. I have got a little girl her name is Eleanor Jane I have been married almost 5 years, it has been a long time since I got a letter from you & I thought you had forgotten me I am now at Samuel Edwards but make my home at Fathers. Oh! that this cruel war would end so that loved ones could be permitted to enjoy each others society it would be a miserable life to live if there were not a hope of heaven I have not much news to write Please write if you think this worthy of notice & I will answer it I will leave the news for Eareann to write Horace is in Tennasee & does not know where he will go as he is not able to go with the regt I still remain your friend & some kind of a cousin I hardly know what Julia A. Ludlow to all of you Mr Klinefelter OTHER SIDE OF LETTER Carlton 3 Rd 1864 Dear Friend, I take this opportunity to inform you that we were all better we have all had the measles and are just getting better I am so weak yet my hand trembles so I can scarcely write. Dear friends as I was reminded of you this afternoon by Mr. Edwards & Mr. Hudson. I thought I would write a few lines to you to let you know that I am alive & enjoying good health Except ?????over the measles. I am glad to here that you are all well There has been a great many serious changes since I last see you. I should like very much to see you &have a chat with you I presume you have no little folks at your home any more they must all be big folks by this time My baby was four years old last july his name is John Edwin I have not much to write at present the men are talking & I want think of much to write excuse my scribling my eye sight is getting poor I cant see to write very well after night this is rather a chilly evening I think of the poor soldiers Samuels health is not very good he got a ??????from the doctors & went to the grand rapids & got his name taken from the enrollment list. I wish if you think this worthy of notice you would write soon No more at present Yours truly EareAnn Edwards To Mr Klinefelters family. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V00 Issue #144 *******************************************