Cooke County Texas - Bible - John C. Underwood Bible Records
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Letter:  Bible Records Underwood family March 8th 1871 Gainsville, 
Cooke, Tx. (includes John C. Underwood Bible records from family Bible 
written by James M. Underwood to his brother William D. Underwood)

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Gainsville Cooke County Texas
                                                          March 8th 1871
William Underwood
                   
	Dear Brother, I take the ????  of writing again, I received a letter 
from you some time ago, but have neglected to answer it until now. We are all 
well at present, the winter still continues, day before yesterday the 6th we
had a severe snow storm the worst I have ever saw in this country but is all
over and quite pleasant now, well we went out yesterday and caught a rabbit and
I will send you one of its ears, as I can't get the whole scalp in the envelop.
I have cut about an inch off the butt of its ear to get this one in, you boys 
and old Tige would not be a circumstance after one of these for with six men 
and six dogs we only caught the one out of three that we jumped, and that in 
deep snow, that was some times knee deep, I tell you it is no fool of a job to
catch one of these, 

Well oats sowing is over and people are preparing for corn, I shall plant about
next week, it is time of year to plant here now wheather winter is broke or not.

You wanted me to send you the family record I will copy it off just as it is in
the Bible

John C. Underwood born May 17th 1808
Lucinda Underwood born January 18th 1811
Angeline Underwood born June 1st 1828
Vitula Underwood born Jule 23rd 1830 Lebanon, Ill.
Mary Elizabeth Underwood born December 24th 1832 Lebanon, Ill.
William D. Underwood born April 20th 1835 Lebanon, Ill.
Laura Ann Underwood born August 10th 1839 Lebanon, Ill.
John H. Underwood born June 14th 1842 Lebanon, Ill.
Lucinda J. Underwood born January 13th 1845 Lebanon, Ill.
James M. Underwood born January 20th 1849 St. Louis, Mo.
Grandchildren
Frank Bollen born March 17th 1851 St. Louis, Mo.
Mary Estella Bollen born March 9th 1853 St. Louis, Mo.
Virginia Ann Kennedy born December 15th 1850 St. Louis, Mo.
Ada Elizabeth Kennedy born October 31st 1855 St. Louis, Mo.
Mary Eliza Kennedy born November 10th 1859
Angeline Underwood died April 2nd 1848 St. Louis, Mo.
Vitula Underwood died October 3rd 1863 Jackson Co., Ill.
Mary Elizabeth Underwood died March 14th 1853 St. Louis, Mo.
Laura Ann Underwood died September 10th 1841 Lebanon, Ill.
John H. Underwood died May 11th 1861 St. Louis, Mo.
Mary Estella Bollen died August 6th 1853 St. Louis, Mo.
R.S. Kennedy died July 26th 1860 St. Louis, Mo.

Well you wanted to know about Frank, he is here with us. he is afflicted with
?????? and suffers a great deal at times with fits. he has been so now for five
years and gradually grows worse. He is not capable of attending to any thing 
now and scarcely be trusted out of sight as he is likely to take fits at any 
time althought he is a stout hearty looking fellow his mind is becoming weeker 
all the time and I would not be surprised if he went crazy yet. we have had 
Doctors to see him but they say he cannot be cured.

Times are hard here and I am harder run than I have ever been, just now, but if
we get a good crop year I think we will come out all right after  while, we are
still living together just as we did before I married, and still expect to as I 
will have to take care of them as long as they live, as it is getting late and 
I have nothing of importance I will close hoping this may find you as well as 
it leaves us. Yours,
                                                          James Underwood
Ma says she dont recollect for 
certain but thinks you were born
on Monday