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Headstone: "Mother" Laura A. E. Stafford (Swaim)
11.7.1850 - 12.18.1923
73 y 1 m 11 d
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The letter is the property of Julia Schultz (Julia Ruth Ingle Schultz e-ma il [email protected]),
who kindly shared it with me; Jerry Wood e-mail [email protected].
From Laura Ann Elizabeth Swaim Stafford neice of John Murphy and Elizabe th (Idol) Swaim to them.
Forsythe Co. NC
Kernersville, PA
Jan 30, 1890
Mr. John M. and Elizabeth Swaim
Dear Uncle and Aunt
I seat my self for the purpose of writing to you for the first time I ev er made the attempt. I have been studying about you for some time it seem ed that I have a desire to hear from you one time more. I guess you will r ecollect me although I was small when you first left this state. I am Jose ph S. Swaim’s third daughter and was married to David R. Stafford the fa ll uncle was in this country visiting.
There is none of the family in this state except myself. Columbus is in Mi ssouri. Mary, Lee, Eliza, Cicero, Rufus, is in Kansas. Sarah V. is in Okla homa Territory. They are all married and have families except Mary. S he is single yet. I will say something about the relations. Mother died s ix years ago the 17 of July last. Aunts, brothers and sisters are all d ed except Aunt Letty Brown. She lives in Old Salem four of her children li ve there also. There is none of Uncle William Idols children living in th is state. Matthew was the only one left here. He died about ten years ag o. As to Uncle John’s children, John lives in the mountains. Esther Ella a nd Anderson is still in the old neighborhood one of John. Glasscocks so ns owns and lives at the grandfather Idol’s old place. There is only t wo of the old neighbors living and that is Sarah Idol and Patty Idol th ey are both pert. Aunt Polly Atkins is poorly. I went and staid two days a nd nights with her. She sayes she had no one to look too as she have outli ved all of two families except one grandson of uncle Josiah. My daughter B ertie is staying with her at present. Uncle Isaac and Aunt Linda Hamm er is living yet. Uncle Isaac is very feeble. Aunt Linda is as pert as a c ricket or was when she was to see me last. Uncle Elleaner’s children th ey are scattered about. I don’t often see any of them. Aunt Esther Merede th lives somewhere near Ashboro. I have not see her since I was married. B elieve I have written about nearly all of the relatives. Uncle David Idol ’s children all except Herbert live near the Yadkin river in Davidson C o. Aunt Polly died about two years ago. Louisa Essex died some time ag o. I guess you want to know something about old Abbotts Creek Church. O ne of George Williard’s sons is the pastor of that church. My husba nd is a member of the hard shells as they are called. Well I will soon ha ve to wind up my letter. I believe I haven’t said anything about my childr en. I have seven: three sons and four daughters. There names are Lida T ., Bertie L., Frederick E., Mary A., Ernest, Reuber B., and Carl Swaim, t he last. Dear uncle and Aunt, write to me and send me your pictures. It wo uld be a great pleasure to me to hear from you once more write about a ll of your children. Your neice
Laura Ann Elizabeth Stafford
SOURCE: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jwwood&id=I6405
Headstone: "Mother" Laura A. E. Stafford (Swaim)
11.7.1850 - 12.18.1923
73 y 1 m 11 d
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The letter is the property of Julia Schultz (Julia Ruth Ingle Schultz e-ma il [email protected]),
who kindly shared it with me; Jerry Wood e-mail [email protected].
From Laura Ann Elizabeth Swaim Stafford neice of John Murphy and Elizabe th (Idol) Swaim to them.
Forsythe Co. NC
Kernersville, PA
Jan 30, 1890
Mr. John M. and Elizabeth Swaim
Dear Uncle and Aunt
I seat my self for the purpose of writing to you for the first time I ev er made the attempt. I have been studying about you for some time it seem ed that I have a desire to hear from you one time more. I guess you will r ecollect me although I was small when you first left this state. I am Jose ph S. Swaim’s third daughter and was married to David R. Stafford the fa ll uncle was in this country visiting.
There is none of the family in this state except myself. Columbus is in Mi ssouri. Mary, Lee, Eliza, Cicero, Rufus, is in Kansas. Sarah V. is in Okla homa Territory. They are all married and have families except Mary. S he is single yet. I will say something about the relations. Mother died s ix years ago the 17 of July last. Aunts, brothers and sisters are all d ed except Aunt Letty Brown. She lives in Old Salem four of her children li ve there also. There is none of Uncle William Idols children living in th is state. Matthew was the only one left here. He died about ten years ag o. As to Uncle John’s children, John lives in the mountains. Esther Ella a nd Anderson is still in the old neighborhood one of John. Glasscocks so ns owns and lives at the grandfather Idol’s old place. There is only t wo of the old neighbors living and that is Sarah Idol and Patty Idol th ey are both pert. Aunt Polly Atkins is poorly. I went and staid two days a nd nights with her. She sayes she had no one to look too as she have outli ved all of two families except one grandson of uncle Josiah. My daughter B ertie is staying with her at present. Uncle Isaac and Aunt Linda Hamm er is living yet. Uncle Isaac is very feeble. Aunt Linda is as pert as a c ricket or was when she was to see me last. Uncle Elleaner’s children th ey are scattered about. I don’t often see any of them. Aunt Esther Merede th lives somewhere near Ashboro. I have not see her since I was married. B elieve I have written about nearly all of the relatives. Uncle David Idol ’s children all except Herbert live near the Yadkin river in Davidson C o. Aunt Polly died about two years ago. Louisa Essex died some time ag o. I guess you want to know something about old Abbotts Creek Church. O ne of George Williard’s sons is the pastor of that church. My husba nd is a member of the hard shells as they are called. Well I will soon ha ve to wind up my letter. I believe I haven’t said anything about my childr en. I have seven: three sons and four daughters. There names are Lida T ., Bertie L., Frederick E., Mary A., Ernest, Reuber B., and Carl Swaim, t he last. Dear uncle and Aunt, write to me and send me your pictures. It wo uld be a great pleasure to me to hear from you once more write about a ll of your children. Your neice
Laura Ann Elizabeth Stafford
SOURCE: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jwwood&id=I6405
Headstone: "Mother" Laura A. E. Stafford (Swaim)
11.7.1850 - 12.18.1923
73 y 1 m 11 d
-------------------------------------------------------------------
The letter is the property of Julia Schultz (Julia Ruth Ingle Schultz e-ma il [email protected]),
who kindly shared it with me; Jerry Wood e-mail [email protected].
From Laura Ann Elizabeth Swaim Stafford neice of John Murphy and Elizabe th (Idol) Swaim to them.
Forsythe Co. NC
Kernersville, PA
Jan 30, 1890
Mr. John M. and Elizabeth Swaim
Dear Uncle and Aunt
I seat my self for the purpose of writing to you for the first time I ev er made the attempt. I have been studying about you for some time it seem ed that I have a desire to hear from you one time more. I guess you will r ecollect me although I was small when you first left this state. I am Jose ph S. Swaim’s third daughter and was married to David R. Stafford the fa ll uncle was in this country visiting.
There is none of the family in this state except myself. Columbus is in Mi ssouri. Mary, Lee, Eliza, Cicero, Rufus, is in Kansas. Sarah V. is in Okla homa Territory. They are all married and have families except Mary. S he is single yet. I will say something about the relations. Mother died s ix years ago the 17 of July last. Aunts, brothers and sisters are all d ed except Aunt Letty Brown. She lives in Old Salem four of her children li ve there also. There is none of Uncle William Idols children living in th is state. Matthew was the only one left here. He died about ten years ag o. As to Uncle John’s children, John lives in the mountains. Esther Ella a nd Anderson is still in the old neighborhood one of John. Glasscocks so ns owns and lives at the grandfather Idol’s old place. There is only t wo of the old neighbors living and that is Sarah Idol and Patty Idol th ey are both pert. Aunt Polly Atkins is poorly. I went and staid two days a nd nights with her. She sayes she had no one to look too as she have outli ved all of two families except one grandson of uncle Josiah. My daughter B ertie is staying with her at present. Uncle Isaac and Aunt Linda Hamm er is living yet. Uncle Isaac is very feeble. Aunt Linda is as pert as a c ricket or was when she was to see me last. Uncle Elleaner’s children th ey are scattered about. I don’t often see any of them. Aunt Esther Merede th lives somewhere near Ashboro. I have not see her since I was married. B elieve I have written about nearly all of the relatives. Uncle David Idol ’s children all except Herbert live near the Yadkin river in Davidson C o. Aunt Polly died about two years ago. Louisa Essex died some time ag o. I guess you want to know something about old Abbotts Creek Church. O ne of George Williard’s sons is the pastor of that church. My husba nd is a member of the hard shells as they are called. Well I will soon ha ve to wind up my letter. I believe I haven’t said anything about my childr en. I have seven: three sons and four daughters. There names are Lida T ., Bertie L., Frederick E., Mary A., Ernest, Reuber B., and Carl Swaim, t he last. Dear uncle and Aunt, write to me and send me your pictures. It wo uld be a great pleasure to me to hear from you once more write about a ll of your children. Your neice
Laura Ann Elizabeth Stafford
SOURCE: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jwwood&id=I6405
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1850 - 1923 (73 years)
