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(This was found in a scrap book bought in Puyallup, WA. On the cover is written - Ethel Weir June 27, 1935) June 9 - 1st day - Sunday Notes from my visit to Perry Mo. - June 1935 Saw high water & flooded districts, rivers swollen and overflowing banks. 2 miles from Perry saw road leading to Mark Twains home (birth) at Florida Mo. - Crossed Lick Creek - got out of Santa Fe Trail Bus at Perry near Richards Store - went to Sam & Debbie McElroys (large 2 story house with porch in front) - Sam took me in car to see all the sights - saw cousin Annie, Marie, Floyd - Polly Jane & Dr. Caldwell (Marie's husband). Went passed Gill Moore Farm & saw big archway sign - then to Lick Creeck church yard - acquired more land to the south and east, land owned by Harry Cleaver. Cemetery about as large again as when mamma was here. Old part just about filled up. Lick Creek has 3 branches. Old Fagan place burned & rebuild by Bill Wright. Went on south to Jim Crocketts, up that road to Chas. Westfalls place - then turned west to old Crockett place - then south to Piddletown. Then west to the county line. Turned down county line to John Cleavers. Stopped and had a visit with them in the yard. Looked up Richards history in three big volumes of books. On to Underwood place on to Shoults place. Drove passed - picked up Eg Clark - back to Shoults place went inside. Eg Clark lives at old Josh Clark place. Then on down to Bill McElroy place. Virgil Clark lives there. Then on to Homer Moores. Met his wife, son & friends. Lives on part of Old Richards place. Then back to Old Clark place & picked up Eg - on thru a boggy field to site of Old Richards home site. Only 3 old Locust trees set out by Grandfather Richards left. Sam found spot where room was where my father was born. Old pear tree that mamma & the Richards girls used to climb was dead & gone. Came back by McElroy place - turned north to Fagan School - then on to Sams farm. His sister & family, Mary Biggers lives there. Has for 10 years this spring. Then north to cross roads - to May Gill corner on down road to Coon Whites - she didn't know me at first, but when I laughed said I was Mandie's daughter. Then to Norte & Lena McElroy. Nort kissed me and thought I was Grace. Then on home to a wonderful supper. Sam & Debbie look much younger than they are. June 10, 1935 - Monday - Second Day Sam took me in car again - to Post Office - saw Alice Martin Danmark (Dora & Lock Martins daughter) - Went to Richards store. Met Jimmy Richards (Floyd's boy). Said it had been a long time since he had seen me. (Had a big laugh) as he had never seen me before but was trying to be nice - is sherf? of Perry & about Elmo's age. Saw Floyd with customer - on to Perry Enterprise office - Met Mr. Fishback (the one who put the item in paper & relation of DeWit Masters - has sister who taught in Emmerson School in Phoenix, who married & lives at Jerome, Ariz.). Met Chas. Masters who took me all through plant. Saw paper all laid out in print - all the machines. Saw them make my name in lead - gave it to me as a souvenir. Went to Hardware store - saw Ben J. Coil & daughter Artie Mishie Coil - Met Chas. Vaughn who asked about the Painters etc. Back to Perry Enterprise - saw DeWitt Masters. So glad to see me. Asking all about mamma - said for me to kiss her for him as he knew she wouldn't let him. Saw Gill Richards. Went to Alice Crocketts - Has 4 sons - With tears in her eyes, said she just had to kiss me for I looked so much like Mandie & Mary Shoults. Debbie had been trying to locate Sam & I. She telephoned that I was to eat dinner with cousin Arnie & supper with Nort & Lena. Had fine dinner & cousin Arnies Marie picked cherries off her own tree for she said she knew we didn't have fresh cherries in Ariz. Went in front room & talked & had music. Marie liked "Quintuplets Lullaby" let her borrow it so she could give it in her club. She mailed it back to me in Terra Haute. Lena McElroys sister named Elam came in for a while & listened to my music. Told Marie & cousin Arnies fortune. Then to Nort & Lenas for supper. Had fresh cherry cobbler. Nort had gone out in the rain that morning and picked them. After supper, Laura White & Dora & Lack Martin came over. They all said they en- joyed Ethel to the fullest extent. Talked over old memories & days of long ago and thought Amanda was here. Dora sang some old song she & mamma used to sing. Lena said she used to sit back in corner & listen to such as "Where is my Wandering boy tonight" and cry. Said she used to spend days & weeks at the Shoults place. Also said every Decoration Day she places flags (got them out & shoed them to me) on Grandfather Shoults & Uncle Jakes graves. Laura White went home & got a picture of my father & also Uncle Thomas & gave to me. Nort put his arm around me & told me he liked me every bit as well as Grace - ha, ha. Nort said he helped haul the lumber for Shoults barn from South Fork over 50 years ago. Lack is kin to the Armstrong family. Laura told me to ask mamma if she remembered when they made Etta Elam Priests wedding dress. Played piano & entertained them; then told their fortunes. Hated to see me leave & wanted me to stay longer. Nort walked with me to Sam & Debbies. June 11, 1935 - Third Day - Tuesday Sam took me out again in his car. Saw Mr. Waterson down town also passed Alice Crockett on street. Went out to May & Lena Gills at Gill Moore Farm. On to Mr. & Mrs. Waterson and Nellie Yancy & daughter - At Gills saw John Nichols. Said I looked like the Shoults. Sam said I looked like Ida Richards Lowe. Had fine dinner at Debbies - Sam & Debbie gave me a $5.00 bill for a gift & Sam took me to the bus. (At the back of the scrap book is the following family group) Children of James Richards and Sarah Moore Richards 1. Mary m. John Goodviu Children: Mary James, deceased Robert Edward William Garfield Minnie Jessie Yreka Tom 2. Elizabeth m. ----Bray Children: (These names are handwritten and hard to figure out) Talbert T. Edward Lola Julia Bing? And Allene (deceased) 3. Julia m. John Briggs Children: Lee briggs, Kelley - Mary - Sadie, Alma, Jimmie 4. Ida m. William Lowe Children: Brooke Lowe a son (Harry-Los Angeles) lives in San Francisco. Married 5. Sarah Kate m. John Stephen Cleaver Children: Maggie Lee Thomas Sarah "Sadie" James Richards all above deceased Ben Hill Harry McClure 6. Thomas m. Emma Children: Thomasyne - now Mrs Woodwarth Vancouver, Wn. 7. Jessie m. Lee Mundy Children: Ethel - deceased - died in Old Mexico - My Ethel's namesake 8. Nora m. William Curry No Children 9. John m. Amanda Shoults Children: Ethel - Mrs Ethel Weir (Johnson) - son Lyle Elmo Earl I; married - no children Roy Thomas; married - no children Has a cat named Pinkie This page last updated 27/Aug/2003 22:47 |
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