Addie also wrote a letter to the Press in 1915. See her biographic notes in that section.
Earl also wrote a letter to the Press in 1915. See his biographic notes in that section.
(Earl Irwin)
Biographical Note:
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(David Logan)
Biographical Note:
David Logan was born February 22, 1840. He married Martha Ellen (nee Sprinkle) in August of 1874. They had four children; Charles (b. Sept. 1876); Chester R. (b. Jun. 1880); Winnie (b. Sept. 1883); Grace B. (b. Jun. 1886). David was a Civil War Veteran serving in the 98th Ill. Inf. David died December 9, 1925 and Martha died April 26, 1946. They are buried in the Edinburg Cemetery, Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois
Editor’s Note:
Inscription on Tombstone:
“ Union Soldier 3 years, Teacher 22 years”
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(Imogene Moffett)
Biographical Note:
Imogene Brian was born in October 1895 to Peter William and Tillie A. (nee Baily) Brian. She was married to Lloyd Maffett and they had three children Marian, Pete and Billy Charles.
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We were favored with a visit from my cousin, Miss Pearl Stine, of Malta Montana. We were also favored with a short visit from Victor Baker, formerly of good old Illinois, but now from the long straw state-North Dakota
Will close, with best wishes to Press force, also all of the Press readers. Hoping this arrives in time to get in the great edition, I remain
Respectfully yours,
Earl Irwin
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Edinburg, Illinois
January 5, 1919
H. D. Couchman and Wife:
Dear friends:
Your new year's reading gladly received. I wish you much success and happiness. I will be 79 years old next February I am surely glad to be remembered by my old pupils, Maggie Hoopes and brother came out from Springfield in auto and made us a nice visit.
Since I left Sumner I have taught school ten years, two in California, managed a lumberyard here eight years, then moved to Urbana.
Lived there for years until my son Chester, and daughters, Grace and Alice, graduated. Chester and engineer six years, Panama, and was made Captain of Engineers in the Army last August a year ago and then in France 1 1/2 years, and expect him home in June. Grace is dietician at Anna state hospital, $80 a month and keep. Alice Mary C. S. Montooth, who is now Superintendent High School, Assumption, Illinois, at $1500 a year.
I am not able to work anymore. I have property worth $22,000, income of over $120 a month. I am in good health except I have sick spells for two or four days at a time, indigestion.
I hope you all well and kindly give my regards to all inquiries friends.
I wish you much success and when you are up this way, stop off and see us.
Your friend,
David Logan
My oldest son, Charles A. Logan was mail clerk on R. R. from St. Louis to Cincinnati B. & O. and was killed at Union Depot, St. Louis, Missouri, December 25, 1910. He had been mail clerk eight years. A sad blow to us.
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Hampton, Virginia
January 26, 1919
Dear Home Friends:
Thought I would write a few lines for the Pink Press, as I am a non-resident of old Lawrence County this year. The editor asked us to write of ourselves. I am afraid if I should do that my letter would be no more eloquent than interesting. However, I will jot down a few personal remarks, so that you may identify me, for even if I am the same, my name has changed since leaving Lawrence County. I was born in the Southwest corner of Christy Township, oh, a long time ago, and am the daughter at P. W. Brian.
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For five years I made teaching my profession, but gave it up last spring for a better one-that is demonstrating practical (?) domestic science in a little kitchen of my own.
We live in Hampton, a town of about 25 or 30,000 inhabitants about seven miles from Newport News, Virginia, where my husband is an architect and draughtsman of the emergency fleet.
There are many interesting places here. Camp Stuart and Hill and Fort Monroe are near and we live about half a mile from Hampton Roads, an old historic waterway. It is a nice place for boating and bathing in the summertime, and we can see all kinds of vessels from a rowboat to a battleship.
There is a small ship yard here. They launched their first government ship last week. It was just a freighter, but cost something like $1 million and took about a year and a half for its completion. Imagine then what time and money a merchant or battleship must require.
We are about 200 miles from Washington D.C. and spent a couple days there while on our wedding trip. It is a beautiful city, with some of the most beautiful architecture in the United States.
We came down to our new home by way of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay, landing at Old Point Comfort or Fort Monroe, which is about four miles east of here.
The people here are very proud of the fact that Hampton is the oldest permanent English settlement in the United States. Most of the houses are old-fashioned. The town was partly destroyed during both the Revolutionary and Civil wars.
I see my letter is drifting into a descriptive, rather than a personal one, so I will bring it to a close.
I often think of the people back home and would love to see you all.
Yours very truly
Mrs. Imogene Maffett
523 Ivy Street
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Hadley, Pennsylvania
January 28, 1919
Editor Press:
As I have never written to my friends through the Pink Press, I will now try and write a few lines.
I am the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Legg living six miles northeast of Sumner, where I was raised. I was married to John B. McQuiston in the year 1909. We have five children-William, age 9; Mina, 7; Mary, 5; Arthur, 3, and little Amon Legg, 10 months, William and Mina go to school. William is in the fifth grade and Mina in the second grade.
We have lived in two states since leaving Illinois. They are Oklahoma and Pennsylvania, where we now reside. We have a farm of 110 acres here. It is a very nice place to live and we all like it here, but my husband prefers oil work to farming, so we have rented the farm and will make a sale sometime soon and go back to the oilfield.
It is hard to go through Illinois without stopping at Sumner, so we will visit our friends and relatives. It has been two years since we were there. We have had very nice weather this winter, scarcely any snow, not enough for sleighing, which is a rare occurrence in this country. At this time last winter the snow was about four feet deep. We are all enjoying good health.
With best wishes for all, I will close, hoping to find many letters from my friends in the Pink Press.
Respectfully yours,
Vira A. M’Quiston
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(Imogene Moffett)
Biographical Note:
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Editor’s Note:
A draftsman is a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines. In this case Lloyd drew plans for ships.
Lloyd Maffett, mentioned on the National Register of Historic Places, was an architect and engineer in Florence. He was also involved with the construction and design of Braly Stadium used today by both Florence High School and UNA.
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