L. M. Wood and Sons: In response to the general invitation extended to former residents of Lawrence County, I proceed to write briefly, if possible concerning the few "wanderers," in this section



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(Bert Gudgel)

Biographical Note:

Bert A. Gudgel was born March 18, 1878 to John S. and Malinda (nee Harrell) Gudgel. He was united in marriage to Mary Elizabeth Pritchard, born December 27, 1883 daughter of Thomas and Isabell (nee Carey) Pritchard, on April 8, 1903. To this union the following children were born: Theodore A. (b. abt. 1905); Victor Ross (b. abt. 1907); Haley Pearl (b. abt. 1911); Lucille E. (b. abt. 1916); Paul P. (b. abt. 1918); Mary J. (b. abt. 1925). In 1942 They were living in Hamilton, Ohio according to Bert’s Draft Registration. Mary died April 29, 1970 in California. Bert died in 1945. They are buried in Haven Hill Cemetery Olney


Richland County

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Kearney, Nebraska

January 19, 1918

Editor and Readers of the Press:

I heartily accept the invitation to the annual homecoming and wish it might be a real gathering of people at one place as is true of most homecomings.



As we are to be together only in spirit and thoughts on this day and our talking is to be silent, i.e. We are to converse through this paper, I now tell my pen all this message tells you and only wish my part were as interesting as those of years before.

"And We Came From Illinois"

O, memories that bless and burn

O, joy and mirth and youth still held

I've wandered far from my birth place dear

And at this time when nature is sear

I joined the non-residents of the states

In written language, my life to relate.

Southwest of Sumner, but near by

Where prosperous farmers live content

There’s where my first eight years were spent

I wandered and happy as a child, O’er hills and dale

As free from care as the rushing gale

And all nature smiled to see

And enjoyed life with others and me.

Yes, I was born and lived on a farm,

And had no thought of care or harm

Until on a bright October day

My father called us where he lay

And told us "goodbye" we must say

For us he must leave before next day.


My mother, sister, brother and I with others

Came to bid farewell to him

Who forgot self in doing for others

Deeds, one would do for only brother;

Then, with that expression known only

To those whom the death Angel hovers nigh

We saw him past to that home on high.

Friends gathered from far and near

And many with a loving touch, memory and tear

He was laid to rest in Mount Olive cemetery

Near the church where he loved to tarry

Little sister, only two

Could not understand why this we must do.

Soon after, to the west we went

Where the remainder of our life must be spent

Not because we do not love Illinois

But because the west affords us health and joys

And now however far we roam

The Press seems to keep us at home.

From Illinois to Colorado that beautiful western state

A year spent here and joy and health was ours

Yet one night in early fall

The Rockies rose up, white and tall

and bid farewell as we crossed the state line

to see in Nebraska a familiar sign.

As from the car we watched day draw nigh

Distant wheat fields seem to meet the sky

This and the corn we saw on this date

Proclaimed Nebraska an agricultural state

Such we found true since living here

For failure in such they need not fear

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Now three children, 11, 15 and the other

10 plus 8- quite grown

Have made some progress, you must own

To graduate this year from Kearny High

My brother, a sophomore in the same

and sister a seventh grader in Normal training school.

The present is full of sunshine and work

But from the future I must not shirk

So a school mam next year I'll be

Then the Nebraska Kearney State Normal and University for me

If this I do, then I will be

Teaching domestic economy.

In this educational state Lanake Excelsior my aim

And though I've fall to reach the top

I'll try and try again

And as I try I remember the day when at Mulberry

I learned to say A. B. C., etc

In my future life I must go forth

Thus forth we go, my mother,

Brother, sister and I to real life and determination

To have a part in bettering the nation.

Now you who read this may remember us and if there are any of my long ago schoolmates who remember me I will say there are many of you whom I remember, but do not know as to your whereabouts and hope you will note my address and please let me know you received this message which I have decided is to you, if it not sent privately.

Wishing you a Happy New Year and waiting anxiously for your letters and Home-coming, I am

Your non-resident cousin,

Miss Pearl Haynes,

124-30 Street, Avenue B.

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Butlerville, Arkensas

January 25, 1918

Editor Press:

I am a wanderer from old Lawrence County and the East Side of Richland. I am the second daughter of William Gudgel. I was born in Richland County, Bonpas Township in 1877. When I was only a babe, my father moved four miles south of Claremont and one mile south of Mt. Pleasant church and there my good mother closed her eyes in that long sleep and passed to the greater world above.

My father remarried to Malissa Ricter, his present wife, and then we moved to the place where he now lives and moved into Lawrence County and lived there three years, then moved back where he now lives again and there I grew to womanhood. I got most of my education at old Bugaboo school. I went two terms to Uncle Charlie Carter, as he was known and most of you near Sumner remember him. He was one who didn’t believe in using the whip, but hired us to sweep the school house and learn the multiplication table. I often think of my old school days at Bugaboo, but most of my schoolmates have moved away and some have passed away from this world.

In 1895 I was married to John E. Heath, son of Tobias Heath. I spent most of my married life in Lawrence County. Have one sister, Dora, in Oklahoma, and one in Urbana and one at Broadlands, Illinois, and two sisters and one brother living near Sumner.

I expect some time in the near future to visit back there and hope we can all meet and have a happy reunion together.

In the fall of 1914 we left Sumner and started for old Arkansas, our present home. Now we live six miles southeast of Beebe and 2.5 miles north of Butlerville, where we get our mail. We live on the mail route and have a nice little home of our own and are prospering as well as we ever did up there, but we would be glad to have any of our old friends come from up there and make us a visit.

The editor says not to tell about the climate, but I just want to tell on we have got a big snow down here. We too could go sleigh riding if we didn’t hang on a stump. It is the biggest snow that has ever been here.

We have taken the Press a long time and could not get along without it, as it is like the letter from home, for we hear from friends we would have never know anything about if it wasn’t for the Press. We lay all other papers aside till we read the Press.

Wishing the editor and all the

Press readers a happy 1918.

Minnie E. Heath

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(Minnie Heath)

Biographical Note:

Minnie Gudgel was born June 21, 1877 to William Stephen and Elizabeth (nee Bird) Gudgel. She Married John E. Heath, Son of and Tobias Heath, born September 7, 1867 he died July 13, 1948 he is buried in the Sumner Cemetery.




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