Henry Clay Sutherland was born May 20, 1880 to Prior W. and Elizabeth (nee Vandament) Sutherland. He was united in marriage on August 1, 1906 to
Julia Williams, daughter of William Arthur and Maria (nee Greenhood)
Williams. Henry Clay was a private in the Spanish-American War and always maintained that he had been slightly gassed in battle. He was a member of the Christian Church in Fairfield where he served as an Elder. Julia died November 27, 1965 and Henry died November 28, 1949. He was buried in the
Maple Hill Cemetery.
Editor Note:
Henry wrote letters in 1916 and 1917 as well. In 1916 he
stated that he was born 8 miles SE of Sumner and 7 miles SW of Bridgeport, and was the oldest of two boys then living. He said he had lived in Carbondale for the past 4 years, and was the half owner and gen'l mgr of a creamery business. He also stated that he weighed around 210 lbs and was
proud of it for "everybody loves a fat man."
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Rosa Webber
Biographical Note:
Rosa Etta Sanders was born June 3, 1868 in Lawrence County the daughter of Thomas and Melinda (nee Smith) Sanders. She was united in marriage to Clement Alexander Webber, son of James and Susan (nee Caldwell) Sanders on July 25, 1886. Clement was born on June 25, 1861 in Ohio. The census lists the following children: Viola (b. Sept. 1887); Manan (b. Sept. 1889); Roy (b. Nov. 1895); Charles (b. Jan. 1898); Marvin A. (b. abt. 1906); Tella M. (b. abt. 1908); Naomi (b. abt. 1910); Clement died June 2, 1951 in California and is buried in the Strawberry Valley Cemetery, Yuba County, California. Rosa died January 1, 1937 in Jefferson, Colorado and she is buried in the Golden Cemetery, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado.
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(Carrie Wilson)
Biographical Note:
Carrie Richardson was born on August 27, 1897 to Albert Joseph and Laura Ellen (nee Pepple) Richardson.
Albert Joseph Richardson, known as AJ began taking the Sumner Press in 1876 as a boy of 17 and took the Press for 63 years, as reported in articles published in the December 1939 Sumer Press and the Bakersfield Californian news papers. A. J. took the paper in all of their moves, from Illinois to Arkansas to Missouri and to California. He passed away in 1946 so that is 70 years of the Sumner Press.
As Lawrence County is my old home and I have been a reader of the press for a number of years, I will attempt to write for the Pink Press.
I was born in Lawrence County, June 3, 1868. My parents were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sanders, who have been dead a number of years and were also residents of Illinois.
I was married to C. A. Webber in 1886, lived in Illinois until 1899, then came west and located.
Our eldest daughter is Mrs. Viola Jones. She and her husband are located near Trinidad, Colorado. My next is Marion O., Who served three years in the US Calvary, was located near Chattanooga, Tennessee, there married a Southern girl and died there at the age of 29; Jesse Vern died at the age of two, at Mt. Carmel Illinois; Roy C. Married a Missouri girl, and, glad to say, he lives here. Charles O., at 20, volunteered and joined the US Calvary, is now located at Brownsville, Texas; James Leo died here at the age of three months. Marvin A., Zella Mae, and Mary Evelyn are the three left at home and are going to school.
It has always been a pleasure to me to read the pink press, as I hear from a number of friends and old acquaintances. But perhaps someone would like to read a letter written by me. If I live, perhaps, I will write again.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Rosa E. Webber
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Broseley, Missouri
February 4, 1918
Dear Editor:
As I have contemplated writing the letter to the Sumner Press several times and never did so will try to do so this time.
First, I will try and introduce myself. I am the only daughter of Albert and Laura Richardson. No doubt many of the readers of the Press know them, as they spent most of their earlier years in Lawrence and Crawford counties.
I was born a Flat Rock, Illinois in the year 1897, and of course I have a very warm spot in my heart for that little village and for old Crawford County.
In the year 1903 my father move from here to Mammoth Springs Arkansas, and then we moved again from there to Broseley Missouri which is located about nine miles southeast of Popular Bluff.
I was married here almost 2 1/2 years ago. I have a sweet baby boy, seven months old. He is a chubby little fellow, weighs 20 pounds and he is almost 2 1/2 feet tall.
My husband is a schoolteacher and a farmer. We have 40 acres of land here. The land is very fertile, but there is a great deal of low land here that isn't in cultivation yet. But this country is soon to be ditched, and then it can be farmed.
We have quite a few Illinois people here. Most of them from the oil sections of Illinois. Most of them believe there is oil here. I certainly would like to see it tested.
It has been six years since I visited my relatives in Lawrence County and saw the great oil wells. One farm my mother's father owned was covered with oil wells.
My grandmother, Mrs. Catherine Piper, of Sumner, has been visiting as, but departed last week for Arkansas, to spend the rest of the winter with my father.
I must leave room for more letters in the Pink Press.
Truly yours,
Mrs. Carrie Wilson
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Biographical Note:
Carrie was united in marriage to Arras Wiley Wilson in Butler County, Missouri on October 9, 1915. Arras was born February 15, 1893 the son of John and Dicy (nee Williamson) Wilson. To this union: Albert Wilbur (b. abt. 1918); Doris Alene (b. abt. 1920); Vernon Arras (b. abt. 1922); Howard LaVern(b. abt. 1927). Arras died October 24, 1959. Carrie married Jeff Rogers in 1961. Jeff died in 1964 and Carrie died September 16, 1972 in Bakersfield, Kern, California.
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(Ethel Wright)
Biographical Note:
Ethel Smith was born December 7, 1894 to Hiram Bradley and Theresa (nee Storkman) Smith. She was united in marriage to Andrew Wright, son of James and Eliza (nee Howard) Wright. To this union the following children were born: Melville Bradley (b. May 1917); Howard Gordon (b. Mar. 1921); Melba Jean (b. abt 1930). Andrew died November 20, 1980 and Ethel died July 6, 1977. They are buried at Lakeview Cemetery, Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan.
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(George Young)
Biographical Note:
Mrs. Young died December 26, 1916 in Quincy Illinois. She was a faithful member of the Sumner Relief Corps who the influence of its members she and George were admitted to the Soldiers and Sailors home.
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Canada
Sidewood, Sask
January 28, 1918
Editor Press:
In reply to your request for letters from non-residents, I will send a line of greeting to all who knew Ethel Smith, of South Lukin; also a short sketch of my travels since leaving there two years ago the coming March.
My father, brother and I left our home for Iowa March 12, 1916, and spent only a few days there, leaving then for Hawarden, Sask, Canada, and arriving on St. Patrick's Day. We found a great difference in country and climate to that of Illinois. I stayed in Hawarden until my marriage, then I came farther west, where we now have a section of good farming land. Many of the people here are states people, though none from Illinois. I am well pleased with both people and country and I and my little family, for we now have a bouncing blue-eyed baby boy, whom we call Melville Brady, are quite happy in our new home.
Wishing you all happiness and prosperity throughout the year, I am
Yours Truly,
Mrs. Andrew Wright
S. & S. Home
January 24, 1918
Sumner Press:
The notice of the fourth annual non-resident edition of the Sumner Press, to be issued February 14, at hand and just a line to tell of my whereabouts. I am still in this home and enjoy very good health, all things considered. We are comfortable and that means a lot these war times. I often think of our old home with the Sumner people, yet I am glad I am here and well cared for in my old age.
