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Betty MADDOX Letter to her sister
Livingston TN FEB 1892?
Dear Sister and family
I will write you a few lines in answer to yours. We are all up have all had the grip except
myself. Charlie was confined to the bed nearly 3? weeks has to have a Doctor with him. Sallies
WEST has another girl was born the 30 of JAN she was doing well last Wednesday. Linnie
May? not very well. Mary was here Fri day she was well. Sherad KECTAN will be buried at
B...?...? today. Will Christian has bought the Aunt Reece CARR farm. Milt and Melia are gone
to his home. It seems so strange I feel sometimes like I hadn't any neighbors.I guess Ruth
COPELAND got well I've not heard of her death. Mrs. WOOD is not expectd to live long. she
has cancer on her breast. Jim WALKER and Annie are gone to Texas don't know whether they
will stay or not. Ford STOCKTON and Liza (Lina?) are gone to housekeeping at his Father old
house Mar?t was .. .. .. ? Pylis? say tell you we have plenty of eggs and buttered crust she is
not a bad girl it is told: she is a cat: he said Tell Will and Rob she has 9 pups come and we will
go hunting Marylori came with them write soon from
Bettie MADDOX
[Bettie MADDOX is Elizabeth FINLEY- dau. of Reuben Jefferson FINLEY Jr. and Henrietta Lora WALKER She lived with Jane FINLEY after Reuben killed. Later married Robert MADDOX ]
Received: 9/25/1993
from James D. FINLEY (deceased 1993)
2320 Cheyenne Way
Modesto CA
desc. of Reuben Jefferson FINLEY SR.
Transcribed by Vangee Brigham
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 1997
Subject: FEB 1892? Betty (Finley) MADDOX Letter
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