Sometimes we, as family
historians,
come upon wonderful treasures
which give us a glimpse into the day-to-day lives of our ancestors.
The following letters
were
found in an old family trunk
which had been moved from one home to another over the generations.
Miraculously, the
majority of the letters are still quite legible...
despite the fact that most are now over 100 years old !!
This page is a tribute
to Sarah Overdorf-Smith (my great-great grandmother) and
all her descendants who preserved these precious gifts for the
generations to come.
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and his son, William Homer |
(Smith Brown Finsley) Wise |
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Myrtle, Albert, Hattie, Oscar, and Dora (A big hug to Uncle Virgil for providing me with this wonderful photo !) |
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| August 6, 1871 | Quincy, Illinois | Margaret Mary (Shreve)
Smith - Sarah's mother-in-law |
| April 14, 1884 | Morton, Illinois | Rosa Lewis |
| July 8, 1884 | Morton, Illinois | Rosa Lewis |
| July 13, 1884 | Lake City, Illinois ? | Sara Adeline (Smith)
Brown - Sarah's sister-in-law |
| October 5, 1884 | Morton, Illinois | Rosa Lewis |
| October 26, 1884 | Morton, Illinois | Rosa Lewis |
| March 29, 1885 | Morton, Illinois | Rose Lewis |
| January 26, 1896 | Molalla, Oregon | William Homer Smith - Sarah's son |
| April 25, 1896 | Washington state ? | Arthur Leonard Smith - Sarah's husband |
| June 27, 1898 | Hillsboro, Oregon | Daisy (Shattuck)
Smith - Sarah's daughter-in-law |
| January 6, 1902 | Gales Creek, Oregon | William and Dora
(Smith) Lee - Sarah's son-in-law and daughter |
| February 6, 1902 | Arlington, Oregon | Dora Belle (Smith)
Lee - Sarah's daughter |
| March 7, 1902 | Bly, Oregon ? | Oscar Arther Smith - Sarah's son |
| March 17, 1902 | Forest Grove, Oregon | Maggie Smith |
| March 31, 1902 | New Pine Creek, Oregon | Mrs. E. Land - friend of the Smith family ? |
| April 8, 1902 | Gales Creek, Oregon | Hattie Allen - friend of the Smith family |
| January 1919 | Jackson, Montana | Myrtle Zula Smith - Sarah's daughter |
NOTE: Unreadable words
within the letters have been indicated by "(illegible)".
After all, there are limits to what my local optometrist can do for
me !
I have added some periods to separate sentences in the interest of
clarity.
A special hug to my
Aunt Judy, who currently has the original letters
which I used for these transcriptions !!
Please EMAIL ME
(Lorrie)
if you have additional information about these individuals!
