Memory Lane: Joseph W. Jobe and Catharine Buress Descendants


A PERSONAL STROLL THROUGH THE PAST

Joseph W. Jobe and Catharine Buress Descendants

Great Grandson of Joshua Job and Margaret MacKay

Reminiscing Through Old Writings
(Actually written by Jobe Descendants)

Many of our family have left us a legacy of personal writings (Bible entries, diaries, letters, memoirs), which help us to visualize their daily lifes. We have attempted to collect as many of these letters as possible. By strolling downward, you may slowly linger over each one or quickly jump to a particuliar group. Have a 'writing' to post, please e-mail Freida Wells or myself, Ann Brown.

(In memory of our Jobe ancestors whose writings appear here.)


Writings


1920 Letter from Essie (Davis) Jobe

Written to Charles Oliver"Oll" and Hattie Jobe
Essie was recently widowed from James Webster 'Web' Jobe

Original Letter in Possession of Margaret Jobe

(husband - s/o Joseph W. Jobe, gs/o Elisha Jobe, gt gs/o Enoch Jobe, Jr, 2nd gt gs/o Enoch Job, Sr.
3rd gt gs/o Joshua Job, 4th gt gs/o Andrew Job, Jr.)
March 24, 1920 - Lucerne, MO

"Dear Ones

- Will write a few lines this morning I would of wrote much sooner but I have been so awful weak and nervous I just did not have the strength to write I went down to Lieus Saturday and came home Sunday I had to come home then on the account LaCygne had to go to school This is such a dreary day And I am so lonely I just dont know how I can ever live. It dont seem right that one should be taken and the rest left If we could all go togeather how much better it would be But I guess God knows best I dream of Web most every night and then wake up and he is gone And then Oh how sad. Nobody knows how lonely it is until they loose their own dear companion It seems like my heart will break I miss him more and more every day. I think I feel pretty strong and then I get to thinking about him and I get so weak I nearly fall over The children are well. T.R. talks lots about Uncle Oll (note: This would be Charles Oliver Jobe)since he was out to Colorado I hope you folks are all well. Would like to see all of you I am coming down and stay a week just as soon as school is out How is Mr. Jobe (note; I believe this reference is to Joseph W. Jobe her father in-law) I thot he was still at Lieus (note: Lieurania, sister of Web.) and I would get to see him down there I hope he is well I bought me a little place close to fathers I just had to have me a home I know we will be awful lonesome but it dont make much difference where I am at I will be lonely and where I think it will be much better for the children as the folks are getting old and the noise bothers them so and you know how hard it is to keep children still I have got a place for a garden and some chickens and I can pass a good many hours away making garden and tending to my chickens I dont know how we will ever live but I suppose there will be a way provided Nothing is put on us but what we can stand but Oh how hard to bear the burden No body knows how lonely I am sometimes I can just feel Webs hand on my head and it is so cool to my head I know he is happy. he often said It was not much pleasure for him to live as he could not be like other people He was tired all the time And whenever he sit down he would go to sleep. He was not well any of the time T.R. says daddy is asleep in Jeasus arms. Well I must close for this time Now do write soon and come up and see us. Tell Mr Jobe to come up

With Love

Essie"


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