GEESAMAN FAMILY NEWSLETTER

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Elizabeth R. GEESEMAN/GIESEMAN (ca 1825-1861)

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Geesaman Cousins

Volume II

July, 1976 No. 2
Really No. 3

We have received some complimentary Comments on GEESAMAN Cousins in the past and this is entirely due to the cooperation we have received from some of our members.

The best articles and items that have been published in GC have been the contributions of our membership. But we need to hear from more of our readers.

Write us the details of such GEESAMAN family events as: marriages, deaths, births, high school and college graduations, changes of residence, family reunions, and other recent activities of your GEESAMAN or GEESAMAN-related family.

Then we want to hear from you about your ancestry, your family traditions, stories that your grandparents may have told you about life perhaps a century ago.

We call your attention to the article in this issue by Mrs. Pearl TAYLOR of Wenatchee, Washington. Many of you can send us similar items from your own recollections of reminiscences of your elders.

Help us to make GEESAMAN Cousins a very interesting publication. PLEASE!

The Waynesboro reunion is scheduled for September 5, 1976 and will be held at the Waynesboro Fish and Game Association. Shelters are provided, so come for all day, bring your own lunch and have a great time greeting cousins you have already met and getting acquainted with those you haven�t met. An important business meeting will be held and an election of officers is scheduled. Come, rain or shine!

Written by
Mrs. Pearl W. TAYLOR,
Garden Terrace,
Apt. 308,
500 N. Emerson,
Wenatchee, WA 98801.
An article on her parents and their family was printed in the Oct., 1975 GC.

It was about the year 1896 that my Dad, William GEESAMAN, bought 40 acres of virgin timberland on the small Samish River in N. W. Washington. This rich river bottom land had produced a heavy growth of big Cedar, fir, alder and many other kinds of trees. I remember the big cedar stumps that remained after land was mostly cleared that were 15 and nearly 20 ft. through. Think what that timber would be worth now days!

The Samish River flowed through this timber and out through the Samish Flats, as they were called, into the bay (Puget Sound.) Near the mouth of the river was an island called Samish Island. I wonder now as never before what that Indian name �Samish� meant, perhaps water.

I mention this island, which was connected to main land by a bridge, because in 1894 before my Dad bought the 40 acres, he was working for other farmers, getting money to but his own land, we lived on Samish Island for about two years. My Dad worked for a farmer there who provided this big house for us to live in.

I want to tell of some of our experiences while living there, as I, a six year old child, remember them. This was a big, interesting house, built on a cliff overlooking the bay, by a sea captain, Cap HALLER. It was a two-story house and above that a tower room with windows on all sides, out of which I suppose he could look far over the bay.

There was a winding path that led down the not too steep side of the cliff to the beach below. My little sister and I often went down there to play and look for pretty stones, shells and agates.

One afternoon in late summer, while playing there we a boat far off with high masts coming towards our beach. Much alarmed, we hurried home to tell our mother. Soon two young men from the boat came to our door, wanting to borrow matches and get permission to pitch a tent nearby. As they became very good friends, I will give a description of them. They were brothers, Charley and Ike FRANCES. Charley was a jolly, rather heavy set, sandy complected man. Ike was tall, thin with a short black beard. They were perhaps in their late 20�s as my parents were also.

It was late summer and the Francis brothers liked it there so much they decided to build themselves a log cabin near our place. There was lots of standing timber all around us.

I must tell one more incident while living on the island. Sometimes we had very hard wind storms coming from across the bay. One night wind blew so hard the house shivered and shook until my parents were afraid it might be blown off the cliff. So they grabbed blankets and pillows and we little girls and headed for the big barn, which was in a more sheltered spot. We made it with difficulty, as the wind was so strong and made such a loud sound, as my Dad opened the big barn door, which was hard to do against the wind, and we stepped inside and the door was closed. I remember how quiet it was, only the farm animals munching their grain and the sweet smelling hay on which my mother spread the blankets where we slept through the night.

Next morning we found two of the windows were blown out of the tower and lay on the beach.

We moved from the island to the MILLER farm, on the La Conner Flats. Mr. MILLER was a middle aged single man who owned this big farm, so had several hired men, of which my Dad was one, and my mother to do the cooking. It was from this farm at the age of six I started to school. So will bring this to a close. I think it was from here we moved into the little new house on the Samish River, where my Dad had cleared one acre on our 40, on the river bank for the house and barn.

William PENN visited the Rhine provinces of Germany, seeking settlers for his land then known as PENN=s Woods, later as Pennsylvania. He invited the Palatines and Rhinelanders to settle in a state where they would have religious and civil liberty. Beginning in 1683 and continuing to the beginning of the nineteenth century, immigration took place, settling first in Pennsylvania and later spreading to the South and West. The two volume set of APennsylvania German Pioneers� by STRASSBURGER and HINKE gives us the ships listings of these immigrants.

In the list qualified Oct. 26, 1741, imported in the ship Snow Molly, we find the name Johan George Wilhelm GUSSEMAN, age 23. This would place his year of birth in the year 1718. This date is also recorded in records copied at Franklin and Marshall College Library.

Date of death is recorded as 1761, thus he would have been 43 years of age.

Records show he married Anna Catherine HECK, who also is listed in the same book of immigrants as being imported in the Brigantine Richard and Elizabeth, Sept. 28, 1733, at the age of 10. She was the daughter of Johan JOST (or YOST) HECK, both aged 35. Also is listed a brother, Johan Jacob HECH, aged 6.

Baptismal records listed in a previous issue of GEESAMAN Cousins show that he had two children, John George, born 1754 and Ann Margaret, born 1749. We find no more records of Ann Margaret. John George is buried at Bernville in the Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery as reported in the first issue of GEESAMAN Cousins. The baptismal record listed in April, 1975 issue states that the sponsor for John George, born Mar., 1754, was John George GUSEMAN. So we believe the John George who was the sponsor to be either and older brother by the same name (this was a common occurrence in those days) or he could have been an uncle. (We have no prior information on this one.)

We believe this sponsor, John George, is the one who married Maria Barbara KLEIN, daughter of Heinrich KLEIN, and that he is our direct ancestor. From this John George we can trace our line completely. (BNG)

(On the next two pages, 32 and 33, are printed charts showing the genealogy of John George GUSSEMAN down to the generation of Harry E. GEESAMAN, father of John E. GEESAMAN of Quincy, Pa.)

In compiling this chart, we have attempted to record as much information as possible about any person as the information became available. It was received from many sources and no attempt has been made here to list the various sources but we believe it to be as accurate as possible. We would appreciate any corrections or additions from our readers.

In future articles, we hope to list further information on the two brothers, Finley and Josiah. We know that Finley went to Arizona and that Josiah was in the Civil War. We would appreciate any information from our readers that would make these articles more complete and factual. (BNG)

Anna E. GEESAMAN, 41 East Areba, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 wants parentage, birthplace and any other information on David GEESAMAN, B. 5 May 1794, d. 24 Dec 1859 and buried in Shells Lutheran Church Cemetery, Shellsville. Someone surely will have information on this David GEESAMAN.

George L. GEESEMAN, 58, of New Hebron, Illinois, died Wednesday, May 12, 1976 at Mary Sherman hospital in Sullivan, Ind., following an extended illness.

Born in New Hebron, he is survived be his wife, Ailene and three children, George L. GEESEMAN, Jr. and Shirley K. GEESEMAN, both at home, and Mrs. Carol Sue SELIG, of Indianapolis, his mother, Mrs. Ted (Midget) GIFFORD, Robinson, ILL., and 11 grandchildren. His father, Otey GEESEMAN, preceded him in death.

Also surviving are his stepmother, Maurine GEESEMAN, Robinson, a stepson, Jerry SANDEFOR, Hillsboro, OH, and a stepdaughter, Mrs Vickie GRAY, Pensacola, Fla.

Mr. GEESEMAN was a member of the Crawford Masonic Lodge 666 at Porterville, Danville Consistory. Evansville Shrine Club and Pipefitters Local 157.

Funeral services were held May 15 and burial was in the New Robinson, Illinois Cemetery.

Mrs. Douglas (Maxine) LAYMAN of Anaheim, CA, a member of the GEESAMAN Family Association, died June 13, 1876 at the Memorial Hospital in Irving, Texas. Funeral services were held June 15 in the McCafferty-Bolick Chapel in Tonkawa, OK, with Rev. Joe WILSON of the Tonkawa First Christian Church, officiating. Burial was in the Pacific View Memorial Park in Newport, CA.

Mrs. LAYMAN became ill while visiting in Irving, TX with her niece and husband, Mr. And Mrs. Bill AIDEN (the former Anna Lou VANVORIS).

She was born May 9, 1916 in Billings, OK, the daughter of Mrs. Cleo KIRKPATRICK. She married Douglas M. LAYMAN July 23, 1947 in Reno, NV.

In addition to her husband, Douglas LAYMAN, she is survived by her mother, Mrs. Cleo KERKPATRICK, Tonkawa, a twin sister, Mrs. Wayne (CELLA) VANVORIS of Lafayette, LA, two other sisters, Mrs. Earl (Glenna Mae) CARRUTH of Blackwell, OK and Mrs. Gene (Doris) FOY of Braman, OK, three brothers, J.R. KIRKPATRICK of Broken Arrow, OK and Forrest KIRKPATRICK, Kansas City, KS, one uncle Richard F. KIRKPATRICK, Covington, OK.

Mrs. LAYMAN was the granddaughter of Mrs. Lousetta (GEESAMAN) KIRKPATRICK, great granddaughter of George and Lenora GEESAMAN, great, great granddaughter of Henry and Mary (WORK) GEESAMAN and g.g.g. granddaughter of George and Elizabeth (RESSLEY) GEESAMAN of Lebanon, PA.

Mr. And Mrs. Clyde E. GEESAMAN of Blue ridge Summit, PA, announce the marriage of their daughter, Carol Ann, to John L. RATHBONE, Birmingham, England.

The ceremony was performed in the presence of the family and very close friends the evening of March 27, at 7 PM, in Ft. Myers, FL., aboard the yacht of Mr. And Mrs. Frank WESTON of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The bride is a 1965 graduate of the Waynesboro Area Senior High School and the Washington Hospital Center School of Nursing, Washington, D.C., class of 1968. She is presently employed at the Ft. Myers Community Hospital.

The bridegroom served 15 years with the royal navy and royal Canadian Navy and is now a self-employed shipwright.

The couple is now residing in Ft. Myers.

In the April, 1976 issue, on page 20, the birth date for Leah KNEPPER GEESAMAN should be changed to b. 19 March, 1806.

Harold J. GIESEMAN, 3408 Azalea Ave. NE, Canton, OH 44705, wants information on his grandfather, Emanual (or Emuel) GIESEMAN, who died about 1873, probably Mansfield, OH. He was the husband of Amelia GIESEMAN, about whom an article appears elsewhere in this issue. Emanual was the father of Arthur GIESEMAN and Fred GIESEMAN and Fred GIESEMAN, who was H. J. GIESEMAN�S father.

John Henry GEESAMAN, son of Henry and Mary (WORK) GEESAMAN, was born 1 March, 2861 at Ft. Wayne, Allen Co., IN. He died 23 April, 1943 at Sedro Woolley, WA.

Mr. GEESAMAN first married Emma J. DARR 15 Dec., 1881, who died 26 Oct., 1893.

• Lulu B., b. 26 Sep 1882, d. 15 Dec 1968
• George Edgar, b. 30 Jan 1884, d. 23 Oct 1905
• Jessie L., b. 30 Dec 1885
• Althea A., b. 15 Dec 1892

• Viola, b. 22 Dec 1898, either in Indian Territory or across the line in Chautauqua Co., KS.
• Oscar H., b. 11 Nov 1901, in Indian Territory OK. d. 10 Mar 1975, Colville, WA. His obituary appeared in the July, 1975, issue of Geesaman Cousins.
• Grace, b. 12 Dec 1903, in Spokane, WA; d. 28 nov 1974, in Tacoma, WA. Her obituary was printed in the same issue of Geesaman Cousins as that of her brother Oscar�s.

We are indebted to Mrs. Edith GEESAMAN, Oscar�s widow, for the picture of his father and mother and for much of this information. She lives in Colville, WA.

Harold J. GIESEMAN, 3408 Azalea Ave. NE, Canton, OH 44705, has sent us a copy of a clipping from the Mansfield (OH) News, dated 28 Aug 1930, in which a reporter writes of an interesting interview with Harold�s Grandmother, Mrs. Amelia (GILKISON) GIESEMAN. Excerpts from the article follow:

Mrs. GIESEMAN will be 90 years old March 18, but tells with evident relish and fine memory, the story of the birth of her father in 1811.

�Some time before the day my father, Mansfield H. GILKISON, was born, I don�t remember exactly how long,� she related, �the COFFINBERRYS and the GILKISONS started from Virginia in a covered wagon to go to Pennsylvania. They got as far as what is now Richland Co., OH when winter came on and it was too cold and stormy to continue. So they stopped here and built a log cabin and there later my father was born.

At that time, General James HEDGES, a bachelor, owned a big farm where the Children�s Home is now located. He named my father and gave him a town lot, which wasn�t much in those days,� she continued ruefully.

�In fact there was nothing but forest and Indians. But my father told me that his family never had any trouble with the Indians because they were kind and friendly to them and treated them with consideration, which everyone didn�t do.

My father died in 1885, but as I remember him, he was always very much interested in municipal affairs and at one time marshal and at another deputy sheriff.�

Mrs. GIESEMAN was much more interested in telling of her father than of herself, but she is such a remarkable person that she needs a bit of telling about too.

�For the first time in my life,� she said, �I have broken up housekeeping and I don�t like it a bit.

I still have my two rooms but I board with my granddaughter. The other day I came over here and sat down at my own table. They thought it funny but sometimes I get homesick..

Is that the old table?�, the reporter asked, �and have you had it a long time?� She nodded, �Ever since I was married, in 1867, When my husband, Emanual GIESEMAN, died after six years of married life and left me with two boys, I told the boys that we were going to sit down at the table for every meal, all together, that we weren�t going to have any piecing just because their father was gone. And we have always done that. I have never eaten alone, always with my family at that table and I get homesick for it now and then.�

Although Mrs. GIESEMAN has always been more interested in her family than in outside affairs and clubs, yet she takes a keen interest in the events of each day.

�You bet I do,� she answered when I asked if she read the News, �Every day. I look forward to getting it every evening.�

Mrs. GIESEMAN has one son, Fred GIESEMAN, 12 grandchildren, and 10 great grand children. They, together with her friends think she is wonderfully active and well for one of her great years.

�What has helped you live to such a fine age, Mrs. GIESEMAN?�, she was questioned.

�Regular habits, I think.�

And from the few moments I talked with her, I should say a great deal of her longevity was due to the content of a peaceful mind and an optimistic outlook on life.

Remember the above interview was published about 45 years ago. The son, Fred GIESEMAN, referred to in the article was the father of Harold J.GIESEMAN. The other son was Arthur, who, along with Fred and their mother Amelia were listed in the 1880 census, as recorded in the GEESAMAN Cousins on page seven of the January issue.

Harold GIESEMAN writes that his grandmother died about 1935 or 1936. She was born 18 Mar 1842. Harold recalls that his grandmother told of having seen and talked to the legendary �Johnny Appleseed�, whose real name was John CHAPMAN.

• Ethel, b. 19 Nov 1892, married Willis SCHLOSSER.
• Kenneth, b. 13 Jul 1894, d. 15 Jun 1973
• Earl, b. 6 Jul 1896, married Cora_______
• Hettie, b. 4 Sep 1897, married Lloyd BRADEN
• Doris, b. 14 Oct 1898
• Florence, b. 19 Jun 1900, married Ted WHEELER
• Harold J., b. 23 Mar 1901, married LaRue GOODYEAR
• Robert, b. Jun 1906
• Margaret, b. 1906, d. 1906
• Fred Clayton, b. 1908, d. 1908
• Helen, b. 27 Jul 1909, married Marvin BAILEY
• Lester, b. 27 Oct 1911, d. 14 Feb 1972, married Elaine________
• Kaye, b. 17 Jul 1912, d. 31 Jul 1971, married Robert BLACKWOOD
• Rhea, b. 1914, d. 1914
• Fred Jr., b. 2 Oct 1916, d. 1949

1. Samuel, b. 29 Mar 1792, Lebanon, Berks Co., PA
2. George, b. 6 Feb 1794
3. Son, b. 26 Jan 1796, Roxbury, Franklin Co., PA
4. Judith, b. 8 Mar 1797, Lurgan Twp., Franklin Co., PA; m. Curtis MCNEAL
5. John, b. 14 Mar 1799, Franklin Co., PA
6. Joseph, b. 1 Jan 1802; d. 10 Nov 1880, buried: Mt. Zion Church, Quincy, PA by Rev. Frederick RAHAUS;
   m Leah KNEPPER, German Reformed Church, Chambersburg, PA
7. Catharine, b. 20 Jul 1804, Roxbury, Franklin, PA; m Daniel Smith
8. William, b. 6 Mar 1806, Roxbury (Claylick?), Franklin, PA; d. 14 Sep 1878; buried: Fairview Hill; m Susan Hill
9. Mary (twin), b. 1 Mar 1809, Roxbury, Franklin, PA; m David KNEPPER
10. Ann Elizabeth (twin), b. 1 Mar 1809, Roxbury, Franklin, PA; m Conrad SMITH
11. Jonathan, b. 11 Sep 1811, Roxbury, Franklin, PA

George (the father of William) born 1736 of Lebanon Co., PA, died 1800, married Maria Barbara Klein, daughter of Henrich Klein. She was born 6 Apr 1740, Christened at Zear Lutheran Church, Lebanon, Lebanon Co., PA. They had 10 children of which 8 lived. Christenings of children at Salem Lutheran Church, Lebanon Co., PA. This record was translated by LOUSER of Lebanon and was at Franklin and Marshall College among the reformed records there. (Microfilmed by our library.)

In records researched by Miss Anna GEESAMAN, East Areba Ave., Hershey, PA and found in the Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon, PA. (In GEESAMAN Cousins published by Richard F. KIRKPATRICK, Box 37, Covington, OK 73730, you will find in the first issue published 1 Jan 1975, page 8, Samuel, b. 27 Mar 1792, parents, William GEISEMAN, bapt. 1 May 1792, sponsor, Samuel MILEY. (In the April issue of GEESAMAN Cousins 1975, page 16, you will find the children of Geo. Wm., who came over with her parents at the age of 10 yrs. In 28 Sep 1733. Anna Margaret GUSEMAN, born 9 Dec 1749, baptized 21 Jan 1750, parents were Geo. Wm. And wife, sponsor Anna Margret HECK. John George GUSEMAN, b. Mar 1754, baptized 3 May 1754 (buried at Bernsville Cemetery, his stone will verify the dates, died in 1810 and was a revolutionary soldier.) parents were Geo Wm. GUSEMAN and wife, sponsor, John George GUSEMAN. His wife was Barbara KLEIN GUSEMAN who was born 6 Apr 1740.

John George William GIESEMAN, single, born 1718, died 1761, age 43. Came on the ship Snow Molly 1741. Married at Little Tulpehocken Church 12 Nov 1749 to Anna Catherine HECK, daughter of John Yost HECK and Eva Maria_______(Egle Notes and Queries, Vol. 1899, p.215, 191). Children were Anna Margaret, 1749, and John George, 1754. (There were no children listed under 16 yrs. on the ship list and the George that sponsored john Geo. b. 1754 probably came with John George William in 1741. He would have been about 5 years old then.)

I, John E. GEESAMAN, Box 175, Quincy, PA 17247, have the original will of Mary Catherine MILEY, wife of William GEESAMAN. Also the marriage license of their son Joseph, married to Leah KNEPPER, and also the Knepper Family Chart.

The 75th Annual reunion of the Samuel and Elizabeth (GEESEMAN) SKINNER Family Association was held Sunday, 27 Jun 1976, at the 4-H Dining Hall, Monroe county fairgrounds, Monroe, Michigan 48161. (M-50 and Raisinville roads).

After several inclement days, a beautiful day greeted over 105 relatives and guests, representing the families of Sally, Harriet, Ellen, and Ann SKINNER, daughters of Samuel and Elizabeth. Also present were descendants of David GEESEMAN, A BROTHER OF Elizabeth GEESEMAN SKINNER. Attendance was greatly increased over that of the past several years.

Mrs. Glenn (Jean) DAVIS, 154 Homecrest Rd., Battle Creek, MI 9017, for her genealogical displays, including charts of Nathanial SKINNER, John SKINNER, Sr. and Moses GOODIN. These were very clear and together with her notebooks, photocopies of wills and land records, etc.

Mrs. Thelda RALSTON, 5948 S. Custer Rd., Monroe, MI 48161, exhibited pictures of Samuel and Elizabeth GEESEMAN SKINNER and their children.

Dale SCHROEDER brought a picture of the original cabin in which Samuel and Elizabeth began housekeeping.

Other Memorabilia included a bonnet and a Bible which belonged to Elizabeth (GEESEMAN) SKINNER, a money pouch used by her husband, a gavel made from one of the first homes they in, and a handmade chair which they had used.

New family tree data was read by Mrs. Ralston, in which 10 marriages and 14 births among the descendants of Samuel and Elizabeth, and one marriage from the GEESEMAN family, were recorded.

The secretary introduced David and Ann SOUDER of Gibsonburg, Ohio and their children. David SOUDER is a descendant of David GEESEMAN, who was killed in the Civil war. He brought pictures, war records, and memorabilia of his ancestor, including the wallet and a small wooden Bible, both of which David GEESEMAN was carrying at the time he was killed. At the present time, David SOUDER is Mayor of Gibsonburg, OH.

Special mention was made of Mrs. R. R. HENDERSON (Stella CURTIS) who is a direct descendant of a brother of Elizabeth GEESAMAN SKINNER. Also noted was the youngest person present, Jennifer RICE, 9 months old, oldest person present, Mrs. Mary RITZMAN BUEHLER, age 83.

All officers were reelected to serve another year. They are Lewis A. ZORN, President, Raymond KNAPP, Vice President, and Mrs. Thelda RALSTON, Secretary. We are indebted to Mrs. RALSTON for the report on this reunion. Thanks, Thelda!

The 76th annual reunion will be held 26 Jun 1977 in the 4-H Dining Hall, Monroe County fairgrounds, Monroe, MI.

This family reunion is certainly remarkable in that it has been held three quarters of a century, and that the attendance seems to be growing each year. Geesaman Cousins would like to get reports on other GEESAMAN related reunions.

This page contained the Marriage certificate of Andrew GEESAMAN of Quincy Township, Franklin County, PA, and Mess Emma BECKNER of Quincy Township, Franklin County, PA. They were married 6 Feb 1879. (rest is unreadable)

These are the grandparents of John E. GEESAMAN, Quincy, PA.

(For this information we are indebted to Mrs. Myra JOHNSON, 707 N. Jefferson, Robinson, IL 62454. Mrs. JOHNSON�S great grandmother was Jane GEESEMAN BUSSARD, b. 5 Oct 1826 to George and Rebecca COPENHAVER GEESEMAN of Harrisburg, PA.)

(This is probably the George listed in the Illinois Soundex on page 12 of January Geesaman Cousins. �Lillie� in the Soundex must be a nickname for Fidilla.)

(Note: Julia M. seems to have been the dau. Of George and Lilla GEESMAN listed in the Jan., 1976 Geesaman Cousins on page 12 as No. 3 in the Illinois Soundex)

New Hebron, Crawford Co., Illinois is three miles directly south of Robinson, IL. It is unincorporated, consists of several homes, two churches and a general store. The cemetery lies several hundred feet east of the community. It is all in Honey Creek Township.

Charles C. GEESEMAN-He was 80 years old at time of death, 28 Jan 1954. He was survived by his wife, Bertha. His first wife, Cora Ellen, died at age 67 on 20 Feb 1946. Burial was in New Cemetery, Robinson, IL.

She writes: I received the April issue of �GEESAMAN Cousins� and was especially interested in the article about Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. GEESAMAN. I notice that nothing was said about Charles when he was about 21, that he served in the war of 1898 between Spain and the U.S.

Uncle Charley and Aunt Edith, his sister, kept in touch with my parents in those early days. While uncle Charley was in Manila he sent some silk handkerchiefs to us. One big one, 20 x 20 in., to my Dad with an inch hem all hemstitched and printed in the center in color are pictures of Grover Cleveland and Dewey, and another man, all in a group draped with American flags, with two cannons crossed below. Underneath was printed �Manila captured 13 Aug 1898�.

Uncle Charley also sent two small hankies all embroidered with flowers. These hankies are all in good condition, a little yellow with age, but I have had them for 78 years. The two small hankies were for me and my sister.

I decided to write to Aunt Grace (Mrs. Charles E. GEESAMAN, Fontanelle, IA) and tell her about uncle Charles sending the hankies.

Your Cousin,
Pearl (GEESAMAN) TAYLOR
*******

American writer John MARQUAND said, � It is worthwhile for anyone to have a few generations of honest, hard-working ancestry.�

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