Aunt Margaret sent me this post card dated 1934. Josephine Kendell had died two years earlier, leaving Sarah, Emma, Thelma, and Edward orphans. Sarah was the oldest at 18 (20 at the time of this postcard). Edward was 11 at the time of his mother's death. Margaret says:
"This postcard was sent by Sarah to Emma while Emma was working in Layton. When the “kids” were out on their own—Emma, living away, working in people’s homes, Sarah, going to Utah State, Edward and Thelma holding down the fort or working where they could find work, they devised a plan for quick communication. They purchased a bunch of postcards and sent news back and forth that way. They could jot down a few quick facts, and drop a card in the mailbox, and it wouldn’t be as much time or pressure as writing a letter would be."
I've always been impressed at how they were able to hold things together after their mom died.
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Climbing the Family Tree
People and Places
Unresolved Questions
Microfilms I want to look at
- Gasper Harshamn's Will FHL US/CAN Film 861066
- Joseph Eddy Martin genealogical collection--Films 1425357-1425359 (all)
- Marriages: Nancy Nixon to John Ensley, 1871 & Nancy Ensley to Joseph Sindledecker 1879-- Film 0940297 V. 1-2
- Cora Vanaman's Death, Aug 18, 1952--Film: 1984253 Digital GS: 4258121 Image: 1555
- Cora Nixon's Marriage, 1884--Film: 853808 Digital GS: 4130827 Image: 00195
About the Author
I am the grandson of Sarah and Eddy Martin. I have just started to get my feet wet in family history research and decided to keep my notes in a blog format.
While most of the information about people found here are already well-known within my family and on sites like familysearch.org, the original sources from which that information comes is not always clear. My goal here is to gather as many original sources as possible on ancestors that are already known. As I learn more about them, they become more than just names on an old piece of paper. Who knows, I may even stumble on a new find every now and then.
I hope this blog becomes useful to more than just myself. If you have information that is relevant here or to request information from me please contact me at joshua1ix (at) hotmail (dot) com
While most of the information about people found here are already well-known within my family and on sites like familysearch.org, the original sources from which that information comes is not always clear. My goal here is to gather as many original sources as possible on ancestors that are already known. As I learn more about them, they become more than just names on an old piece of paper. Who knows, I may even stumble on a new find every now and then.
I hope this blog becomes useful to more than just myself. If you have information that is relevant here or to request information from me please contact me at joshua1ix (at) hotmail (dot) com
A note about the Scribd boxes
Scribd is a very cool site and the ipaper boxes are great for quickly looking at posted documents, but the resolution isn't the greatest. It's just barely good enough to be legible. If, however, you click on the "More" tab and download the file you get a much better copy.
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