W. B. SCHWARTZ…………………………J. E. R. EWING
SCHWARTZ & EWING
ATTORNEYS AT LAW & NOTARIES PUBLIC
Collections promptly attend to. Represent several Reliable Insurance Cos.
Office over Hauck & Son’s Grocery Store,
BRAZIL…………………………….INDIANA
Letter transcription:
MRS R. S. YEGERLEHNER
KENTLAND
IND
2-25-43
Dear Daddy – It is cloudy and looks like we will have another snow. Was pretty cold last night but warmer now. Got Mark a new winter coat so he had a chance to wear it this morning. It is all wool. The reason I got it now is because there may not be any all wool coats next fall. I’ll take his picture in it and you can see it. It is lighter in color than I wanted but didn’t have much choice. I went to Agnes’ office to go over the tax and looks like with all deductions we will still have to pay around 200⁰⁰. The exemptions are lower & rates higher this year. However 1942 may be cancelled but will have to file. David has a habit of crying around noon while the boys are home – that is if they don’t play with him. There are measles in school and I want the boys to stay away from him so we can at least take that much precaution. It may not do any good but it will be an effort. These measles are the old fashioned kind. Sammy Washburn has them. I saw Howard yesterday and he had a sample cough drop you had given them and said it relieved Sammy, wanted to know what they were but I didn’t know. They are hetagonal [sic] in shape & you told them they had claroform in them. Lucile & I walked with our babies yesterday but it is a little chilly to go out today. I am going to keep D. away from school children and will have to stay away from town to do that. Mark is planning big for his birthday tomorrow. Will bake a cake.
Love – Mother
©2014 copyright owned and written by Deborah Sweeney
Post originally found at: https://genealogylady.net/2014/01/13/measles-and-cough-drops-gladys/
The following are the allowances made by the Board of Commissioners at their regular session of the March term:
W B Schwartz services as clerk….32.00
“The Court Record,” Brazil Register (Brazil, Indiana), 2 April 1885, p. 1, col. 6; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : 10 January 2014).
[Editorial note: For the sake of brevity, I did not transcribe the whole list. Payments by the Board included a majority those for the care, transportation and coffins for the county’s paupers.]
Letter transcription:
Feb 24?
Lt. (jg) Yegerlehner
Navy 224
% Fleet P.O.
San Francisco Calif.
Dear Mother-
I think this will find its way I hope – It’s about the first letter in one week but it’s the best that can be done under the circumstances. We are well happy have enough to eat but not much time and facilities to write.
I haven’t received any of
[page 2] your mail since Jan 25 and really don’t expect to for some time.
We have plent of rain, lizards, ants, bugs, worms, flies and anything else you might mention.
I’ll be writing more regular as time goes along so don’t worry – everything is OK. And on the up & up.
Love Daddy
©2014 copyright owned and/or written by Deborah Sweeney
Post originally found at: https://genealogylady.net/2014/01/12/on-the-up-and-up-roscoe/
W. B. Schwartz and John Ewing have formed a partnership for the practice of law and established their office over Hauck’s grocery store.
“City and Vicinity,” The Democrat (Brazil, Indiana), 12 February 1885, p. 1, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 10 January 2014).
Letter transcription:
MRS. R. S. YEGERLEHNER
KENTLAND
INDIANA
2-24-43
Dear Daddy – Our weather today is neither hot or cold, a little cloudy and some sunshine – acts like might snow or rain before evening. If it doesn’t rain will take David out for an airing. Lucile had Jimmy out yesterday. His rash is better but she is giving him lactic acid now. We took some pictures of D. and the rest of us. The next reg. letter I will send two or three. That is the only disadvantage to this kind of mail. Got our new ration books. So far the only foods rationed in the new book are canned fruits, juices & vegetables and frozen foods, also dried & dehydrated fruits. For March each person is allowed to use 48 points. One lb dried prunes takes 20 points – one can (14 oz) peas takes 13 points – those are the higher point foods – Sauerkraut takes only 4 points for a lb. We will have to figure out what we need most before using our points. Got Mark a coat for next winter. It is marked “reprocessed wool” so probably some of the cuff pants that were cut off were used to make it. It is a finger-tip and dark red. I was afraid if I waited until next fall I couldn’t get 100% wool. Our finances are ok but not much surplus now – after I get the uniform money will pay off the policy loan. Am still buying bonds. Agnes hasn’t reported yet on the tax so can’t report on it today. Mark is ready to go back to school & take this. Measles are abroad – just hope we don’t have to have them here. No symptoms as yet.
Love Mother
©2014 copyright owned and/or written by Deborah Sweeney
Post originally found at: https://genealogylady.net/2014/01/11/point-rationin…ch-1943-gladys/
Victim of the Grip Cuts His Throat
MILLERSBURG, O., May 2 – Jacob Engle, a farmer near Berlin, aged fifty years, committed suicide Saturday afternoon by going out to his barn and crawling under some hay, and there cutting his throat with a pocket knife. He had been dead some time when found. He had been suffering with the grip for some time, which unbalanced his mind. Deceased was a brother-in-law of Councilman S. N. Schwartz, of this place.
“Victim of the Grip Cuts His Throat,” Hamilton Daily Democrat (Hamilton, Ohio), 2 May 1892, p. 1, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 11 January 2014).
____________________________________
Not much is known about Jacob prior to his marriage to Savilla Schwartz on 26 March 1883, Holmes county, Ohio. He was born in Germany (or Ohio) in the late 1830s. Sources differ as to his exact age but it was likely close to 1839 or 1840. He appears to be the son of Jacob and Margaret Engle. Jacob Sr. named his children, Jacob and Caroline, in his 1890 will. Both Jacobs were recorded as stone masons on the 1880 census.
Holmes county marriage record (Image from Family Search)
Jacob and Savilla had four children: Edith, Louisa, Henrietta and Jacob Franklin. The youngest was born 3 weeks after Jacob took his own life.
Jacob is buried at Berlin Cemetery, Berlin, Holmes county, Ohio.
©2014 copyright owned and/or written by Deborah Sweeney
Post originally found at: https://genealogylady.net/2014/01/12/sundays-obituary-jacob-engle/
MASONIC NOTICE
Centennial lodge No. 541 I. & A. M. will meet in regular communication on Thursday Dec. 25 1884 it being the night of our annual election of officers and other import business all members are fraternally invited.
By order of W.M., W. B. Schwartz
“Masonic Notice,” Brazil Miner (Brazil, Indiana), 11 December 1884, p. 5, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 10 January 2014).
[Editorial note: They had their meeting on Christmas Day! Evidence of a time when Christmas was not the big celebration that it is today, perhaps…Also the abbreviation W. M. mostly likely stands for Worshipful Master, one of the Masonic Lodge officer titles. According to Wikipedia, this was the highest honor one could achieve in the lodge and was a position usually voted upon annually. The term generally means one “worthy of respect.”]
Letter transcription:
MRS. R. S. YEGERLEHNER
KENTLAND
INDIANA
2-23-43
Dear Daddy – David is 5 months old today and weighs 15 ½ lbs. He has slept thru the past three nights without a 10 PM bottle – so he now eats just 4 times a day. I have been taking him out every afternoon in his buggy. It has been so nice the past week. It is about time to start his shots and I don’t anticipate that However Donnie F. didn’t cry when he had his first one. I wrote to Mrs Evans last week and had an answer today. Mr. Ferneau is the only one left of the group there last summer. They (Mrs E. & Mr F) send you their regards. Ruth & Floyd were at Ruth M’s over the week-end and F. is in Chi this week so Ruthie is staying at Ruth M’s this week. Had a card from her this a.m. – I wrote you a long letter last nite and told you about all my new red clothes, dress, hat, purse & jacket. That would be something to have my picture taken in and have it tinted. I am afraid tinting wouldn’t be strong enough. I fixed enough baked beans for us & Zells – Mrs. Z made a green salad for both of us. We just finished lunch and John has gone back to school Mark is waiting to take this to the P.O. He is taking the empty shells to school to show off again. Said some of the kids didn’t see them. He certainly enjoys looking at those. They are entirely his because John isn’t much interested in such things. He looked at them and turned his over to Mark. I must go to the school today and get our new ration books. The boys are anxious for me to get them. Have all this week but think I’ll go today. No uniform money yet. Wish it would come soon.
Love Mother
Baby book entry – 5 months
“February 23 – 1943 – Five months for David and now weighs 15 lbs 14 oz and measures 26″ in height. Sleeps from 6 P.M. bottle until 6 a.m. bottle – Now I can get a full nights sleep. Sits propped up now. At 5 1/2 months had Immune Globulin due to exposure to measles by Mark.”
Emma with John, Mark & David, February 1943
©2014 copyright owned and/or written by Deborah Sweeney
Post originally found at: https://genealogylady.net/2014/01/10/five-months-old-gladys/
The Book of Me – Written by You is a weekly blog prompt created by Julie Goucher of the blog Angler’s Rest. This is a fifteen month writing project to highlight my life so that I will have something to leave behind for my descendants. Week nineteen’s prompt is – Who Do You Miss Most?
Having just gone through the holiday season our thoughts turn to those not with us.
___________________________________________
Most of the responses I have read so far to this prompt revolve around beloved family members who are deceased. I personally know people who are devastated by the death of a parent or other loved one. I have never felt the death of a family member to this extent. Each of my grandparents lived long, full lives so by the time they were gone, it was easy to accept their deaths and move on. Do I wish they were here on occasion? Of course, but I do not particularly miss them.
David with Deborah, circa 1978, Mt. Wachusett
Growing up, I never lived physically close to any of my family. Our closest relatives were my great grandmother and her second husband who lived over an hour away. While they were alive, we visited them a few times a year. The rest of my relatives lived in Indiana or overseas. Overall, my relationships with my relatives were conducted through the mail, over the telephone and by long car trips during school vacations. Visits were few and far between. When I was six going on seven, my parents divorced. Instead of having my father around all the time, I only saw him on weekends at first. Then when I was ten, he moved to New York City. We still connected through letters, telephone calls, and his monthly visit. We also took trips to New York City throughout the year. Today, my extended family is completely far-flung and we are lucky if we see each other once a year. As I child, I really missed my father, and at times, it was much harder to cope with the distance between us. Thank goodness for modern technology and the ability to communicate via emails, texts and Facebook.
As a young adult, I moved to California with my soon-to-be husband. While I love my adopted state and cannot imagine moving away, there is something that I miss, especially as I have gotten older, and that is the friendships of my youth. If you have always lived relatively close to where you grew up, you may not understand this loss. Many of the people I consider my friends today do not compare to the friends of my youth. They lack the bond of a shared history. Relationships that are built from childhood and up through young adulthood have a way of staying with you. These are friendships forged in fire as you discover who you truly are, whether it is from shared teenage angst or college aged explorations. Often, those very relationships are why you are who you are today. As I see many of my current friends or co-workers celebrating their high school reunions or getting together to hang out with old friends, I recognize that I don’t have the same support system that they do. They live closer to their roots and those bonds. As an introvert, I find it much harder to make new, lasting friendships. While as a middle-aged adult, it becomes harder to find new, truly close friends. Most people already have their support systems in place. Our lives are so filled up with work and families that finding time to explore new friendships is limited.
While many of my friends from my youth are among my current Facebook friends, there are times I really want to just hang out and have our children play together but the distance makes impromptu visits impossible. I have several friends who are performing artists and I would love to watch them perform. My trip to visit family and friends on the east coast this summer was wonderful and it reminded how much I really miss my friends. So even though “true friends are always together in spirit“ (L. M. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, Anne Shirley), it is nice to actually see them in person from time to time.
©2014 copyright owned and written by Deborah Sweeney
Post originally found at: https://genealogylady.net/2014/01/10/book-of-me-pro…ho-do-you-miss/
Genealogy Lady 