Fayette Friday – A Wedding

Letter transcription:

Elwood, Ind., Jan 23 1894

Dear Sister Lena:

I understand by your letter of yesterday that you fixed the hour for Thursday morning February 8^th.

If I am still here I will come the day before, if at Thorntown I will arrive at Connersville at 5.17 a.m. Thursday, & return to Indianapolis on 10.25 train.

I do not have any idea that Etta can come but I will write her.

We have had over 30 added and great crowds every night. We had a meeting for men only last Sunday and the house was full.

With love to all

(You will hear further) Eugene

Connersville Daily Examiner, 1894-02-08, p. 4, cols. 2 & 4

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Lena’s Postcards #100 – Kitty & Huston Hackleman

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[Postmark: Appleton, Wisconsin, 22 April 1916, 5-15 PM]

Address: Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Hackleman, Connersville, Indiana, R.F.D. #2

Dear Mother & Father,
Rec’d the grape
vine and many
thanks for same.
They are grand.
Have had a great
deal of rain here
of late.
Love & best wishes
for a Joyful
Eastertide.
Kittie & Huston

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Lena’s Postcards #99 – Balzora Scofield

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[Postmark: Indianapolis, Ind., 23 February 1912, 2 PM]

Address: Mrs. J.W. Hackleman, R.R. No. 3, Connersville, Ind.

2.22.12
My Dear Lena: Heard from a
recent letter that you have a
new auto. Congratulations. How
does this blizzard seem in country
Wed. a.m. hundreds of women [?]
week had to walk through 14
or 15 in drifted snow, 10 to 15 [squares?]
to work. Only two car lines working
& they kept snow scrapers at work
on track all night Y & F were lucky
in living on one of these lines.
Ill think I never seen a worse
blizzard. Love—Bal.

Headline from the front page of the Indianapolis News, 1912-02-22

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Lena’s Postcards #98 – Grace (Lamberson) Hackleman

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[Postmark: Indianpolis, Ind., 22 December 1914 [?], 4 PM[?]]

Address: Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Hackleman, Connersville, Ind. R.R.

Dear Folks at Home,
We all wish
you a Merry Christ-
mas & a Happy
New Year – with
all the good
things that go
to make them
so. With love
Grace

[Editor’s note: Grace was Lena’s step daughter-in-law. She was the wife of Charles W. Hackleman.]

Grace Lamberson Hackleman, date unknown. Photograph courtesy of kaceeclark1 via Ancestry.com

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Lena’s Postcards #97 – Ina McGraw

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Address: Mrs. John Hackleman, Connersville, Ind.

Dear Aunt Lena: We send
you best wishes for Xmas.
Hope this finds you both
well. Charles has just
gotten over the measles
and Eugene is breaking out
today. Mamma & Beulah have
both had grip but are better
now. Love to both from
Ina & family.

Hacklemans, Kerschners, and McGraws. John W. Hackleman is seated at the far left while Lena sits in the front. Ina McGraw is holding her son Charles McGraw behind Lena with her husband, Oliver McGraw, to her left. Her father, Daniel Kerschner is seated between John W. Hackleman and Oliver McGraw. He holds a squirmy Eugene McGraw. Ella Kerschner (Ina’s mother and Lena’s sister) sits at the far right. The two girls are Esther and Norma Strong, daughters of Clara Kerschner Strong. Photograph circa 1912.

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Lena’s Postcard #96 – Balzora Scofield

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[Postmark: Sharpsville, Ind, 5 August [1912]]

Address: Mrs. J.W. Hackleman, R.R. No. 2, Connersville, Ind.

Sharpsville, Ind. Aug 4.12
My Dear Lena:—
It seems a long time since I
heard from you. I recently rec’d
from Clara, one of your PL pictures.
I am good. Laura & Frank enjoyed
seeing it as I did. Asked all
about you & Mr. H— They are in
average good health—Tho.—Frank
is not strong. Looks pale & thin, like
Sister Linda. Celia was here for
short visit in June—More like Celia,
[?] since before Mart’s death. Not
[?] Tell me how you & Ella are
in health. With love, Bal.

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Lena’s Postcards #95 – Kitty

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[Postmark: Appleton, Wis., 5 August 1911, 10-15A]

Address: Mrs. John Hackleman, Connersville, Indiana, R.F.D. #2

Dear Mother,
Just been
too busy to write
Pardon this neglect
on my part. Our little
boy is taking a nap.
First he has taken
in some time
We surely would
enjoy a visit with
you people so
much we expect to
see Charlie & his fam-
ily next week at
Mil. as we will
be there at that
time. We are going
down to eat supper
with Huston at the
store this evening—
Lovingly. Kitty.

Fayette Friday – Eugene B. Scofield, 28 April 1891

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Letter transcription:

Noblesville, Indiana, April 28^th, 1891

Dear Sister Lena:

Yours of the 24^th, just received, but as I was at Indianapolis yesterday it may have come sooner. I have not been feeling at all well for more than a month, I first had a severe cold for two weeks or more & then had trouble with my stomach. I can hardly say what is the matter, I took considerable unwholesome “dosing” to cure my cold, such as pepper-vinegar stews, lemons, & at the same time drinking too much coffee, & in this way, no doubt, got my stomach disordered. I have had no fever at any time, yet I feel almost past going most of the time. I was a good deal better the latter part of last week, & until yesterday afternoon, but feel indisposed again to-day.

Letter from Eugene B. Scofield, 28 April 1891

Having lost so much time from my elocution, I tried a lesson Monday & one Tuesday. Met Celia at Uncles, she said that Ella & the twins were at her house Sunday. Reported the babies as growing so fast & as looking so sweet in their short clothes. I should like so much to see them. She said that Dan is looking well also. We are very well pleased at Noblesville, my time will not expire until the close of the year. We have a crowded house every Sunday night. Our work goes on satisfactorally & I do not expect it to let up in the least. Kiss the little ones for me & tell them that I should be glad indeed to see all.

Love to Ella, Bal, & my best regards to Dan. & his Mother & Maria.
With much love, I am your brother Eugene.

Lena’s Postcards #94 – Alice Hackleman

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[Postmark: Warsaw, Ind., 9 August 1923, 12:30 PM]

Address: Mr. J.W. Hackleman, Fayette St., Connersville, Ind.]

Thurs Morn.
Warsaw R.R. 1 Box 78
arrived safely 2 PM
went to North Webster
last evening to the
show. saw the Dixie
boat on the lake
Having a good time
They went swimming
twice. Fred & Chester
are fishing this morn
for the first on Heron
Lake. With love
Alice