Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Post card from Linda Miles to Ellen, and V-Mail letter from Leon to Ellen
Post marked March 29, 1978
Hi!
New Address: 106 Ensley Ave. Old Hickory, Tn 37138. Wish you would come visit. Love to see you. Jason really getting big.
Write when you have a chance. Lord bless,
Love,
Linda
Post marked May 23, 1944
May 16, 1944
Dear Ellen:
I received your letter of the 5th today. I have received all your letters so far. Thanks a lot for telling me the news from the news letter. I feel sorry for Sam in a way if he is drafted but I know that it would put some life into him. I feel more sorry for his poor wife who will be left to care for the five kids. I am glad to hear that finally Elton is really working hard. I got a letter from Eldora yesterday saying that our Gloria is very sick with the whooping cough. I am practally sitting on pins and needles waiting to hear that she is better. I would sure feel terrible if I should lose her now. Your typed V-letters are very good except your writing in the red part at the bottom of the page and I can't see what it is. Try to avoid it from now on. If you can write more to me use air-mail. It is quicker anyhow. I use it for all my letters to Eldora. Write whenever you can. Your loving Brother,
Leon
Leon's daughter, Cyndi
`74, Lake Tahoe, Beth and Cyndi
2nd grade
4th grade
'74 zucchini squash from the garden, new puppy and house that Leon was building the whole time we lived there.
10/31/78
Randomly, I loved Indians. I wanted to be an Indian so badly. I remember braiding my hair and practicing walking silently. I had a friend in school who was from the nearby reservation that I adored. I also read books about Indians and did a report on Sacajawea in school. Funny what we latch onto.
Monday, August 17, 2015
Letter from Rozel to Carroll
St. Johnsbury, Vt.
So. Main St.
Aug. 11, 1939
Darling Carroll,
I just received your letter tonight although I notice you wrote it last Friday and Sunday. It came over to Mama's today and Ernie came over special with it tonight. I have been here in St. J. this week. Ernie brought me over last Sat. night. He has been awfully good. Helped me get settled and stayed here as many nights as he could so I wouldn't be alone. Everyone is so good to me. Mr. Astle, the Welfare man in Littleton gave me money to have the lights turned on, pay the rent and get groceries. He has been at the
Sanitarium three different times, so he knows about our people and work there. He liked it there very much. I think he said he was there in 1926 - 27 and 29. Maybe you saw him there - he is an elderly man - I should say in his sixties.
Harold said he saw you and I was so glad. He intended to call Tuesday but they were late getting home. They are so good to me. Zelma, Dot and Harold came down Wed. and helped me clean and get settled. Gave me some peaches, bread, butter, and spaghetti. The people down stairs (the Beams) gave me some respberries and tomatoes. Mama gave me some milk, string beans and lettuce when
I came over. Uncle Will brings a quart of milk every day (Mr. Astle asked him to). Zelma also gave me string beans, beets, carrots, lettuce and cucumbers. I have ice so evverything keeps grand. Dad is helping Rolla (?) hay. This morning they came over and Rolla brought a quart of milk some new potatoes, some cucumbers. Beneah (?) sent over a pair of shoes, a swimsuit and a little silk dress for Lorna. The shoes are very good and a perfect fit and she needed some. Ernie has been awfully good too. He would have brought me down to see you if he had had work but he has been broke. However he worked last week and just got a job this morning and expects to work
next week. I have wanted to see you so much dear, but I hope you will soon be home.
Now to answer a few of your questions. your glasses weren't broken. If I knew how long you would be there I could send them to you. I will try and send some fudge. I have your pocket book, license and money. The car is alright. I haven't got your Bible. I'm so glad, honey, that your appetite has improved and I'm looking forward to your coming home soon.
Lorna Jean is so good all the time. She looks at your picture and says, "Daddy, Daddy." I told her you were coming home soon. Carol Ann is a little darling. She doesn't cry very much and she's a pretty little girl - looks just like you. She is a big baby though. She will be six weeks old Sunday and yesterday she weighed 10 1/2 lbs.
I thought it would be best to get things settled some and have it cozy for you when you come home. Don't worry about anything dear. I'm well provided for and the Johnson's are very good friends. The Dorcus Society is going to help us too. Harold and Zelma are taking us up to spend Sabbath with them. Ernie is coming over again tomorrow night and he plans to bring Mama. he splits kindling for me and fills the wood box. He has
Edmund has a new girl friend. She is a teacher and has a new Ford U.S? With Ernie to drive the taxi for him he can have an afternoon off once in a while and go places with her.
I am sending another envelope, dear, but I hope you will be coming home and not have to use it.
We love you lots and lots and long to have you with us. Am so very glad that you're so much better.
Carroll, darling, you can't imagine how very lonesome it is without you. Oh, I do hope and pray you can come home soon. in the interim I'll keep on praying and doing the best I can. God bless you, dear.
Lots of love and kisses from your Rosie and Babies,
P.S. Just received your good news letter this morning. Will find
some way to come after you as soon as I get the Doctor's letter. If Ernie isn't working he can bring me down otherwise Harold Johnson says he will come after you. I probably can't come unless Ernie can bring me. However we'll be seeing you soon dear and I'm so very happy to know you can come home.
Bye, Bye, dear,
Rosie
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Postcard from Grace to Mr. Meeks
I am comming home with Leon. will be there some time this week end. I came back from Miami yesterday. this is Tuesday. I hope every thing is O.K,
Your friend,
Grace Miles
Gary Miles' daughter Jana's wedding and family photo's
Jana Miles Turner and husband Chris Turner
Jason Miles and Jana Miles Turner
Jason, Jana, and Gary Miles
Overton, Jason, Jana, and their mom, Linda Lea
Left to right: Marilyn Miles Perez, Rick Perez, Jason Miles, Chris Turner Jana Miles Turner, Janelle Perez, Audrey Miles Cherney, Gary Miles, Leon Miles, Gloria Miles McAdams (at that time, now Allen), Beth Peck Miles, David McAdam
Elton's daughter Patty and Grandkids from Patty
Patricia, Elton and Ruth Miles' daughter at 4 months
Patricia's kids, Heather, Cathi, and David Noel, approx 1988
3 Postcards Grace received from Ellen and from friends
Post marked July 30, 1962
Dear Sister Miles:
We had a fun trip to G.C. and saw the wonderful rewood trees, also Glaciar National Park. Amid all the great meetings and crowds of SDA! I think of our Potomac Conference Church members and send greetings. We return the week of Aug 5. Please pray for our safety as we travel. With best wishes, I am,
Sincerely
Mabel S. Capman
Sec. Conf. Church
Post marked Jan 15, 1962
Dear Mother,
Just a line to let you know we are alright. See you soon.
Sylvan and Ellen
(this was mailed 3 days after Carroll's death in Orlean's, Vt.)
(this was mailed 3 days after Carroll's death in Orlean's, Vt.)
Post marked Sept 26, 1962
Dear Grace and all,
Here we are in Florida. Will stay at Jacksonville 2 nights and try to be with Hallis Nelson Sabbath
Thanks for everything
The Bowers
(several ironies noted with this postcard. 1. the front is a scene from Maine and the writing says they are in Florida, and 2. it is written in 1962 and address to "Mrs. Carrol Miles", she hadn't been with Carroll Miles since 1936 and Carroll had died in January of 1962.)
Postcards from Eldora and Leon to Grace and Mr. Meeks.
June 28, 1963 (Post marked)
We are all up at Tranquility this week because we are going to camp meeting this weekend. We are having hot weather. Bobby and Gary are helping put the roof on the new Boy's dormitory. Lots of lakes and mts up here.
Marilyn and another little girl are wading in the swimming pool and I'm waiting on them. The pool needs sand blasted before they can permit any real swimming but girls are having fun. They are ready to go now. As ever, Eldora and Leon
Thur. June 28, 1963 (post mark)
Tranquility, N.J.
This is near the new academy state tract our conference just bought. It's only about 15 miles from here.
Let us know when you go to the hospital and how you make out. hope you make good progress and enjoy better health. Eldora and Leon
2 Postcards to Ellen and one unwritten one Ellen started.
May 30, 1958
Dear Ellen,
Seems as if when I'm home never find time to write although I think of you often. Right now Mary Lou and I are taking a little vacation in Boston. Flew in from Indianappolis last Sunday. Had driven that far. We have been seeing most everything it seems within walking or subway distance. Today we are here on Nantucket beach just taking it easy for a couple of hours. Tomorrow we are going with some friends of M.L. to Gloucester. Sunday we want to see a ball game and hear the Boston Pops again. We leave Monday noon. Really it has been nice but I'll be glad to get back where I can see some woide open spaces again. Love Margaret Pukham
post marked 1959
Just arrived and missing you. Will see you soon. Love to the Sweetest girl ever. Bird.
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