Wednesday, May 9, 2012

"Smile Awhile," Mrs. C. V. Hulbert of Nora Springs, IA, 1909



[Postmarked] Mason City, Iowa, Nov 5 1909


[To] Mrs. C. V. Hulbert
Nora Springs, Iowa


Dear Mama,
Pearl, Trude and myself will be home Sat. night.  I think, I will then bring home all that stuff that I was going to express.  Lovingly,
Millis H. [perhaps Millie]


3 comments:

  1. Such a charming sentiment! I really like that one!

    Mason City is about ten miles due west of Nora Springs, Iowa and is located in the north-central part of the state.

    I find the whole family mentioned here (assuming Edith P. is Pearl):

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9KN-T7M

    Millie was about 22 years old about the time she wrote this card.

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  2. Thanks for finding them, Iggy! Millie has such neat and even handwriting. I'm afraid my penmanship has suffered much since I hardly write anything by hand anymore.

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  3. Mine is the same way. Embarrassing. :)

    https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FD64-TLJ shows Millie married a William James Daly in 1910. Sadly, William did not live long, passing away in 1918.
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39147661

    Millie Mae herself, lived a long (and hopefully happy) life, passing away in 1980:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39147651

    She had (at least) two children - including William Hulbert Daly, born 31 Jul 1915 and Francis Dean Daly, born 06 Apr 1917 and predeceased Millie in 1977.

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