Thanks to Karen Hett for sending me the obituary of Huldah Reding Barrett for the website. You will find it on John Whitten Barrett's webpage. It seems there was a pneaumonia epidemic in Madicon County at that time. Her son in law J.B. Manning and her son Lutur Monroe Barrett both died within days of her and their obituaries are all together. It mentions how both the mens wives were also sick and not expected to live. Luthur Monroe's baby also died during that week, but isn't mentioned in the obit. What a sad time for the Barrett family losing so many family members at the same time. Lloyd Barrett sent the obituary to Karen in 1986, she believes it was from Molly Wright's scrapbook in case you want to copy it and add it to yur files. Please list this as your source. Hugs, Janet
Janet, This is my line. Luther Monroe Barrett was my grandfather. My mother's name is spelled Mollie not Molly. Please correct this for me. I have pictures of Luther Monroe Barrett, Sarah Louisa Adams Barrett, John Whitten Barrett and Huldy Reding Barrett. They were my grandmother's and were passed to me when she died. She was living with my aunt Minnie in Madisonville when aunt Minnie died. She then came to live with my mother, Mollie. Dede and I live next door. I can remember grandmother Sarah, whose eyesight was very limited. She could only see down. She would hold our son, Philip, in her lap and swing him in the swing on Mollie's front porch. Those memories are priceless. Again, thanks for the effort you and others are putting in making the Barrett line so vivid. Love, Jack & Dede ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 2:51 PM Subject: [Barrett-Reuben-SC] Huldah Reding Barrett Obituary > Thanks to Karen Hett for sending me the obituary of Huldah Reding Barrett for > the website. You will find it on John Whitten Barrett's webpage. > > It seems there was a pneaumonia epidemic in Madicon County at that time. Her > son in law J.B. Manning and her son Lutur Monroe Barrett both died within > days of her and their obituaries are all together. It mentions how both the > mens wives were also sick and not expected to live. Luthur Monroe's baby also > died during that week, but isn't mentioned in the obit. > What a sad time for the Barrett family losing so many family members at the > same time. > Lloyd Barrett sent the obituary to Karen in 1986, she believes it was from > Molly Wright's scrapbook in case you want to copy it and add it to yur files. > Please list this as your source. > Hugs, > Janet > > > ==== BARRETT-REUBEN-SC Mailing List ==== > Reuben Barrett Family Website > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barrettbranches > Look For your Reuben Barrett Ancestor Page Here > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >