This letter along with others to follow came about as a result of the Obit on Pink Barnhart and it touched a cord of memories. DeVere ----- Original Message ----- From: DeVere Whitaker <devere@onemain.com> To: Miller County <MOMILLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 9:56 AM Subject: Pink Barnhart > LIST: > > Pink Barnhart and several people including the Woodys had moved to Colorado > to try and make a living around the Depression years. I am going to write > parts of some of the letters sent back here to Missouri form some of these > people, concerning Pink and from Pink himself. These letters are writen just > the way they came, spelling and all. These letters are in a biography about > the Woody family written by Helen Schanzmeyer. She is Jennings Woody's > daughter and like her father is a wonderful person. > > Quotes from letter written from Lou Woody to J.J. Woody in 1926. > Mr. J. J. Woody and family > Will ans your letter got several days ago. Shore was glad to hear from you > all and to get Baby picture but was sorry to hear for little Wayne getting > burnt so bad hope he gets all right. Well this leves us all well but Oma. > She is no better and i am afraid she never will be. She is lots porer than > she was and lots weaker. She looks afel bad. i shore have got the blues. > Oma no better and Jennings cant get no work. poor kid just hunts all the > time and cant find a thang to do. they is a man lives nex door to us cant > get work at all. his woman works and makes the liven. i guess we will spend > ever cent we have got and having nothing left. i dont know who wouldent have > the blues do you. i work all i can but it dont count much. i have washed > every day this week and i work for a lady 3 hours on Saturday morning get1 > dollar for 3 hours work you fet good pay pay here when you do work. Well you > wouldent hardly know little George he looks better than he ever did in his > life he is plum fat he eat three biskets for breakfast this morning he > hasent had any spells sence we came here he is seting here now a sanging > "Jesus Will Cary us Safely home" Pink says he is coming out here i shore do > wish he would come maby he would help us out sum i dont know what we do if > he dont come are Jennings don't get work i will do the best i can all i > can and that is all any body can do. it is afel prety weather here now will > ans soon. > from Lou and Children > Pueblo Colorado > > Will write some more of these letters. Pink makes it there!!!!. > > DeVere > >