The last letter posted by Tracy Stancil > > LETTER # 6 > > Dry Bayou August 20th, 1855 > > Dear Brother Henry, > > I am without a word from you or any of my relations to answer or reply to > after your letter of December 7th, 1854 which I answered and have since > written to brother Jesse and brother Willie but without any reply. Having no > other means of communication to each other our thoughts except the > inestimable art of writing, we can through this means make known to each > other our relative social condition in life. I have the pleasure to say to > you and > to the rest of my relations there that at this time myself and family are > all well > though myself and two youngest children have had colds since I wrote to > brother William. > You no doubt have heard before this of my great and sad misfortune, my > bereavement. > I wrote to brother Willie that on the 17th day of June at two o'clock in > the > morning my beloved wife Rebecca Ann departed this life in child bearing. Her > child was a little boy and he expired in a few minutes. I was afraid her > time would be hard and her labour difficult; as soon as I found she was in > labour I sent for the most skillful physician in the neighborhood, but he > did not get here in time to afford any relief. Ann had grown considerably in > size after we came to this country. She would weigh 130 or 140 pounds. She > had improved very much in refinement and intelligence. She had no superior > and in addition she was a devoted and pious Christian. I have indeed lost a > treasure. She had gone with me through the heat and burden of the day and > just in the prime of life and when we had become so situated that we could > have some enjoyment in life, I am left alone to wind my way through life the > best I can. I do not mean that we have had no enjoyment before for I > suspect that we enjoyed each other's company better than most people. I > mourn as one not without hope. We had a cold dry winter and spring but the > rain came in time to make crops. The crops of corn and cotton generally are > very good. I have a very good > crop both of corn and cotton, though I have had as good before. I expect to > beging to pick cotton in a day or two. There is a good deal of political > excitement about Know Nothing or the American Party. > I have tried two times in New Orleans as well as in the county to procure > North Carlolina money to remit to you but have not succeded in obtaining > it.You will please write to me immediately upon the reception of this or as > soon as you can as certain wether a check on some bank in New York would > answer your purpose and if so what bank and wether you would prefer it drawn > payable at sight or at 30 or 60 days after date. Or if South Carolina money > would answer you and how much I will be allowed for the hire of the boy or > in other word > if the check will answer your purpose or for what amount must > I send one or if you prefer South Carolina money what amount will pay what I > am due on the value of the boy deducting the hire. I am anxious to pay the > balance and to get the boy home. Life is uncertain and I wish to keep my > business as nearly settled up as possible. > I have taken Godfrey home to assist me in my business. He was going to > school at Oxford the University of Mississippi when his mother died. Ruel > Marcellus is still at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Ben Eddie is also > boarding from home and going to school, it will yet take him one or two more > sessions to prepare to enter college. It costs me a good deal to educate my > children. I have to pay ten dollars a month board and $4.00 a month tuition > before they enter college and then it costs still more. > Nothing more at present but remain your brother most affectionately, > > C. Stancill > P.S. Write to me your post office. Present my respects to sister Margaret, > to your children, all my relatives and inquiring friends and accept for > yourself the affection of your brother > > C. Stancill > I would like to hear how sister Rachel is getting on and how brother > William's son Randolph is doing and what seems to be his prospects. > > C. Stancill > > This concludes the letters. Now for a few interesting notes on Caswell > Stancill's family in Mississippi. > Caswell Stancill died about six months after his wife. He died on January > 22, 1856. > Caswell's sons: > Ruel Marcellus was educated as a physician at UNC Chapel Hill and died in MS > in 1924. > Godfrey and Benjamin Eddie Stancill both died in the Civil War. > Youngest son Caswell Paschall Stancill born July 30, 1849 and died Oct. > 4,1913. > Caswell Paschall Stancill had a son Hugh William Stancill born November 1 > 1873. > Hugh William Stancill had a son Hugh William Jr. born Sept. 24, 1910 and who > worked in Drew, Mississippi. Hugh William Stancill Jr. had a son Hugh > William Stancill III born December > 10, 1947. Hugh William Stancill III went to medical school in Jackson, MS > and did his > residency at Duke University. In 1980 he was practicing medecine in Laurel, > MS. > Sunflower County where Caswell lived is now known as LeFlore County Caswell > Stancill had a brother named Allen Stancill who settled in Union > Parish,Louisianna where he has a number of descendants. To conclude, I hope > this wasn't too lengthy and that you enjoyed reading the letters. > Tracy > > > > > > >

Brenda, Thank u for sharing such a wonderful treasure. That was a very kind thing u did for all of us. I had not read, nor seen it posted before. Thanks again, Ginni Curtis

Ginni, The thanks goes to Tracy Stancil for sending the letters. We also owe him many thanks for transcribing the 1800, 1820, and 1830 census records that are posted on our PCFR website. Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan & Ginni" <aecurtis@earthlink.net> To: <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Stancil Family Letter > Brenda, > Thank u for sharing such a wonderful treasure. That was a very kind thing u > did for all of us. I had not read, nor seen it posted before. > Thanks again, > Ginni Curtis > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. > > ============================== > 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 >

Dear Brenda, Thanks to you and Tracy Stancil for sharing those fascinating letters with us. I have an Alice Stancil who married Samuel Edwards Potter abt. 1872. Are they somehow related to the other Stancils? I was just curious. Thank again for the information about the Elks and Davis. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: Brenda Stocks <bstocks@cox.net> To: <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 11:50 PM Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Stancil Family Letter > Ginni, > The thanks goes to Tracy Stancil for sending the letters. We also owe him > many thanks for transcribing the 1800, 1820, and 1830 census records that > are posted on our PCFR website. > Brenda > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan & Ginni" <aecurtis@earthlink.net> > To: <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 8:51 PM > Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Stancil Family Letter > > > > Brenda, > > Thank u for sharing such a wonderful treasure. That was a very kind thing > u > > did for all of us. I had not read, nor seen it posted before. > > Thanks again, > > Ginni Curtis > > > > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > > Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com > > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, > and public records. > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. > > ============================== > 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 > >