This has some Vick family in it. ---------- > From: ReminderService@MyFamily.com > To: Doris Moore <djmoore@nb.net> > Subject: Don't forget 1892 letter from Cornelia on February 25 > Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 7:40 AM > > Don't forget: 1892 letter from Cornelia on February 25. This anniversary > reminder is from ~ Us Mississippians ~. > > > Tanglewood, Texas > > Miss Amanda Boyd > > Dear Aunt > > Once more I will write you a few lines that you may hear from us. This > leaves my family well except Lemmie*. Some of the school boys hurt him in > their play but I think he will be able to go to school in a few days. He > is learning very fast and I hope to live to see him well educated. I > don't think he could make a living by hard work. Lena was 11 years old > the 18th of this month. She is a great help to me. My baby Edwin was 2 > years old the 5th of January. He is busy running my little chickens and > all other mischief he can find. I have fourteen young chickens and six > hens setting. My garden all planted. Seed that are up have bright > prospects for a crop. Had a good rain last week. The Methodist held > quarterly meeting two weeks ago one mile from here, protracted it several > days. I only attended it once. I don't think they had much success. I > spent Saturday nite with Vicy. They are all well. Three of her children > going to school. Julia is getting along very well. Hagler is nearly > grown. Nora, her oldest daughter will soon be 15 years old. Her pa, Mr. > Sykes still lives with her. Mrs. Della Gary lost little infant 24 hours > old 5 weeks ago. She is Mr. William Sykes youngest daughter. Bell's > family are well and doing well. I wish you could see her and her little > ones. She has only 5 named. Dave, Homer, Cora, Willis, the baby 1 year > old not named. Names have about run out in Texas. Will you send us some > if any to spare. Mr. Munroe has moved about 20 miles from here to Milam > County. Mr. Monroe had a very bad cough last spring he was to see us. He > was afraid it was consumption but I hope not. Have not heard from him in > some time. Haven't seen Bettie for some time. She has more children than > anybody I think. There have been several deaths this winter, old age and > some pneumonia, some measles in the country, also the chicken pox and > itch. Where is Mrs. Anna Bell living? When you see her tell her I've > never forgotten her. Also to write to me and please send me her picture. > Tell Aunt Nannie to write to me. Well, I've wrote all I can think of. Alf > joins me in love to you, Aunt Nannie's family and all inquiring friends if > there be any. Write as soon as you get this. As ever your true friend and > niece. > > Cornelia > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > *HOUSTON DAILY POST, 21 August 1895. Lexington, Texas, August 20.--Lemmie > Sykes [sic], who has been suffering for the past few weeks with blood > poisoning on account of an operation performed on his foot, died this > morning at 9 o'clock. [Note -- Lemmie Sikes (31 Oct 1878-20 Aug 1895) was > the son of William Alph Sikes and Cornelia (Vick) Sikes, and the grandson > of Robert Lee Sikes, Sr. and Sarah (West) Sikes. Lemmie is buried in the > Hugh Wilson Cemetery in Tanglewood, Lee County, Texas. > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > **$15 GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR PURCHASES OF $30 OR MORE IN THE GIFT CENTER** > >>> http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=couponanniv > > If you have forgotten your username or password, please visit the > following address: > >>> http://www.myfamily.com/security/forgotpwd.asp > > If you do not want to receive these anniversary reminders in the future, > please edit your email preferences by clicking on this link: > >>> http://www.myfamily.com/sub/prefs.asp?ID=5F611FFC9727403 >