I should have looked ahead – Margarette wrote this letter to Edward and mentions that she is enclosing the letter from Louise Campbell which I wrote about in the last post. Margarette is divorced from Schuyler and is living in Lincoln. She is evidently close with her son Winford, her daughter-in-law Bertha (who is Ida’s niece), […]
Louise Campbell to Margarette Pierce, 1928
There’s a big gap in the archive – no letters between 1910 and 1928. During this period, I know that Margarette and her husband Schuyler Pierce were divorced. Two of Ed and Ida’s children were married and several grandchildren were born. This letter is from Louise Keeler Campbell, the wife Margarette’s first cousin Will Campbell. […]
Gilchrist Children to Edward Frasier, March 1910
Edward’s wife, Ida Black Frasier, was the youngest child of Benjamin F. Black and Louisa Matthews. Her mother died in childbirth when Ida was two years old. Ida had an older sister, Elinor (“Ellen”), who married John Dirom Gilchrist. John and Ellen had five children. John and Ellen died within a year of each other. […]
Ella Frasier to Ida and Nellie, June 1902
Ella is writing to her sister-in-law Ida and Ida’s daughter Nellie (who apparently also goes by Ella – Ann also referred to Nellie as “Ella” in a previous letter). Ella seems much more upbeat than in her previous letter. It sounds like she had a rough go of it for about a month, but she’s […]
Ella Frasier to Edward Frasier, May 1902
Ella writes to her brother on May 5th, 1902, just days after their mother’s passing. Ella is clearly distraught by her mother’s death. She relays a gold mine’s worth of genealogical detail in this letter, leading me to think that perhaps Edward has been tasked with preparing on obituary and has asked Ella to provide […]
