Friday, December 25, 2009

Travels with Lois


Mary Lois and Eddie
Hawaii Marriages 1826-1922
Groom's name: Eddie Frederick Rose
Groom's birthdate: 1891
Groom's age: 26
Bride's name: Mary Lois Frederick
Bride's birthdate: 1893
Bride's age: 24
Marriage date: 22 Dec 1917
Marriage place: Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii
Groom's father's name: Joshua James Rose
Groom's mother: Gertrude Rose
Bride's father's name: William James (sic) Lewallen
Bride's mother's name: Malindy Young
Indexing Project (Batch) number: M01597-0
System origin: Hawaii-EASy
Source film number: 1711738
Reference number: 15031

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

obituary of Kittie Shay's mother

"Mrs. Elizabeth Sanderson passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Irwin, northwest of town, last Sunday. Deceased was a sufferer from abdominal cancer, which ultimately caused her death.
She came here about a month ago from Illinois to make her daughter a visit, and has steadily been failing in health since her arrival. She was born May 10, 1866
Funeral services were held at the Irwin home, northwest of town, at 12 o'clock noon, Monday last, and the body, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Irwin and a sister from Chicago, was shipped to Delavan Illinois, for burial."

As this obituary was clipped from the newspaper long ago, and no note was taken of the date or the name of the newspaper, that information remains a mystery.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

1870 census


Lewallen, Walter D. 39 M W Farmer 300 300 Tennessee
Anna 37 F W Keeping house Tennessee
Nancy M 19 F W No occupation Tennessee
Mary A 17 F W No occupation Tennessee
Samuel A 12 M W Farm hand Kentucky
William J 7 M W at home Kentucky
Joseph B 5 M W at home Kentucky
Absalom L W 3 M W at home Tennessee
Cintha J 10/12 F W at home Tennessee July
I did not record where this census was taken but I think it was either Morgan county or Scott county, Tennessee.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Death of Alice Mae Taylor Lewallen

From the Peninsula Daily News, 23 Oct 1992, page A4, column 1
Alice M. Lewallen
SEQUIM--Memorial services for Alice Mae Lewallen, 52, Sequim, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Port Angeles with the Rev. Mike Edge officiating. Mrs. Lewallen died of cancer Thursday, Oct. 22, 1992, at home.
She was born Jan 27, 1940, in Ashford, to Ernest and Rose Boling Taylor. She married Joseph D. Lewallen on April 28, 1955, in Kelso; he died Aug. 28 1992. They had moved from Castle Rock to Sekiu in 1963, then to Joyce in 1971 and to Sequim in 1992.
She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Survivors include son _____, of Port Angeles; daughter _____ of Sequim; father and step mother Ernest and Joann Taylor of Olympia; brothers Jim Taylor of Olympia and John Hanlin of Centralia; step brother Gene McLean of Lakewood; sisters Darlene Weems adn Genevive Finegan of Centralia and Rosanne Stone of Winlock; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Worthy Student Fund, 124 W Ninth St., Port Angeles, WA 98362
Harper-Ridgeview Funeral Chapel is in charge. Burial was at Ocean View Cemetery
Photo of her gravestone can be found here.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Lewallens

Uncle Joe Wenrich, Aunt Ella (Uncle Jim's wife), Uncle Jim Lewallen - 79 years old, and Uncle John Lewallen. Taken July 1966. Carol shared this story: "I have to tell the story about the family get together and it would be at Uncle Jim's and Aunt Ellen's place. Aunt Ellen would cook up this big meal of fried chicken, mashed potatoes and fresh green beans and of course there was so kind of pie or two. Uncle jim would get out the banjo, grandpa (John W. Lewallen) had his guitar, my grandma (Eva Jean) lewallen and my dad (John E. Lewallen) had there fiddle. They would play for hours and I would watch Uncle Jim and he would go to sleep and just play right along with them. I told my dad that Uncle Jim was asleep and he said it's OK, because he'll keep playing what ever song we play."


Josephine Lewallen (John Lewallen's daughter), Duane Lewallen (Charles Haywood Lewallen's son), Ella, Jim, John, and Joe
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Duane, John and "Jose" (Josephine) in Wieser, Idaho.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Obituary of Albert Kelly (Thomas Albert Lewallen)


9 Nov 1973
Oregonian

KELLY -- Albert, father of Sharron Heinrich, David Kelly, Elaine Start; brother of Joseph Weinrich; 3 grandchildren. Memorial service Saturday, 10 am, at the LITTLE CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES, 430 N Killingsworth. Cremation The Little Chapel of the Chimes crematory.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Alice M Schleicher


Hello Kids



Hello Kids

How is everything. This leaves well and hope this find you the same. Im down home spent Xmas home. will close hopeing to see you soon & a happy knew year

As Ever B.4.

Estella & Kelly


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Dog-napping thwarted



Burg.
Dear Haywood = Deer.
Just got home from school and thought I would write you a line or two, as I had promised Sun. night and before.
Am as weak as a cat for just had a big fight with Abe. He was calling me names so I tryed beating up on him And that is about all the good it did me too. for he got up and ran and begin as bad as before. Anyway I'm not going to let any of the kids get the best of me if I can help it. Before they've always got away with every thing.
How is Doug?
Well this is after supper and milking is finished.
You will have to read between the lines for Margaret feels real "snoppy" etc tonight so I've already found out. So I see you will have to read between the lines etc this time.
I think I am going to stay in town a couple or three days the last of the week. With a women just for company at nights and go to school of course. She said some thing about it to Dad, I sure am afraid I won't know how to act.
We are going to have a foot ball game here with Chihalis Friday and I be it will sure be some game to. And also our debating team will debate against Kalama team at K_______ Friday night and I'm going too. Muriel and I have made up our minds to go on the train and be as independent as we can. Ted her brother said we could go with him but he seems to have it all maped out for mo. and we don't agree.
Dad just weighed one of our turkeys and they weigh about 16 lbs. Gee! the strangest thing happened this evening. Sport was down by the barn when some young fellow came into the yard, left his car at fork of road and came as far as water trough and called Sport, turned around and walked down the road as fast as he could with the dog following. The kids ran down and got him. the fellow beat it in a car. Thought maybe he was trying to kid-nap him.
Those two girls that were over to our place Sun. gave me more complements for you (etc.)'
Well will close for this time.
As ever
Sue

It takes so long to write a letter



School.
10:30
Dear Haywood.
Well suppose I have to write to you so you won't be comming up about Sat. again to see why I don't write. you won't have to make that excuse again old dear. Ha! Ha! Hope you don't believe just every thing I say. In fact I know you don't.
Not so many bad dreams last night. Hot dog __P____ puppy etc. etc.
Oh. ask Murry if he lost a nickle last night and if he did he doesn't need to plan on getting it back. for it's not very often I find nickles laying on chairs.
I 'spect" your raving about wish she'd write something Well I just wish you would write and tell me what to write about.
Gee! but I sure was sleepy this morning got up about 5:30. And sure felt rotten too. Suppose you just hopped around. Hope you had a real nice time at the falls. ___ Don't treat Mabel rough. Well it is about noon now so will ring off. Only takes me about 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2 hrs. to write you. I do get to write a word or two every half hr. or so.
Tell the folks hello.
Love
Sue

Wednesday, July 29, 2009




A Poem Among the Letters

Among the letters of Haywood and Susie were found these poems, and a dried rose.

Monday morning



Come down Thanksgiving.
Mon. morn
Dearest Haywood
Margaret brought your letter over yesterday after-noon, but we had company from Centralia all day. so did not have time to answer then. Must thank you for the two. If it wouldn't be for the weeklies I wouldn't know what to do Gee! it is still raining and (snowing a little) Oh! such weather. Is sure swell for ducks. Dad is rifling off the turkeys at the pool hall
Well about the wrist watch. I would like to have a ring of course but I want an oblong wrist watch first. I'm just crazy about one. (A real cute one). None of the girls around here have them. Please dear, by Thanksgiving.) You will be down then won't you.
Well must close
love
Sue

The Whole X!?:O Family is Sick!








Casile Rock
"Home,"
Dear Haywood.
Recieved your letter of the 14th. You talked like an old grand-dad. so serious. and seemed so sure about every-thing. But perhaps you know. or think you do _ Wish you wouldn't be that way so much.
Oh, I missed the bus to-nite and had the pleasure of riding home with Mr Ivie, Pst, one of Earl's old friends. You said you wanted to come up awfully bad Sat. well why didn't you. I was lonesome too. and stayed home all day Sat. and Sun. Be sure and come up Sat. if you havn't a date with Mable of course, I've always tried to teach you not to brake your dates. Ha! Ha!
Have the boys got work yet? Why don't Murry or Al. work for Doug? I should think it would be much easier_ Oh, I just hate this week, Just think our mid-year examinations horrors! Thurs. morn I have Gen. Science afternoon, Dom. Art Friday morn_ Ancient History, while in the afternoon English. I'm scared I'll flunk. Marg and Abe went to the Show this after-noon the school showed "That Something" at the Dreamland. can call it a dream-land if you please, for its full of flies. Mamma is awfully sick to-night. Do not know what is the matter. I think she has the
Plurisy or something.
Sport is sick too. Dad took him over to the doctor this evening he has the distemper, Ma gets so darn sore at Dad letting him stay in the house she just growls all the time. Dad's heart is still flipping or jumping and he says his kidneys are nearly stone. Margaret said to ask you if you ever nursed. If so you had better come down for the whole X!?:O family is sick.
Listen, if you are not working this week or busy come down.
Well I suppose I will be up all night, for Ma is nearly screaming with pain.
Love Sue
Well dear 9:30 and time for all good girls to be in bed Not? But Ma is worse if any thing. She just growns all the time. I sure wish you were here, you should have been here the even. for Dad gave sport a couple of raw eggs. Well I just hate the nasty things and had to run for the back porch. Believe me. I can hardly keep my eyes open. I am so sleepy
The kids are in bed and every thing sure seems funny.
Dad got me a pair of shoes Sat. night. I just hate the darn things, so uncomfortable. Too long in the toes and hurt my heel. Such is life in the wild west. 'Spect) just complaining. But I guess it isnt my nature.
Nighty, Night
love

letter just for fun



Castle Rock
Mon.
Dear Haywood.
Well. suppose I write you letter just for fun, why I haven't heard form you for a coon's age. Excuse this scrib. Prof give us all, a mental test I guess he called it, this morning and of all the craziest questions, Is a sheep carnivious? etc. or flesh eating. Oh! yes. Gee I thought you would be down yester-day. I was awfully lonesome, Stated home all day Now wasn't I good. Dad let E Sievers have his truck Friday and a bunch of teachers and kids went to the Toutle to the ball game. We beat them both boys and girls. Haha riping time, got home about 2 more or less and froze stiff. Well must ring off or it is noon
Love
Sue
will write this eve.
(over)Prof has decided to keep us in a little longer on account of our behavior so guess i will get to write a few more words. What are you going to do, stay up there orcomming down to work fo rDoug?That was sure some letter I got Sat.. Gee I was sore then, put all was O.K. when I saw you had taken time to write a few worods on the inside of the envelope and addressed it.
Love_

letters in school




9:15 school
Dearest Haywood
Mailed the other letters this morning. And promised to write you a long letter to-day.
Well yesterday I expected I would have to stay home to-day and pick up spuds. But it rained pitch-forks last night. And all is off. "Of course I am awfully disappointed." HaHa!
Abe tattled this morning that Ma gave that women some apples for Daddy Drapers orphan home. And I thought he was going to have a fit. Growled from time he got up until we were gone to school. Abe was sore at us when I told. You already know he can't keep a thing secret. Even tells on him self. "Just like a kid not"?
Well Dad is going to rifle off the turkeys Sun. And I sure am tickled then here's hoping I get a new coat.
I can finish my dress to-day then we are going to make X-mas things, I didn't think Christmas was so near.
Did you send those papers to Dad. Gee _ But he was worrying all day about them. About every five min. he was studying, well who in the devil could have sent me papers And thought of every one in the world but you. But I thought I knew the ink _
Well prof. seems to be worrying about what I am doing as I am still for such a long time. So must ring off for this time
Love.
Sue.

Postmarked 28 Nov 1921







Burg
Dearest Haywood
Margaret just brought me your letter also a announcement from an old girl friend. Was sure suprised.
Why didn't you come down. Thanksgivin just the same you know I could and would live without the watch.
Gee but every thing is so quite and seems so lone-some here. No kids around etc.
Mrs Ott is up town and I have to keep the fries up and keep one car ready for Grand-ma.
We washed this morn. and I hurt me foot [illegible] hip some way or other and has left me a cripple. sprained it I guess.
I went to the show last night. The first time for a month. It sure was good. The name was "Chickens"
Well Chuck the jew, I told you about that Eva wanted me to chase with so bad when she was here was up to-day. Saw him up town this morning. He thought of course I was going over home and went across the bridge. thought he could catch me on the other side. Sure fooled him him a good one this time (Not?)
Well it is raining again, makes things 10 times more lonesome.
Marg said Doug was still over home but was thinking of going back to Portland to the hospital. She said he had an awful cold. Guess he caught in Thurs out in all that rain fishing.
The game with Portland James John High was 0 to 0. Not so bad Eh', but wasnt a very good day to play I don't think, The field was so slippery the kids could not hold footing so very well. I did not go over to see it.
With Love
Sue
Excuse the sudden ending but I have company so
Bye, Bye

Christmas postcard 1924 from Portland



Dear Haywood and Family,
I haven't forgotten you all intarley, But it looks as if I had. have been intending to write for mo. Have you seen Joe. I seen him here about a mo ago & he asked where is Buck. He said he was working here. But I don't think he is Never hear from him any more. Your old bro Frank
[Blogger's note -- who is Buck? and who is Frank? Would "Frank" be Haywood's Uncle (Absolom) Frank(lin) Lewallen? If so, why would he sign the card "your bro"?]

Postmarked Jan 13, 1922 Castle Rock, WASH



Burg.
Dear Haywood
Was real shocked at you. Recieved both your letter before I even had time to turn around.
You wanted to know about comming down and working for Doug. I don't know Haywood. But I do know Doug will not be able to make as much off his chickens as he is planning. Dad only makes $100 clear off his and now eggs have droped. But perhaps you know better than I and understand.
Now just leave all your old C's ___ home (Pst) when you come "C" Doug must be awfully busy with his chickens for he hasn't been down for a couple of days.
If you think or know you can make more on chickens then up there why come down and fork for him.
Well must ring off
will write again this eve.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Writing letters between classes








Burg.
Dear Haywood,
Will try and write you a few lines before second period or Gen. Sci. I wrote Al a letter but was so excited then have forgotten what I said. I suppose you have seen Doug by this time. Abe and Margaret said they saw him when they took him away Sun. morn.
I suppose you are still waiting for me to answer your questions.
I was crying the other night some thing was said to hurt my feelings. I can take most anything as a joke form some people then others I can not. I just hate every one here in school. Of course there is a bunch that I am with. They couldn't be nicer. But then there's the bunch that catch every new girl and then I hear things.
Dad has been raising the dickens again the last week. Ma's been taking her own part as she should have done long before this. Dad wanted to bring Doug over home and Ma said said it was no place for a sick man. the kids there making all sorts of noise. He was bound and sure Doug was comming over She said it would have been all right if we had anything fixed for sick people. So Dad had him sent to the lodging house. We havn't heard the last of it 'Naturly'.
Momma wanted to know if you could loan five until she sells the turkeys in about two weeks. I've got to have something to work on here.
Well must close
As ever
Sue
What did you do Sun. You should have been down. We kids made cidar.