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Transcribed from
letter in my possession, Linda Blum-Barton.
Floresville, Tex
R F D #2
12/08/05
Dear Uncle,
Will pen you a line or two to
advise you of my Fathers death, A H McLean. He died
December 1st of
typhoid fever. I was not at home when he died but
arrived from Mexico in time to see him buried. If
Grandma Jones is
still alive, advise her of my Fathers death and her
sons.
Trusting this will find all
well and doing well.
I remain as ever
J R McLean
RFD #2 Floresville, Texas
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Transcribed
from
a letter in my possession (Linda Blum-Barton) written
from
Ojuela, Durango, Mexico on Dec. 29, 1905 by J R McLane
to J F
McLean of Woolsey, Ga.....
Ojuela, 12/29,
1905
Mr. J. F. McLean
Woolsey, Ga.
Dear Uncle,
I arrived here yesterday. Will
return to
work today. How I hated to leave the dear ones at
home. I can
scarcely realize Father being dead. He was such a
stout and
robust man. Although had suffered a great deal with
sick
headaches and at times complained of other troubles.
yet it is
so hard to realize him gone. I did not get home in
time to see
him alive in fact when I arrived I met them on the way
to the
cemetery. My next Brother, C C younger than I was in
time to go
out with the same train that carried the coffin. My
eldest
brother Manley of Mexico City, Mexico did not get
there or my
married sister Nettie of Rockport, Texas- and still
another
brother, younger than C C, Gilbert, who is in school
in Loudon,
Ky. Sister Nettie came up afterwards is at home now.
No they had
not moved from Marcelina have been living there 20 odd
years
they live at Marcelina but as they have established
rural
delivery we get our mail direct from Floresville.
Marcelina was
formerly a P.O. but as it is only a little place and
since the
R.F.D. has been established they do not handle the
mail as
formerly. Our mail is layed down in front of our home
making it
more convenient for ever one on the R.F.D. routes. I
would like
to know more about Father's people. I have only met
one cousin
from Georgia. Cousin Will. If I could get well
acquainted enough
with my kinfolks there I might pay Georgia a visit
some day.
Possibly I may have a cousin
there that
would like to correspond with me, young man or young
lady.
Of course, you know there is a
large
family of us 12 children and we are well scattered so
far only 2
married. My eldest brother and eldest sister. I come
next in
age. then C C , Gilbert, Lillie, Jessie and Libbie all
grown or
grown in size. Jessie is only 18 but is the largest
boy in the
family. Libbie is 16 but about grown in size, then
comes the
little ones, Guy and Frank - boys - Josie and Effie
are the
babies - I think they must be about 8 and 10 years of
age. I
would like to hear about the families of my Uncles.
Wishing all a happy new Year and
hoping
to hear from some of you.
I remain as ever -
J R McLane
[J R McLane - James Raymond
McLane
(McLean), son of Allison H. McLane who was born in
Fayette
County, GA and removed to Texas is writing to his
father's half
brother, Juan Fernandez McLean, still residing in
Woolsey,
Fayette County, GA. Juan Fernandez McLean's parents
were John
McLean & Rebecca Cavender and Allison McLane's
parents were John
McLean & Martha E. Jones of Fayette County, GA]
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Transcribed
from a letter in my
possession. Written to Mr. J F McLean of Woolsey,
Georgia from J
R McLane at Ojuela, Durango, Mexico on June 18, 1906.
Ojuela,
Durango, Mexico
6/18 - 06
Mr. J. F. McLean
Woolsey, Ga.
My Dear Uncle -
Your welcome letter to hand but
so sorry
to hear of you being in poor health, I do hope you
will improve
fast and by the time I hear from you again I trust you
will
again be enjoying good health or be on the road to a
speedy
recovery.
Uncle I am not able to say
whether I will
get to come this summer or not yet. As working for a
Co., it is
hard to get more than a month layoff and I am quite
sure if I
only get one month off that my Texas kin will not
leave that
state under a month. But should I get 2 months I might
be able
to come this summer. If not then, I do not know when I
can come.
I hope Grandma Jones health is
better. I
do wish to see her so much. I leave here July 1st for
home
provided my life is spared and nothing occurs to
change my
plans.
We had 4 men killed a few days
ago and
several crippled since. We are having some real warm
weather
here of late.
Again trusting that this will
find your
health improved and with best regards to all.
I am as ever
J R McLane
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