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maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 1 Jun 2008 19:50

Loved the PS !!

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

FamilyFogey

FamilyFogey Report 31 May 2008 21:00

I like the phrase 'I think he is a distant husband of mine....' love it!

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 31 May 2008 20:54

roflol!!!!





wonder if she ever got an answer back??

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 31 May 2008 16:14

That gave me a good chuckle on this dreary rainy Saturday.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Margaret

Margaret Report 31 May 2008 16:09

This is an actual inquiry sent to the Montrose (Colorado) Enterprise newspaper -- and published there on June 5, 1906:


Kind and respected sir: I see in the paper that a man named John Sipes was attacked and ate up by a bear whose cubs he was trying to get ... in the mountains near your town. What I want to know is did it kill him or was he only partly ate up. I think he is a distant husband of mine. My first husband was of that name but I thought he was killed in the war. I have been married twice since. If it is him, you will know by his six toes on the left foot. He also has a spread eagle tattooed on his front chest and an anchor on his right arm. If alive don't tell him I'm married to Joe White because he never liked Joe. Maybe you'd better act as if I'm dead, but find out all you can about him and please answer back.

P.S. Was the bear killed? Also was he married again and did he leave any property with me laying claims to?

(As collected by The Fore-Kin Trails Genealogical Society, Montrose, Colorado)