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In pencil at top:
Aunt L. told me about their ancestors, But I think it must
have been her great grandfather who left France & he had
three sons. I think persecutions of the Heuguenots were over
by 1740 or 45.
Columbia, Mo
Dec 26th, 1914 |
Dear Annie:
I made a mistake about the year your Father went to Yale. He
started in the Fall of 1864. I can swear to it.
Everyone said it was the Fall of 1865 so I wrote it that year.
After he took the letter & I was sitting here alone thinking,
thinking, it came to me that 1865 was the wrong date. There
is no question about it, he left in 1864. The spring that Lincoln
was assinated [sic] we were living in the Mallincrot house,
& Henry was not at home. he was at Yale.
Mrs. Neidermeyer has just gotten home from St. Louis where
she was operated on for cancer one breast was taken off.
A card came from Cousin Mary today the 26th. She got my card
so Blanche need not look up the address. Also a card from Susan,
she says if the weather permits she is coming up Farmers week.
With love,
Aunt Sis
Question 1st: I think your father went to Yale in the Fall
of 1865.
2nd: Don't know maybe Cousin Oscar could tell.
3. Father was 18 [20 penciled in] years old when he came to
this country. He soon inlisted in U.S. army. I think he first
went to Wisconsin. [Minnesota penciled in]. He was associated
with Rev. Pond, a missionary & helped him translate the
New Testament in to the Sioux language. After serving his time
out, he came to Mo, was employed by the American Fur Company
& stationed in Dakota.
4th. He had a general merchantdise store, Gauss & Weidner,
there in the grain business, Then Lumber, also President of
the First-National Bank. Eugene thinks he was the first president
of the Bank. Resigned on account of his eyes.
5th Don't know
6th Mother was born in Harrisonburg Va. First A. ancestors
were Benjamin Fawcett & his wife Delilah Regneau Fawcett.
Settled in Agusta Co. Va. 1770 I think. They were Huguenots.
Three Fawcett brothers escaped from France to England. One stayed
in England, the other two come to U.S. Benjamen Fawcett had
some ironworks in Va. & became wealthy for those days.
6th. Mother's father, Joseph Fawcett came to Mo. in 1834, settled
near Booenvill at Old Franklin. staid about a year then came
to St. Charles.
7th Mother went to school in Staunton. That's all I know.
8th None of his brothers graduated. I graduated. I don't think
degrees of any kind were given to women in those days. Just
Honors. 1st valedictorin. 2nd Saluditorin. I was 2nd.
10th. No.
11th. Your Father had a tutor first. special studies Latin
& German I think. Colleges in St. Charles then Washington
University.
12. Don't know
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