In pencil: Letter from J. J. J.
To: Mrs. C. H. Gauss
Columbia
Boone Co.
Mo
112 No. Allen Ave
Nov 24th 1920
My dear Cousin -
While
the intercourse between our families has not been kept up in the past years,
yet my mother has told us so much of Uncle Jack and his family I do feel that
i know you and have been wanting to write you ever since her death, which
occurred Oct 29th. She had a stroke of apoplexy and fell in the yard,
where my sister found her a little later. she never regained consciousness.
She was very active and took an interest in everything we did. She lived
for us and we for her, but we were compelled to leave her a great deal by
herself. If she had been sick and we had had any warning that the
end was so near, it would be easer to bear, but the shock of her sudden death
is so hard to stand.
Do you know
where Aunt Ellen is? I have written her and telegraphed her. The
letter was returned from clayton. I think she wrote in October that
she would probably go into St. Louis for the winter. Mamma was so worried
again this fall by having her letters to Aunt Ellen returned. She wrote
to Chesterfield and to Clayton. Finally we heard from her at Clayton
and it was from that postoffice my last letter was returned. If you
know her address, will you please send it to me?
Our home circle
now consists and myself. Julia is supervisor of Drawing in the Public Schools
here, and Mary and I have positions in offices.
With love for
all of my dear Mothers own people.
Affectionately
Ellen B. wooldridge.
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