Wedding Wednesday: Newby-Trowbridge

CHARLES LEE NEWBY to IDA MAY TROWBRIDGE 

May 25, 1892

Charles and Ida Newby were my maternal great grandparents. The witnesses, Milla and Henry McMullen, were Ida's sister and brother-in-law. This beautiful certificate is a page from Ida May's 1891/92 Bible which was likely a wedding gift to Ida and Charles from her parents.

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Tombstone Tuesday: Elza C. and Florence P. Scott

Elza Chandler Scott (birth name CHANDLER) 1895-1969
Adopted son of Ottway Norville and Mary Cordelia (Arnold) Scott
Florence Polly (Melvin) Scott 1903-1989
daughter of Michael and Edna A. (Metcalf) Melvin
buried Evergreen Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky

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Amanuensis Monday: A Convenient Marriage-Part 2

After the widow Florence Polly (Melvin) Moore received the letter from suitor Elza Chandler Scott (whom she'd never met in person), she quickly shot off a reply to him which she tucked into another letter to her friend Mrs. Reed because it was the time of the Great Depression and she had only one stamp. This is her reply to Mr. Scott:

                         March 29, 1931

          Mr. E. C. Scott.

                 Dear Friend:

                          Will answere

your letter with pleasure, I

am certainly sorry if I gave you

a bawling out because I

did'nt intend to do so, I was

glad to get the photo of you, and

to tell the truth about it, I

dont think you would spoil

my appitte, but I may spoil

yours. I am sorry but I cant

find a photo of my self. I

have some that were made

about 3 years ago. but I

look quiet differant now.

if every thing is OK, I think

I will see you in a few days.

lets hope so anyway.

I am 27 years old, a widow of one

year & 2 months, 5 feet 1 1/2 in tall

weigh 102 pound. Blue eyes light

complected & auburn hair. and

I have a daughter nearly 9 years

old. I love children and it is

a pleasure to be with them

especially with nicely raised

children  Mrs Reed spoke real

well of you and the Boys, Jack &

Mrs Reed are real nice people

I think as much of them

as I do my own people. they

have certainly treated me

nice, I have the head ache so

bad to day I cant hardly write.

so please excuese this short

letter, may be we can arrange

every thing when I get

their, so please answere this

as soon as possible, Mr & Mrs

Reed are moving to Latonia

will you go with them or

will you stay where you are,

so you have just bought a car

it doesent matter if it

isnt a swell one, times are

to bad to put so much money

in a car are any thing. I all

way try to save for a rainy

day, but havent had any

thing to save for over a year.

but after the rain the sun

all ways shines, so I hope it

will soon shine for me.

I am sorry I havent a picture

of my self at present, but

may be you wont be

disappointed when you

see me. I think I will

be there Sunday the 5th if

everything works out allright.

I will be looking for an

Answere in a few days. please

write, good bye good luck.

             your lonesome Buddie

                    Florence Moore

                       2206 - Standard Ave

                            Lou

                               Ky.

the reason why I am putting

this in Mrs Reeds letter

because this is the only

stamp I have and I

can't get any till tomorrow

Apparently Florence arrived in Cincinnati on Sunday, April 5th as planned and she and Elza must have gotten along famously just as Jack and Mrs. Reed predicted because on the following Saturday, April 11th.....

Marriage License of Elza C. Scott and Florence P. Moore
dated April 11, 1931

And 29 years later....they were still happily married....

Florence Polly and Elza Chandler Scott - May 1960

....til death they did part in June of 1969 with the passing of Elza, age 72. (No children from this union.)

Click here to read Part 1

Thanks go to my sister-in-law Rose, who has allowed me to keep and preserve these historical family artifacts!

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Sunday's Obituary: Mrs. Rose L. Logsdon

ROSE LEE (MATTINGLY) LOGSDON

August 1, 1886 - September 1, 1973

My husband's paternal grandmother, daughter of William M. and Lou Ann (Grimes) Mattingly, wife of Joseph Leslie Logsdon who died at the age of 25 in 1919.

This clipping was among the items my sister-in-law placed in my care a few years ago. There are two other obituaries dated September 13, 1973 on Rose Lee's FindAGrave memorial that were taken from the Louisville Courier Journal. This clipping may be an earlier obituary from the same paper or it may have come from another newspaper.

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Funeral Card Friday: Florence Marie (Smith) Logsdon

Marie Logsdon 1919 - 2000

Marie was the daughter of James Ignatius and Emma Josephine (Ray) Smith. She was the third wife of my husband's father, J. Harvey Logsdon and stepmother to his four children: Anita, Rose, Buddy, and Mike. They were married 38 years when Harvey preceded her in death in 1988. Marie had no children of her own.

Florence Marie (Smith) Logsdon circa 1950s

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Tombstone Tuesday: Joseph H. and Marie (Smith) Logsdon

Joseph Harvey Logsdon, son of Joseph Leslie and Rose Lee (Mattingly) Logsdon
md. third wife Florence Marie Smith in 1950
  dau. of James Ignatius and Emma Josephine (Ray) Smith
buried Calvary Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky

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Amanuensis Monday: A Convenient Marriage-Part 1

In March of 1931 my husband's maternal grandmother, Florence Polly (Melvin) Moore, had been a widow for just a little over a year and she had an 8 1/2 year old daughter. Her friend, Mrs. Reed, knew of a widower with children of his own who was looking for a mother for them as well as a companion for himself, so Mrs. Reed decided to try and play match maker. This is the first of two letters in my possession that followed after Mrs. Reed set things in motion.

                   March 27, 1931

                  3029 Woodburn Ave.

                  Cincinnati, O.

Miss Florence Moore:

        My Dear Miss Moore:

                     I suppose I really

deserve the slight bawling out

in the letter you sent Mrs Reed

Well my dear lady I have been

figureing and making plans and

wanted to be sure of my step

before I had a definite understanding

with you. If I can find

a Photo of my Self I will enclose

it in this missle. I want

to be perfectly frank and plain

with you so am going to

look forward to meeting you

with great pleasure. I have

not been a widower but

4 months but life with out a

companion is one continual hell

for me. I have 3 boys Florence

who need other care besides

that which I can give them

Of course the two older ones

can take care of themselves

mostly but the youngest needs

a mothers care and teaching.

Now if I can arrange it and

I think I can will you be

willing to come up and

look the situation over and

then we will see what can

be done. understand I dont

want to make a slave of you

or any one. More a companion

and "buddy" than any thing

else. To tell you a little more

about my self. I am 37 years

old and I think I know what

life is all about. I am not "tall

dark & handsome" but I dont think

I would spoil your appetite by

having to look across the table at

me every morning as the saying

goes. I have just purchased

an auto not a swell one of

course (because I cant afford it)

but one that we can have lots

of pleasure out of this summer.

Jack & Mrs Reed say they think

we would get along famously

so my interest in you is

growing daily. Now if you

care to answer this I will

be looking for an answer also

looking forward to the day I

see you in person.

    will close for this time

                (over)

Hoping to hear from you

soon   I remain yours in the field of lonesome men

                      E. C. Scott

                        3029 Woodburn Ave

                           Cincinnati

                               Ohio.

P.S.

Please send Photo of yourself.

                       E. C.

 Part 2 will be posted next week and will be Florence's reply to Elza Chandler Scott and the outcome of this correspondence.

Click here to read Part 2

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Treasure Chest Thursday: WWII Souvenir

My husband's parents, Harvey and Florence (Moore) Logsdon, had been married less than two years. Harvey was stationed aboard ship with the Navy during World War II and it was near the end of his tour. He was anxious to return home to his young wife, toddling daughter and infant son in Louisville, Kentucky. This silk souvenir, measuring about 5" x 5", was tucked inside a letter Harvey wrote to Florence dated August 17, 1945...

Excerpt from the letter where Harvey mentions the enclosed panties...

"Well Honey I got you a pair of pants and I will send them in this letter. I thought they were pretty cute."

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Wordless Wednesday: Harvey and Florence Logsdon

My husband's parents:
Joseph Harvey and Florence Edna (Moore) Logsdon circa 1943

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Sentimental Sunday: We Are The Story Tellers

The Story Tellers

    "We are the chosen.  In each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors; to put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the family their story and to feel that somehow they know and approve.  Genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts; instead, it is breathing life into all who have gone before.  We are the story tellers of the tribe.  All tribes have one.  We have been called as if it were in our genes.  Those who have gone before cry out to us:  Tell our story, and so we do.   In them we find ourselves."    .....Unknown author

I love that quote, it couldn't be more perfect.  

Cheers to all  the dedicated family historians, genealogists, and geneabloggers out there and to all those in my own family; in particular, those of the Wallen ancestry of which I am a fourth generation family history preservationist; from great grandfather Oliver, his daughter Sula, his grandson Charlie, and now to me, the great granddaughter. We were chosen. We are The Story Tellers. 

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