Letters from the Past – July 1901 Gruissy - Moore Letter

  My family has letters from our Mark/Gruissy family. My paternal aunt, Genevieve A. Brown Wieland Schaperjahn shared those letters with me.  This was written from one half - sister to another. 

 

This letter was written to my great grandmother

Nancy Regina Victoria (Gruissy) Mark 

31 Jan 1879 Medina, OH - 24 May 1959 Medina, OH

Daughter of Augustus Ceaser Gruissy & Esther Barbara Wolf

Wife of Thomas Kenneth Mark

 

This letter was written by 

Caroline Louise Gruissy Moore

23 Oct 1863 OH - 15 Apr 1936 OH

Daughter of Augustus Ceaser Gruissy & Mary Ann Everett

Wife of Peter Jonathan Moore

Caroline & Regina were half - sisters.

 

The punctuation in this letter is mine to make it a little easier to read.

In the same envelope was a letter from Caroline's daughter, Vera.

To: Miss Regina V. Gruissy, St. John’s, Clinton Co., Michigan

From: Caroline Louise Gruissy Moore

Postmarked: 1901 OH

 

 

lergy [early] july the 29^th

 

dear sister I will try and rite a few lines to let you know that we are well and hope these few lines will find you well. was glad to hear from you and that you got there all right. have you seen Emma yet and how is she getting along? I will try and tell you the news … Mrs hanes has got a new house [horse?]. they paid Ma hundred for it. You aught [sic] see hear said [?]. McFarlands got theirs. Miss Moyer has got a porch on this end of her house. Oli has gone to seville [sic] to narh [?] as barc [?] Fred. I see him go by and look lonely. I gess [sic] his mind is far away. I feel so sorry for him but I cant [sic] reach him bass [?] bellow [?] Mary and Albert[i] was well the last time I saw them.

Cousin Albert and -?- was up and stayed a night with me. We had a nice time. We had a real nice rain this morning. It has been real -?- this summer. Have you heard from Bill since you went out there? Poor fellow. I wonder if you have time in his dreams. Well how many hear -?- you washed since you went out there.

 

 rita [sic] has got back from the farm. she sayes [sic] it was fine. They have got Mr. Moyer out of jail. he [sic] forged a note. the ladies are to give a shosl [?] next saturday evening in the parish. they had the meeting out in the yard last evening. it was so warm in the church. peter[ii] has gone to Wadsworth to market brick laying. They are putting up a large building there. I will close from yur [sic] Carrie Moore rite [sic] soon

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[i] Mary Magdalene Gruissy Lutz, half – sister to Regina, was born 23 November 1865. She married Albert Lutz 3 July 1889. In 1900 they were living in Westfield Township, Medina County, Ohio. They had no children. 

[ii] Peter J. Moore, born March 1857 in Ohio. Husband of Caroline Louise Gruissy

This is how the first page of the letter looks.

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