(The following letter was found between the pages of S.Y. Turner's Bible)
The transcriber and keeper of the letters, Mrs. Lillie Inez Hill Gilson of Eddyville, Kentucky, penned the below note. Inez has been preserving the family history for many years. Silas Y. and Nancy Emmaline Carr Turner were her Great Great Grandparents.
"The letters were written as found. At times I unconsciously would correct errors. I studied the letters one hour and a half to be able to read it. It was written in ink. This was a wonderful experience for me.
I have found in my searching the family history so many names and words incorrectly written." Lillie Inez Hill Gilson, March 16, 1995
Arlington Ky. Jan the 23 1883
Mr S. Y. Turner Sir
Deer Uncle it is with pleasure that I seat myself to drop you a fine line to inform you how we are we are all well but Jane she has not been well for over a year though she is up most of the time though last saturday night she taken with a bleed of the lungs very Bad though we got it stoped and she has not blead any more since though she is very weak from it i hope these few lines may find you all well. Read is getting to be a grat Bigg Boy Mollie is nearly grown. Times is tolerble good then I Ben working on the rail road for three months they give me seventy dollars per month and me board myself Bound Cost me 15 Dollars per month leave me $55 l00 per month. Will Rogers is practicing medicine at Wickliff 18 miles from here I have not seen him diane came Down and styed all night with us Uncle Dicke has also moved down then so I understand wrote how times is up then and how are all getting long I have not heard anything from up there in a long time I wold like to see you all some time but don't know when it will be give my regards to all of my friends Corne is plenty hen it is werth 35 (cents) a pond lots of wheat Sound here we have got some Mighty Cold weather here it pinches me very Clost then I have been three hundred miles down south all winter then I come home Sunday morning found considerable snow slieet then worst any Down where I was though there has Ben a heap of Raine Down then this winter I don't get to stay at home much anyway I like to rail road very well But it keeps a man away from home to much I don't think I will stay on the road very long on that account and my wife being in bad heaflth tho makes it worse on me write how Jeff and Mary is getting long and where they are living at. Let me know if Marv old man is getting long very well now and how Ann Boatwright is getting long I seen Jasper Sheltons boy the other day at Arlington he moved down then he married a woman by the name of Shenalt So I will close for this time hope to hear from you all soon I remaine your nephew until death.
C.C. Carr
From the Collection of Mrs. Ruth M. Hill
Garius Hill the grandson of Ruth M. Hill has generously submitted the following photographs and letters of his family. These pages are in tribute to her.
Mary J. Rogers(sister to Nancy Emmaline Carr) lived in Wickliffe.
(The following letter was found between the pages of S.Y. Turners Bible)
The transcriber and keeper of the letters, Mrs. Lillie Inez Hill Gilson of Eddyville, Kentucky, penned the below note. Inez has been preserving the family history for many years. Silas Y. and Nancy Emmaline Carr Turner were her Great Great Grandparent's.
"The letters were written as found. At times I unconsciously would correct errors. I studied the letters one hour and a half to be able to read it. It was written in ink. This was a wonderful experience for me.
I have found in my searching the family history so many names and words incorrectly written." Lillie Inez Hill Gilson, March 16, 1995
Wickliffe, Kentucky February 28, 1856
Mr. S.Y. and wife
Dear Brother and Sister I thought I would drop you a few lines. It has been such a long time since I hear from you this leaves all well I have had a few chills since Christmas. We have had so much bad weather and so much snow Have not had much sickness here this winter few cases of pneumonia times are dull here some think we have high water this spring if we do things will be lively for a while. We have preaching real often here I hardly ever go the rest go Cambelites have been having preaching all this we have 3 church's organized have never built a church all preaching in the court house Emeline how has your health been this winter I would like so much to see you how is Mary getting along and where is she living give my love to all the children tell Hannah and Allie I think they might write to me some time I would be glad to hear from them tell Lucie to write soon I would be glad to hear from you
As ever your devoted sister,
Mary J. Rogers