Sarah Ann Camfield, Nov 27, 1901

South Bend Nov 27th 1901

Dear Children and Grand Children

well Ann I have written to Wirt and now I will dare write to you and Elizabeth we are all well and ought to be happy and thankful we have enough to eat and wear to be warm and comfortable and are having such beautiful weather I think it ought to make every one feel thankfull wel Libby and Earl is in Chicago they went last wednesday we have had 2 letters from her they seem to like it very much and why should they not Fred gets 4 dollars aday and gets house rent for 10 dolars amonth the same as we pay they have all conveniences I kept my clothes bars and feather

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and pillows now I want you to have them if you will excet them you can have them any time you can get them over thare I have made and tied acomfeter all alone since I came back and pieced 31 blocks for the three quilts we planed and have pieced one pattern block for your pattern quilt yesterday Rozy and I walkedup where they are building a new Evangelical Church it seem to be most done it will nice when it is done I can go to Church it is just anice walk from here last Monday was Joseph Birthday and we never thought of it until this morning we are expecting Ben and Bell Marsh here for avisit she said look for us friday or saturday

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Earl was very much pleased with his rabit Libby thought hers nice she said she must make something for you we are going to have the big Rooster for dinner to morrow if the Lord is willing and spares his life and ours

Joseph is at work at the depot yet he seems to like it and he seems to be so well I dont know when I have seen him look and seem so well he sits down to the table and eats lik other folks he says his work is not hard as a general thin he does not complain of being tired or sick that is something new for him you know S A C



Sarah had written to her nephew, Marshall Wirt Wisner and niece Elizabeth Hall Belden. See the Hall family letters for more information.

Joseph has given up his job as a barber and is now working for the railroad. Fred, Libby and Earl have all moved to Chicago. Fred may have been working as an electricians apprentice.

Breaks over! Sarah's back to piecing quilts.

For more see:
Camfield Family Letters
Descendants of Sarah Ann Wisner
Michael Camfield



Camfield, Sarah Wisner (South Bend, IN) to “Dear Children and Grand Children”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 27 November 1901. Digital Images 1-3.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1901,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Etola Robinson, Sept 20, 1901

September 20 1901
Dear Annie: Do you observe I have made a vase of some ink. Thought I would celbrate by writing to you, think I will have to invest in some new pens next think I have some someplace but can not find them.

Weill how are you! Tamerson told me about you leaving your washing to go visiting I shall not be surprised to hear of you doing any thing now I believe you have wated until this late date to sew your wild oats I am well have not had much to do lately that is not much that there is any money in. manage to keep bisy most of the time. Sarah, Peater and Cora was here to see us went home Tuesday morning

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I caned 1/2 bushel of peaches wednesday want to can some tomaties but do not know if I can get any they are scarse this year.

Did you ever see sucha miserably cold September as this is? dear me I have to have fire most all the time now how will I ever buy coal enough to last untill next june

Walter and Vera are quite near neighbors of mine just over on Westula second house from gas tank they are boath at work Walt says he does not like it ( work I mene ).

I have been making a dress for Pauline Alfont thsi week. Mrs. alfont's Father and Mother are visiting her. I have not been over to Roses since Ruby came home. Turk is doing well in the dressmaking line I am surprised to see how well she

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Plumbs as the city has been well supplied with them

how do the children like attend high school? give my love to all and write soon.

from your frien
Etoley Robinson
69_ E Washington
S. B. Ind.




For more see:
Camfield Family Letters
Descendants of Sarah Ann Wisner
Michael Camfield



Robinson, Etola (South Bend, IN) to “Dear Annie”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 20 September 1901. Digital Images 1-3.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1901,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Mabel Camfield Marsh, Sept 6, 1901

CEDAR = POINT = ON = THE = LAKE (379)

SANDUSKY< O Sept 6th, 1901 My Dear Aunt and Grandma:- As I have a few spare minutes I will write you a few lines to let you know I am still alive. We have been very busy this summer; as you must know at a summer resort they make hay while the sun shines. - have been to no expence so have a nice little bank account, = have not decided what we will do this winter. How are you all getting along; I have often thought of you and how I would like to visit with you. = I haven't written to Tole yet, = I suppose you have heard from her. I had a letter from Mamma and Mrs Marsh this week. They are all well. I left my machine with Mamma and she writes, me that Pearl does all the plain sewing so my mind is at rest on that score it will do her and Ruby good to learn to depend on themselves. Give my love to all and write when you can. Yours Lovingly, Mabel Marsh how is Uncle Ashley is he well this summer



How did Ben and Mabel end up with jobs at Cedar Point and what were they doing?

For more see:
Camfield Family Letters
Descendants of Sarah Ann Wisner
Michael Camfield


Marsh, Mabel Camfield (Sandusky, OH) to “Dear Aunt and Grandma”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 6 September 1901. Digital Images.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1901,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Etola Robinson, July 15, 1901

July 15 1901 5 11 A. M.

Dear Friend: I intended to write to you last evening nut it was so very warm that I could not bear to light a lamp Oh! isn't it hot?

I do not have to go away from home to work today was at home all last week and expect shall be this week do not think that menes I had nothing to do. I made me a new black scirt (it was goods that I purchased in Dowagiac when I was there and this is the first time I have had to make it up) riped up my white waist and made it over made me a new corset cover and fixed over a scirt for Mrs. Marshes' niece and cleaned house all day saturday now this week must make a waist for Sarah and do some work for Amelia. Amelia was sick all night saturday night and yesterday and did not fell well yesterday

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do not know how she is this morning as she is not up yet she is not a bit well any of the time had to lay off one day last week.

Sarah and Peater were hear a week ago yesterday on the excursion. I heard they are going to have one every two weeks why can not you people come over that way I do not know when I shall get over to B. but I think maby I can come on my wheel this autumn when it gets cool.

I attended the commencement exercises of the class of 1901 of the nurses training school last Tuesday evening there were only three in the class. There were five when I was at the hospittle but two of them droped out fore some reason. the graduates were dressed in white and had there caps on and there arms full of flours one of them read an essa on typhfoid feavor from a nurses stand point another gave a demonstration of the first bath and the other the _________ then there was nurse a speach ___

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the President of the bord of Diectors a paper by Miss Brenon and the presentation of Diplomas and of Badges it was all very nice this makes 14 graduates from this school. They are not in the new hospittle yet the carpenters' strike put it back some.

so you are having your usuall amount of company this summer and it seemes to me that Bell's consumption is not hurting her very much yet. I have not been over to Joes' for quite a while but when I was there they were making "Pop corn crisp" at a great rait it is very good and I guess they are doing well at it Rose has quit washing and devotes her time to it and Pearl helps with the Packing and they had a girl hired to help them. I have not had a letter from Bell since she went away although she promised to write but I expect she is very buisy.

I had a letter from Annie Meakes a short time a go she says Elsworth has been sick

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again they seem to have quite a time. I am so glad the children passed I expect they feel pretty good over it tell Tamerson I shall write her a letter soon but can not spare the time this morning wish you would let her come over and stay a while now that I am at home I think she would enjoy it so much and Ruby waits her to come so much. we will try to make it pleasant for her. well I must quit and get to busoling. give my love to Leib and tell her I am looking for an answer to my letter.

good by and write soon to your
Friend
Toley


It had been almost a year since Toley's hospital stay and yet she was still interested in the nurses. She's having trouble finding work. I'll say no more for now.

Mrs Marsh was the mother-in-law of Mabel "Bell" Camfield Marsh, daughter of Joe and Rosa. She and her husband, Ben, spent the summer working in Sandusky, OH as will be seen in a future letter.

Pearl was my grandmother. My mother thinks "popcorn crisp" was popcorn balls but she is not certain. If anyone has heard of it I'd love to know exactly what they were making. Prior to this letter I thought that the extra laundry that Rose did was for Joe's barber shop. Apparently she also took in laundry. Ruby was their other daughter.

Amelia Gosline was Toley's roommate. I'm guessing that Sarah and Peter Gosline were the visitors from Buchanan, MI. A little further searching and I find that Peter Gosline married Sarah Robinson, Toley's older sister. So Amelia was her niece, rather than just her roommate.

Elizabeth Vorhees was a neighbor of Anna's.


For more see:
Camfield Family Letters
Descendants of Sarah Ann Wisner
Michael Camfield



Robinson, Etola (South Bend, IN) to “Dear Friend”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 15 July 1901. Digital Images 1-4.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1901,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]

Sarah Ann Camfield, Jan 7, 1901

South Bend Indiana Jan 7th 1901

Dear Anna all of you

I suppose you will be glad to hear that we are all well Roza has quite a cold but sinot sobad but that she is washing and I am sewing carpet rags peacing bedquilts is athing of the past when I got the 15th done I quit and went at carpetrags for arest I have had six rides on the street car we have been three times to sit to have our Pictures taken the four generations you know I hope they will be righ this time we went yesterday

Mrs Warner Libbies Mother was here last week she came Christmas and went home the day after newyear

now about Christmas Joseph and Rose gave me a little shoulder shall dark gray with a small white border striped and alot of candy and Bel gave me a nice lite apron ready made and some candy and Libby gave me

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alittle candle stick it cost five cents Fred gave Perl abottle of perfume that is al they gave the family we all to gather gave them as much as one dollar my hyacinths are growing but they seem to grow so slow our plants froze one of them cold nites but they was not much loss how is Toley going along we hope she is having a good time tel her we should like to hear direct from her

I dont know whether I wrote to you that Mr Bogard and wife went east last fall so if we had gone to noble we shoul not have seen them they went in august and came back saturday before election when you get ready to weave your carpet we are going to donate ours

I got a letter from Mrs Plant the same time I got yours before Christmas they both came to gather now I must answer hers so good by for this time please give my love and best wishes to all S A Camfield


Fifteen quilts! Sarah Ann was 83 when this was written. I really wish one of her quilts had been preserved.

I think I have shared this picture before. It may be the one she is talking about.

Earl, Fred, Joseph and Sarah Camfield c. 1900

For more see:
Camfield Family Letters
Descendants of Sarah Ann Wisner
Michael Camfield
Henry Bogardus, Shirt-tail Cousin


Camfield, Sarah Wisner (South Bend, IN) to “Dear Anna all of you”
[Anna Camfield Carlisle]. Letter. 7 January 1901. Digital Images 1-2.
Privately held by Apple, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,]
Snowville, New York. 2009.
[Carlisle Family, Box #1, Correspondence, 1901,
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 2008.]