Benton County, Tennessee Genealogy
Cynthia
Caroline (Smith) Presson to her sister Permelia Isabella
(Smith) Taylor
of the death of their sister Mary Eliza (Smith) Harvey
(1835-1876), who is buried in the Prospect Cemetery in
Benton County, TN.
Nov. 28, 1876
Dear Brother and Sister,
This leaves us all well at present. I have been sick but
now I'm well. Well sis you cant think hard of me. I was
sick a week before Charlie was born. Eliza come to see me
several times. I can't recall her visits, I was so bad
then. She had the chills two weeks, the day my little
Charlie died. She took the pneumonia. My baby was two
weeks old when he died. He had spasms all night and fits
in the morning he died. I was so troubled about him down
low. The doctors had them keep it from me about Eliza
being so low. I never heard she was dead till evening and
she died at nine o'clock in the morning. Susan Watson
came from there there, I asked her how Eliza was, she
said she was dead. I told her I heard their lamentation.
Jimmy (Presson, who was Cynthia's husband) say "it
is the children making a noise", but he knew what it
was. He has just left there. I was so weak and low and
out of my head he was afraid to tell me so I never saw
Eliza anymore. You can't think hard of me, I want you to
write.
Jimmy says if you want to hear from
him write and he will answer with pleasure. He has sent
the last two letters and is tired of waiting for his
answer. Write soon. Farewell Brother and sister. James
and Caroline to Hutson and Isabell Taylor.
Submitted by E.J. Sims
P.A. Bridges
April 16, 1923
To who may concern:
___ is hereby given that in accordance
wit the procession's __ Shannon's code Sec 3637-3691. I
___ proceed to procession my land in the 4th Civil Dist.
of Benton County Tennessee. On the 7th day of May 1923, I
__ commence on the South West corner of my land Deeded to
me by H. ___ and wife and survey such lines as may be
necessary to establish the boundary lines of said land
and other ____ lands. The survey will continue ___ to day
until completed -
April 16th 1923
P. A. Bridges
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Original Document
Submitted by Juanita
Delaney-Sternenberg
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