1961 Letter to HH from Catherine, Roberta & Jean -Oct.

 

[Unknown date but refers to John getting a Halloween costume.  Creative spelling is included and is open to interpretation.]

Part from Catherine:

Dear Daddy,

I am selling raffle tickets on a capon for the band.  How many do you want to buy?

I took my piano lesson tonite while everybody else went to Hillsboro.  Then we ate at Shef's.

Yesterday I tryed to open the post office box.  I couldn't get it open so Mother went down.  She couldn't get it open so she asked Grandma & Granddaddy.  They couldn't open it either so they asked Bill Flint.  He couldn't either so they had to fix the box.

In Science we had to trace are ancestors back 4 generations.  I traced it back to David Uibel.  My Great-great-grandfather.

Mother bought two bedroom lamps and John got a haloween  costume.

Love,

Catherine

Roberta's part:

Derr Daddy,

Today we got prizes for sailing mayazines.  I got a corah, jsinde, phiny, swimming mask and a nail rifer and a CANDY BAR.

Love,

Bert

Jean's part:  

John and I visited Serena's class this morning.  She is the "Hostess of the week" so came to the door and let us in.  John sat real quietly and enjoyed it all immensely.  Serena and Roberta came home for lunch.

Mother Uible went to Hillsboro this AM -- Johnny Scarborough [husband of "Mugs"  and daughter of Uncle Dorsey Hiestand] is in the hospital in an oxygen tent.  Aunt Marjory [Mother of Mugs 1881-1969, Mugs 1905-1996, Dorsey 1876-1959, Johnny 1901-1962] came home sick and isn't over a cold yet.

John & I delivered pecans to Mrs. Southerland and Mrs. Gene Williams (across from Snow Hill) -- Also called on Mrs. Ronnie Flint, Mrs. Laughran (sp?) and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Pierce.  Stopped to see Mrs. Robinson but she wasn't home.

Daye's called & said bicycle tire was in so took it over to Hillsboro & man said he would try to have it ready by Saturday.  He is a character.

Read your letter addressed to Wells & then gave it to your father.

[Love from all, etc.]

1971 MV & GHU letters -Apr.7

 [These letters, sent to HH & Jean on their trip to Africa, mistakenly got filed in the August folder instead of April.  Fifty years later, a few months late seems minor considering the quality of the content.]

MV's letter:

April 7, 1971 4:30

Dear Mom and Dad,

How are both of you?  What are both of you doing?  John is good.  Thank you for the card.  We are having a good time.  TV is great.

Love,

Mary Virginia Uible

GHU's letter:

Fri. evening.

Dear Harold, Jean & Joe,

People are trying to think it is spring time the way they dress but it is still cold.  We did have a little shower this evening.  John was about finished with his papers.  Last evening Jennalou Noble passed away.  A bad cold had been with her for over a week.  She died on the way to the hospital.  [She was the second wife of "Doc" Noble, New Vienna druggist from the mid 1920s until the 1960s.  They were divorced in 1959.  She was the mother of Eugene Engel who married Faye McCune.]

Wed. Serena & I went to Hillsboro to see Aunt Mary [Hiestand] I wonder that she is able to get up for she certainly looks frail.  [Mary (1883-Oct.1971) was the second wife of Uncle Harry (1872-1967), GHU's brother.  Mary was also the mother of Helen Carr (1916-2007).]

Mary V. is with us to-night.  Mrs. T. [Thornburg] brought her in about 12:45 as she went to the 1 o'clock service.  So will stay until to-morrow sometime.  Mrs. T. has a hair appointment at 10 & then was going to Hillsboro on an errand.  Mrs. Lynd called & wanted a pyrex oblong pan of yours Jean to make some kind of bread for Tues. meeting.  Mary V. has a nice letter for you.  Enjoyed the cards.  

Had 30 jack letters to-day.  Phyllis said everything seems to be all right.  John meets her at the P.O. at 8 to get the letters.  Hope you are all enjoying every minute & try not to get lost.  I am sure Joe will enjoy having company for a change.

Should have had a letter from Fla. to-day but didn't.

I thought John would write a line but he has been busy with "Uncle Tom" for book review.  We had dinner at Polly's to-day.  Sheffields sandwich for supper & a drink.  I [could be "2" instead of I  -- hard to picture Grandma having a soda!] had a soda.  Catherine sent a card to Mary V. for Easter.  Said she was studying hard.

Love, Mother & Grandma

1981 GHU letter to Roberta -Jan 12

 

Drawing by Joe Horton 1979

Dear Roberta  --  Jan 12 [1981]  -- 

We use to think we could keep warm in Fla. but the last week you have to draw upon your imagination along with some real heat to keep warm & not to forget your warm sweater & better have a warm coat near.

Your nice package arrived to-day & of course we had to sample it soon after opening the goodies.  Rob had to arrive from school at the time & I told him since the air was so cold he might need some extra calories to keep him going.  Since I only let every one have one piece then I am sure the extra sweetness would hardly affect one's weight.  Thanks a lot.  I am sure I will enjoy each piece I eat & I will have calls as to where is that box from Roberta?

How is Buffy by this time?  I believe he knows when Marion is getting ready to take off & he works himself up into a ditter over the idea.  Our dog Tippie always knew when we were getting ready to leave in the car & he was right at the car door trying to edge his way into the car if possible.  He loved to ride.

Last week one afternoon late we had 3 callers.  -- Ellen (1902-1999) who you know & her 2 sisters Lois (1908-1990) from Texas & Luna (1915-?).  [GHU's sister, Aunt Luna' Hiestand Mitchell's (1874-1970), daughters].  You know her from Princeton I had forgotten, as you have met her.  They all met in Fort Lau. -- Luna had suggested the place.  It seems as if she has a Boy Friend & he was there also that week.  Believe it or not she has had a face lift.  She thought she had too many wrinkles.

Of course you hear the news from home so will not go into that.  I just hope the Korean girl will not cause them too much inconvenience.  Hope you don't struggle too much over your tax report.  I have received my book so must get my figures added soon to send to your Dad to finish.

It is past my bed time so must be on my way & get out extra cover for it is to be cold tonight is the report.

Love, Grandma

1911 Ira Franklin & Mary Ellen (Fawley) Hiestand

 

Ira Franklin Hiestand (1852-1912) &
Mary Ellen Fawley Hiestand (1853-1929) in 1911 
Married Sept. 19, 1871

Father & Mother of 

Harry Clarence Hiestand (1872-1967)

Luna Hiestand Mitchell (1874-1970)

Dorsa D. Hiestand (1876-1959)

Fawley Hiestand (1879-1881)

Gladys Hiestand Uible (1892-1993)

1970 Aunt Luna Hiestand Mitchell Obituary - Died 13 July 1970

Mrs. Luna Mitchell

Mrs. Luna Mitchell, 95, of 408 Price Ave., died at 3:30 a.m. Monday [July 13, 1970] at Boone County Hospital.  She had been ill several months.

She was born in Hillsboro, Ohio, Dec. 13, 1874, to Ira and Mary Fauley [Fawley] Hiestand.  In 1899 [1901], she was married to Robert G. Mitchell.  He died in July, 1943.

Mrs. Mitchell had lived in Columbia for 50 years and was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Mound City.

Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Cyrus Lippman [Ellen], Naples, Fla., Mrs. George Phillips [Roberta], 408 Price Ave., Mrs. E. L. Schuetz [Lois], Indianapolis, Mrs. Lester Paxton [Gladys], St. Louis, and Mrs. Robert Herron [Luna], Haworth, N.J.; a son, Dr. Robert H. Mitchell, Kansas City; a sister, Mrs. C.J. Uible, New Vienna, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. David Holt, First Presbyterian Church.  Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery

Friends may call at Memorial Funeral Home after noon today.  

Pallbearers will be Cyrus Lippman, Dr. Robert Mitchell,  S. J. Hanna, Leighton McCormick, Jr., George Phillips, Jr. and Thomas Mitchell Schuetz.

--obituary from an unidentified newspaper, probably the Columbia Daily Tribune. 

[Corrections as known, and daughters named in italics]

1980 Family Letter -June 17

Tuesday --

June 17, 1980

Dearest Family,

Seems like we just wrote to all of you because we have been on the go to the hospital so often this past week.  Grandma got home yesterday and is recovering beautifully -- you would never know from any indication that she has been hospitalized -- says she feels no pain and has full use of her arm which she had initially feared might happen as did when she had the first mastectomy.  They came up for supper last night. 

The ice cream freezer refused to turn so Dad ran down to Daye's but they had nothing but an 8-qt. White Mountain so ordered new parts and borrowed Charles Thompson's electric and really made a big difference.  A new White Mountain non-electric is around $60 and the electric over $100.  We sure didn't save any money by getting the cheaper one the last time -- it is a Frost King but really inferior -- so many plastic parts -- lid, paddle and less room for ice, etc.

There wee so many people from New Vienna in the hospital or had some connection with it.  Edna Walls, Mae Rogers, Connie West's mother, Donna Cornelius's mother, and a couple of others that don't think you people knew.  Mrs. Howard Steritz was on another floor -- understand she has had a stroke.  Would like to have seen Pam Fisher Newberry but only father of baby and grandparents wear allowed in -- we did take a peek when the nursery window curtains but learned later that she had already gone home so didn't get to see her little boy either.

Sunday morning we went to Hillsboro Methodist Church -- thought it would be a good time as the Hortons were interested in seeing the church -- hadn't been there since they moved in 1952.  Had hoped to get in Joe Hiestand's Sunday school class but no luck there -- classroom was empty so went in another class -- turned out to be very interesting.  Among others there we knew several of the ones attending -- David and Lois Williams who had gone to family Camp at Francis Asbury ear Rio Grand near Gallopolis.  They have a son and daughter who is Serena's age who is studying engineering at Wright State and lives in Wilmington.  Did talk to Joe and Mary Hiestand later -- he did teach class but he and rest of the class came after we had looked in.  Their daughter-in-law sang a solo in church -- doesn't have an outstanding voice but quite a treat after our country-western groups that have been singing in New Vienna.  The associate minister spoke -- was disappointed that we weren't going to get to hear the older minister (he's not really hardly into middle age but Mary & Bill had said what a good job he had done at Paul's funeral).  The associate did a very good job and the Williams had been the lay delegates so David got up in the pulpit and officially welcomed them both back along with their families.

Uncle Bill went home after we all ate at the hospital for he wanted to see the golf tournament -- Aunt Mary thought we were out of our minds to plan to stay until 8PM but the time really went fast.  After seeing G'ma briefly we went to Extended Care to see Mrs. Matthews while the Hortons visited Grandma.  Then back to the hospital after viewing the new doctors offices that are being built just to the left of the entrance into the hospital.  The old frame house that was called the annex was torn down and this is really a nice addition.  Later we went to the county home to see Faye Thornburg and then to Quaker apartments and Prairie View to see some people at each of those places.  We got back just in time for Mary to see an old friend that she had worked with in Hillsboro years ago.  (Another person she saw while here was a sorority sister from Ohio U who taught at East Clinton while Catherine was there -- Roberta Peden).

We are to take the Hortons to the Columbus airport this after to get a plane -- for some reason -- probably because their original ticket was Allegheny Airlines -- they are flying to Pittsburgh then to West Palm Beach.  They weren't looking forward to going back to hot weather but it has been unseasonably cool here.

Your mother has done a good job for the "weekly news".  I appreciate all the Father Day cards and best wishes.  See you all sooner or later.  Had card from M.V. . . . all is under control south of the border.

Love,

Red Roses True Love - June 8, 1910

Originally posted Dec. 5, 2009

Red Roses True Love, originally uploaded by morgazgc.

June 8, 1910, originally uploaded by morgazgc.

Tuesday, Well Mamma I received a postal from Dorsa saying that they would stay one day longer if O.K. with me & of course it was. So will not arrive home until Sat. night. I received a letter from Cecil today & he had intended to come to H.[Hillsboro] Sat. evening but I wrote & told him not to come until Sunday morning. But do not go to any extra work. Nurse going away to-morrow, Sis is feeling fine. We had several callers. I will have a pleasant surprise for you when I arrive home. We are still eating strawberries. I made a cake Sat. & was all gone Sun night. Robert ate 3 pieces for dinner & 2 for supper & he is still alive. Had a shower this morning. I guess I still have enough money to get home on. G.H.

I hope Grandma's Mamma had good eyesight, otherwise she would have needed a powerful magnifying glass to make out Grandma's small handwriting. Mary Ellen Hiestand (Mamma) was 55 in 1910. The mention of changing her plans to come home a day later because of Dorsey (1877-1959) might indicate they had traveled together and then he had gone on to somewhere else since he had to send her a card to tell her of the change of plans -- at least nice to know she wasn't traveling alone. I like the signs of humor in the cake part and of course the mention of Cecil -- still two years before their wedding.

1980 Family Letter -June 6

Friday --

June 6, 1980

Dearest Family --

This letter is long overdue but our trip to Chicago was a little longer than originally planned as we didn't come home until Tuesday.  We did enjoy our visit with Serena.  Since she had asked for Monday off and they had said we could have the apartment until Tuesday noon we took advantage of both.  Dad went out to Des Plains to make a call and was shocked when he opened the trunk to find his sample case and attache case gone -- someone had punched the lock on the trunk and took off with both some time while it had been parked over the weekend.  I would have liked to see the look on the face of the person when they found all the toys.

We had many good meals at various types of restaurants -- Peruvian, Chinese, English pub (Sherlock's Home), Jonathan's Seafood (one of a group called Lettuce Entertain You in Chicago).

Mary Virginia has so many things going that she again stayed home.  She had promised to help with Vacation Bible School -- she and Cherie Cooper have the older nursery age class -- about six or seven 2-4 years old.  She is also helping with the singing and puppet shows.

Mary Virginia said that we missed seeing the Goodings when they stopped briefly last Sunday -- we were sorry about that but may be able to get together another time.

Paul Hiestand passed away Monday morning and the funeral was Wednesday.  Grandma and Aunt Mary and Uncle Bill went to the funeral.  He had lingered for so long -- the doctor had recommended having a pacemaker put in last December which just prolonged his life and they regretted for it prolonged the suffering.

Uncle Bill and Marianne played golf with Joe Hiestand and Everett Penn and also on their own several times -- Wilmington Elks which they didn't like the course, Hillsboro Elks where they did and also Snow Hill which they played the most.  Aunt Mary and Uncle Bill played bridge with Mary & Joe Hiestand.

Marianne and the boys are leaving this afternoon -- plan to go to Newark to see John and Carol, then meet Larry at the Columbus airport and will leave for Lancaster early tomorrow.  Larry has been at Champaign, Ill. on Reserves Training for a week.

The Hortons are staying over as Grandma is planning on having some surgery the first of next week -- she found a lump (4th one) on her breast and plans to have it removed.  We wanted to give up our trip to Arizona and did try to reach Roberta Wed. night but Mary insists that we go ahead as she says Grandma will think Dr. Hale has told us something that she doesn't know and we are staying for that reason.  So we are just waiting to see how things work out.  The Hortons are planning to stay til Grandma is able to take care of herself -- which may be a few days or a few weeks.  Dad is to go over today and make arrangement with Dr. Hale so we will know more then about the date of surgery but don't know how involved it may be.  We just will have to wait and see -- we feel we should be here but don't want to upset G'ma. 

Catherine just called this AM and MV and I got to talk to her and then she called back later when Marianne was here -- in fact is talking to her now.  Glad that they were able to chat as they haven't really talked for so long.  Marianne picked four quarts of strawberries yesteray and hopefully John & Carol will get one -- we hoped to pick more today but have had rain and not sure how wet the patch is to get them any more.  The crop is much better than last year and I hope to get some more frozen to enjoy later.

We've enjoyed getting to know Robert Reed and Wesley -- they both talk so plain and are quite a pair.  Wish they were able to get together with our Wendy too.  We are surely looking forward to seeing her as well as her parents and renewing acquaintances there.  I'm sure its difficult for her to imagine a real person like her grandmother on the phone so early in the morning.

Do hope that things work for the best for our trip to Arizona and if we aren't able to go next week we will plan on another time.

lLove to all, etc. . . .]

1910 May Calendar postcard

Uncle Dorsey received a lot of postcards in this era, most advertisements such as this one.  Presumably he shared them with his younger sister, our grandmother, Gladys Hiestand Uible.

As a refresher to his place in the family:

• Dorsa D. Hiestand was born Dec. 31, 1876, died March 10, 1959.  He is the great-uncle of the Uible-Horton cousins.
• He was the third child of Ira Franklin (1851-1912) and Mary Ellen Fawley Hiestand (1853-1929).
  
• His siblings:
  Harry Clarence Hiestand (1872-1967)
  Luna Hiestand Mitchell (1874-1970),
  Fawley Hiestand (1879-1881)
  Gladys Ethel Hiestand Uible (1892-1983)
  
• In 1900-1902 he spent some time in Warrensburg, Missouri where he attended Normal School (Teachers College)  [Note: Aunt Luna moved to Missouri in in 1901.]
• Married Margery Herrell (1881-1969) from Missouri on May 10, 1904 in Johnson, Missouri.  Before 1910 the family had moved to Hillsboro.
  
• Dorsa and Margery had four children who would be 1st cousins 1x removed:
  Mary Georgeana "Mugs" Hiestand Scarborough, 1905-1996
  Aileen Hiestand Evans, 1907-1988
  Margery Doris Hiestand Hilliard, 1909-1982
  Frank Ira Hiestand, 1911-1979
  
• Occupation:
  1910 the census reports he was a Grocer
  1920 - Farmer/Grocer
  1930 - Farmer
  1940 - Supervisor of A.A.A. Program

October 26, 1909 Ira to Dorsey

Originally published in this blog on November 14, 2009

MAIN ST. MOUND CITY, MO 19 (October 26, 1909), originally uploaded by morgazgc.

October 26, 1909, originally uploaded by morgazgc.

Ira to his son Dorsey
Oct. 26, 1909 Will start home to-night
arr. [arrived] o.k. -- I. H
You can Gslef [??best guess] home the rest of the folks.
You can give this card to Gladys.
Here's a card from a man who was probably more used to writing notes than postcards, we do know at least that Gladys was given the card since we are now reading it a mere 110 years later. I have studied the indecipherable word and can't come up with anything better than "Gslef" -- any guesses on what he was trying to communicate? We will assume that he is traveling by train and perhaps he (and his wife? since the card is addressed to their son) had gone to visit oldest daughter Luna after getting in the fall harvest on the farm.
Mound City appears to have a wide electrified unpaved Main Street with one of those new-fangled traffic signals or warning lights at the near and far end of the street. In 2008, Mound City's population was 1,074, so perhaps about the same size as New Vienna, 24% with German ancestry according to City-data.com accessed 11/14/09.

1949 Jean's Letter -Aug.5

Friday -- Aug. 5, 1949

Dearest Mother,

Realize I've been quite neglectful in getting off a card in the past few days but really have been busy.  Yesterday we washed in the morning not getting everything dry when the rains came.  Had to gather everything in anyway.  The Womens Society of Christian Service met in the afternoon & we got the girl who had been in the auto accident to babysit.  It was a very nice meeting & I met several other women whom I hadn't met before.

Then last evening Harold drove me to Hillsboro where we left Harold with Bill & Mary & I went to a bridge club (both of us substitutes).  Mary Hiestand was having it.  She married a nephew of Mother Uible.  [This would be Mary Custer Hiestand (1916-2013) who was married to Dad's cousin, Joe Hiestand.  It was their son, Ed, that we met when we toured the house in 2015.]  There I met another nephew's wife I had not met also.  Mary Hiestand had been here one Sunday evening with her husband, Joe & 3 children.  They live in the old family home -- a farm about 2 miles out of Hillsboro -- and they have done it all over & all I saw was lovely.  I'd like to see it all in the daytime.  We finally reached New Vienna about 1:30 so I didn't feel like doing too much today.

Mother Uible went to the Doctors & then to Hillsboro -- I had planned to go both places -- gave up Hillsboro & finally the doctor too as Catherine only slept 1/2 hour this AM & went to sleep at 12:30 and never woke up til 3:30.  She is to get her 3rd shot so I'd rather have her rested for she's restless enough afterwards (was the 2nd time anyway).  Mother Uible got back about 6:00 & I had dinner ready to start for the four of us -- carrots, tomatoes, cabbage (cole slaw), onions (all these out of the garden) -- when she came in with Mary, Joseph & Marianne (Bill was still here) so they all stayed for dinner & more was added to the pot.  She bought (we paid her) our Simmons baby mattress for Catherine's bed.  She paid cash & used to be an old girl friend of the owner of the furniture store so was able to get a 10% discount.

We got a big laugh about Mack Sauer as he is a "big blow" around here but they say an interesting speaker if its the 1st time you've ever hard him & appreciate his humor.  Harold is looking up an article now that has been in the papers which might interest you.

The county fair begins this Sunday at Wilmington so we plan to go over one evening next week since I've never seen one (to my knowledge).

Mrs. Morton is a good friend of Mother Uible (the clipping concerns her son) and she was telling us what wonders her son & Dr. Myers are performing using atomic energy to combat cancer & how much more effective it is than radium.  Nine out of every ten patients that have been treated at the University Hospital in Columbus are completely recovered.

It's a big joke around here (among the Uibles & surely others have noticed) about Mabel Kinzer (who lives across the street & entertained several for bridge including me last Monday night) she is always having parties & writing long articles concerning such which her husband puts in the Wilmington paper where he works.  Long glowing accounts are typical of her.  The other day it was even in about Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Kinzer & son Keith, calling at the house of Mr. & Mrs Eugene Smith & son, Jimmie (about 3 blocks away).

I have mentioned & mentioned about Virginia but can't get any response concerning her from you.  Has she been to the doctors yet?  We are awfully anxious to hear.  Just thought tonight you are probably in Pittsburgh as this is the last operetta of the season.

We also would like to know whether our plans for coming this weekend instead of Aug. 26th would suit you.  It could be quite a trip then & Harold would be able to go to Cincinnati just as well.  If this is OK just send us a card with YEA or NAY.

It's now Sunday evening & I have forgotten & have enough to tell you to write another letter.  Saturday afternoon we took Catherine to the Doctor for her third shot & Dr. Fullerton said her final one at this time.  She weighs 16 lbs 6 oz & he was really amazed to think she's on 3 meals a day.  She took her shot like a lady but she's been quite fussy since.

Afterward we went to see an old shack auctioned off at $2850.  The undertaker who lives next door bought it -- also became the father of a baby girl the day before -- they already have a son -- Jimmie.  His wife is from near Huntington.

Bill, Mary & family were over today [Mary's birthday] & just left a little bit ago.  Mary's mother gave her a Mirro-matic minute minder [timer] (like yours & mine).  We gave her two decks of cards.

The 7 of us -- Mary, Bill, Harold, me & 3 children went out for a drive this afternoon.  When we got back we made some pineapple-lemon ice cream which was delicious -- 3 quarts -- all gone now.

Harold went to Sunday School again & I went to Church again this morning same as the past two weeks.

We tried to listen to the neighborhood restaurant televisioon program but found out that they can't get anything beyond Dayton or Cincinnati -- not even on the Dayton or Cincin. circuit so anxious to hear about the program & if they did call last Saturday night.

Catherine woke up several times during the night & again decided 6:00 was long enough to sleep.  We took her in with us til 7:00.  Tonight she was so tired I put her to bed at 6:45 but after about 15 minutes nap she woke & was up til about 8:00.

Better get to bed myself or I'll never be able to get up with her tomorrow.

Let us know about this weekend.  We'd probably be able to get in N.C. late Friday night if you don't have other plans.  Waiting patiently to hear from you.

Love, Jean, Harold & Catherine

1929 Dorsa Hiestand postcard to CJU -July 31

Picturesque Corners of Paris
Postcard from GHU's brother, Dorsey Hiestand to CJ Uible

Paris July 30, 1929

Dear Folks

We had a delightful voyage without any very serious results to ourselves and so far have enjoyed every thing.  We arrived here today and of course feel right at home because we can read everything and interpret to suit ourselves.  Tomorrow we begin our sightseeing and expect to get fed up proper on Paris -- The trip from Hamburg here is a beautiful 5 hrs RR trip.  The country is beautiful.  The grain & hay crops are wonderful but not a stalk of corn to be seen.  Will tell you all about it.  Hope everything is OK.  Regards to all --DD Hiestand

1979 Family Letter -Feb.19

Monday –

Feb. 19, 1979

Dearest Family,

Think that I am gradually getting back to normal after a wonderful trip – the best of any conducted tour that we have ever taken – not just for the money but for the value received.  The worst part was the going and coming when we were herded around like sheep but other than that, we really enjoyed it.  Eight of us went from New Vienna – Carol, Jim and Lori Wise, John and Marie Cooper, Carolyn Thornburg, Homer and Jo Williams, Robert and Audrey Terrell and with us that adds up to not eight but 12.  The minister from the Church of God in Wilmington and his wife also went and a mother and daughter from Jim's former church near Ansonia and we were all most congenial.  We were part of a group of about 48 that more or less rode the same bus and stayed at the same motel/hotels.  Paul and Maxine Steele were also part of the 540 that were there at the same time.  We only saw them one evening when we went to the same concert and ended up sitting in the same first row.

Each morning we had someone from Israel speak to us on what we would be seeing that day – they were all outstanding specialists in their fields.  I thought that 7:30 for a lecture would come awfully early but they really held our attention.  In our same group was a very nice young fellow who will soon take his CPA exam.  He is formerly from Germantown and we found we had relatives in common.  Hi name is Mark Hiestand and he wants to bring his parents and come and see us and meet more of the Hiestands.

The first three nights we were in Netanya and had a beautiful view of the Mediterranean from our balcony.  Two days we took trips out from there – one day to the Sea of Galilee and the River Jordan and visited the towns of Tiberias, Capernium, and the former cities of Caesarea and Megiddo.  The third day we left for Jerusalem where we stayed at a beautiful Inter Continental Hotel which is located on the Mount of Olives and overlooks the old city of Jerusalem – a fantastic view.  We stopped for a bite to eat at two different kibbutzes (plural?) and would have liked to have a tour of one of them but arrangements have to made much ahead of time.  We also went down to Jericho and to the Dead Sea where I went wading and saw where they found the Dead Sea Scrolls (also the museum where they are kept) and the Masada where over 900 committed suicide rather than surrender to the Romans in 73 A.D.. Herod had built a palace on the site of this Jewish fortress and had very elaborate water system on top of the mountain with pools and saunas for his soldiers and his family as well.

I am sure we will have some pictures to show you eventually – some we took and some we have ordered.  Two Catholic nuns went out of their way to show us around in Old Jerusalem which made our visit that much more memorable.  We did a little shopping but wish that I had done more.  Our guide on the bus did an excellent job as well as the bus driver – one was Jewish and the other Arab but an excellent combination.

We got back to Columbus Thursday morning around 5AM – about five hours late and home by 8.  Dad had a hearing that afternoon so only got about an hour's sleep for he had to get ready for it.  John surprised us that evening but we weren't very good company either then or Friday night for we were still so sleepy.

Mary Virginia came in Saturday evening.  We had arranged her flight so she wouldn't have to change but due to mechanical difficulties she did change even airlines but got in earlier than finally scheduled so was waiting at the airport when we made our 2nd trip but were able to get her luggage as she changed too quick to get it on with her.  She really enjoyed school and church and being with Roberta and Marion and first thing she wanted to know if she could do it next year only stay longer.

One time we were going back to the hotel on the city bus and the driver announced "End of Line" and we were still about a half a mile from the hotel.  Then he said I'll take you on down there – this is just another incident where we found the people hospitable.  The bus even took American coins for the fare.

The shepherds are still out there on those Judean hills tending the flocks and the bedouin tents made it seem so realistic.  Just east of Jerusalem the rainfall drops to virtually nothing and naturally there is the big change in the plant life – a half hour later the altitude has dropped over 3000 feet and the weather is HOT.  Jericho is an oasis full of outdoor restaurants and fruit stands.

Today has been a static day for Dad . . . he and John left here about 7 this morning and found out in Columbus that the flights to NYC were off because of the bad weather in NYC, so he came home on the bus and plans to go back tomorrow.  The toy show is on this week.

[Love, etc. . . .]

US President Elections of the "8" years

Though there is not a US presidential election in 2018, every 20 years there is a presidential election in an "8" year.  This review of the "8" year elections, will include tidbits of family history and which of our ancestors might have been involved in or interested in the politics of the era.

• 1788 - None of the direct Uible ancestors arrived in the US until the early 1800's but the Hiestands and their ancestral lines were in the Pennsylvania/Virginia  area during the 1780s.  Henry Sprinkle (or Sprenkle) 1741-1814, appears  on the personal property tax records in Winchester, Virginia in 1787.  Henry's daughter, Mary Sarah "Sally" married John Hiestand.  Their son, Joseph S Hiestand was the father of Ira Hiestand, who was the father of Gladys Hiestand.  Therefore Henry is the 4th great-grandfather of the Uible-Horton cousins.
  First Presidential Election in the U.S., with only 69 electors, George Washington was elected for the first of two terms, and John Adams became the first vice president.  Members of Congress made up the electors.
• 1808 - James Morrow, born 1774 in Ireland, died 1825 in Brooke, Virginia.  He was the grandfather of Mary Virginia Morrow Brown who was the mother of Lucie Brown Ballantyne.  James is the 3rd great-grandfather of the Ballantyne-Dailey-Uible [BDU] cousins.
  James Madison, a Democratic-Republican candidate defeated Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to become the 4th president and the first to succeed a president of the same party.  George Clinton, the vice president under Thomas Jefferson, was renominated for vice president.
• 1828 - John Fawley, born in Virginia in 1805, married Mary Hawk in 1823.  Their oldest son, Noah 1824-1914 was the father of Mary Ellen Fawley Hiestand, who was the grandmother of HH.  John is the 3rd great-grandfather of the Uible-Horton cousins.
  With the collapse of the Democratic-Republican party, the 1828 election was Republican  incumbent John Quincy Adams versus Democrat Andrew Jackson, a rematch of the 1824 election, but instead of Adams winning as in 1824, Jackson was the victor.  Their running mates were Democrat John C. Calhoun and Republican Richard Rush.
• 1848 - James L. Freeman, 1809-1892, 2nd great-grandfather of the BDU cousins, married Priscilla Gamble Freeman who died in 1840 in childbirth at the age of 18.  Fortunately for our family history, her daughter Virginia Irene Freeman Ballantyne was born in New Cumberland, survived until 1906, and became the mother of five children, the second oldest, Nathaniel Wallace Ballantyne being the grandfather of the BDU cousins.
  In the first election to be held on the same day in every state, Tuesday was also chosen as the day on which future elections would be held.  A popular General in the Mexican-American War, Zachary Taylor, a Whig from Louisiana, defeated Democrat Lewis Cass and Martin Van Buren (who had served one term as president 1837-1841) of the Free Soil party.  Millard Fillmore became the Vice President.  Taylor remains the most recent winning candidate from a third party.
• 1868 - David Uible, 1845-1926, married Sarah Elizabeth Smith, 1841-1890 in 1868.  They were the parents of Cecil Uible, and thus the great-grandparents of the Uible-Horton cousins.  1868 was also the year that Nathaniel Ballantyne, father of Jean, was born.  He died in 1949.
  Ulysses S. Grant, Republican and his running mate Schuyler Colfax, defeated the Democratic candidate Horatio Seymour and vp candidate Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
• 1888 - Perry O. Pence, born in Hillsboro in 1888, died in 1957.  Our closest common ancestor was Philip Wilkin, Jr. (1794-1994) his great-grandfather and also the great-grandfather of Gladys Hiestand Uible.
  Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison defeated incumbent Democratic Grover Cleveland, despite Cleveland winning the popular vote.  Levi P. Morton became vice president, the losing vp candidate was Allen G. Thurman.
• 1908 - Gladys's niece Lois Mitchell Schuetz, was the daughter of Luna Hiestand & Robert Glenn Mitchell.  She was born in 1908 and died in 1990.
  Secretary of War Republican nominee William Howard Taft and his running mate James S. Sherman, defeated Democratic team William Jennings Bryan and John W. Kern.
• 1928 - Kenneth "Pat" Kessel, nephew of Nathaniel Wallace Ballantyne, was born in 1928 and lives today in New Manchester, WV, close to New Cumberland. 
  Republican Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover defeated the Democratic Al Smith.  Vice Presidential candidates were Charles Curtis (R) and Joseph T. Robinson (D).  Hoover, from Iowa, became the first president born west of the Mississippi River.
• 1948 - Wedding of Jean & HH
  Harry S. Truman, Democrat incumbent, wan an upset election over Republican Thomas E. Dewey and third party candidate, Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond.  Alben W. Barkley became the VP.  Other VP candidates were Earl Warren (R) and Fielding L. Wright (Dixiecrat)
• 1968 - Death of Cyrus DeHass of Hillsboro (1909-1968), 3rd cousin of HH, their common ancestor being their 2nd great-grandfather, John Fawley (1795-1882).
  In a tumultuous year following the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy, the Republican team of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew defeated Democrat Hubert Humphrey (Edmund Muskie) and American Independent George Wallace (Curtis LeMay).
• 1988 - Death of cartoonist, Milton Caniff, born in Hillsboro in 1907, died in New York City in 1988.  He was a nephew of Uncle Will's (CJ's brother) wife.
  Republican George H.W. Bush, incumbent vice president, defeated Democrat Michael Dukakis.  Running mates were Dan Quayle (R) and Lloyd Bentsen (D).
• 2008 - Death of the first of the Ballantyne-Dailey-Uible cousins, Roger Cochran Ballantyne 1943-2008.
  Barack Obama, Democrat, was elected to his first term with Joe Biden as his running mate, defeating Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin.

1978 Roberta's Letter -Sep.11

[9/11/78]

Sunday Morning

11:45 AM

Hi!

We all made connection in Denver w/ no problem – my flight was even 15 minutes early so met Serena & A. Mary at G'ma's gate.  Serena had gotten us 2 rooms at YM – very adequate – we were up on 6th floor – no air c – warm – but w/ windows open very comfortable.

Had dinner last night w/ Pat – her husband works for Col. Public Service – rotates shifts every 9 days – now on 11pm-7am shift – so he was sleeping – but we saw lots of pictures –

Called up I.T. yesterday – met her this AM for b'fast – then went out & picked up a few more antiques for Marion – like a corn planter, oil can, wooden soda case and shears – for scrubs [shrubs?].  Then I dropped Serena, G'ma, A. Mary here for church – I went back to YM w/ I.T. – got back here so late hated to go upstairs – service started at 10:55 – they have loud speaker in here –

Serena's car runs good – I'm thinking about going out 70 West then cutting up North – we went I-25 last year –

Mom – I'll be seeing you in California – will plan for G'ma to fly back 1st October –

With wheelchair, walker – 2 suitcases – my overnight bag – we just have a full trunk – I brought small thermos and orange/yellow cooler that I had in New Vienna – so maybe will do some picnicking.

Love,

Berta

1908 GHU postcard -Aug.21

[This post originally published Sunday, September 20, 2009.  Some of the questions at the end of the post have been answered since then.]  

On March 1, 1907, Gladys Hiestand was probably looking forward to the spring washing of her hair. Bigger news on that day for post card aficionados was the US Postal Service changed their rules so that postcards with a divided back were finally permitted. According to A Brief History of Postcard Types by Stefano Neis, The address had to be written on the right side of the back of the postcard while the left side was reserved for writing messages. At this time in American history the postcard hobby became a public addiction.

Postcards from this period are most collectible when they do not have writing on their fronts. Ones in prime condition currently go for $300 and up on vintage post card sites, whereas one like Grandma's, not including the historical family value, can be found on ebay for 99 cents. This "Real Photo" printed in England was considered of lesser value than those printed in Germany.

I like this card as it is the oldest card that has a message from Grandma. 

Fri. morning [Aug 21, 1908]
Dear Mary: We arrived safe and sound Wed. morning and surprised them all greatly. Mamma got along better than usual. We enjoyed the pears greatly and ate them all but one, but Ellen & Roberta [Aunt Luna's daughters] soon made way with it. Found them all well. Gladys

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Questions to be answered:
How long did Aunt Luna live in Mound City? At some point she moved to Columbia.

• Married at her parents house in 1901, had wedding dinner, then took the train to Mound City, MO. (Her obituary states she was married in 1899, but a clipping in February 1901 describes the wedding and sets the date as 20 Feb 1901.)  The family moved to Columbia MO so the children could attend the University of Missouri.

What did Uncle [first name unknown to me] Mitchell do in Mound City?

• Aunt Luna's husband – Robert Glenn Mitchell, was born 1869 (five years older than Luna) in Hillsboro.  In 1900 he is listed as a clerk in Mound City; 1930 a carpenter.  He died in 1943.   

How long did it take to get from Hillsboro to Mound City via train in 1908?

• Probably 12-16 hours – would have required changing trains in Cincinnati and St. Louis.

When was Aunt Luna born?

• Luna Hiestand Mitchell 1874-1970 

When were Ellen and Roberta (and their siblings) born?

• Ellen Mitchell Lippmann 1902-1999
• Roberta Mitchell Phillips 1903-1993
• Lois Mitchell Schuetz 1908-1990
• Robert H. Mitchell 1910-
• Gladys Mitchell Paxton 1912-2000
• Luna Mitchell Herron  1915 - 

Did "Mamma" not travel well or was she poorly in general?

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Other blogposts about Aunt Luna can be found here.  

1957 Roberta, Catherine, Debbie Herron, Serena, Jean, Luna & Gladys –July

1957 Roberta, Catherine, Debbie Herron, Serena, Jean, Aunt Luna & Gladys –July.  Spotty in background.  Jean pregnant with John.  Front porch, 66 College Street, New Vienna.

!987 Family Letter -Feb.22

February 22, 1987

Dear Family:

Being in NYC sure makes one appreciate life in NV . . . the absence of crowds, traffic, noise and much lower prices.  Part of the show was in the Javits Center which is huge.  It is the same story that the customer wants lower prices, better quality and delivery yesterday.

Last night the Harners invited us to go to Falls Creek Friend Church (east of Hillsboro) for their annual pancake supper.  They served the meal, plenty of variety of food, etc. plus peanuts in the shell on the table and relish.  The charge was a free will contribution.  Afterwards we went square dancing in Hillsboro.

The Carrs had invited us out to dinner today.  They brought us up to date on all the Hiestand Clan.  Hopefully we can invite them up here as our guests when the Hortons are here.  June 22?  They are going to take time off for a ten day trip to Florida this week.

We have been thinking of the Morgans as they head to Arizona this weekend.  Fortunately the Kings are there to make the transition to Arizona life easier.

Serena has been to the doctor about her feet ankles, for she has tendinitis in her ankle . . . so she is using the crutches more.  She will be home 3/14 for Spring break.

John is in Washington this weekend, tho we are not sure of the details.  Certainly this country needs more people like John in the decision making process.

Thursday is Mary Virginia's day for New Vienna business for the News Journal so she has lunch with us that day.  Asbury wrote her that they wanted a tape of her singing before finalizing her application.

[Love, etc.]

Mary Elizabeth Fawley 1887-1888

• Mary Elizabeth Fawley 1887-1888 is 2nd cousin to GHU or 2nd cousin twice removed of Horton-Uible cousins.
• She is related to us through our 2nd great-grandfather Noah Fawley
• Noah Fawley's younger brother George married Noah's wife's (Sarah Wilkin) niece Rachel Pence
• This is confusing
• There are at least forty-four Mary's in our family tree

Mary Elizabeth Fawley was born January 20, 1887 in Hamer Township, Highland County, Ohio, and died at the age of 19 months on August 27, 1888.   She had one sister, Bertha who was born in 1883 and married Lee Williams.

Mary Elizabeth was GHU's second cousin as their grandparents were siblings.  Therefore she would be HH's second cousin once removed and our second cousin twice removed.

GHU's mother, Mary Ellen Fawley Hiestand (1853-1929) was the daughter of Noah Fawley (1824-1914) and Sarah Wilkin (1828-1901).   Noah was the oldest of 12 children of John Fawley (1795-1892) and Mary Hawk Fawley (1804-1865).

Noah's brother, George Washington Fawley (1828-1876) and his wife Rachel Pence (1834-1913) were the parents of eight children, the fifth of which was George W. Fawley (1858-1909) who married Sarah Ollie Webster and were the parents of Mary Elizabeth Fawley.  They lived in New Market, Highland County, Ohio.

Rachel Pence Fawley's mother, Mary Ann Wilkin Pence, was the sister of Sarah Wilkin Fawley, GHU's grandmother.

1966 Aunt Luna & daughters Roberta & Gladys, & GHU -Oct.11

Gladys Hiestand Uible, aka "Grandma" or GHU was the youngest of five siblings, including one, "Fawley," who died as an infant.  Her two brothers lived in Hillsboro as adults, Harry on the family farm, and Dorsey.  Her only sister, Luna, born in December 1874, was 18 years older than Gladys.

Luna married Robert Glenn "Rob" Mitchell, 1869-1974, in February 1901 in Hillsboro. Following the wedding dinner they left for Mound City, Missouri, where they lived until moving to Columbia, Missouri in the 1920s. Aunt Luna died in 1970 at the age of 95.  She is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri.

Luna and Robert were the parents of six children, five daughters and one son.

• Ellen Mitchell Lippman 1902-1999
• Roberta Mitchell Phillips 1903-1993
• Lois Mitchell Schuetz 1908-1990
• Robert H. Mitchell 1910-?
• Gladys Mitchell Paxton 1912-2000
• Luna Mitchell Herron 1915-?

The pictures below, except for the 1915 postcard, are dated Oct. 11, 1966.  The one with Gladys Paxton (who didn't want her picture taken?) and Gladys Uible includes "at her home in St. Louis."  For the text of the postcard and a bit more about the Mitchell family check out the 2012 blog post "Aunt Luna Hiestand Mitchell."

1966 Roberta Mitchell Phillips, Gladys Hiestand Uible, Luna Hiestand Mitchell -Oct.11

1966 Luna Hiestand Mitchell & Roberta Mitchell Phillips -Oct.11

1966 George Phillips, Roberta Mitchell Phillips and Gladys Hiestand Uible -Oct.11

1966 Gladys Hiestand Uible and Gladys Mitchell Paxton -Oct.11

Robert and Luna Hiestand Mitchell c1915 postcard