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To: Almira (Peoples) McKean From: Effie (Peoples) Boyd (niece, daughter of Robert Peoples, Almira's brother)

Grove City, Ohio,
Nov. 19, 1913

Dear Aunt:

You well have to excuse me for not writing to you but I had not for gotten you. I suppose that your children were all glad to see you. I wish you could come out here and see up. I have been sick since I last wrote. I had a spell of acute indigestion, I am not very well yet but am getting better.

My brother Charlie has a new baby at his house. That make six children living. I have not saw it yet but my husband has saw it. He said it looked like Charlie and has black hair and black eyes. You ask what my husband worked at he works on a farm for a man named James Harper. We live on his farm. Mother is just about the same she doesn't get any better or any worse. She had been in the hospital in Columbus for four months but she was home sick and cried after me so I brought her out to our house yesterday in ambulance.

Well I guess this is all for this time. Answer soon and let me know how you are, good bye.

Your niece,
Effie Boyd

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Date: Wed Mar 13 2002
Name: Wayne L. McKean
E- mail: waynelii@aol.com

Notes: Almira Bobo Peoples McKean was the daughter of Alexander Peoples and Rachel McClish. Almira was born 26 december 1842 in Indiana (Knox?). She died 6 January 1919 Sedro Woolley, Skagit County, Washington (McKean Family Bible and Washington State Death records). She married Felix Warner McKean, 30 December 1860 in Piatt County, Illinois (Piatt County, Illinois Marriage records). Almira and Felix McKean were my great grandparent on my father's side. (Felix McKean and Almira were the parent to Edmund McKean and Edmund and Annie Moore were the parent of Felix McKean, who was my father.

Almira's parents both died when she was about 11 years old. They died in Franklin County, Ohio. Alexander Peoples was the son of Robert Peoples, who was born about 1771 in Ireland and died in Carroll county, Ohio 1852. Rachel McClish was the daughter of Robert McClish, who was born about 1780 in Londondery Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, son of Isaiah McClish and Rachel Huston. Robert's first wife was Lydia Thatcher, who was the daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Thatcher. Robert McClish and Lydia Thatcher were married 16 June 1806 in Columbiana County, Ohio (Columbiana County, Ohio Marriage records and Abstract Will of Isaac Thatcher, who mention Lydia's two children John and Rachel McClish). Lydia died about 1813 and Robert married Catherine Walters 17 June 1815 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio

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