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

Feb. 4, 1915
Grove City, Ohio,

Dear aunt:

I will answere your letter that I received a few days ago. How are you by this time? We are all well but me and I am not feeling very well. Poor mother died December the 30th she had another stroke. She was buried New Years day. We all know she is better off as she is out of her suffering but we miss her.

I haven't received a letter from you since last fall. The last letter I wrote I never got no answer until the other day. The mail is carried around and put in the boxes so the Martino's couldn't get you letter must have got lost.

We have had lots of snow out here and it is still cold. The old ground hog saw his shadow so I suppose we will have six weeks more of cold weather. Charlies folks are all well. We got a letter from Aunt Mary Ellen before mother died. She is in Springfield Ill. She and her man are parted. Her man has had a stroke and has to be cared for like a baby. She works out by the week in Springfield. Uncle Henry lives in Columbus Ohio. They are the only two that are left now. Catherine Martino isn't very well this winter but she lives all alone.

Well I guess this is all I can think of for this time. Answer right away and let us know how you are. We would all love to see you. Well good bye from Mrs Effie Boyd Grove City, Ohio R.F.D. # 1,

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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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