Here they are:
Mich, Howard City, Nov 21, 1901
(At top: This picture the boys found only the fish)
Dear Child Rose,
I was glad and surprised to get a letter from my noisy boy. Guess he has changed a good deal as he is so interested in his school and to write a letter to me which pleased me very much. I see it wasn't Jane writing on the letter and thought it was Lottie, first but was pleased to find it came from Clarence. Would like Lottie to keep her promise of writing next time. I think Della's little art picture was pretty good. Tell her to try again. I do think that Kate is not doing for me as she would like me to do by her in not answering my letters. She don't care to hear from me as that is the way I should think. I suffer Carrie don't get time to write. She has so much to do. But I am glad you don't give up that way. I had a letter begin to Nara, Freemont's girl but have laid the letter away that had the address in and can't seem to find it. Must look again. I am staying for a few days with a Mrs. Graves and children for company as one of her boys wasn't well, had throat troubles, is some better today. Can eat some today. I sent by her for my mail this morn, she brought a letter for me from your Aunt Dennis. She isn't any better. She says it seems so bad that her children can't be near her when she so bad. Well I haven't got the business seen to yet. I thought it would have been done before this but it has to go just so long it made feel quite blue when I would hear of the snow in so many other places as I heard it was 2 feet deep up north and their ant milk you was snowing. There is rain here at present but a week ago there was a little flurry, all went of course. Well I hope Carrie won't be away long and leave you to do the work. I suppose Richard is at work again now. You know I told you my tick hurt me so when I write it was real bad when I sewed much too. The Dr. that called to see the boy said I had what was called muscular rheumatism and I get some powders of him for it and taking them for it now. Mrs. Graves has rheumatism and he is treating her. She is lame in her feet. I had a letter from cousin Irus' folks last week they don't like it up there she says. It is awful lonesome up there. If he had only stayed here and worked their place it would have been so much better but he is no farmer. But the mill he worked at burned down so it lets him out of steady work. Well well Rose be careful of yourself as you can give my respects to Irus' folks and his (illegible-- Thaits) and my love to all of our folks and a kiss for the little ones and remember me as your loving mother.
22nd dear Child as it came to my mind that this was your birthday I am writing a few lines more and will have to send this to the office and have them put the directions on the paper and have them put it on for me. I wish you may have a happy day and many more. Would like to have sent you some kind remembrance if I had the chance but you have my love and best wishes of your mother.
Mary S. Amy
Dear Grandson, November 21, 1901 Howard City
I received your kind and welcome letter last night. A young man by name of Charlie Johnson brought it to me. I am staying for a few days with a lady nearby name of Graves whose boy wasn't very well and she felt rather lonesome nights as her husband is working away and her other son is going to school at ... the boys' names are James and Byron. James is twelve, going on thirteen in June, Byron is 11 in April. He has what the doctor calls quinsy, but seems to me more like enlarged tonsils. His mother went to see the doctor this morning. It seems so strange to hear of so much snow at place we have none but frost in the morning it snowed just a little just a few days ago but went off when the sun came out again. This is a beautiful morning. Well my son you have written me a nice letter and I was very much surprised but glad and now I shall expect one often until I can come and see what you are all doing. Glad you are so interested in your school. That is right. Keep on and be a good scholar and when you are older you will be glad. I was at church last sunday quite a few out. I have just got a letter from my sister in York state. She is older than your grandma two years, and she is sick and no one to care for her or don't, only a neighbor woman. It seems as though her children could be near her to care for her dont it? There is a man here who has cancer and he looks so bad it makes him sorry for him(self) he gets a little better, then worse. Well we'll close and say with my love for all from Grandma. write again
Here is a scan of the page from the letter that give the name 'Demis' or whatever. What does it say? Doris? Dorcas? Demis? Dennis? I circled the name below, I could use a little help here.
Clearly Mary's sister had married, so her last name would be different. And she had children. I'm using birth year 1831, since the birth year I have settled on for Mary is 1833 from her daughter Rose. Can we find her?
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