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A letter that
was written from my great –great grandmother, Huella Custer Jones to her son, my
great
grandfather,
Robert Winfield Jones Jr. during World War 1. Not sure of the towns such as
Cross Keys
and La Coupe.
Submitted by Rob Terry email;
robt@centurytel.net
bounced 10/10/2022
Winfield and
his brothers and sisters are buried in Frierson Cem. Not sure of Huella or
Winfield Sr.
P.W. Bonner
General
Merchandise
Shipping
Point: Howard, LA.
Cross Keys,
LA, OCT. 7,1918
Corporal
Winfield
My dearest
boy
Just got your
dear letter. It was a month coming but you can't imagine how glad I was to get
it and am so thankful to know that you are well and having a good time. This
leaves all well except your papa, he is sick all the time with asthma. I am well
but my feet hurts me a lot. So glad your…… quite hurting you. Duke & Em & Bud &
Rose spent Sunday with us and Em &
Bud & myself
caught a nice mess of white perch. I guess you be surprised to know that I have
moved to La Coupe. Oscar has made but little on a count of the drouth. We have
made but little our selves. If you get this you will know where to send my mail
to Cross Keys and write your address plain and if there is anything that I can
do for you let me know and will be glad to do it. Write as often as you can. Oh
your girl Annie Bell has moved to town.
Duke and Em
will write since there is not much news. Will be glad when you get back for we
sure miss you. [unreadable].. would keep a fire in the stove and the coffee hot
all the time. Yell was out home Tuesday. Viv sent all of his hands to pick up
cotton for Oscar, he will come down to La Coupe today. Yell are going to Many
today with mother[unreadable]. I have told you all that I know. Oh, Yell and
Dina are running a race, ha ha you might know
what. Will
stop for this time. No I won't there. You asked about A.B. he is on the finish
[unreadable] him Alvin Williams. Uncle X are doing very well. Tom run off once
in while. I hardly ever see Mike and Celie, he said was not coming any more
until we dug all the stumps out of the road. So it will be a long time for don't
care to see them that bad.
Write
us often as you can. With love from all the family and a great big heart full of
love and kisses my darling boy.
MaMa
Letter
written by Huella Custer Jones to
Robert
Winfield Jones Jr. during WW1.
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