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Isabelle Heldenfels “Sherwin”

A continued genealogy of my maternal line. This project started when I was looking through a photo album I found in the attic of my childhood home. In it, was a letter written by my twice-great-grandmother from the Kansas State Psychiatric Asylum.

Osawatomie, Kans.

Nov. 21, 1930

Dear Darling little Children,

I was so happy to get your letters and pictures. You are just as sweet as you can be. And I’m going to ask you to ask daddy to take you to the Methodist church and all of you with daddy too to be baptized into that church. How I wish I could be there with you. I’ve been so sick and if I could only see you all I would feel so much better but I’m afraid I’ll never be happy again. Mothers so sorry that she ever whipped you and she wants you to forgive her and I’ll never do it again. Daddy forgive me for fussing over with you and for my sins and take our precious little ones to church. I sinned daddy but I didn’t know it. Forgive me is my prayer.

Your wife and Mother

Ethel Boggs p. s. little Martha and little Janie Boggs I know who your fellowsare.Martha’sislittleGeorgeJr.HoodforsureandI thinkthatJanie’smustbeArchie.Theyhaveagoodmother. We must always know a man’s mother and a woman’s father if we select well our mates. Daddy take the little ones away from Sherwin I’m afraid for them to be there. (twoerasedlines)Jimmiemaybeyouwouldhaveaneasier timewithyourlessonsifMrs.EarlHitchockorAuntHattie taughtyouinsteadofaman.

Mother