Transcribers log #010 SUSANNA J. CHILES of Highland county, Ohio
Welcome to... My Darling Emma 1857 If you are NEW HERE be sure to read the beginning of the journey I am on transcribing my family's 19th century letter collection! Susanna J. Chiles Moore (1801-1862) Emma’s paternal aunt. There is one single correspondence from Susanna in my letter collection and she wrote it to her brother ( Emma’s father) Griffin Childs in 1856. Susanna writes to her brother: ""I am informed you have married the third wife. I would like to hear who the woman was that you married and how you and your wife and the children is getting along and tell me about your welfare and if you enjoy good health dear brother and where are about you live in. What part of Virginia you live in. I have not heard how [brother] Mordecai is coming on ." -Susanna J. (Chiles) Moore Ohio 1856 ﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏ WAIT! Is it Childs or Chiles? D id you notice the name changed to C hiles? This spelling variation seemed t...