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By Joshua Miller
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The papers of the Foster family of Madison County, KY contain several series of personal letters, most of which belong to Jennie Million or Malcom Morris. Also included are a series of store receipts and tobacco sales records covering several years around 1900. The Eades family papers consist mainly of deeds and land contracts between the family and various other locals between 1869 and 1935. There are also a small number of fliers and pamphlets that offer an interesting look into the day to day concerns of people during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Collection Historical Note
Wilson Eads, b. 1852 - d. 2 December 1932, lived in Madison County, Kentucky. Son of Thomas Eades and Amanda Shearer. Married Sallie White. Children: J W Eades, Everett Eades, Vernon Eades, S D Eades, Cora Eades, S L Powell, and A T Cosby. Siblings include John Eades, W L D Eades, Lewis Eades, Samuel Eades, Wilson Eades, Mariam Eades, and Mary Eades.
Ira Foster, b. ~1864 - d. 12 August 1918, lived in Madison County, Kentucky. Son of William Foster and Susan Masters. Siblings include: Elzira Foster and Levi Foster.
Jennie Million Foster, b. 1877 - d. 1962, lived in Madison County, Kentucky. Daughter of George and Nancy Million. Married Ira Foster. Siblings include: Woodson Million, Lyman Million, Etta Million, Townsend Million, Thomas Million, Myrtle Million, Fanny Million, Norah Million, George Million, McCreary Million.
Malcom Morris, b. ~1903 - d. 1991, lived in McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky. Son of John Morris and Minnie Ledford. Married Mattie Morris. Siblings include: Johnnie Morris, Leroy Morris, and Maud Morris.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Barclay, Russell
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Folder:
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Folder 1: Eades Family, 1869 - 1935],
[Folder 2: Foster Family Correspondence, 1898 - 1943],
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Folder 3: Foster Family - Financial Records, 1899 - 1918],
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Folder 4: Foster Family - Pamphlets],
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Folder 5: Foster Family - Negatives and Photographs],
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Folder 6: Foster Family - Advertisements],
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Folder 7: Reference File],
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All]
- Folder 2: Foster Family Correspondence, 1898 - 1943
- This folder contains first, a contract between Charles W Gill and J W Luttrell and family for the use of a recipe for the preservation of food; and a subsequent contract transferring the knowledge from the Luttrells to the Fosters. It also contains a letter to Myrtle Million from her sister Fanny Nall with some unusual information concerning the child of their sister Norah. There is also a series of letters to Malcom Morris from several family members (brothers Johnnie and Leroy, mother Minnie, and sister Maud) concerning his stay with Ira Foster, conflict with Ira's brother and mother, and a matter of a horse and a lost bet. The last is a series of letters written to Jennie Million from several relatives.
- Barcode: 31234013924871
Browse by Folder:
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Folder 1: Eades Family, 1869 - 1935],
[Folder 2: Foster Family Correspondence, 1898 - 1943],
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Folder 3: Foster Family - Financial Records, 1899 - 1918],
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Folder 4: Foster Family - Pamphlets],
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Folder 5: Foster Family - Negatives and Photographs],
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Folder 6: Foster Family - Advertisements],
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Folder 7: Reference File],
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All]
