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Note: Marriage Notes for Enola Randolph and William Freeman: Marriage record found in Book 7, Page 17, of Randolph County, Arkansas. From the June 24, 1870 Census of Washington County, Waterford Township, Beverly City, Post Office of Lowell, Ohio, Justin Steel Randolph and Family were living or boarding in the household of (Dorcas) Fletcher. Via postcard: From brother Grant in Ilbourn, Missouri 10/11/1908 at RFD #5, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas "Dear Sister and all, How are you all today? We are all well as usual and hope you are all well. I am still at work here but will go home next week. Well have you heard from Pa lately? I hope he is well by this time. Well I was glad that Uncle Jim stopped to see us all. The children fell in love with him. Come and see us when you can. Love, U.G.R. Uncle Jim refers to James Rodney Randolph Via postcard: From Fannie Richey Randolph in Rector, Clay, Arkansas 8/7/1909 at RFD #5 Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas "Hello Enola, We got home all OK. We are all well, hope you all the same. It ws 11 o'clock when we got home. Everything was all right. Tell Father well write________in a few days. Ira went to work this morning. Write soon. F.R. to Enola F." Via postcard: From Ellenor_________in Koshkonong, Howell, Missouri May 20, 1911 at 111 Burk Ave., Jonesboro, Craighead, Missouri "Dear Aunt, Thank you for my nice card. come and see Big Brother. He came to our house the 13th. he is a dandy. I can ride him in my wagon. We are all ok. Hope your all ok. Good by your niece." Birthday card Via postcard: From brother Grant in Campbell, Dunklin, Missouri 12/21/1911 in Paragould, Greene, Arkansas "Dear Sister and family. We received your letter and was glad to hear from you and hope you are all well by this time. would be glad to have you all come and spend Christmas with us. We will have a dull Christmas. Stella got married the 16th. We have a new boy at our house, came the 16th, his name is Eugene. By by come when you can. U.G.R. Via postcard: From daughter Violet in Rector, Clay, Arkansas 4/7/1915 in Paragould, Greene, Arkansas "Dear Mother will write U to let U know that Ressa will be there Thursday night APril 8th so be sure to meet the train without fail. Violet Via postcard: From brother Charles Elmer in Maria, Arkansas 7/3/1917 Paragould, Greene, Arkansas "Well Enola, Why dont yu write a word or two to me and let me know how all of you are. I have not got no letter from you since I left 2 weeks ago. C.E. Randolph" FROM JAMES GIDEON: #1. A day or two after her mother's Funeral, Enola was cleaning up after supper when she glanced out the window, she saw her mother just as she was laid out at the funeral, standing a short distance away, she turned around to tell the other's and when she looked up again she was gone. #2. Enola had promised her mother on her death bed she would never marry. I suspect the marriage with Justin was not the best. Later she had met William Orrin Freeman and was troubled because of her promise to her mother not to marry & her own desire. She was lying in bed & couldn't sleep, she saw her mother standing at the foot of the bed & she said "you can marry him if you want to he's as good as you can do" as a child this was very memorable to me, I don't think I'll every forget it. #3. Enola had been very sick, it was summer & very warm, the others were on the porch, she was in bed in the house, she saw her mother at the foot of the bed, she walked to the side of the bed & put her hand on her forehead & said "it will be alright, you'll get well" and she did. An interesting story that might help understand Justin. After Lorinda died in 83 (Enola would be 16) Justin came in from town in 1885 with Nancy and told Enola "this is your new stepmother" a total surprise, Enola was 16 then. At first they didn't get along well but as time past she learned to like Nancy. Enola left home soon & worked cooking for a lumber camp crew where she met William Orrin F. and married him on Sept, 6 -1885 in James Creek, Randolph, Ark,
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