Appendix 4: Transcription of Letters from Mrs. Louise McAninch, and Six Photographs [4]

 

Louise McAninch (1908-1979), was the wife of Herbert A. McAninch (1908-1998), another descendent of Samuel and (Mary) Polly (Skidmore) McAninch. Herbert and Louise McAninch lived in Auburn, Indiana (DeKalb County). Louise did a lot of on-site research in Hendricks County, and corresponded with both Marjorie (McAninch) Waggoner [7] and Beatrice (McAninch) Bayless (1901-1998).

 

The photographs and letters from Louise McAninch are presented in six parts, in chronological order:

 

[4a]

1963, the six photographs (see List of Exhibits and Image Files, below); Louise sent copies to Marjorie in 1964 [4e, letter]

[4a1-4a6] the six photographs: [4a1] area view of the cemetery, [4a2] Isabelle, [4a3] Polly S.,

 

[4a4] ‘S Mc’ foot stone, [4a5] Samuel, “Died July 30 1859”, and [4a6] the old house.

[4b]

Apr. 13, 1963, letter to Beatrice and Marjorie [Louise “found Samuel’s grave!”]

[4c]

Oct. 29, 1963, letter to Beatrice and Marjorie [Pleasant Hill Church, Archives at DePauw]

[4d]

Jan. 14, 1964, letter to Marjorie [Pleasant Hill Cemetery, brief descriptions of the photos]

[4e]

Mar 14, 1964, letter to Marjorie [with copies of the pictures from Pleasant Hill Cemetery]

[4f]

Aug. 18, 1964, letter to Beatrice and Marjorie [Family Bible of Daniel McAninch]

 

The copies of these letters were scanned and transcribed by the author [6], and are used here, along

with the six photographs, with the knowledge and permission of Marjorie (McAninch) Waggoner [7].

 

 

“Old Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery”, Copyright 2003, by Frank McAninch       page 60 of 68

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