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Dufrain Frank James

Male 1889 - 1975  (86 years)


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  1. 1.  Dufrain Frank James was born on 02 Mar 1889 in Ganeer Township, Kankakee County, IL (son of Dufrain Peter A. and Loghry Mary Elizabeth); died on 05 Aug 1975 in Sylvania, Lucas County, OH; was buried in Body Donated to Univ. of Michigan Medical School..

    Notes:

    Frank DuFrain was a teacher and school superintendent. In 1918, he was a soldier holding the rank of Private.

    Frank married Dumke Mildred Anna on 19 Oct 1917 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Il. Mildred was born on 16 Jan 1895 in Chicago, Cook County, Il; was christened on 07 Jun 1906 in Elmhurst, Dupage County, Il; died on 22 May 1977 in Sylvania, Lucas County, Oh; was buried in Body Donated to Univ. of Michigan Medical School. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dufrain Peter A. was born on 14 Aug 1860; died on 15 Sep 1929.

    Notes:

    Peter died September 15, 1929 at the age of 69 years. His wife, Mary Elizabeth Loghry DuFrain died April 24, 1960 at the age of 91 years.

    Peter married Loghry Mary Elizabeth on 29 Feb 1888 in Kankakee County, Il. Mary (daughter of Loghry William Henry Harrison and Sicklar Hannahretta) was born on 07 Oct 1869 in St. Anne, Kankakee Co., IL; died on 24 Apr 1960; was buried on 24 Apr 1960 in Mt Airy Cemetery, Momence, Kankakee County, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Loghry Mary Elizabeth was born on 07 Oct 1869 in St. Anne, Kankakee Co., IL (daughter of Loghry William Henry Harrison and Sicklar Hannahretta); died on 24 Apr 1960; was buried on 24 Apr 1960 in Mt Airy Cemetery, Momence, Kankakee County, IL.
    Children:
    1. 1. Dufrain Frank James was born on 02 Mar 1889 in Ganeer Township, Kankakee County, IL; died on 05 Aug 1975 in Sylvania, Lucas County, OH; was buried in Body Donated to Univ. of Michigan Medical School..
    2. Dufrain Flossie was born on 27 Aug 1893; died on 13 Sep 1893.
    3. Dufrain Earl McKinley was born on 26 Oct 1896 in Momence, Kankakee County, IL; died on 07 Nov 1984 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.
    4. Dufrain Viola Maude was born on 11 Aug 1899; died on 25 Aug 1971.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Loghry William Henry Harrison was born on 05 Sep 1832 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY (son of Loghry Charles L. and Brown Juliette Eunice, son of Loghry Charles L. and Chisholm Phebe Ann); died on 26 Dec 1911 in Momence, Kankakee County, IL; was buried on 28 Dec 1911 in Aroma Park Cemetery, Waldron, Kankakee County, IL.

    Notes:

    William Henry Harrison, a farmer, was named after his uncle, Willaim Henry Harrison Brown but went by the name of" Henry" as recorded in letters to him from his father, Charles, written between 1868-1880 from Cameron, Steuben County, NY.

    Henry followed his Aunt Letty (Lettice Loghry Brown) and Uncle Dar (Erasmus Darwin Brown) and other friends of the family to St. Anne and Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois. After Henry married Hannahretta Sicklar Swan, they lived on a farm near Waldron, IL until 1899 when they moved to Fowler, Indiana.

    William joined the Union army on March 29, 1864 and was mustered in April 30, 1864. Henry was with the 15th Regiment of Illinois Infantry, as a private. He was sent to Lawton, Millen County Georgia on November 11, 1864. Exchanged April 1865; mustered out May 30, 1865, at Springfield, IL. He was captured at Altoona on Oct 5, 1864, Georgia while guarding a railroad in the rear of Sherman's army and was held for seven months in the terrible Andersonville Prison.

    During his internment, with Henry Wirz, Superintendant of the prison, he lived on the ration of a quarter of a pound of fat meat and a half-pint of meal a day.


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    The following is a copy of Mr. Loghry's discharge from the army:

    "To all whom it may concern:
    Know ye that William H. Loghry, a Private of Captain John W. Luke Company "E" 15th Regiment of Illinois Infantry Volunteers who was enrolled on the 29th day of March one thousand eight hundred and 64 to serve three years or during the war is hereby Discharged from the service of the United States this 30th day of May, 1865 at Springfield, Illinois by reason of Telegram from War Dept. dated May 12th, 1865. (No objection to his being re-enlisted is known to exist.)

    Said William H. Loghry, born in the State of New York, is 30 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches tall, light complexion, blue eyes, light hair and occupation when enrolled, a farmer.

    Given at Springfield, Ills. this Third day of July, 1865.

    James S. Hall
    Captain 1st W. S. Cav
    M. and D. Officer.
    () This sentence will be erased
    should there be anything in the
    conduct or physical condition of
    the soldier rendering him unfit
    for the Army.
    (Written across the discharge)
    "Paid in full $42/4.80 by Chas. C. Jones, PMUSA, Dec. 22, 1865
    Paid three mos. extra pay and travelling allowances from Springfield, Ills. O. D. Bedington, PM USA"

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    Death took Elizabeth away during Henry's absence, leaving their three small children homeless. After Elizabeth's death, Henry married widow, Hannahretta Sicklar Swan. They lived on a farm near Waldron, Illinois until 1899, when they moved to Fowler, Indiana. Henry was an enthusiastic G. A. R. (S.A.R.?) and his wife was an active member of the W. R. C. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

    Mr. Loghry was a great reader, very interested in politics. He was a Democrat until McKinley ran for President and then he changed to the Republican Party. In his latter days he was hard of hearing and paralytic
    strokes.

    Mr. Loghry was an enthusiastic G. A. R. and Mrs. Loghry was an active member of the W. R. C. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

    Mrs.Hannahretta Loghry died of pnuemonia on Feb. 29, 1908, in Fowler, Indiana and afterwards Mr. Loghry moved to Momence, Kankakee County, IL where his lived with his daughter, Mrs. Mary Loghry DuFrain until his death of bronchial pnuemonia on December 26, 1911. Both Mr. and Mrs. Loghry are buried in the family plot in Aroma Park Cemetery, Waldron, Kankakee County, IL.

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    Letters written by Charles Loghry to his son, William Henry Harrison Loghry

    Alens Station, N. Y. August 30,68

    Well henry it has bin some time sinse I have rote to you.
    We had A leter from you A short time a goe and was glad to hear that you and your family was well and was doing well.
    We are as usual working and tuging through this world and triing to git something to live on when we Cant work any more. We have had it very dry this sumer. Spring crops is very poor this year hear and as been as I can hear. Corn aint more than half a crop.
    When you git this you must tell us how times is with you. We had A good crop of hay and winter wheat but Barley and oats was lite this year potatoes is A lite crop I have a good croop of buckwheat.
    I am going to rite to franklin Loghry*. I begin to think that he has forgotten us it has ben A long time sinse he has rote to us. tell him to rite and let us noe what he is doing.
    We have had the hotest weather that was ever none in this country. it was so hot it was all most imposibel to work.
    I have sowed one peis of wheat and am redy to sow five acors more this week. I have had the falow ready two weeks.
    We are well to day and nobody but us two hear. Ada* is to sunday school while I am riting.
    You must come and make us a visit as soon as you can. You must rite as soon as you git this and let us noe how you git along.
    You must doe what you can for Seymour and Blain the Democrats will carie this state by A big majority as was ever nown.
    Give my respects to unkel Dar* and Lety* and all their fokes.
    Good by for this time
    to Henry Loghry and wife (signed

    Charles Loghry


    *1. Franklin Loghry is his son.
    2. Ada was a girl they had taken in to raise.
    3. Unkel Dar is Erasmus Darwin Brown, brother of Juliette Brown Loghry, and brother-in-law to Charles.
    4. Lety is Lettice Loghry Brown, a sister; one of the three Loghry Children to marry three Brown children.
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    Cameron, N.Y. Dec 26, 1869

    Well Henry it is some time sinse I have rote to you. I thout this morning I woud rite to you and let you noe that we are in the land of the living and as well as usual. I have in qite lame this fall and winter I have got A bad nee that is very lame and pains me very bad so that I cant sleep good nites. it was taken lame last summer and is giting worse. I have got most discourage of its ever giting any beter I haint ploud any this fall help is hard to git and wages is high hear.
    Comon labor is one dollar A day and bord and wheat is worth $1.00 for that is good
    You rote that you wanted me to send you some money that is out of the question this winter for money is hard to git and very scarce there is nothing that will fetch money hear.
    we have had some cold wether and good slaying But this warm today and raining there aint mutch going on this winter hear Sam Brown* has got home from the Asilum and seams to bee all rite he Chops wood evry day Brown's foxes* is well and doing well they are in the hoop pole business this winter
    Henry you must keep good Courage your young yet and you mustent git the horers for that dont doe any good if I was of your age and had my health I could live any where I think that I can doe as much as I ever could But when I goe to work I soon git tierd and soon think difernt I have worked this fall that when I got in the house and sot down I had all that I could doe to git up I have the rheumatism most all the time
    My nee pains me so that I can hardley rite while I am now riting
    We got a leter from your wife on Chrismuss for A Chrismuss present and was glad to hear that you was well and all the friends
    I wish that you was hear today to hellp us eat some Big Aples we have the Bigest Aples that you ever seen David Williamson was hear last sunday and he meshered one that was 14 inches round we have got 20 bushels of grafted aples in the seler
    Good By for this time rite soon as you git this
    We like to hear from you often as we can
    Direct to Alens Station
    (signed)
    C. Loghry
    * 1. folks
    2. Sam Brown is Samuel Right Brown, Jr.; a brother of Charles's first wife, Juliett Brown Loghry.
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    Cameron, March 15, 1880

    Well Henry Loghry it has bin A long time since we have heard from you you dont rite very often and today I thaut that I woud rite you a few lines to let you noe that we are in the land of the living but not very smart this winter I have bin qite poorley this winter and lame not abel to doe my chores nor to cut my wood I am giting old and will soon be out of this world and it wont mater how qick if I am prepard for that day that day will surly come prepared or not Ada and her man is with us this winter and will stay with us this year or that is the talk now if nothing hapens. We have had A very warm winter and noe snow it has bin rather unheathy this winter. A grate many old fokes has dropt off this winter some without one moments warning there are several that has dropt dead seting their chair and it stands us in hand to be ready to meet to meet it if we never meet on this earth less try to meet in heaven your unkel Em Brown* is very poorley this winter he lais A bed the most of the time he haint bin from home in nine years he is nothing but skin and bones.
    the rest of the family is well but hard up this winter they had their barn burnd and all their hay and grain and it is touf for them this winter I hurd form you unkel Henry Brown* the other day he is bad off he dont noe hardly any thing and the man told me that they had lost ther property he thout it was all used up they sold out but dident saave mutch
    that is bad to loes his senses and property to
    times is beter this spring that it has bin for sevel years past money is plenty and proptery is chang hands and things looks beter now than they have for some time
    Wheat is 140 rie 90 corn 65 oats 50 potatoes 40 Apels from 50 to 65
    hay is from $10 to $12 tone
    give my best Respects to all the frends and tell them that I would (like) to see them very much I would like to see you and your wife today and have you hear
    tell Juliaette* to rite to us I will rite to her before long now Henry rite soon as you git this and till us how you are giting A long

    from your father
    (signed)
    Charles Loghry

    * 1. unkel Henry Brown is William Henry Harrison Brown, brother to Juliette, Charles first wife.
    2. Juliaette is Charles'granddaughter by William Henry Harrison Loghry and Elizabeth Williams.
    3. Charles Loghry died two years later on 13 Aug. 1882.



    The following is from a letter written by Phil Loghry, gg-grandson of William H. H. Loghry:

    By the way, he generally preferred to use his second name, Henry. Henry enlisted in the Union Army on March 29, 1864. He was later captured by the Confederate Army, and held for seven months in the Andersonville Prison. He was ultimately released on a prisoner exchange agreement, April 1, 1865, and was honorably discharged on May 30, 1865. During his time in prison, his wife, Elizabeth took ill and died, leaving their children (Charles, JULIA, and Freddie) homeless. By the way, Freddie was a girl...notice the female spelling of the name; also Charles' obit states his brother (Frank), and two sisters (JULIA and Freddie) preceded him in death. Ok, back to the homeless children; I can only assume that brother Frank and wife Elizabeth Sicklar Loghry took the children into their home and cared for them until after their father was discharged from the Army, since both families at that time lived in St. Anne, ILL. (Real estate records show Frank as owning a home in St. Anne during this period. Henry is not listed of owning property there.) Some of this is only speculation on my part, but it could answer the confusion about who JULIA's parents were...I have no doubt that Wm. Henry, and Elizabeth Williams Loghry were her parents, but (speculation) Uncle Frank and Aunt Elizabeth Sicklar Loghry took her & siblings in for quite a long time, since father Henry needed to re-establish a home after the war. On Oct 16, 1866, William Henry married again, to Mrs. Henrietta Swan, a soldier's widow. There were nine children from this union. Children living to mourn his death, Sept. 6, 1911...Charles Franklin Loghry (my Great Grandfather) Julia E. SWAN of Fowler, Indiana, Freddie Loghry, Dora & Mary Dufrain of Momence, Ill., Retta Fornier, Minn; and Myron Loghry of Tuscola Ill.

    William married Sicklar Hannahretta on 16 Oct 1866 in Kankakee County, Il. Hannahretta was born on 20 May 1840 in Marion, either Hancock or Marion County, OH; died on 29 Feb 1908 in Kankakee County, IL; was buried in Aroma Park Cemetery, Waldron, Kankakee County, Illinois, usa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Sicklar Hannahretta was born on 20 May 1840 in Marion, either Hancock or Marion County, OH; died on 29 Feb 1908 in Kankakee County, IL; was buried in Aroma Park Cemetery, Waldron, Kankakee County, Illinois, usa.

    Notes:

    Hannaretta Sicklar Swan was born in Marion, OH on May 20, 1840. On May 16, 1856 she married James Swan.

    James enlisted in the Union Army, mustered in August 22, 1862 in Kankakee County, Illinois and died in Natchez, Mississippi, November 18, 1863, leaving a widow with three small children.

    She was the daughter of William Sicklar and Elizabeth Colgate.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Second marriage for both of them. The marriage license spells Loghry as Loughery.

    Children:
    1. Loghry Doris Louisa was born on 19 Apr 1868 in Aroma, Kankakee County, IL; died on 16 Jun 1940.
    2. 3. Loghry Mary Elizabeth was born on 07 Oct 1869 in St. Anne, Kankakee Co., IL; died on 24 Apr 1960; was buried on 24 Apr 1960 in Mt Airy Cemetery, Momence, Kankakee County, IL.
    3. Loghry William Henry Harrison was born on 13 Mar 1871; died on 05 Apr 1871; was buried in Aroma Park Cemetery, Waldron, Kankakee Co., IL.
    4. Loghry Henrietta was born on 28 Jul 1872.
    5. Loghry Lula was born on 01 Jun 1874; died in 1874; was buried in Aroma Park Cemetery, Waldron, Kankakee Co., IL.
    6. Loghry Florence was born on 11 Feb 1876; died on 06 Oct 1880; was buried in Aroma Park Cemetery, Waldron, Kankakee Co., IL.
    7. Loghry Myron was born on 05 May 1878; died on 16 May 1936.
    8. Loghry Elwin O. was born on 05 Feb 1880; died on 22 Oct 1880; was buried in Aroma Park Cemetery, Waldron, Kankakee Co., IL.
    9. Loghry Frank was born on 05 Jun 1881; died on 12 Oct 1902; was buried in Aroma Park Cemetery, Waldron, Kankakee Co., IL.
    10. Loghry Nellie was born on 01 Jun 1882; died on 01 Jun 1882; was buried in Aroma Park Cemetery, Waldron, Kankakee Co., IL.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Loghry Charles L. was born on 30 Oct 1811 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY (son of Loghry Joseph Leander and Santee Mary); died on 13 Aug 1882 in Bath Township, Steuben Co., NY; was buried in Unionville Cemetery, Bath Township, Steuben Co. NY.

    Notes:

    Charles Loghry served in the Civil War from 1863 to 1865 as a private from Bath, Steuben County, NY.



    After Charles and Juliette Brown married in a double wedding with his sister and her brother, Mary Loghry and Robert Emmett Brown, they settled near the Oregon School house on the road to Brown's Crossing where John Hedges had formerly resided.

    Charles, a big man in stature and weighed over 250 pounds, was a farmer all his life. He died at home in Cameron of heart trouble and is buried at Coss' Corners burying ground, Bath Township. He was 70 years of age.

    In a letter written by Charles's granddaughter, Mary Loghry, 21 May, 1943,
    she says,"My grandfather, Charles Loghry, was a strong Christian; God-fearing and tried to live right by the letter of the Bible. I never saw him. He always spelled his name, L-o-g-h-r-y." It is said to have been formerly pronounced Lawrey.

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    Letters written by Charles Loghry to his son, William Henry Harrison Loghry

    Alens Station, N. Y. August 30, 68

    Well henry it has bin some time sinse I have rote to you.
    We had A leter from you A short time a goe and was glad to hear that you and your family was well and was doing well.
    We are as usual working and tuging through this world and triing to git something to live on when we Cant work any more. We have had it very dry this sumer. Spring crops is very poor this year hear and as been as I can hear. Corn aint more than half a crop.
    When you git this you must tell us how times is with you. We had A good crop of hay and winter wheat but Barley and oats was lite this year potatoes is A lite crop I have a good croop of buckwheat.
    I am going to rite to franklin Loghry*. I begin to think that he has forgotten us it has ben A long time sinse he has rote to us. tell him to rite and let us noe what he is doing.
    We have had the hotest weather that was ever none in this country. it was so hot it was all most imposibel to work.
    I have sowed one peis of wheat and am redy to sow five acors more this week. I have had the falow ready two weeks.
    We are well to day and nobody but us two hear. Ada* is to sunday school while I am riting.
    You must come and make us a visit as soon as you can. You must rite as soon as you git this and let us noe how you git along.
    You must doe what you can for Seymour and Blain the Democrats will carie this state by A big majority as was ever nown.
    Give my respects to unkel Dar* and Lety* and all their fokes.
    Good by for this time
    to Henry Loghry and wife (signed

    Charles Loghry


    *1. Franklin Loghry is his son.
    2. Ada was a girl they had taken in to raise.
    3. Unkel Dar is Erasmus Darwin Brown, brother of Juliette Brown Loghry, and brother-in-law to Charles.
    4. Lety is Lettice Loghry Brown, a sister; one of the three Loghry Children to marry three Brown children.
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    Cameron, N.Y. Dec 26, 1869

    Well Henry it is some time sinse I have rote to you. I thout this morning I woud rite to you and let you noe that we are in the land of the living and as well as usual. I have in qite lame this fall and winter I have got A bad nee that is very lame and pains me very bad so that I cant sleep good nites. it was taken lame last summer and is giting worse. I have got most discourage of its ever giting any beter I haint ploud any this fall help is hard to git and wages is high hear.
    Comon labor is one dollar A day and bord and wheat is worth $1.00 for that is good
    You rote that you wanted me to send you some money that is out of the question this winter for money is hard to git and very scarce there is nothing that will fetch money hear.
    we have had some cold wether and good slaying But this warm today and raining there aint mutch going on this winter hear Sam Brown* has got home from the Asilum and seams to bee all rite he Chops wood evry day Brown's foxes* is well and doing well they are in the hoop pole business this winter
    Henry you must keep good Courage your young yet and you mustent git the horers for that dont doe any good if I was of your age and had my health I could live any where I think that I can doe as much as I ever could But when I goe to work I soon git tierd and soon think difernt I have worked this fall that when I got in the house and sot down I had all that I could doe to git up I have the rheumatism most all the time
    My nee pains me so that I can hardley rite while I am now riting
    We got a leter from your wife on Chrismuss for A Chrismuss present and was glad to hear that you was well and all the friends
    I wish that you was hear today to hellp us eat some Big Aples we have the Bigest Aples that you ever seen David Williamson was hear last sunday and he meshered one that was 14 inches round we have got 20 bushels of grafted aples in the seler
    Good By for this time rite soon as you git this
    We like to hear from you often as we can
    Direct to Alens Station
    (signed)
    C. Loghry
    * 1. folks
    2. Sam Brown is Samuel Right Brown, Jr.; a brother of Charles's first wife, Juliette.
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    Cameron, March 15, 1880

    Well Henry Loghry it has bin A long time since we have heard from you you dont rite very often and today I thaut that I woud rite you a few lines to let you noe that we are in the land of the living but not very smart this winter I have bin qite poorley this winter and lame not abel to doe my chores nor to cut my wood I am giting old and will soon be out of this world and it wont mater how qick if I am prepard for that day that day will surly come prepared or not Ada and her man is with us this winter and will stay with us this year or that is the talk now if nothing hapens. We have had A very warm winter and noe snow it has bin rather unheathy this winter. A grate many old fokes has dropt off this winter some without one moments warning there are several that has dropt dead seting their chair and it stands us in hand to be ready to meet to meet it if we never meet on this earth less try to meet in heaven your unkel Em Brown* is very poorley this winter he lais A bed the most of the time he haint bin from home in nine years he is nothing but skin and bones.
    the rest of the family is well but hard up this winter they had their barn burnd and all their hay and grain and it is touf for them this winter I hurd form you unkel Henry Brown* the other day he is bad off he dont noe hardly any thing and the man told me that they had lost ther property he thout it was all used up they sold out but dident saave mutch
    that is bad to loes his senses and property to
    times is beter this spring that it has bin for sevel years past money is plenty and proptery is chang hands and things looks beter now than they have for some time
    Wheat is 140 rie 90 corn 65 oats 50 potatoes 40 Apels from 50 to 65
    hay is from $10 to $12 tone
    give my best Respects to all the frends and tell them that I would (like) to see them very much I would like to see you and your wife today and have you hear
    tell Juliaette* to rite to us I will rite to her before long now Henry rite soon as you git this and till us how you are giting A long

    from your father
    (signed)
    Charles Loghry

    * 1. unkel Henry Brown is William Henry Harrison Brown, brother to Juliette, Charles's first wife.
    2. Juliaette is Charles'granddaughter by William Henry Harrison Loghry and Elizabeth Williams.

    After Charles and Juliette Brown married in a double wedding with his sister and her brother, Mary Loghry and Robert Emmett Brown, they settled near the Oregon School house on the road to Brown's Crossing where John Hedges had formerly resided.

    Charles, a big man in stature and weighed over 250 pounds, was a farmer all his life. He died at home in Cameron of heart trouble and is buried at Coss' Corners burying ground, Bath Township. He was 70 years of age.

    In a letter written by Charles's granddaughter, Mary Loghry, 21 May, 1943,
    she says,"My grandfather, Charles Loghry, was a strong Christian; God-fearing and tried to live right by the letter of the Bible. I never saw him. He always spelled his name, L-o-g-h-r-y." It is said to have been formerly pronounced Lawrey.

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    Letters written by Charles Loghry to his son, William Henry Harrison Loghry

    Alens Station, N. Y. August 30, 68

    Well henry it has bin some time sinse I have rote to you.
    We had A leter from you A short time a goe and was glad to hear that you and your family was well and was doing well.
    We are as usual working and tuging through this world and triing to git something to live on when we Cant work any more. We have had it very dry this sumer. Spring crops is very poor this year hear and as been as I can hear. Corn aint more than half a crop.
    When you git this you must tell us how times is with you. We had A good crop of hay and winter wheat but Barley and oats was lite this year potatoes is A lite crop I have a good croop of buckwheat.
    I am going to rite to franklin Loghry*. I begin to think that he has forgotten us it has ben A long time sinse he has rote to us. tell him to rite and let us noe what he is doing.
    We have had the hotest weather that was ever none in this country. it was so hot it was all most imposibel to work.
    I have sowed one peis of wheat and am redy to sow five acors more this week. I have had the falow ready two weeks.
    We are well to day and nobody but us two hear. Ada* is to sunday school while I am riting.
    You must come and make us a visit as soon as you can. You must rite as soon as you git this and let us noe how you git along.
    You must doe what you can for Seymour and Blain the Democrats will carie this state by A big majority as was ever nown.
    Give my respects to unkel Dar* and Lety* and all their fokes.
    Good by for this time
    to Henry Loghry and wife (signed

    Charles Loghry


    *1. Franklin Loghry is his son.
    2. Ada was a girl they had taken in to raise.
    3. Unkel Dar is Erasmus Darwin Brown, brother of Juliette Brown Loghry, and brother-in-law to Charles.
    4. Lety is Lettice Loghry Brown, a sister; one of the three Loghry Children to marry three Brown children.
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    Cameron, N.Y. Dec 26, 1869

    Well Henry it is some time sinse I have rote to you. I thout this morning I woud rite to you and let you noe that we are in the land of the living and as well as usual. I have in qite lame this fall and winter I have got A bad nee that is very lame and pains me very bad so that I cant sleep good nites. it was taken lame last summer and is giting worse. I have got most discourage of its ever giting any beter I haint ploud any this fall help is hard to git and wages is high hear.
    Comon labor is one dollar A day and bord and wheat is worth $1.00 for that is good
    You rote that you wanted me to send you some money that is out of the question this winter for money is hard to git and very scarce there is nothing that will fetch money hear.
    we have had some cold wether and good slaying But this warm today and raining there aint mutch going on this winter hear Sam Brown* has got home from the Asilum and seams to bee all rite he Chops wood evry day Brown's foxes* is well and doing well they are in the hoop pole business this winter
    Henry you must keep good Courage your young yet and you mustent git the horers for that dont doe any good if I was of your age and had my health I could live any where I think that I can doe as much as I ever could But when I goe to work I soon git tierd and soon think difernt I have worked this fall that when I got in the house and sot down I had all that I could doe to git up I have the rheumatism most all the time
    My nee pains me so that I can hardley rite while I am now riting
    We got a leter from your wife on Chrismuss for A Chrismuss present and was glad to hear that you was well and all the friends
    I wish that you was hear today to hellp us eat some Big Aples we have the Bigest Aples that you ever seen David Williamson was hear last sunday and he meshered one that was 14 inches round we have got 20 bushels of grafted aples in the seler
    Good By for this time rite soon as you git this
    We like to hear from you often as we can
    Direct to Alens Station
    (signed)
    C. Loghry
    * 1. folks
    2. Sam Brown is Samuel Right Brown, Jr.; a brother of Charles's first wife, Juliette.
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    Cameron, March 15, 1880

    Well Henry Loghry it has bin A long time since we have heard from you you dont rite very often and today I thaut that I woud rite you a few lines to let you noe that we are in the land of the living but not very smart this winter I have bin qite poorley this winter and lame not abel to doe my chores nor to cut my wood I am giting old and will soon be out of this world and it wont mater how qick if I am prepard for that day that day will surly come prepared or not Ada and her man is with us this winter and will stay with us this year or that is the talk now if nothing hapens. We have had A very warm winter and noe snow it has bin rather unheathy this winter. A grate many old fokes has dropt off this winter some without one moments warning there are several that has dropt dead seting their chair and it stands us in hand to be ready to meet to meet it if we never meet on this earth less try to meet in heaven your unkel Em Brown* is very poorley this winter he lais A bed the most of the time he haint bin from home in nine years he is nothing but skin and bones.
    the rest of the family is well but hard up this winter they had their barn burnd and all their hay and grain and it is touf for them this winter I hurd form you unkel Henry Brown* the other day he is bad off he dont noe hardly any thing and the man told me that they had lost ther property he thout it was all used up they sold out but dident saave mutch
    that is bad to loes his senses and property to
    times is beter this spring that it has bin for sevel years past money is plenty and proptery is chang hands and things looks beter now than they have for some time
    Wheat is 140 rie 90 corn 65 oats 50 potatoes 40 Apels from 50 to 65
    hay is from $10 to $12 tone
    give my best Respects to all the frends and tell them that I would (like) to see them very much I would like to see you and your wife today and have you hear
    tell Juliaette* to rite to us I will rite to her before long now Henry rite soon as you git this and till us how you are giting A long

    from your father
    (signed)
    Charles Loghry

    * 1. unkel Henry Brown is William Henry Harrison Brown, brother to Juliette, Charles's first wife.
    2. Juliaette is Charles'granddaughter by William Henry Harrison Loghry and Elizabeth Williams.

    Charles married Brown Juliette Eunice on 14 Aug 1831 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY. Juliette (daughter of Brown Samuel Right (Wright) and Annable Eunice Mary) was born about 1812 in Saratoga, Saratoga County or Albany, Albany Co., NY; died before 25 May 1840 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY; was buried in Brown's Crossing, Steuben, Steuben County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Brown Juliette Eunice was born about 1812 in Saratoga, Saratoga County or Albany, Albany Co., NY (daughter of Brown Samuel Right (Wright) and Annable Eunice Mary); died before 25 May 1840 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY; was buried in Brown's Crossing, Steuben, Steuben County, NY.

    Notes:

    Juliette was the only daughter of Samuel and Eunice (Annable) Brown. On Aug. 14, 1831 she married Charles Loghry, son of Joseph Leander Loghry and Mary (Santee) Loughry of Cameron, Stueben County, NY. Her brother, Robert Emmett Brown and Charles' sister, Mary Loghry were married at the same time in a double wedding. After her marriage, she and Charles settled near the Oregon schoolhouse on the road to Brown's Crossing where John Hedges had formerly resided.

    Brown's Crossing is at the foot of the Oregon schoolhouse road, down from North Hill Road where a large steel bridge crosses the Canisteo River. Juliette's brother, Robert Brown had a tavern near the river crossing and a farm directly across the river as well.

    Julitette died shortly after the birth of her son, Franklin. She is buried at Brown's Crossing at the bottom of the hill on Oregon Schoolhouse Road and the Canisteo River.

    The cemetery near the bridge at Brown's Crossing is the burying ground for some familiy members of the Santee, Moore, Loghry and Brown relatives. At one time there were as many as thirty five people buried at Brown's Crossing but today only one stone, that of Isaac Santee remains intact. Years ago when the river flooded, many of the bodies were washed from their resting places and their markers taken by the rushing river water.

    Juliette's birth records have not been found. Her family was in Albany, Albany County, NY from April 1812 and moved to Auburn, Cayuga County in 1813. They continued to live in Auburn until the death of her father in Sept. of 1817.

    Children:
    1. 6. Loghry William Henry Harrison was born on 05 Sep 1832 in Cameron, Steuben Co., NY; died on 26 Dec 1911 in Momence, Kankakee County, IL; was buried on 28 Dec 1911 in Aroma Park Cemetery, Waldron, Kankakee County, IL.
    2. Loghry J. Franklin was born on 15 Sep 1835 in OH; died in 1889.