Showing posts with label 1947. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1947. Show all posts

Monday, November 6, 2017

Discouraging News for Will

Grandpa Will received this letter in February 1947 and may be what prompted he and my Dad to travel west in April.
Note that Maggie had put her houses in Grandpa Will's name.




Saturday, November 4, 2017

More Real Estate for Maggie

My dad, took these pictures and wrote on the back they were Aunt Maggie's houses. This was on the trip he and Grandpa Will made to visit Aunt Maggie in 1947, a few months before she died.

Not sure of the location on this.  Possibly 5th St. or Holmes St.

The 1940 Census has Maggie living on 2nd St. and renting but with the numerous records of failed mortgages she may have owned it and the mortgage holder allowed her to rent it after foreclosure. That's one hypothesis.

I found this on a Google Map of 2nd St. It is from in 2012. Looks like it might be the place. What do you think?