Henderson County Texas
Letter from Myrtle D. Thomasson
July 20
Dear Bill and Jean, (William F. Huddleston, son of
Willis F. Huddleston, Grand Son of William C. Huddleston and
Great Grand Son of Stephen Huddleston)
So Sorry, but about all I know of the Huddlestons is - three
brothers left England during a cholora epidemic, When they
left NY I think our part of the family settled in Missouri or
perhaps farther east & later came to Missouri. We have
some distant cousins in Texas. When I went to Huntsville I
thought we were the only Huddlestons. I found out I had
much to live up to as there had been many of them there and all
were brilliant. Your mother collected a lot of data.
Grandpa Huddleston had a brother , Newton. Mrs. Veasey was
his daughter & she lived with Grandpa most of her life.
Her parents died early. Her brother had childred who
settled in New Mexico. Young Veasey once went to California
& he looked them up. He said they had the looks of
being very successful and did not think to much of him.
There is a Huddleston living here (Hawaii) and I keep thinking
I'll call him up, but just procastmating. There is a
Huddleston Lane in London.
This was from Myrtle D Thomasson
I don't know when my great aunt wrote this letter it is dated
"JULY 20" with no year. I do know she died about 1983.
She went to the HUNTVILLES NORMAL INSTITUTE, its now know as the
University of Sam Houston in Huntsville Texas in 2 years not the
usual 4 years. We have her sheep skin diploma. She taught school
in West Texas, Puerto Rico and the moved to Hawaii in the 1920s.
She was there when the harbor was bombed. She retired as a
principle of one of the schools on Oahu. We also have her diary
she wrote the first year or two she was in Hawaii. After her
first husband died, Tage Holberg she went on a floating
University. Later after her second husband died David Thomasson
she traveled a lot at least 2 world trips a year. That is when I
got to see her. On her trips her nick name was "TEXAS"
because she was from Texas and also because she was 6'1" .
My aunt in Hawaii name was Myrtle Dorcus Huddlteston. Her sister
also went with her. Her name was Lola Huddleston. She has a
daughter in California.
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