NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TEXAS - A PART OF THE TXGenWeb AND USGenWeb PROJECTS

POSTCARDS WRITTEN BY ALLIE PERRY RICHARDS of Nacogdoches County

• Postcards written by Allie Perry RICHARDS of Nacogdoches County, Texas. Contributed by Debbie (Parker) Wayne.
       Evvie is Emma Everette JOHNSON of Diboll, Angelina County, Texas, who he later married. Bennie JOHNSON is her brother. Evvie's papa referred to in the postcards is Henry Everette JOHNSON of Diboll, Angelina County, Texas. In addition to owning a livery stable in Lufkin for a time, Henry also worked building roads in East Texas and Arkansas. Allie may have worked for Henry for a time. It's interesting to note there appeared to be a lot of railway travel between Nacogdoches and Lufkin in the early 1900's for these families.
  
  

  • Postcard 1 (Photo of a man with a girl on each side and trees in the background)

    • Postmarked Shreve & Houston R.P.O. ?IR.1?, Nov 9, 1910

    • U.S. Postage One cent stamp

    • Addressed to - Mr. Bennie Johnson - Lufkin, Texas

    • Hello Bennie,
      How are you? I am near dead. Say! you and Evvie come up Sat. We are going to have a dance. If you can't come in the buggy, come on the train Sat. and go back Sun. - with Florence. She came to see me last Sun. eve and said she was going to Lufkin Sun. and you all can go back with her. Now be sure and come and bring Evvie. I had to stay in yesterday, but it didn't hurt me Ha!Ha! be sure and come. X

  • Postcard 2 (Photo of a girl sitting and holding a goat or calf (same girl and same dress as on right in postcard 1 above))

    • Postmarked Nacogdoches, Texas Dec 27, 1910 8:30pm

    • U.S. Postage One cent stamp

    • Addressed to - Miss Evvie Johnson - Lufkin, Texas

    • Hello sweet sister,
      Glad to get your card. Saw and talked with your papa for the first time yesterday. Sure do wish I could go home with him this week when he goes but can't think I will tho before he finishes the work up here. Wish you'd come up with him next time.

  • Postcard 3 (Photo of 2 men standing on top of logs on a railroad car)

    • Postmarked Nacogdoches, Texas Jan 4, 1911 12:30pm
      and Lufkin, Texas, Jan 5 (year unreadable but assume 1911)

    • U.S. Postage One cent stamp

    • Addressed to - Miss Evvie Johnson - Lufkin, Texas

    • Hello sweet heart,
      How are you all today. We are all only tolerable well and nearly froze. My but hasn't it been cold the past two days. Next summer is a long long old time. If nothing happens to prevent I will come home with your papa the 14th of this month. Loving ??unreadable?? Bennie is as good as he can be ??unreadable?? he's ??unreadable??.