Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here.
This card has a photo on it, and the trees are even a little green. You can feel the paint, or whatever was put on it to color it.
Postmarked: Reed City, Mich Aug 12. Can’t read the year.
Addressed to:
Mrs. Belle Fellows
Manton
Mich
We are in Reed Citty
Bert and Mrs Isrel Houlden
came to meet us
but we are waiting
for to start Irrel
and wife came friday
to the camp meeting.
(written on the left margin) E Carter.
Camp meetings were a big deal, I’ve heard my share of stories regarding them. There are still some camp meeting grounds in Michigan, but usually you see travel trailers and motor homes.
Emily Lamunion Carter was Belle’s sister. Bert may be one of Andrew Carter’s nephews, Albertio R (Bert) Carter, about 1878 – . He was the son of William Wallace Carter, Andrew’s brother and his wife Hannah Louisa Cox.
I received this comment regarding the ID of these people:
I have the answer for Item 121. Mrs. Israel Houlding
Andrew Jackson’s brother, William Wallace is married to Hannah Louise Cox
Hannah Louise Cox has a sister Sarah b. 1843 d. 1914
she married David Houlding b. 1829 d. 1917
they have a son Israel Houlding b. 1867 d. 1939
he is married to Carrie b. 1870
If my calculations are correct, Mrs. Houlding would be the wife of Albertus Carter’s cousin.
Some of my letters mention “going to meeting” and a couple mentioned “camp meeting”. I’ve assumed that meeting just referred to church but I’d love to know which denomination. I wonder if camp meetings were a precursor to the church camps we have around here?
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Hard to know, unless there is someone who knows or remembers. Sometimes the history of the camp records it’s origins. Thanks for the comment.