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Miss Alba R. Malone

3701 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washingon, D.C.

March 3, 1953



Dear Cousin Joe:

It was a delight to get your
wonderful letter regarding
the Malone history which 
with your permission, I 
wam forwarding to my sister Louise who is
interested in joing the D.A.R. with the informa-
tino you ????? so gracious
to give I believe she can do
so ????. ??? shall forever
be in your debt.



As you know Uncle ??? 
history of 1892 was incomplete
    
    
    

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because he ignored the 
d??? side.  The unfortunate
deat of his son Irvin, for
whom he was preparing 
the famly history, while in
college ??? ??? ??
abandon the engrossing
work.  Uncle Jim and 
Aunt Estelle had ????
children.  One son died while
a baby and the daughter
Verney, was the only one who
lived to be grown and 
married.  She married
Thoms H McKnight and
had two sones, James Malone 
McKnight and Thomas H., Jr.,
both fine boys, married, 
and living in Memphis.
Cousin Verney died quite
young however in her
early forties I believe.
    

    

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If you should write
Thomas Malone of Nashville,
I feel sure he will fall
for your ????? and will
ecrtainly give you more
detailed information if
not a copy of his father's 
biography.



At My sisters Lau??? house
(Mrs. M. M. Tuggle at Capleville,
Tenn.) if you come to write
at any time, ??? ?? quite
an accumulation of old
letters ?????ing to Uncle Jim
as he ??? to be in constant
correspondence with 
someone named Mlone
when he was collecting
data for his history. Use ???
    
    
    

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to go through them before long 
and divide them out among
the children and grandchildren
particularly those who are
interesed.  There is our
family letters, written by my
grandfather to your grand-
mother which is a ???? a 
th???.  I particularly 
cherish it fo ti says "Ferdie
(my father) is our most 
promising child"



I, too, have always wished
I could know you well.
M??? and cousin Jodie
always spoke of you in 
the most glowing terms.
I was priviledge to meet 
our mutual cousin,
Ed Ai???worth, whe he was
in Washington last spring.
    

    

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I am most happy that you
are writing dow these
fascinating bits about 
family history for I know
the will be greatly prized
now and in the future.
I am much interested
for, although with my 
beloved brother's untimely
death, I seem to feel a 
futility about it all and 
realize that I too must
get very busy before it is
too late.



My father as a country 
physician had such an 
interesting and worthwhile
    
    
    

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life I have always thought.
I had wanted him to write
his biography and he did
start with my help, but it
never developed.  Maybe I
will do if get for the grand-
children.



Thanks again Joe for 
your consideration and
help.  We may call on you
for more information
in the future, and I trust
you will do the same.



I have distant and r???
memories of the visit to
your home on our way to
Mexico.  I hope I may
entertain you someday
if you come to Washington.



Devotedly,

Alba