Dear Philip,
Thank you for the response. Sorry for my slow response but my E-mail went
down this week. I have a strong suspision that our Harriet may have been a
Nancy Harriet or a Harriet Nancy. There are too many similarities. The
problem I have at the moment, is accessing the family bible. The bible was
last known to be in the possession of a little old lady in Texas that is
currently in a nursing home suffering with Alzheimers. Her nephew does not
want to go through her things until after she passes on. The copy of the
letter we have is very difficult to read. I am thinking about scanning it
and attaching it to an e-mail so that others can try to decipher it.
The letter begins Sister Harriete and closes A. Cathey and then lists the
name Harriet Rankin. If we could see the bible and check the dates next to
the name Cathey, we could confirm the connection. If you're interested in
seeing a copy of the letter, I will scan it and send it in an e-mail.
I have forwarded your response to my cousin Travis Rankin. He may be able to
make the connection faster.
Thanks again for your response,
Lois Lynn Vericella vericella(a)aol.com