Postcard to Nellie Pettingall, Myersville, Maryland, 11 April, 1911
The unsigned card reads, "How is old Myersville these cold days. She looks good to me. You ought to be here now. Skating is just fine. Oh you Feb 22nd. I wonder where I will spend it this year. Best Regards. 4-12-11."
Nellie Pettingall lived on Main Street, Myersville, in 1911. Born in 1888, she was the daughter of Samuel H. Pettingall (1848-1929) and Amanda C. Poffenberger (1850-1931). She married steel mill worker W. Clyde Raines, who may well have been the author of this postcard. She was a graduate of Hood College and taught in Frederick County schools for a number of years. Nellie and Clyde had one son, William P. Raines. Nellie died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 18 Feb 1970. Clyde died in 1976. Both are buried at Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery.
Postcard to Nellie Pettingall, Myersville, Maryland, 11 April, 1911
The unsigned card reads, "How is old Myersville these cold days. She looks good to me. You ought to be here now. Skating is just fine. Oh you Feb 22nd. I wonder where I will spend it this year. Best Regards. 4-12-11."
Nellie Pettingall lived on Main Street, Myersville, in 1911. Born in 1888, she was the daughter of Samuel H. Pettingall (1848-1929) and Amanda C. Poffenberger (1850-1931). She married steel mill worker W. Clyde Raines, who may well have been the author of this postcard. She was a graduate of Hood College and taught in Frederick County schools for a number of years. Nellie and Clyde had one son, William P. Raines. Nellie died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 18 Feb 1970. Clyde died in 1976. Both are buried at Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery.