Booth - Quirk Letters

Submitter:  Bo Mosley

Samuel John Booth was born in Liverpool England January 6, 1857. He came to new York when he was 12 years old after his father had died. His mother had remarried to a Mr Walker in Liverpool. He returned to Liverpool when he was 14 for his mothers funeral. He traveled from Liverpool on a ship that his Uncle John Quirk was the Captain of.

He returned to New York and lived with a captain McKutchen that was a friend of the family. Mckutchen=s house burned and Samuel John Booth set out on his own. He said that he worked on the Railroad in South Carolina. He appeared in Johnson County, Georgia about 1881 and married Sarah Martha Cornelia Davis the daughter of William Godfrey Davis and Dicy Williams.

Samuel John Booth moved about 1900-1910 with his family to the South Eastern part of Montgomery County, Georgia known as Sharps Spur. This later became Toombs County. He died 11-8-1932 and is buried in the Galbreath cemetery Sharps spur Road Alston, Georgia.

1900 census of Johnson Co, Ga
# 185/184 Birth Age Married
S. J. Booth W Male 1-1857 43 19
S.M.C. Booth W F 3-1861 39 19
A. W. Booth W M 1-1884 16
G. A. Booth W M 3-1886 14
S. L. Booth W M 1-1888 12
Maggie D Booth W F 2-1892 8
M. M. Booth W M 3-1894 6
R. M. Booth W F 5-1898 2

Letter to Samuel John Booth of Johnson County, Georgia from his Aunt Mary Quirk of Liverpool England or Ireland.

Wednesday Sept 20 Th 1878

Dear Jonny

You must excuse me for not writing to you sooner than this. I am pretty well at present. I have not had the opportunity of sending you a letter sooner since times are bad here and I am not able to work like I used to do. I believe your letter arrived here on Friday morning but I was not home till Sunday morning. I was glad to hear that you were well and in good health. I would like to see you home again before I die. I should like to see you once again I hope by the time that I receive a answer from you that I will be as well in health as I am at present.

Write to me as soon as possible .

They are all quite well at home. Your cousin Ellen has come down the country to go to Place. 

No More at present
from your affectionate
Aunt
Mary Quirk

Note: The space was blank in the middle of this letter and written in pencil in this space was the following. I was not hard to take a hint that same night.

Letter to Samuel John Booth Johnson County, Georgia from His Cousin Patrick Quirk in Liverpool England or Ireland. No date on letter thought to be in the 1878 time frame.

Dear Cousin

You must excuse me for not writhing to you. I have been working this long time. I am not living with my mother now. My mother does not keep the house now since my Uncle John died.

When you write to my mother say nothing in the letter as I will not be at home. I live in the seller now.

I intend to see you myself this winter. When I see you I will tell you what I left for. I do not care for where I am now. When I see you I will be by myself if God spares me. I will be out there this Winter. Jack the last nine months I have been starving. My mother gave me all she could but she had nothing for herself. My other relatives did not care.

Jack I hope J. W. shun me when you see me out there. Say nothing about this in the answer to this letter.

I remain your
Cousin
P. Quirk

Submitter:  Bo Mosley

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